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The public elementary schools with the most Black students in New Jersey

This ranking covers the public elementary schools with the most Black students in New Jersey, drawn from 1,517 qualifying public elementary schools. Philip's Academy Charter School leads the list at 614, against a median of 22 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
1,517
New Jersey
Top Black students
614
Median Black students
22
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% BlackBlack students
1Philip's Academy Charter SchoolNewark, NJPhillip's Academy Charter School73084.1%614
2Chancellor Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District60785.2%517
3Langston Hughes Elementary SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District55485.6%474
4Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District60575.0%454
5George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District73656.8%418
6Speedway Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District52578.5%412
7Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District48184.4%406
8Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District48882.8%404
9Belmont Runyon Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District50876.6%389
10East Orange Community Charter SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange Community Charter School41493.0%385
11Quitman Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District70654.3%383
12Thirteenth Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District83344.4%370
13Avon Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District48576.1%369
14Fountain Woods Elementary SchoolBURLINGTON, NJBurlington Township School District95138.2%363
15Dr Martin Luther King Jr School ComplexAtlantic City, NJAtlantic City School District54466.5%362
16Whitney M. Young Jr. SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public Schools62357.8%360
17Camden Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District68552.5%360
18Peshine Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District63555.8%354
19Grove Street Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District44379.2%351
20Hawthorne Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District44479.0%351
21Jersey City Community Charter SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Community Charter School56161.9%347
22The Village Charter SchoolTRENTON, NJThe Village Charter School36194.2%340
23George L. Hess Educational ComplexMAYS LANDING, NJHamilton Township School District1,31525.6%337
24New York Avenue SchoolAtlantic City, NJAtlantic City School District55061.1%336
25Chancellor Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District45573.0%332
26Pennsylvania Ave SchoolAtlantic City, NJAtlantic City School District56658.5%331
27Hannah Caldwell ElementaryUNION, NJTownship of Union School District81240.5%329
28Shelia Y. Oliver AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District41378.2%323
29Lincoln Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District72844.4%323
30Burch Charter School of ExcellenceIRVINGTON, NJBurch Charter School of Excellence33595.5%320
31Madison AvenueIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District52460.3%316
32Whitney E. Houston AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District38581.6%314
33Dionne Warwick InstituteEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District37982.8%314
34Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District42073.3%308
35Mt Vernon Place SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District90533.9%307
36Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter SchoolWillingboro, NJBenjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School35682.6%294
37Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District39374.8%294
38Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter SchoolJersey City, NJDr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School38376.2%292
39Franklin ElementaryUNION, NJTownship of Union School District45364.2%291
40Link Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJLink Community Charter School34384.3%289
41Abram P. Morris Early Childhood CenterHILLSIDE, NJHillside Public School District62545.9%287
42Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public Schools60746.8%284
43Heywood Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District36376.9%279
44Winslow Township Elementary School FourSICKLERVILLE, NJWinslow Township School District51753.8%278
45University Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District38472.1%277
46Uptown School ComplexAtlantic City, NJAtlantic City School District51852.5%272
47William L Antheil Elementary SchoolEWING, NJEwing Township School District74636.3%271
48New Horizons Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJNew Horizons Community Charter School37071.6%265
49Berkeley Terrace Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District46456.9%264
50Winslow Township Elementary School ThreeSICKLERVILLE, NJWinslow Township School District46456.9%264
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