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

Across Essex County, New Jersey, 28 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Roosevelt Middle School leads the list at 37.9%, against a median of 54.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Essex County, New Jersey

Best Largest group

37.9%

Median Largest group

54.6%

MOST DIVERSE · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Roosevelt Middle School	W ORANGE, NJ	457	37.9% Hispanic (173)	18.4%(84)	35.0%(160)	37.9%(173)	2.0%(9)
2	Liberty Middle School	WEST ORANGE, NJ	559	39.9% Black (223)	13.2%(74)	39.9%(223)	37.4%(209)	2.5%(14)
3	Edison Middle School	W ORANGE, NJ	477	40.9% Hispanic (195)	19.7%(94)	28.7%(137)	40.9%(195)	2.5%(12)
4	Mount Pleasant Middle School	LIVINGSTON, NJ	530	43.4% Asian (230)	38.9%(206)	6.0%(32)	6.2%(33)	43.4%(230)
5	Heritage Middle School	LIVINGSTON, NJ	994	45.4% Asian (451)	39.1%(389)	4.8%(48)	6.3%(63)	45.4%(451)
6	Glenfield Middle School	MONTCLAIR, NJ	512	46.5% White (238)	46.5%(238)	20.7%(106)	15.0%(77)	4.1%(21)
7	Bloomfield Middle School	Bloomfield, NJ	944	47.5% Hispanic (448)	21.2%(200)	23.1%(218)	47.5%(448)	5.9%(56)
8	John H. Walker Middle School	NUTLEY, NJ	637	49.5% White (315)	49.5%(315)	3.1%(20)	33.1%(211)	9.7%(62)
9	Millburn Middle School	MILLBURN, NJ	1,106	49.7% Asian (550)	33.0%(365)	2.8%(31)	5.8%(64)	49.7%(550)
10	Buzz Aldrin Middle School	UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ	618	51.3% White (317)	51.3%(317)	14.6%(90)	14.7%(91)	7.3%(45)
11	Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation	ORANGE, NJ	397	52.1% Hispanic (207)	0.3%(1)	47.1%(187)	52.1%(207)	0.0%(0)
12	Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building	MONTCLAIR, NJ	203	52.7% White (107)	52.7%(107)	17.7%(36)	15.3%(31)	4.9%(10)
13	Washington School	Millburn, NJ	363	52.9% Asian (192)	32.8%(119)	1.9%(7)	4.4%(16)	52.9%(192)
14	Maplewood Middle School	MAPLEWOOD, NJ	762	53.3% White (406)	53.3%(406)	22.8%(174)	11.7%(89)	3.8%(29)
15	South Orange Middle School	S ORANGE, NJ	752	55.9% White (420)	55.9%(420)	20.2%(152)	9.0%(68)	3.9%(29)
16	University Middle School	IRVINGTON, NJ	719	61.6% Black (443)	0.4%(3)	61.6%(443)	37.4%(269)	0.1%(1)
17	Union Avenue Middle School	IRVINGTON, NJ	735	67.3% Black (495)	0.1%(1)	67.3%(495)	31.6%(232)	0.3%(2)
18	Rosa Parks Community School	ORANGE, NJ	593	67.8% Hispanic (402)	0.3%(2)	30.0%(178)	67.8%(402)	0.7%(4)
19	John L. Costley Middle School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	334	70.4% Black (235)	4.5%(15)	70.4%(235)	22.8%(76)	0.9%(3)
20	Patrick F. Healy Middle School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	322	71.7% Black (231)	6.2%(20)	71.7%(231)	20.8%(67)	0.0%(0)
21	Sojourner Truth Middle School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	264	73.5% Black (194)	4.5%(12)	73.5%(194)	20.1%(53)	0.0%(0)
22	West Essex Middle School	NORTH CALDWELL, NJ	558	74.7% White (417)	74.7%(417)	2.9%(16)	11.5%(64)	8.2%(46)
23	Belleville Middle School	BELLEVILLE, NJ	685	75.5% Hispanic (517)	9.1%(62)	7.7%(53)	75.5%(517)	5.5%(38)
24	Memorial Middle School	Cedar Grove, NJ	468	75.8% White (355)	75.8%(355)	2.6%(12)	12.4%(58)	5.1%(24)
25	Gould/Mountain Elementary School	N CALDWELL, NJ	279	76.0% White (212)	76.0%(212)	1.8%(5)	7.2%(20)	12.9%(36)
26	Grover Cleveland Middle School	CALDWELL, NJ	610	77.2% White (471)	77.2%(471)	2.3%(14)	15.6%(95)	3.4%(21)
27	Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School	VERONA, NJ	702	83.2% White (584)	83.2%(584)	1.9%(13)	7.5%(53)	3.9%(27)
28	Pride Academy Charter School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	300	93.7% Black (281)	0.3%(1)	93.7%(281)	6.0%(18)	0.0%(0)

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