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The public elementary schools with the highest share of female students in Essex County, New Jersey

153 public elementary schools in Essex County, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the highest share of female students, ranked by the share of enrolled students who are female, from federal NCES data. Althea Gibson Academy leads the list at 59.7%, against a median of 49.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
153
Essex County, New Jersey
Top % Female
59.7%
Median % Female
49.4%
MOST FEMALE · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictStudentsFemale students% Female
1Althea Gibson AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District1448659.7%
2Michelle Obama Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District19811759.1%
3Forest Avenue SchoolGLEN RIDGE, NJGlen Ridge Public School District1277357.5%
4The Gray Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJGray Charter School31718056.8%
5Maria Varisco Rogers Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJMaria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter School57231955.8%
6East Orange Community Charter SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange Community Charter School41422754.8%
7Whitney E. Houston AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District38521054.5%
8J. Garfield Jackson Sr. AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District24713353.9%
9Philip's Academy Charter SchoolNewark, NJPhillip's Academy Charter School73039353.8%
10Washington Elementary SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School District40922053.8%
11North End Elementary SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School District30916653.7%
12Burnet Hill Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School District42522853.6%
13Sussex Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District54529153.4%
14Harriet Tubman Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District29815953.4%
15South Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District86646253.4%
16Robert Treat Academy Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJRobert Treat Academy Charter School70237353.1%
17Link Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJLink Community Charter School34318253.1%
18Hawkins Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District66034952.9%
19Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District42022252.9%
20Burch Charter School of ExcellenceIRVINGTON, NJBurch Charter School of Excellence33517752.8%
21Elliott Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District88046252.5%
22Hillside Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School District68435952.5%
23Florence Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District69436452.5%
24Brookdale Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School District34217952.3%
25Shelia Y. Oliver AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District41321652.3%
26Adlai E. Stevenson SchoolFAIRFIELD, NJFairfield Public School District31216352.2%
27Brookdale Avenue SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School District1347052.2%
28Oliver Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1,03453952.1%
29Hazel Avenue Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public Schools33417452.1%
30Franklin Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School District35218352.0%
31Tuscan Elementary SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School District53127652.0%
32Central SchoolGlen Ridge, NJGlen Ridge Public School District1276652.0%
33Northeast Elementary SchoolUPPER MONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School District39120351.9%
34Lafayette Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1,21362951.9%
35Hawthorne Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District44423051.8%
36South End Elementary SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School District34918051.6%
37Fairview Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School District49925751.5%
38Gordon Parks AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District26813851.5%
39Demarest Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School District48224851.5%
40Ridge Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District59330551.4%
41Frederic N. Brown Elementary SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School District24712751.4%
42Orange Early Childhood CenterOrange, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District19510051.3%
43Watchung Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School District40620851.2%
44Wyoming SchoolMILLBURN, NJMillburn Township School District34617751.2%
45Carteret Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School District38319550.9%
46Mount Pleasant Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School District40720750.9%
47Ann Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1,29465850.9%
48Hillside Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School District47624250.8%
49Ironbound Academy Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District32516550.8%
50Madison AvenueIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District52426650.8%
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