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The public schools with the most Black students in Union County, New Jersey

Across Union County, New Jersey, 174 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. Union High School leads the list at 1,078, against a median of 58 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

174

Union County, New Jersey

Top Black students

1,078

Median Black students

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	Union High School	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	2,410	44.7%	1,078
2	Linden High School	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	1,934	32.3%	624
3	Hillside High School	HILLSIDE, NJ	Hillside Public School District	911	54.8%	499
4	Burnet Middle School	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	970	49.9%	484
5	Rahway High School	RAHWAY, NJ	Rahway Public School District	1,286	35.2%	453
6	Abraham Clark High School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	926	46.1%	427
7	Hannah Caldwell Elementary	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	812	40.5%	329
8	Plainfield High School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	2,077	15.7%	326
9	Franklin Elementary	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	453	64.2%	291
10	Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center	HILLSIDE, NJ	Hillside Public School District	625	45.9%	287
11	Kawameeh Middle School	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	729	34.4%	251
12	Jefferson Elementary	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	564	43.1%	243
13	Joseph E. Soehl Middle School	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	710	33.9%	241
14	John E. Dwyer Technology Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	1,348	17.4%	235
15	Winfield Scott School No. 2	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	630	36.0%	227
16	Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy	RAHWAY, NJ	Rahway Public School District	701	32.2%	226
17	Grace Wilday Junior High School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	482	46.7%	225
18	Grover Cleveland Elementary School	RAHWAY, NJ	Rahway Public School District	453	47.0%	213
19	Leonard V Moore Middle School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	485	42.1%	204
20	Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	1,272	15.9%	202
21	Myles J. McManus MIddle School	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	711	27.7%	197
22	Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	1,001	19.4%	194
23	Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	1,144	16.6%	190
24	Ola Edwards Community School	HILLSIDE, NJ	Hillside Public School District	391	48.1%	188
25	Cedarbrook Elementary School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	671	28.0%	188
26	George Washington Academy School No. 1	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	595	31.3%	186
27	Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	667	27.9%	186
28	Washington Elementary School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	397	46.1%	183
29	Number 4	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	447	40.5%	181
30	Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	767	23.3%	179
31	Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School	HILLSIDE, NJ	Hillside Public School District	323	55.1%	178
32	Franklin Elementary School	RAHWAY, NJ	Rahway Public School District	658	26.3%	173
33	Roosevelt Elementary School	RAHWAY, NJ	Rahway Public School District	608	27.6%	168
34	Hurden Looker Elementary School	HILLSIDE, NJ	Hillside Public School District	408	40.2%	164
35	Terence C. Reilly School No 7	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	1,130	14.3%	161
36	William F. Halloran School No.22	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	1,140	13.7%	156
37	Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	842	18.4%	155
38	Number 5	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	319	48.6%	155
39	Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	934	16.3%	152
40	Livingston Elementary	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	485	31.3%	152
41	Dr. Charles C. Polk School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	315	45.1%	142
42	Connecticut Farms Elementary	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	430	33.0%	142
43	Washington Elementary	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	578	24.4%	141
44	Battle Hill Elementary	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	414	31.6%	131
45	Number 2	LINDEN, NJ	Linden Public School District	602	21.3%	128
46	Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	1,562	8.1%	127
47	Number 1	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	454	27.8%	126
48	K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	740	16.8%	124
49	Jonathan Dayton High School	Springfield, NJ	Springfield Public School District	654	17.3%	113
50	Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	357	31.4%	112

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