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Most racially diverse New Jersey public schools

New Jersey public schools ranked by how balanced their student body is. "Max group" is the largest racial or ethnic group's share of enrollment, with the name of that group; the school where this is lowest is the most balanced.

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NEW JERSEY · MOST RACIALLY DIVERSE

#	School	City	Students	Max group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Cheesequake School	Matawan	255	25.5% White (65)	25.5%(65)	24.7%(63)	22.8%(58)	21.6%(55)
2	Rafael Cordero y Molina	JERSEY CITY	794	27.7% Hispanic (220)	24.7%(196)	19.0%(151)	27.7%(220)	25.7%(204)
3	Innovation High School	Jersey City	301	28.6% Hispanic (86)	19.3%(58)	28.2%(85)	28.6%(86)	20.3%(61)
4	Dr. Paul Rafalides School	JERSEY CITY	318	28.6% Hispanic (91)	26.7%(85)	23.0%(73)	28.6%(91)	15.4%(49)
5	Academy For Allied Health Sciences	SCOTCH PLAINS	308	29.6% White (91)	29.6%(91)	13.0%(40)	25.0%(77)	27.9%(86)
6	James F. Murray School	JERSEY CITY	642	29.9% Black (192)	22.7%(146)	29.9%(192)	26.0%(167)	14.9%(96)
7	Middle School # 4	JERSEY CITY	755	29.9% Hispanic (226)	19.5%(147)	19.3%(146)	29.9%(226)	27.9%(211)
8	Mahatma K. Gandhi School	JERSEY CITY	821	30.4% Asian (250)	30.1%(247)	18.3%(150)	19.1%(157)	30.4%(250)
9	Academy For Information Technology	SCOTCH PLAINS	307	30.6% White (94)	30.6%(94)	10.8%(33)	21.8%(67)	30.0%(92)
10	Holly Hills Elementary School	WESTAMPTON	460	30.6% White (141)	30.6%(141)	29.8%(137)	18.9%(87)	12.0%(55)
11	Avenel Street Elementary School	AVENEL	403	31.0% Hispanic (125)	22.1%(89)	28.5%(115)	31.0%(125)	18.1%(73)
12	Charles W. Lewis Middle School	BLACKWOOD	704	31.4% White (221)	31.4%(221)	30.5%(215)	24.0%(169)	8.4%(59)
13	Learning Community Charter School	JERSEY CITY	634	31.4% Asian (199)	29.2%(185)	16.3%(103)	19.9%(126)	31.4%(199)
14	Oakcrest High School	MAYS LANDING	949	31.4% Black (298)	30.4%(289)	31.4%(298)	27.7%(263)	5.7%(54)
15	James W. Lilley Elementary School	ERIAL	519	31.4% White (163)	31.4%(163)	31.4%(163)	27.2%(141)	5.6%(29)
16	St. Cloud Elementary School	W ORANGE	436	31.4% Black (137)	26.4%(115)	31.4%(137)	20.6%(90)	8.3%(36)
17	Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School	MOUNT HOLLY	327	31.5% Black (103)	27.2%(89)	31.5%(103)	24.2%(79)	3.4%(11)
18	Teaneck Community Charter school	TEANECK	377	31.6% Hispanic (119)	18.8%(71)	29.7%(112)	31.6%(119)	10.9%(41)
19	Piscataway Township High School	PISCATAWAY	2,144	31.6% Asian (677)	12.2%(262)	27.2%(583)	25.4%(544)	31.6%(677)
20	Grandview Elementary School	PISCATAWAY	579	31.6% Asian (183)	9.2%(53)	22.3%(129)	31.4%(182)	31.6%(183)
21	George L. Hess Educational Complex	MAYS LANDING	1,315	31.7% White (417)	31.7%(417)	25.6%(337)	28.4%(373)	4.7%(62)
22	BelovED Community Charter School	Jersey City	1,573	31.9% Hispanic (501)	22.1%(347)	25.5%(401)	31.9%(501)	15.3%(240)
23	Glassboro High School	Glassboro	561	31.9% Black (179)	28.7%(161)	31.9%(179)	27.1%(152)	3.0%(17)
