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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in San Diego County, California

Across San Diego County, California, 442 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Ibarra Elementary leads the list at 97.9%, against a median of 59.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
442
San Diego County, California
Top % FRL
97.9%
Median % FRL
59.0%
HIGHEST POVERTY · SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Ibarra ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary39097.9%
2Rosa Parks ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary70597.6%
3Baker ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary36197.2%
4Horton ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary38696.9%
5Kimbrough ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary31696.8%
6Ralph Waldo Emerson ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary45696.7%
7Chavez ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary36196.4%
8Euclid ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary50996.3%
9Edison ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary37596.3%
10Naranca ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary98596.1%
11Fay ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary51496.1%
12Porter ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary59096.1%
13Rodriguez ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary28095.7%
14Perkins K-8San Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary38195.5%
15Central ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary49795.2%
16Johnson ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary76695.0%
17Burbank ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary31795.0%
18Chase Avenue ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary75794.6%
19Maryland ElementaryVista, CAVista UnifiedElementary46694.4%
20King-Chavez Arts and Athletics AcademySan Diego, CAKing-Chavez Arts and Athletics Academy DistrictElementary15994.3%
21Central ElementaryEscondido, CAEscondido UnionElementary57594.3%
22King-Chavez Academy of ExcellenceSan Diego, CAKing-Chavez Academy of Excellence DistrictElementary24294.2%
23Chollas/Mead ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary53494.2%
24Marshall ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary36794.0%
25Pioneer ElementaryEscondido, CAEscondido UnionElementary59893.8%
26Harriet Tubman Village CharterSan Diego, CAHarriet Tubman Village Charter DistrictElementary44693.7%
27Joyner ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary41093.7%
28King-Chavez Primary AcademySan Diego, CAKing-Chavez Primary Academy DistrictElementary34493.6%
29Hamilton ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary40693.6%
30Encanto ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary38693.5%
31Meridian ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary57093.2%
32Bancroft ElementarySpring Valley, CALa Mesa-Spring ValleyElementary39193.1%
33Laurel ElementaryOceanside, CAOceanside UnifiedElementary35292.9%
34Webster ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary20892.3%
35Oak Hill ElementaryEscondido, CAEscondido UnionElementary67992.2%
36Balboa ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary45792.1%
37Lincoln ElementaryEscondido, CAEscondido UnionElementary54792.0%
38Linda Vista ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary36291.7%
39Felicita ElementaryEscondido, CAEscondido UnionElementary47891.6%
40Cherokee Point ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary29891.6%
41Anza ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary68791.1%
42Lexington ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary87891.1%
43Magnolia ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary70391.0%
44Central ElementaryNational City, CANational ElementaryElementary47791.0%
45Mission ElementaryOceanside, CAOceanside UnifiedElementary41990.9%
46Carver ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary18790.9%
47Madison Avenue ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary67090.9%
48Bobier ElementaryVista, CAVista UnifiedElementary56390.8%
49Fulton K-8San Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary31090.3%
50Fallbrook STEM AcademyFallbrook, CAFallbrook Union ElementaryElementary60090.2%
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