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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in San Jose, California

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public elementary schools in San Jose, California, drawn from 142 qualifying public elementary schools. Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary leads the list at 92.2%, against a median of 54.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
142
San Jose, California
Top % FRL
92.2%
Median % FRL
54.8%
HIGHEST POVERTY · SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Jeanne R. Meadows ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary42292.2%
2San Antonio ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary32691.7%
3Alpha: Jose HernandezSan Jose, CAAlpha: Jose Hernandez DistrictElementary44090.9%
4Robert F. Kennedy ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary30090.3%
5A. J. Dorsa ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary28490.1%
6Santee ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary31889.9%
7Aptitud Community Academy at GossSan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary38689.1%
8Sylvia Cassell ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary28287.6%
9Captain Jason M. Dahl ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary39685.6%
10Leroy Anderson ElementarySan Jose, CAMorelandElementary37785.4%
11Lowell ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary26185.1%
12O. S. Hubbard ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary42785.0%
13Lrng in an Urban Comm with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.)San Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary21883.9%
14Thomas P. Ryan ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary24783.8%
15Rocketship Los Suenos AcademySan Jose, CARocketship Los Suenos Academy DistrictElementary30983.2%
16Washington ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary32983.0%
17Lyndale ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary27582.9%
18Shirakawa (George Sr.) ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary50882.7%
19Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. PleasantSan Jose, CAVoices College-Bound Language Acad at Mt. Pleasant DISTElementary23582.6%
20Rocketship Si Se Puede AcademySan Jose, CARocketship Si Se Puede Academy DistrictElementary27181.5%
21McKinley ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary20681.1%
22G. W. Hellyer ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary38780.9%
23Franklin ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary52580.8%
24Russo/McEntee AcademySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary32280.7%
25Adelante Dual Language Academy IISan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary36880.7%
26Rocketship Alma AcademySan Jose, CARocketship Alma Academy DistrictElementary53280.5%
27Selma Olinder ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary26980.3%
28Donald J. Meyer ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary24679.7%
29Mt. Pleasant ElementarySan Jose, CAMount Pleasant ElementaryElementary17279.7%
30Rocketship Mateo Sheedy ElementarySan Jose, CARocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary DistrictElementary45479.5%
31Horace Cureton ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary25479.1%
32Los Arboles Literacy and Technology AcademySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary18578.9%
33Robert Sanders ElementarySan Jose, CAMount Pleasant ElementaryElementary30478.6%
34Ernesto Galarza ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary32277.3%
35Stonegate ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary50076.0%
36Rocketship Fuerza Community PrepSan Jose, CARocketship Fuerza Community Prep DistrictElementary50675.9%
37Windmill Springs ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary59874.7%
38Horace Mann ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary29374.4%
39Katherine R. Smith ElementarySan Jose, CAEvergreen ElementaryElementary37373.7%
40Voices College-Bound Language AcademySan Jose, CAVoices College-Bound Language Academy DistrictElementary31673.4%
41Rocketship Discovery PrepSan Jose, CARocketship Discovery Prep DistrictElementary40273.1%
42Anne Darling ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary26073.1%
43Ramblewood ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary24873.0%
44Almaden ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary30571.8%
45Rocketship Academy Brilliant MindsSan Jose, CARocketship Academy Brilliant Minds DistrictElementary50071.8%
46Canoas ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary28271.6%
47Empire Gardens ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary21470.6%
48Gardner ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary38570.1%
49Luther Burbank ElementarySan Jose, CALuther BurbankElementary42669.7%
50Grant ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary38369.7%
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