24	The Ethical Community Charter School	JERSEY CITY	357	31.9% Asian (114)	25.5%(91)	11.8%(42)	24.1%(86)	31.9%(114)
25	F. W. Holbein Middle School	MOUNT HOLLY	451	31.9% Black (144)	25.1%(113)	31.9%(144)	27.3%(123)	2.9%(13)
26	Franklin Park School	Franklin Park	671	32.0% Black (215)	8.5%(57)	32.0%(215)	27.0%(181)	29.5%(198)
27	Mount Pleasant Elementary School	WEST ORANGE	349	32.1% Hispanic (112)	17.8%(62)	31.5%(110)	32.1%(112)	8.6%(30)
28	Thomas E. Bowe Middle School	Glassboro	412	32.3% Black (133)	29.6%(122)	32.3%(133)	26.0%(107)	3.9%(16)
29	Livingston Elementary	UNION	485	32.4% Hispanic (157)	23.7%(115)	31.3%(152)	32.4%(157)	5.8%(28)
30	John Brainerd Elementary School	MOUNT HOLLY	304	32.6% White (99)	32.6%(99)	29.6%(90)	19.7%(60)	2.3%(7)
31	John Adams	NORTH BRUNSWICK	561	32.6% Hispanic (183)	13.2%(74)	17.5%(98)	32.6%(183)	31.0%(174)
32	Samuel M Ridgway Middle School	EDGEWATER PARK	417	32.9% White (137)	32.9%(137)	32.1%(134)	25.9%(108)	2.2%(9)
33	Westampton Township Middle School	WESTAMPTON	525	33.0% Black (173)	29.3%(154)	33.0%(173)	17.1%(90)	10.1%(53)
34	Theodore Schor Middle School	PISCATAWAY	563	33.0% Asian (186)	10.5%(59)	24.7%(139)	28.6%(161)	33.0%(186)
35	Madison Park Elementary School	PARLIN	328	33.2% White (109)	33.2%(109)	13.1%(43)	19.5%(64)	32.0%(105)
36	Bartle Elementary School	HIGHLAND PARK	405	33.3% Hispanic (135)	29.4%(119)	11.6%(47)	33.3%(135)	18.5%(75)
37	Dorothy L. Bullock School	Glassboro	701	33.4% Black (234)	27.3%(191)	33.4%(234)	26.3%(184)	5.0%(35)
38	Redwood Elementary School	W ORANGE	446	33.4% Black (149)	22.2%(99)	33.4%(149)	29.6%(132)	6.3%(28)
39	Philipsburg Primary School	PHILLIPSBURG	420	33.6% Hispanic (141)	33.1%(139)	22.1%(93)	33.6%(141)	0.5%(2)
40	Kennedy Park Elementary School	ISELIN	256	33.6% Hispanic (86)	22.7%(58)	13.7%(35)	33.6%(86)	27.7%(71)
41	Adamsville Primary School	Bridgewater	461	33.6% White (155)	33.6%(155)	4.8%(22)	31.9%(147)	22.3%(103)
42	William Davies Middle School	MAYS LANDING	943	33.6% White (317)	33.6%(317)	25.4%(240)	29.2%(275)	4.0%(38)
43	Pine Hill Middle School	PINE HILL	323	33.8% White (109)	33.8%(109)	30.3%(98)	24.5%(79)	2.5%(8)
44	Soaring Heights Charter School	JERSEY CITY	272	33.8% Asian (92)	14.3%(39)	25.7%(70)	16.2%(44)	33.8%(92)
45	County Prep High School	JERSEY CITY	892	33.9% Hispanic (302)	25.4%(227)	5.0%(45)	33.9%(302)	29.7%(265)
46	Mawbey Street Elementary School	WOODBRIDGE	304	33.9% Asian (103)	27.0%(82)	8.9%(27)	27.0%(82)	33.9%(103)
47	Summerfield Elementary School	NEPTUNE	389	33.9% Black (132)	30.6%(119)	33.9%(132)	26.7%(104)	1.0%(4)
48	Connecticut Farms Elementary	UNION	430	34.0% Hispanic (146)	20.5%(88)	33.0%(142)	34.0%(146)	8.4%(36)
49	Berkley Street School	NEW MILFORD	415	34.0% Hispanic (141)	31.3%(130)	9.9%(41)	34.0%(141)	22.6%(94)
50	Dr. Albert M. Bean School	PINE HILL	364	34.1% Hispanic (124)	29.7%(108)	24.2%(88)	34.1%(124)	2.8%(10)

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