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

37 public high schools in Essex County, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public high schools, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. West Orange High School leads the list at 37.8%, against a median of 64.0% 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

Essex County, New Jersey

Best Largest group

37.8%

Median Largest group

64.0%

MOST DIVERSE · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	West Orange High School	WEST ORANGE, NJ	2,106	37.8% Black (795)	14.9%(314)	37.8%(795)	36.9%(776)	4.2%(89)
2	Millburn High School	MILLBURN, NJ	1,380	43.5% White (601)	43.5%(601)	3.0%(41)	5.1%(70)	42.5%(586)
3	Arts High School	NEWARK, NJ	611	47.8% Hispanic (292)	4.8%(29)	44.8%(274)	47.8%(292)	0.2%(1)
4	Bloomfield High School	Bloomfield, NJ	2,055	48.1% Hispanic (988)	21.8%(448)	22.9%(470)	48.1%(988)	5.3%(109)
5	Montclair High School	MONTCLAIR, NJ	1,925	48.6% White (935)	48.6%(935)	22.6%(434)	15.8%(305)	5.0%(97)
6	Livingston High School	LIVINGSTON, NJ	2,081	49.5% White (1,030)	49.5%(1,030)	4.8%(101)	4.9%(102)	37.6%(783)
7	Orange High School	ORANGE, NJ	1,368	51.0% Hispanic (697)	0.1%(2)	48.3%(661)	51.0%(697)	0.1%(1)
8	Nutley High School	NUTLEY, NJ	1,222	51.0% White (623)	51.0%(623)	3.4%(42)	33.5%(410)	9.7%(118)
9	American History High School	NEWARK, NJ	386	51.0% Black (197)	1.3%(5)	51.0%(197)	45.1%(174)	1.0%(4)
10	Columbia High School	MAPLEWOOD, NJ	1,985	51.5% White (1,022)	51.5%(1,022)	28.5%(566)	8.6%(171)	3.7%(73)
11	Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology	NEWARK, NJ	1,230	51.6% Black (635)	1.9%(23)	51.6%(635)	44.5%(547)	1.1%(14)
12	Science Park High School	NEWARK, NJ	964	52.1% Hispanic (502)	8.6%(83)	34.4%(332)	52.1%(502)	2.8%(27)
13	Newark Vocational High School	NEWARK, NJ	591	52.1% Hispanic (308)	1.9%(11)	43.5%(257)	52.1%(308)	0.5%(3)
14	Central High School	NEWARK, NJ	1,051	52.7% Black (554)	0.8%(8)	52.7%(554)	44.2%(465)	0.8%(8)
15	Essex County West Caldwell Tech	West Caldwell, NJ	353	55.8% Hispanic (197)	4.0%(14)	37.7%(133)	55.8%(197)	1.7%(6)
16	Essex County Newark Tech	Newark, NJ	606	57.3% Hispanic (347)	1.5%(9)	39.3%(238)	57.3%(347)	0.7%(4)
17	Malcolm X Shabazz High School	NEWARK, NJ	531	59.1% Black (314)	0.8%(4)	59.1%(314)	39.2%(208)	0.0%(0)
18	Newark Sch of Data Science and Information Technology	Newark, NJ	414	61.4% Black (254)	3.6%(15)	61.4%(254)	28.7%(119)	2.4%(10)
19	Newark School of Fashion & Design	Newark, NJ	275	64.0% Hispanic (176)	0.7%(2)	32.4%(89)	64.0%(176)	0.0%(0)
20	Bard Early College High School	NEWARK, NJ	395	65.1% Black (257)	0.5%(2)	65.1%(257)	31.4%(124)	1.0%(4)
21	Irvington High School	IRVINGTON, NJ	1,913	69.6% Black (1,332)	0.2%(4)	69.6%(1,332)	29.6%(567)	0.2%(4)
22	Glen Ridge High School	GLEN RIDGE, NJ	799	72.6% White (580)	72.6%(580)	3.5%(28)	7.9%(63)	10.9%(87)
23	Belleville High School	BELLEVILLE, NJ	1,590	73.2% Hispanic (1,164)	9.2%(146)	8.4%(133)	73.2%(1,164)	7.5%(120)
24	Technology High School	NEWARK, NJ	662	75.2% Hispanic (498)	9.1%(60)	13.3%(88)	75.2%(498)	2.0%(13)
25	James Caldwell High School	WEST CALDWELL, NJ	749	76.6% White (574)	76.6%(574)	2.4%(18)	15.3%(115)	4.7%(35)
26	Cedar Grove High School	Cedar Grove, NJ	421	76.7% White (323)	76.7%(323)	3.6%(15)	10.4%(44)	7.1%(30)
27	University High School	NEWARK, NJ	426	77.0% Black (328)	0.7%(3)	77.0%(328)	20.9%(89)	0.9%(4)
28	East Side High School	NEWARK, NJ	2,046	79.0% Hispanic (1,616)	16.0%(327)	4.5%(93)	79.0%(1,616)	0.3%(6)
29	Verona High School	VERONA, NJ	593	79.3% White (470)	79.3%(470)	2.0%(12)	11.5%(68)	3.7%(22)
30	East Orange Campus High School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	1,798	79.4% Black (1,427)	2.8%(50)	79.4%(1,427)	16.1%(289)	0.2%(3)
31	West Essex High School	NORTH CALDWELL, NJ	1,061	79.5% White (844)	79.5%(844)	2.4%(25)	9.5%(101)	6.4%(68)
32	West Side High School	Newark, NJ	541	80.6% Black (436)	0.4%(2)	80.6%(436)	17.7%(96)	0.4%(2)
33	Newark School of Global Studies	Newark, NJ	377	82.5% Hispanic (311)	1.1%(4)	15.1%(57)	82.5%(311)	0.5%(2)
34	Weequahic High School	NEWARK, NJ	592	85.0% Black (503)	0.8%(5)	85.0%(503)	12.2%(72)	0.0%(0)
35	Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	701	85.5% Black (599)	0.6%(4)	85.5%(599)	13.3%(93)	0.3%(2)
36	Barringer High School	NEWARK, NJ	1,894	85.5% Hispanic (1,619)	0.6%(12)	12.8%(243)	85.5%(1,619)	0.3%(6)
37	East Orange STEM Academy High School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	646	87.6% Black (566)	0.5%(3)	87.6%(566)	10.4%(67)	0.1%(1)

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