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The public elementary schools with the most Black students in the United States

47,499 public elementary schools in the United States appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the most Black students, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. Chester Community CS leads the list at 2,926, against a median of 25 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

47,499

the United States

Top Black students

2,926

Median Black students

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · THE UNITED STATES

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	Chester Community CS	Chester, PA	Chester Community CS	3,782	77.4%	2,926
2	KIPP Harmony Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	1,399	96.6%	1,352
3	CENTRAL CHARTER SCHOOL	LAUDERDALE LAKES, FL	BROWARD	1,360	94.2%	1,281
4	Dubois Integrity Academy	Riverdale, GA	State Specialty Schools I- Dubois Integrity Academy	1,341	92.7%	1,243
5	Turner Elementary Middle School	Shreveport, LA	Caddo Parish	1,437	83.9%	1,206
6	Dexter School	Cordova, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	1,509	74.8%	1,128
7	Beasley Elem Magnet Academic Ctr	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	1,119	96.9%	1,084
8	Linwood Public Charter School	Shreveport, LA	Recovery School District-LDE	1,092	94.2%	1,029
9	Snowden Elementary/Middle	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	1,384	73.4%	1,016
10	Trip Elementary School	Grayson, GA	Gwinnett County	1,589	61.7%	981
11	Accokeek Academy	Accokeek, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	1,445	67.5%	976
12	Grenada Elementary School	GRENADA, MS	Grenada School District	2,044	46.4%	949
13	West Oak Lane CS	Philadelphia, PA	West Oak Lane CS	955	98.7%	943
14	Cooper Elementary School	Loganville, GA	Gwinnett County	1,520	61.5%	934
15	DECA PREP	Dayton, OH	DECA PREP	950	94.3%	896
16	Flat Rock Elementary School	Lithonia, GA	DeKalb County	977	90.0%	879
17	Wissahickon CS	Philadelphia, PA	Wissahickon CS	965	90.7%	875
18	RIVERTON STREET CHARTER SCHOOL	SAINT ALBANS, NY	RIVERTON STREET CHARTER SCHOOL	1,003	87.1%	874
19	SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - ROSEDALE	ROSEDALE, NY	SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - ROSEDALE	1,124	77.8%	874
20	Colin L Powell Academy	Fort Washington, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	1,661	52.5%	872
21	SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - SPRINGFIELD GARDENS	SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NY	SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - SPRINGFIELD GARDENS	998	87.2%	870
22	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	901	95.9%	864
23	Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy	Hampton, GA	Clayton County	1,048	82.3%	863
24	Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School	Shreveport, LA	Caddo Parish	1,480	58.2%	862
25	Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Service Learning Academy	847	99.5%	843
26	John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	879	95.8%	842
27	Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	876	96.0%	841
28	W.G. Nunn Elementary	Valdosta, GA	Valdosta City	974	86.0%	838
29	RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT UNIVERSITY	TAMARAC, FL	BROWARD	1,441	58.1%	837
30	Macon-Hall Elementary	Cordova, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	1,070	78.2%	837
31	Early Childhood Programs	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	938	88.9%	834
32	Leith Walk Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	910	91.5%	833
33	The Belair-Edison School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	911	91.0%	829
34	KIPP East	New Orleans, LA	KIPP East Community Primary	921	89.6%	825
35	George P. Phenix Elementary	Hampton, VA	Hampton City Public Schools	1,438	57.0%	819
36	KIPP Morial	New Orleans, LA	KIPP Ernest N. Dutch Morial	951	86.0%	818
37	KIPP V.O.I.C.E ACADEMY	JACKSONVILLE, FL	DUVAL	898	91.0%	817
38	Ronald Brown Academy	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	834	97.7%	815
39	Providence Elementary	Huntsville, AL	Huntsville City	1,152	70.5%	812
40	Chandler Park Academy Elementary	HARPER WOODS, MI	Chandler Park Academy	817	99.3%	811
41	Lake Charles Charter Academy	Lake Charles, LA	Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc.	951	84.7%	805
42	Academy of Warren	WARREN, MI	Academy of Warren	817	98.2%	802
43	RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT PLANTATION	PLANTATION, FL	BROWARD	933	85.7%	800
44	Belle Forest Community School	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	1,027	77.8%	799
45	PREK PARTNERSHIP CENTER	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	1,295	61.2%	793
46	KIPP West Philadelphia CS	Philadelphia, PA	KIPP West Philadelphia CS	848	93.4%	792
47	Live Oak Elementary	Covington, GA	Newton County	936	84.5%	791
48	MADIE IVES K-8 PREPARATORY ACADEMY	NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL	MIAMI-DADE	1,083	72.6%	786
49	Ingenuity Prep PCS	Washington, DC	Ingenuity Prep PCS	797	98.4%	784
50	KIPP Philadelphia CS	Philadelphia, PA	KIPP Philadelphia CS	861	90.4%	778

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