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The highest-poverty public schools in Denver, Colorado

214 public schools in Denver, Colorado appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. West Middle School leads the list at 95.7%, against a median of 78.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

214

Denver, Colorado

Top % FRL

95.7%

Median % FRL

78.9%

HIGHEST POVERTY · DENVER, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	West Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	188	95.7%
2	Denver Justice High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	106	94.3%
3	John H. Amesse Elementary	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	358	94.1%
4	Barney Ford Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	487	94.0%
5	KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	301	93.7%
6	Federal Heights Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Elementary	430	93.5%
7	College View Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	368	93.2%
8	Maxwell Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	638	92.9%
9	Newlon Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	293	92.5%
10	Rocky Mountain Prep SMART	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	604	92.2%
11	International Academy of Denver at Harrington	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	152	92.1%
12	Summit Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	236	91.9%
13	Godsman Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	332	91.9%
14	Montbello Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	315	91.7%
15	Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	411	91.7%
16	Castro Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	241	91.7%
17	Cowell Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	308	91.6%
18	Compass Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	200	91.5%
19	Knapp Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	351	91.2%
20	Schmitt Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	157	91.1%
21	Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	453	90.9%
22	West High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	519	90.9%
23	Colorado Sports Leadership Academy	DENVER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	Elementary	425	90.4%
24	Kepner Beacon Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	467	89.9%
25	University Prep - Arapahoe St.	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	313	89.8%
26	AUL Denver	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	156	89.7%
27	Florence Crittenton High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	107	89.7%
28	Colorado High School Charter - GES	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	209	89.5%
29	Beach Court Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	275	89.5%
30	Colfax Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	280	89.3%
31	University Prep - Steele St.	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	334	89.2%
32	Orchard Park Academy	DENVER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	Elementary	531	89.1%
33	KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	146	89.0%
34	McGlone Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	842	89.0%
35	Abraham Lincoln High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	965	88.9%
36	Farrell B. Howell ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	585	88.9%
37	Munroe Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	332	88.9%
38	Smith Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	457	88.8%
39	Force Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	303	88.8%
40	Barnum Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	334	88.6%
41	Bruce Randolph School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	663	88.5%
42	Marie L. Greenwood Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	597	88.4%
43	Whittier ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	242	88.4%
44	Fairview PK-8	DENVER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	Elementary	397	88.2%
45	Center for Talent Development at Greenlee	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	244	88.1%
46	KIPP Denver Collegiate High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	477	88.1%
47	Rocky Mountain Prep Federal	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	376	88.0%
48	Rocky Mountain Prep Noel	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	287	87.8%
49	Josephine Hodgkins Leadership Academy	DENVER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	Elementary	597	87.6%
50	Colorado High School Charter	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	206	87.4%

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