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The most racially diverse public schools in Essex County, New Jersey

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public schools in Essex County, New Jersey, drawn from 206 qualifying public schools. St. Cloud Elementary School leads the list at 76.5%, against a median of 48.0% 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

206

Essex County, New Jersey

Top Diversity index

76.5%

Median Diversity index

48.0%

MOST DIVERSE · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	St. Cloud Elementary School	W ORANGE, NJ	436	76.5%	26.4%(115)	31.4%(137)	20.6%(90)	8.3%(36)
2	Mount Pleasant Elementary School	WEST ORANGE, NJ	349	74.9%	17.8%(62)	31.5%(110)	32.1%(112)	8.6%(30)
3	Redwood Elementary School	W ORANGE, NJ	446	74.0%	22.2%(99)	33.4%(149)	29.6%(132)	6.3%(28)
4	Gregory Elementary School	W ORANGE, NJ	484	73.0%	35.3%(171)	24.4%(118)	27.3%(132)	2.9%(14)
5	Edison Middle School	W ORANGE, NJ	477	70.5%	19.7%(94)	28.7%(137)	40.9%(195)	2.5%(12)
6	Oak View Elementary School	Bloomfield, NJ	399	70.1%	42.4%(169)	8.3%(33)	30.3%(121)	13.3%(53)
7	Nishuane Elementary School	MONTCLAIR, NJ	377	69.9%	45.4%(171)	24.4%(92)	13.5%(51)	4.0%(15)
8	Glenfield Middle School	MONTCLAIR, NJ	512	69.9%	46.5%(238)	20.7%(106)	15.0%(77)	4.1%(21)
9	Roosevelt Middle School	W ORANGE, NJ	457	69.6%	18.4%(84)	35.0%(160)	37.9%(173)	2.0%(9)
10	West Orange High School	WEST ORANGE, NJ	2,106	69.2%	14.9%(314)	37.8%(795)	36.9%(776)	4.2%(89)
11	Hillside Elementary School	MONTCLAIR, NJ	684	68.8%	48.0%(328)	19.6%(134)	15.6%(107)	3.2%(22)
12	Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School	MAPLEWOOD, NJ	423	68.7%	42.5%(180)	31.9%(135)	13.0%(55)	0.7%(3)
13	Demarest Elementary School	Bloomfield, NJ	482	68.6%	25.9%(125)	16.4%(79)	46.1%(222)	8.5%(41)
14	Kelly Elementary School	W ORANGE, NJ	451	68.5%	9.8%(44)	34.4%(155)	41.7%(188)	2.9%(13)
15	Washington School	NUTLEY, NJ	534	68.4%	39.7%(212)	3.0%(16)	35.8%(191)	16.5%(88)
16	Watsessing Elementary School	Bloomfield, NJ	333	67.9%	17.1%(57)	27.9%(93)	45.6%(152)	6.9%(23)
17	Liberty Middle School	WEST ORANGE, NJ	559	67.9%	13.2%(74)	39.9%(223)	37.4%(209)	2.5%(14)
18	Montclair High School	MONTCLAIR, NJ	1,925	67.8%	48.6%(935)	22.6%(434)	15.8%(305)	5.0%(97)
19	Buzz Aldrin Middle School	UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ	618	67.4%	51.3%(317)	14.6%(90)	14.7%(91)	7.3%(45)
20	Bloomfield Middle School	Bloomfield, NJ	944	67.3%	21.2%(200)	23.1%(218)	47.5%(448)	5.9%(56)
21	Bloomfield High School	Bloomfield, NJ	2,055	66.6%	21.8%(448)	22.9%(470)	48.1%(988)	5.3%(109)
22	Yantacaw School	NUTLEY, NJ	512	66.4%	47.7%(244)	1.9%(10)	20.5%(105)	25.6%(131)
23	Wyoming School	MILLBURN, NJ	346	66.0%	27.2%(94)	1.2%(4)	10.4%(36)	48.8%(169)
