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The highest-poverty public schools in DeKalb County, Alabama

16 public schools in DeKalb County, Alabama appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Crossville Elementary School leads the list at 87.4%, against a median of 63.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

DeKalb County, Alabama

Top % FRL

87.4%

Median % FRL

63.7%

HIGHEST POVERTY · DEKALB COUNTY, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Crossville Elementary School	Crossville, AL	DeKalb County	Elementary	658	87.4%
2	Crossville High School	Crossville, AL	DeKalb County	High	649	83.8%
3	Crossville Middle School	Crossville, AL	DeKalb County	Middle	770	82.9%
4	Collinsville High School	Collinsville, AL	DeKalb County	Combined	906	74.7%
5	Valley Head High School	Valley Head, AL	DeKalb County	Combined	517	70.0%
6	Ruhuma Junior High School	Ft Payne, AL	DeKalb County	Elementary	175	67.4%
7	Wills Valley Elementary School	Fort Payne, AL	Fort Payne City	Elementary	738	66.0%
8	Little Ridge Intermediate School	Fort Payne, AL	Fort Payne City	Elementary	792	64.1%
9	Fort Payne Middle School	Fort Payne, AL	Fort Payne City	Middle	741	63.3%
10	Fort Payne High School	Fort Payne, AL	Fort Payne City	High	1,106	62.2%
11	Henagar Junior High School	Henagar, AL	DeKalb County	Elementary	261	61.7%
12	Geraldine School	Geraldine, AL	DeKalb County	Combined	1,211	61.6%
13	Sylvania School	Sylvania, AL	DeKalb County	Combined	915	58.5%
14	Plainview School	Rainsville, AL	DeKalb County	Combined	1,167	53.0%
15	Ider School	Ider, AL	DeKalb County	Combined	586	50.7%
16	Fyffe High School	Fyffe, AL	DeKalb County	Combined	954	49.2%

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