New Jersey public schools are composed of approximately average 61% minority students (2024-25).
The public schools in New Jersey with the highest percentage of minority students are listed below.
% Minority Range: 100%
100%
Avg. % Minority: 100%
Public Schools Minority Statistics in New Jersey (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
% Minority
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Althea Gibson Academy
Magnet School
Minority: 100%
Grades: PK-K
490 William Street, William S
East Orange, NJ 07017
(973) 266-7017
East Orange, NJ 07017
(973) 266-7017
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
American History High School
Magnet School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: 9-12
74 Montgomery St
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 733-7333
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 733-7333
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Anna Iandoli Early Learning Center
Magnet School
Minority: 100%
Grades: PK
660 14th Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07504
(973) 321-0660
Paterson, NJ 07504
(973) 321-0660
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Avon Avenue School
Magnet School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: PK-8
219 Avon Ave
Newark, NJ 07108
(973) 733-6750
Newark, NJ 07108
(973) 733-6750
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Burch Charter School Of Excellence
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-5
100 Linden Ave
Irvington, NJ 07111
(973) 373-3223
Irvington, NJ 07111
(973) 373-3223
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Camden Prep Inc.
Magnet School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-11
1575 Mt. Ephraim Ave
Camden, NJ 08104
(856) 379-4488
Camden, NJ 08104
(856) 379-4488
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Camden's Promise Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: PK-12
879 Beideman Ave
Camden, NJ 08105
(856) 365-1000
Camden, NJ 08105
(856) 365-1000
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Casimir Pulaski School No. 8
Magnet School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 7%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-6
100 Fourth St.
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5508
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5508
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Cedarbrook Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-8
1049 Central Ave
Plainfield, NJ 07060
(908) 731-4280
Plainfield, NJ 07060
(908) 731-4280
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Chancellor Avenue Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-5
844 Chancellor Avenue
Irvington, NJ 07111
(973) 399-6858
Irvington, NJ 07111
(973) 399-6858
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Chancellor Avenue School
Magnet School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: PK-8
321 Chancellor Ave
Newark, NJ 07112
(973) 705-3870
Newark, NJ 07112
(973) 705-3870
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Cherry Street School
Magnet School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-8
11 Cherry Street
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
(856) 455-8030
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
(856) 455-8030
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/high School
Magnet School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: 6-12
35 Winans Street
East Orange, NJ 07017
(973) 414-8600
East Orange, NJ 07017
(973) 414-8600
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Cleveland Street Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: PK-7
355 Cleveland St
Orange, NJ 07050
(973) 677-4100
Orange, NJ 07050
(973) 677-4100
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
College Achieve Central Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-12
365 Emerson Ave
Plainfield, NJ 07062
(908) 625-1879
Plainfield, NJ 07062
(908) 625-1879
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School District
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-11
508 3rd Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ 07712
(732) 774-0727
Asbury Park, NJ 07712
(732) 774-0727
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
College Achieve Paterson Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-11
21 Market Street
Eatontown, NJ 07724
(862) 257-1423
Eatontown, NJ 07724
(862) 257-1423
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Creative Arts High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: 9-12
1875 Park Blvd
Camden, NJ 08104
(856) 966-6267
Camden, NJ 08104
(856) 966-6267
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-8
509 Bramhall Ave.
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201) 433-5300
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201) 433-5300
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
East Orange Community Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-4
99 Washington Street
East Orange, NJ 07017
(973) 996-0400
East Orange, NJ 07017
(973) 996-0400
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Essex High School
Alternative School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Minority: 100%
Grades: 9-12
369 Passaic Avenue
Fairfield, NJ 07004
(973) 815-1389
Fairfield, NJ 07004
(973) 815-1389
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Essex Junior Academy
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-8
520 Pompton Avenue
Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
(973) 239-0125
Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
(973) 239-0125
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Etta Gero School No. 9
Magnet School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-6
140 First St.
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5509
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5509
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Evergreen Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-5
1033 Evergreen Ave
Plainfield, NJ 07060
(908) 731-4260
Plainfield, NJ 07060
(908) 731-4260
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Florence Avenue Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-5
1324 Springfield Avenue
Irvington, NJ 07111
(973) 399-6861
Irvington, NJ 07111
(973) 399-6861
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Franklin Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-3
200 William Street
Trenton, NJ 08610
(609) 656-4720
Trenton, NJ 08610
(609) 656-4720
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Gordon Parks Academy
Magnet School
Minority: 100%
Grades: PK-2
98 Greenwood Ave
East Orange, NJ 07017
(973) 266-5950
East Orange, NJ 07017
(973) 266-5950
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Grant Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: 4-6
159 N Clinton Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08609
(609) 656-4730
Trenton, NJ 08609
(609) 656-4730
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: PK-12
909 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102
(862) 256-0909
Newark, NJ 07102
(862) 256-0909
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Gregory Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-3
500 Rutherford Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 656-4740
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 656-4740
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Grove Street Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: PK-5
602 Grove Street
Irvington, NJ 07111
(973) 399-6865
Irvington, NJ 07111
(973) 399-6865
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Grover Cleveland Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: PK-8
388 Bergen St
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 733-6944
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 733-6944
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Harriet Tubman Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: PK-8
504 S Tenth St
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 733-6934
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 733-6934
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Hawthorne Avenue School
Magnet School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: PK-8
428 Hawthorne Ave
Newark, NJ 07112
(973) 705-3960
Newark, NJ 07112
(973) 705-3960
Rank: #1 - 1051. - 105.
Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-4
318 Stockton Street
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
(732) 376-6010
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
(732) 376-6010
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the New Jersey average public schools minority students?
The New Jersey average public schools minority students is 61% for 2024-25.
What are the public schools with the highest percentage of minority students in New Jersey?
The best top ranked public schools in New Jersey include Althea Gibson Academy, American History High School and Anna Iandoli Early Learning Center.
What is public high school and public elementary school with the highest percentage of minority students in New Jersey?
The public high school with the highest percentage of minority students in New Jersey is American History High School, with a value of 100%. The public elementary school with the highest percentage of minority students is Avon Avenue School, with a value of 100%.
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