24	Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building	MONTCLAIR, NJ	203	65.7%	52.7%(107)	17.7%(36)	15.3%(31)	4.9%(10)
25	Northeast Elementary School	UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ	391	65.3%	52.4%(205)	10.5%(41)	22.3%(87)	5.1%(20)
26	Clinton Elementary School	MAPLEWOOD, NJ	542	65.3%	51.3%(278)	24.0%(130)	14.4%(78)	3.1%(17)
27	Lincoln School	NUTLEY, NJ	446	65.2%	39.9%(178)	4.3%(19)	41.9%(187)	9.9%(44)
28	Burnet Hill Elementary School	LIVINGSTON, NJ	425	65.1%	39.1%(166)	4.9%(21)	7.3%(31)	43.3%(184)
29	Bradford Elementary School	UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ	388	65.1%	53.9%(209)	10.1%(39)	13.1%(51)	6.2%(24)
30	Mount Pleasant Middle School	LIVINGSTON, NJ	530	65.0%	38.9%(206)	6.0%(32)	6.2%(33)	43.4%(230)
31	Hazel Avenue Elementary School	W ORANGE, NJ	334	64.7%	15.0%(50)	27.8%(93)	49.7%(166)	0.6%(2)
32	Collins Elementary School	LIVINGSTON, NJ	440	64.6%	43.6%(192)	3.4%(15)	7.0%(31)	39.3%(173)
33	Edgemont Elementary School	MONTCLAIR, NJ	251	64.5%	51.8%(130)	6.8%(17)	27.1%(68)	5.2%(13)
34	Franklin Elementary School	Bloomfield, NJ	352	64.5%	25.3%(89)	14.2%(50)	51.7%(182)	5.7%(20)
35	Charles H. Bullock School	MONTCLAIR, NJ	438	64.3%	54.6%(239)	17.1%(75)	10.5%(46)	4.6%(20)
36	Fairview Elementary School	Bloomfield, NJ	499	64.0%	12.0%(60)	28.1%(140)	51.3%(256)	5.4%(27)
37	Maplewood Middle School	MAPLEWOOD, NJ	762	64.0%	53.3%(406)	22.8%(174)	11.7%(89)	3.8%(29)
38	Columbia High School	MAPLEWOOD, NJ	1,985	63.5%	51.5%(1,022)	28.5%(566)	8.6%(171)	3.7%(73)
39	John H. Walker Middle School	NUTLEY, NJ	637	63.3%	49.5%(315)	3.1%(20)	33.1%(211)	9.7%(62)
40	Heritage Middle School	LIVINGSTON, NJ	994	63.3%	39.1%(389)	4.8%(48)	6.3%(63)	45.4%(451)
41	Millburn Middle School	MILLBURN, NJ	1,106	63.2%	33.0%(365)	2.8%(31)	5.8%(64)	49.7%(550)
42	South Orange Middle School	S ORANGE, NJ	752	62.7%	55.9%(420)	20.2%(152)	9.0%(68)	3.9%(29)
43	Marshall Elementary School	S ORANGE, NJ	504	62.6%	56.4%(284)	16.3%(82)	11.9%(60)	3.0%(15)
44	Delia Bolden Elementary School	MAPLEWOOD, NJ	518	62.4%	56.4%(292)	15.4%(80)	10.4%(54)	2.3%(12)
45	Millburn High School	MILLBURN, NJ	1,380	62.3%	43.5%(601)	3.0%(41)	5.1%(70)	42.5%(586)
46	Brookdale Elementary School	Bloomfield, NJ	342	62.1%	55.3%(189)	6.1%(21)	24.6%(84)	8.5%(29)
47	Hartshorn School	SHORT HILLS, NJ	392	61.7%	38.0%(149)	2.0%(8)	3.3%(13)	48.0%(188)
48	Nutley High School	NUTLEY, NJ	1,222	61.7%	51.0%(623)	3.4%(42)	33.5%(410)	9.7%(118)
49	South Mountain School	MILLBURN, NJ	278	61.6%	26.3%(73)	4.7%(13)	5.8%(16)	55.0%(153)
50	Berkeley Elementary School	Bloomfield, NJ	453	61.4%	12.8%(58)	22.3%(101)	56.3%(255)	4.2%(19)

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