New Jersey public middle schools are composed of approximately average 69% minority students (2026).
The public middle schools in New Jersey with the highest percentage of minority students are listed below.
% Minority Range: 100%
100%
Avg. % Minority: 100%
Public Middle Schools Minority Statistics in New Jersey (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
% Minority
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
Avon Avenue School
(Math: 8% | 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 - 571. - 57.
The Barack Obama Green Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: 6-12
35 Watchung Ave
Plainfield, NJ 07060
(877) 643-4064
Plainfield, NJ 07060
(877) 643-4064
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
Blanquita B. Valenti Community School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-8
50 Jersey Ave
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 745-5300
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 745-5300
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
Cherry Street School
(Math: 4% | 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 - 571. - 57.
Cleveland Street Elementary 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 - 571. - 57.
College Achieve Central Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 21% | 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 - 571. - 57.
Community Charter School Of Paterson
Charter School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-8
75 Spruce St
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 413-2057
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 413-2057
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
Discovery Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: 4-8
240 Halsey St, 2nd Fl.
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 623-0222
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 623-0222
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 13% | 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 - 571. - 57.
Dr. E. Alma Flagg School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: PK-8
150 Third St
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 268-5190
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 268-5190
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: PK-8
291 N 7th St
Newark, NJ 07107
(973) 268-5260
Newark, NJ 07107
(973) 268-5260
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
East Orange Stem Academy High School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: 6-12
129 Renshaw Avenue
East Orange, NJ 07017
(973) 266-5900
East Orange, NJ 07017
(973) 266-5900
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
Essex Junior Academy
Special Education School
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-8
369 Passaic Avenue
Fairfield, NJ 07004
(973) 239-0125
Fairfield, NJ 07004
(973) 239-0125
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
Forest Street Community Elementary School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: PK-7
651 Forest St
Orange, NJ 07050
(973) 677-4120
Orange, NJ 07050
(973) 677-4120
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
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 - 571. - 57.
Grover Cleveland Elementary School
(Math: 5% | 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 - 571. - 57.
Harriet Tubman Elementary 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 - 571. - 57.
Hawthorne Avenue School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
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 - 571. - 57.
Hope Academy
Alternative School
Minority: 100%
Grades: 6-12
266 Harrison Street
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 928-1509
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 928-1509
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
Hope Academy Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-8
601 Grand Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ 07712
(732) 988-4227
Asbury Park, NJ 07712
(732) 988-4227
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
Hope Community Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-8
836 S. 4th Street
Blackwood, NJ 08012
(856) 379-3448
Blackwood, NJ 08012
(856) 379-3448
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
Hubbard Middle School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: 6-8
661 W Eighth St
Plainfield, NJ 07060
(908) 731-4320
Plainfield, NJ 07060
(908) 731-4320
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
Ivy Hill Elementary School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: PK-8
107 Ivy Street
Newark, NJ 07106
(973) 351-2121
Newark, NJ 07106
(973) 351-2121
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
Kipp Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation
(Math: 12% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-12
525 Clinton Street
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 622-0905
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 622-0905
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
Leap Academy University Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-12
130 North Broadway
Camden, NJ 08102
(856) 614-0400
Camden, NJ 08102
(856) 614-0400
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
Lincoln Elementary School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: PK-8
87 Richelieu Ter
Newark, NJ 07106
(973) 374-2290
Newark, NJ 07106
(973) 374-2290
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
Link Community Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-8
23 Pennsyvania Ave
Newark, NJ 07114
(973) 642-0529
Newark, NJ 07114
(973) 642-0529
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
Marion P. Thomas Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: PK-12
125 Sussex Ave
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 621-0060
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 621-0060
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
Muhammad Ali School Number 23
(Math: 5%)
Minority: 100%
Grades: 7-8
63 Dayton Ave
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5500
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5500
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
New Brunswick Middle School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: 6-8
1125 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 745-5300
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 745-5300
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
New Horizons Community Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: K-8
45 59 Hayes Street
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 848-0400
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 848-0400
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
New York Avenue School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 8%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: PK-8
411 N New York Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
(609) 343-7280
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
(609) 343-7280
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
Orange Preparatory Academy School Of Inquiry And Innovation
(Math: 23% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: 8
400 Central Ave
Orange, NJ 07050
(973) 677-4135
Orange, NJ 07050
(973) 677-4135
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
Park Avenue Elementary School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: PK-8
231 Park Ave
Orange, NJ 07050
(973) 677-4124
Orange, NJ 07050
(973) 677-4124
Rank: #1 - 571. - 57.
Passaic Preparatory Academy
(Math: 13% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 100%
Grades: 6-12
252 Boulevard
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5504
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5504
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the New Jersey average public middle schools minority students?
The New Jersey average public middle schools minority students is 69% for 2026.
What are the public middle schools with the highest percentage of minority students in New Jersey?
The best top-ranked public middle schools in New Jersey include Avon Avenue School, The Barack Obama Green Charter School and Blanquita B. Valenti Community School.
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