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The public elementary schools with the most Black students in Pennsylvania

1,542 public elementary schools in Pennsylvania 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 21 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,542

Pennsylvania

Top Black students

2,926

Median Black students

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	Chester Community CS	Chester, PA	Chester Community CS	3,782	77.4%	2,926
2	West Oak Lane CS	Philadelphia, PA	West Oak Lane CS	955	98.7%	943
3	Wissahickon CS	Philadelphia, PA	Wissahickon CS	965	90.7%	875
4	KIPP West Philadelphia CS	Philadelphia, PA	KIPP West Philadelphia CS	848	93.4%	792
5	KIPP Philadelphia CS	Philadelphia, PA	KIPP Philadelphia CS	861	90.4%	778
6	Independence CS West	Philadelphia, PA	Independence CS West	811	91.3%	740
7	Penn Hills El Sch	Pittsburgh, PA	Penn Hills SD	1,228	57.2%	702
8	Mastery CS-Harrity Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Harrity Campus	750	93.1%	698
9	Global Leadership Academy CS	Philadelphia, PA	Global Leadership Academy CS	692	97.0%	671
10	Russell Byers CS	Philadelphia, PA	Russell Byers CS	686	93.2%	639
11	Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary	739	86.3%	638
12	Lindley Academy CS at Birney	Philadelphia, PA	Lindley Academy CS at Birney	739	84.8%	627
13	West Phila. Achievement CES	Philadelphia, PA	West Phila. Achievement CES	654	94.7%	619
14	KIPP North Philadelphia CS	Philadelphia, PA	KIPP North Philadelphia CS	683	90.2%	616
15	Discovery CS	Philadelphia, PA	Discovery CS	626	96.0%	601
16	Southwest Leadership Academy CS	Philadelphia, PA	Southwest Leadership Academy CS	670	89.4%	599
17	Alliance for Progress CS	Philadelphia, PA	Alliance for Progress CS	618	94.7%	585
18	Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey	Philadelphia, PA	Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey	586	97.4%	571
19	Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary	647	87.5%	566
20	Ad Prima CS	Philadelphia, PA	Ad Prima CS	602	93.8%	565
21	Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS	Philadelphia, PA	Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS	565	99.5%	562
22	Northwood Academy CS	Philadelphia, PA	Northwood Academy CS	796	69.8%	556
23	Harris Sch	Collingdale, PA	Southeast Delco SD	715	77.8%	556
24	People for People CS	Philadelphia, PA	People for People CS	573	96.2%	551
25	Vision Academy CS	East Lansdowne, PA	Vision Academy CS	547	94.9%	519
26	Mastery Prep Elementary CS	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery Prep Elementary CS	598	85.1%	509
27	Mastery CS - Mann Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Mann Campus	573	85.9%	492
28	Frederick Douglass Mastery CS	Philadelphia, PA	Frederick Douglass Mastery CS	528	90.3%	477
29	Greater Johnstown El Sch	Johnstown, PA	Greater Johnstown SD	1,133	41.7%	472
30	Mastery CS-Smedley Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Smedley Campus	751	61.4%	461
31	Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS	574	80.1%	460
32	Sharon Hill Sch	Sharon Hill, PA	Southeast Delco SD	552	83.3%	460
33	Mastery CS John Wister Elementary	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS John Wister Elementary	506	89.3%	452
34	Darby Twp Sch	Glenolden, PA	Southeast Delco SD	618	71.8%	444
35	Barry Comm John Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	467	92.3%	431
36	Laboratory CS	Philadelphia, PA	Laboratory CS	461	93.3%	430
37	Guidon S Bluford El Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	476	89.5%	426
38	Delcroft Sch	Folcroft, PA	Southeast Delco SD	554	76.5%	424
39	Penn Hills CS of Entrepreneurship	Pittsburgh, PA	Penn Hills CS of Entrepreneurship	527	80.3%	423
40	Pittsburgh Faison K-5	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	480	87.9%	422
41	Finletter Thomas K Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	607	68.5%	416
42	The Philadelphia CS for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds	Philadelphia, PA	The Philadelphia CS for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds	885	46.8%	414
43	Rhoads James Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	421	95.0%	400
44	Steelton-Highspire El Sch	Steelton, PA	Steelton-Highspire SD	821	47.9%	393
45	Universal Alcorn CS	Philadelphia, PA	Universal Alcorn CS	467	83.7%	391
46	Duckrey Tanner Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	418	92.3%	386
47	Spruance Gilbert Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	1,270	29.7%	377
48	Marshall Thurgood	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	639	58.2%	372
49	Edgewood El STEAM Academy	Pittsburgh, PA	Woodland Hills SD	516	71.3%	368
50	Franklin S Edmonds Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	391	94.1%	368

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