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The highest-poverty public schools in Limestone County, Alabama

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Limestone County, Alabama, drawn from 23 qualifying public schools. Tanner Elementary School leads the list at 79.3%, against a median of 57.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Limestone County, Alabama

Top % FRL

79.3%

Median % FRL

57.3%

HIGHEST POVERTY · LIMESTONE COUNTY, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Tanner Elementary School	Tanner, AL	Limestone County	Elementary	338	79.3%
2	Tanner High School	Tanner, AL	Limestone County	High	410	78.8%
3	Piney Chapel Elementary School	Athens, AL	Limestone County	Elementary	197	77.2%
4	Blue Springs Elementary School	Athens, AL	Limestone County	Elementary	558	70.8%
5	James L Cowart Elementary School	Athens, AL	Athens City	Elementary	332	69.3%
6	Athens Elementary School	Athens, AL	Athens City	Elementary	474	67.5%
7	Clements High School	Athens, AL	Limestone County	High	525	65.7%
8	Elkmont High School	Elkmont, AL	Limestone County	High	597	64.8%
9	Elkmont Elementary School	Elkmont, AL	Limestone County	Elementary	599	63.6%
10	Sugar Creek Elementary School	Lester, AL	Limestone County	Elementary	631	62.0%
11	Athens Middle School	Athens, AL	Athens City	Middle	935	59.3%
12	West Limestone High School	Lester, AL	Limestone County	High	736	57.3%
13	Athens Intermediate School	Athens, AL	Athens City	Elementary	641	55.9%
14	Athens High School	Athens, AL	Athens City	High	1,278	53.4%
15	Cedar Hill Elementary School	Ardmore, AL	Limestone County	Elementary	576	51.4%
16	Ardmore High School	Ardmore, AL	Limestone County	High	964	50.0%
17	Johnson Elementary School	Athens, AL	Limestone County	Elementary	475	47.8%
18	Julian Newman Elementary School	Athens, AL	Athens City	Elementary	409	44.5%
19	Creekside Primary School	Harvest, AL	Limestone County	Elementary	500	43.2%
20	Brookhill Elementary School	Athens, AL	Athens City	Elementary	380	41.3%
21	Creekside Elementary School	Harvest, AL	Limestone County	Elementary	550	39.6%
22	East Limestone High School	Athens, AL	Limestone County	High	1,216	34.0%
23	James Clemens High School	Madison, AL	Madison City	High	2,159	23.3%

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