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The highest-poverty public schools in Russell County, Alabama

16 public schools in Russell County, Alabama appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Meadowlane Elementary School leads the list at 83.2%, against a median of 60.8% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Russell County, Alabama

Top % FRL

83.2%

Median % FRL

60.8%

HIGHEST POVERTY · RUSSELL COUNTY, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Meadowlane Elementary School	Phenix City, AL	Phenix City	Elementary	155	83.2%
2	Phenix City Elementary School	Phenix City, AL	Phenix City	Elementary	683	73.6%
3	Ridgecrest Elementary School	Phenix City, AL	Phenix City	Elementary	722	66.1%
4	Phenix City Intermediate School	Phenix City, AL	Phenix City	Middle	1,068	63.7%
5	Ladonia Elementary School	Phenix City, AL	Russell County	Elementary	461	62.7%
6	Dixie Elementary School	Opelika, AL	Russell County	Elementary	251	61.8%
7	Sherwood Elementary School	Phenix City, AL	Phenix City	Elementary	493	61.5%
8	Central Freshman Academy	Phenix City, AL	Phenix City	High	513	61.2%
9	South Girard School	Phenix City, AL	Phenix City	Middle	501	60.5%
10	Central High School	Phenix City, AL	Phenix City	High	1,579	56.4%
11	Oliver Elementary School	Seale, AL	Russell County	Elementary	481	55.1%
12	Russell County Middle School	Seale, AL	Russell County	Middle	810	50.2%
13	Russell County High School	Seale, AL	Russell County	High	1,078	45.0%
14	Westview Elementary School	Phenix City, AL	Phenix City	Elementary	563	44.4%
15	Mount Olive Intermediate School	Fort Mitchell, AL	Russell County	Elementary	345	37.7%
16	Mt Olive Primary School	Ft Mitchell, AL	Russell County	Elementary	424	32.3%

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