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The public schools with the most Black students in New Jersey

2,415 public schools in New Jersey appear in this ranking of the public schools with the most Black students, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. East Orange Campus High School leads the list at 1,427, against a median of 29 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
2,415
New Jersey
Top Black students
1,427
Median Black students
29
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% BlackBlack students
1East Orange Campus High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District1,79879.4%1,427
2Irvington High SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District1,91369.6%1,332
3KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit CorporationCamden, NJKIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation2,28053.9%1,228
4Union High SchoolUNION, NJTownship of Union School District2,41044.7%1,078
5West Orange High SchoolWEST ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public Schools2,10637.8%795
6Winslow Township High SchoolATCO, NJWinslow Township School District1,29960.4%785
7Franklin High SchoolSomerset, NJFranklin Township Public School District2,13431.8%678
8Orange High SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District1,36848.3%661
9Trenton Central High School - Main CampusTRENTON, NJTrenton Public School District2,09731.1%652
10Willingboro High SchoolWILLINGBORO, NJWillingboro Public School District84575.6%639
11Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of TechnologyNEWARK, NJEssex County Schools of Technology1,23051.6%635
12Linden High SchoolLinden, NJLinden Public School District1,93432.3%624
13Philip's Academy Charter SchoolNewark, NJPhillip's Academy Charter School73084.1%614
14Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District70185.5%599
15Burlington County Institute of Technology - WestamptonWestampton, NJBurlington County Institute of Technology School District1,30045.3%589
16Piscataway Township High SchoolPISCATAWAY, NJPiscataway Township School District2,14427.2%583
17East Orange STEM Academy High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District64687.6%566
18Columbia High SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School District1,98528.5%566
19Atlantic City High SchoolAtlantic City, NJAtlantic City School District1,73132.0%554
20Central High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1,05152.7%554
21Rancocas Valley Regional High SchoolMOUNT HOLLY, NJRancocas Valley Regional High School District1,92828.4%547
22Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.Camden, NJMastery Schools of Camden Inc.2,87318.9%544
23Ewing High SchoolEWING, NJEwing Township School District1,11847.3%529
24Millville High SchoolMILLVILLE, NJMillville School District1,68731.0%523
25Chancellor Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District60785.2%517
26Weequahic High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District59285.0%503
27Empowerment Academy Charter SchoolJersey City, NJEmpowerment Academy Charter School1,27239.4%501
28Hillside High SchoolHILLSIDE, NJHillside Public School District91154.8%499
29Union Avenue Middle SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District73567.3%495
30Burnet Middle SchoolUNION, NJTownship of Union School District97049.9%484
31Langston Hughes Elementary SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District55485.6%474
32Bloomfield High SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School District2,05522.9%470
33Vineland Senior High SchoolVINELAND, NJVineland Public School District2,73616.9%461
34Bayonne High SchoolBAYONNE, NJBayonne School District2,83016.3%460
35Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District60575.0%454
36Rahway High SchoolRAHWAY, NJRahway Public School District1,28635.2%453
37Winslow Township Middle SchoolATCO, NJWinslow Township School District79056.7%448
38Henry Snyder High SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public Schools72960.9%444
39University Middle SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District71961.6%443
40Timber Creek Regional High SchoolERIAL, NJBlack Horse Pike Regional School District1,10939.8%441
41West Side High SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District54180.6%436
42Montclair High SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School District1,92522.6%434
43Lincoln High SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public Schools76755.8%428
44Abraham Clark High SchoolROSELLE, NJRoselle Public School District92646.1%427
45Neptune High SchoolNEPTUNE, NJNeptune Township School District1,12937.3%421
46George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District73656.8%418
47Speedway Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District52578.5%412
48North Brunswick Township High SchoolNORTH BRUNSWICK, NJNorth Brunswick Township School District1,87621.9%411
49Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District48184.4%406
50Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District48882.8%404
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