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The most racially diverse public elementary schools in New Jersey

Across New Jersey, 1,392 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Cheesequake School leads the list at 77.4%, against a median of 53.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
1,392
New Jersey
Top Diversity index
77.4%
Median Diversity index
53.8%
MOST DIVERSE · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1Cheesequake SchoolMatawan, NJ25577.4%25.5%(65)24.7%(63)22.8%(58)21.6%(55)
2Dr. Paul Rafalides SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJ31876.8%26.7%(85)23.0%(73)28.6%(91)15.4%(49)
3Soaring Heights Charter SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJ27276.7%14.3%(39)25.7%(70)16.2%(44)33.8%(92)
4James F. Murray SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJ64276.7%22.7%(146)29.9%(192)26.0%(167)14.9%(96)
5St. Cloud Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJ43676.5%26.4%(115)31.4%(137)20.6%(90)8.3%(36)
6Holly Hills Elementary SchoolWESTAMPTON, NJ46076.0%30.6%(141)29.8%(137)18.9%(87)12.0%(55)
7Teaneck Community Charter schoolTEANECK, NJ37775.9%18.8%(71)29.7%(112)31.6%(119)10.9%(41)
8Rafael Cordero y MolinaJERSEY CITY, NJ79475.9%24.7%(196)19.0%(151)27.7%(220)25.7%(204)
9B. Bernice Young Elementary SchoolBURLINGTON, NJ68175.8%25.1%(171)34.4%(234)18.4%(125)15.0%(102)
10The Ethical Community Charter SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJ35775.7%25.5%(91)11.8%(42)24.1%(86)31.9%(114)
11Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary SchoolMOUNT HOLLY, NJ32775.6%27.2%(89)31.5%(103)24.2%(79)3.4%(11)
12Blackwood Elementary SchoolBLACKWOOD, NJ57475.4%27.0%(155)34.1%(196)20.0%(115)7.8%(45)
13Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolSAYREVILLE, NJ40175.4%36.9%(148)18.2%(73)22.4%(90)15.2%(61)
14Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary SchoolPARLIN, NJ48875.3%37.5%(183)17.0%(83)18.9%(92)19.9%(97)
15MacAfee Road SchoolSomerset, NJ40575.3%20.5%(83)35.8%(145)24.7%(100)10.6%(43)
16Conerly Road SchoolSomerset, NJ35075.2%17.7%(62)34.9%(122)26.9%(94)14.0%(49)
17Bartle Elementary SchoolHIGHLAND PARK, NJ40575.0%29.4%(119)11.6%(47)33.3%(135)18.5%(75)
18Learning Community Charter SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJ63475.0%29.2%(185)16.3%(103)19.9%(126)31.4%(199)
19Larchmont Elementary SchoolMOUNT LAUREL, NJ37075.0%37.6%(139)19.2%(71)20.3%(75)16.5%(61)
20Mount Pleasant Elementary SchoolWEST ORANGE, NJ34974.9%17.8%(62)31.5%(110)32.1%(112)8.6%(30)
21Samsel Upper Elementary SchoolPARLIN, NJ87074.9%38.7%(337)17.0%(148)20.3%(177)16.4%(143)
22Dr. Michael Conti SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJ65174.9%23.2%(151)11.7%(76)34.7%(226)24.4%(159)
23John AdamsNORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ56174.8%13.2%(74)17.5%(98)32.6%(183)31.0%(174)
24Mahatma K. Gandhi SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJ82174.7%30.1%(247)18.3%(150)19.1%(157)30.4%(250)
25John Brainerd Elementary SchoolMOUNT HOLLY, NJ30474.6%32.6%(99)29.6%(90)19.7%(60)2.3%(7)
26Osage SchoolVOORHEES, NJ51574.6%36.7%(189)15.2%(78)14.4%(74)27.0%(139)
27Lincoln Community School #5BAYONNE, NJ49774.5%34.6%(172)17.7%(88)28.8%(143)13.9%(69)
28Irving Primary SchoolHIGHLAND PARK, NJ32674.4%28.2%(92)12.3%(40)36.8%(120)14.4%(47)
29George L. Hess Educational ComplexMAYS LANDING, NJ1,31574.3%31.7%(417)25.6%(337)28.4%(373)4.7%(62)
30Joyce Kilmer Elementary SchoolCHERRY HILL, NJ41274.3%39.3%(162)12.6%(52)22.6%(93)17.5%(72)
31Reeds Road Elementary SchoolGALLOWAY, NJ49374.3%35.7%(176)17.2%(85)28.0%(138)13.8%(68)
32Grandview Elementary SchoolPISCATAWAY, NJ57974.2%9.2%(53)22.3%(129)31.4%(182)31.6%(183)
33Nicholas Oresko Community SchoolBAYONNE, NJ38874.1%34.8%(135)21.1%(82)27.8%(108)11.9%(46)
34Avenel Street Elementary SchoolAVENEL, NJ40374.1%22.1%(89)28.5%(115)31.0%(125)18.1%(73)
35Johnson Park SchoolPRINCETON, NJ36074.1%37.2%(134)6.9%(25)21.9%(79)24.2%(87)
36Redwood Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJ44674.0%22.2%(99)33.4%(149)29.6%(132)6.3%(28)
37Shady Lane Elementary SchoolWESTVILLE, NJ42274.0%37.0%(156)18.7%(79)27.0%(114)9.5%(40)
38Francis Lore Elementary SchoolEWING, NJ50574.0%23.4%(118)36.0%(182)25.5%(129)6.5%(33)
39Kennedy Park Elementary SchoolISELIN, NJ25674.0%22.7%(58)13.7%(35)33.6%(86)27.7%(71)
40Fountain Woods Elementary SchoolBURLINGTON, NJ95173.9%25.6%(243)38.2%(363)17.8%(169)11.9%(113)
41Harry S. Truman Elementary SchoolPARLIN, NJ42573.8%41.4%(176)15.5%(66)21.4%(91)12.7%(54)
42James Monroe Elementary SchoolEdison, NJ53773.8%18.4%(99)11.7%(63)25.5%(137)38.4%(206)
43Unity Charter SchoolMORRISTOWN, NJ25673.7%29.7%(76)11.7%(30)14.8%(38)36.7%(94)
44Dorothy L. Bullock SchoolGlassboro, NJ70173.7%27.3%(191)33.4%(234)26.3%(184)5.0%(35)
45Bowne-Munro Elementary SchoolEAST BRUNSWICK, NJ20173.6%38.3%(77)10.9%(22)25.9%(52)18.9%(38)
46Lawrence Brook Elementary SchoolEAST BRUNSWICK, NJ36273.6%35.1%(127)7.2%(26)24.9%(90)26.5%(96)
47Howard L. EmmonsPEMBERTON, NJ27373.5%35.5%(97)18.7%(51)25.6%(70)0.7%(2)
48Arbor Elementary SchoolPISCATAWAY, NJ52873.5%9.7%(51)22.4%(118)36.0%(190)27.3%(144)
49Arthur M. JuddNORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ58773.5%16.5%(97)23.5%(138)39.5%(232)15.7%(92)
50Fleetwood Elementary SchoolMOUNT LAUREL, NJ40473.4%42.3%(171)19.6%(79)13.6%(55)13.1%(53)
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