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The highest-poverty public schools in San Diego, California

266 public schools in San Diego, California appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. City Heights Preparatory Charter leads the list at 100%, against a median of 60.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
266
San Diego, California
Top % FRL
100%
Median % FRL
60.4%
HIGHEST POVERTY · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1City Heights Preparatory CharterSan Diego, CACity Heights Preparatory Charter DistrictHigh160100%
2MonarchSan Diego, CASan Diego County Office of EducationCombined225100%
3Urban Corps of San Diego County CharterSan Diego, CAMono County Office of EducationHigh198100%
4San Diego County CourtSan Diego, CASan Diego County Office of EducationCombined21998.6%
5Ibarra ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary39097.9%
6Rosa Parks ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary70597.6%
7Baker ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary36197.2%
8King-Chavez Community HighSan Diego, CAKing-Chavez Community High DistrictHigh22696.9%
9Horton ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary38696.9%
10Kimbrough ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary31696.8%
11Ralph Waldo Emerson ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary45696.7%
12Chavez ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary36196.4%
13Euclid ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary50996.3%
14Edison ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary37596.3%
15Fay ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary51496.1%
16Porter ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary59096.1%
17Rodriguez ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary28095.7%
18Knox MiddleSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedMiddle48895.7%
19Wilson MiddleSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedMiddle71295.6%
20Perkins K-8San Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary38195.5%
21Central ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary49795.2%
22Garfield HighSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedHigh22695.1%
23Burbank ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary31795.0%
24Logan Memorial Educational CampusSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedCombined1,46794.7%
25King-Chavez Arts and Athletics AcademySan Diego, CAKing-Chavez Arts and Athletics Academy DistrictElementary15994.3%
26King-Chavez Academy of ExcellenceSan Diego, CAKing-Chavez Academy of Excellence DistrictElementary24294.2%
27Chollas/Mead ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary53494.2%
28Mann MiddleSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedMiddle68094.1%
29Marshall ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary36794.0%
30Harriet Tubman Village CharterSan Diego, CAHarriet Tubman Village Charter DistrictElementary44693.7%
31Joyner ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary41093.7%
32King-Chavez Primary AcademySan Diego, CAKing-Chavez Primary Academy DistrictElementary34493.6%
33Hamilton ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary40693.6%
34Encanto ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary38693.5%
35Crawford HighSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedHigh1,31892.9%
36San Diego County CommunitySan Diego, CASan Diego County Office of EducationCombined51092.5%
37King-Chavez Preparatory AcademySan Diego, CAKing-Chavez Preparatory Academy DistrictMiddle20192.5%
38Webster ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary20892.3%
39Clark MiddleSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedMiddle69692.2%
40Balboa ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary45792.1%
41KIPP Adelante Preparatory AcademySan Diego, CAKIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy DistrictMiddle31491.7%
42Linda Vista ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary36291.7%
43Cherokee Point ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary29891.6%
44Carver ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary18790.9%
45Fulton K-8San Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary31090.3%
46Lincoln HighSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedHigh1,48789.8%
47Hoover HighSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedHigh2,01189.2%
48Millennial Tech MiddleSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedMiddle37888.9%
49Twain HighSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedHigh29388.1%
50Audubon K-8San Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary49587.9%
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