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The highest-poverty public schools in Colbert County, Alabama

21 public schools in Colbert County, Alabama appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. L E Willson Elementary School leads the list at 78.3%, against a median of 56.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Colbert County, Alabama

Top % FRL

78.3%

Median % FRL

56.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · COLBERT COUNTY, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	L E Willson Elementary School	Sheffield, AL	Sheffield City	Elementary	253	78.3%
2	Sheffield High School	Sheffield, AL	Sheffield City	High	305	70.8%
3	WA Threadgill Primary School	Sheffield, AL	Sheffield City	Elementary	344	69.8%
4	Sheffield Junior High School	Sheffield, AL	Sheffield City	Middle	127	69.3%
5	Cherokee Elementary School	Cherokee, AL	Colbert County	Elementary	226	65.9%
6	Hatton Elementary School	Leighton, AL	Colbert County	Elementary	236	65.3%
7	Cherokee High School	Cherokee, AL	Colbert County	High	206	63.6%
8	Leighton Elementary School	Leighton, AL	Colbert County	Elementary	355	61.4%
9	Colbert County High School	Leighton, AL	Colbert County	High	438	59.8%
10	Colbert Heights High School	Tuscumbia, AL	Colbert County	High	467	56.5%
11	Colbert Heights Elementary School	Tuscumbia, AL	Colbert County	Elementary	486	56.0%
12	G W Trenholm Primary School	Tuscumbia, AL	Tuscumbia City	Elementary	413	55.9%
13	R E Thompson Intermediate School	Tuscumbia, AL	Tuscumbia City	Elementary	360	55.8%
14	Deshler Middle School	Tuscumbia, AL	Tuscumbia City	Middle	336	51.2%
15	Deshler High School	Tuscumbia, AL	Tuscumbia City	High	488	46.7%
16	Highland Park Elementary School	Muscle Shoals, AL	Muscle Shoals City	Elementary	236	44.9%
17	New Bethel Elementary School	Tuscumbia, AL	Colbert County	Elementary	159	43.4%
18	Webster Elementary School	Muscle Shoals, AL	Muscle Shoals City	Elementary	234	40.6%
19	McBride Elementary School	Muscle Shoals, AL	Muscle Shoals City	Elementary	647	34.2%
20	Muscle Shoals High School	Muscle Shoals, AL	Muscle Shoals City	High	864	33.7%
21	Muscle Shoals Middle School	Muscle Shoals, AL	Muscle Shoals City	Middle	642	33.2%

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