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The highest-poverty public K-12 schools in Colorado

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public K-12 schools in Colorado, drawn from 21 qualifying public K-12 schools. Centennial School leads the list at 91.4%, against a median of 54.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Colorado

Top % FRL

91.4%

Median % FRL

54.9%

HIGHEST POVERTY · COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Centennial School	SAN LUIS, CO	Centennial School District No. R-1	Combined	186	91.4%
2	Aurora Central Campus	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	Combined	2,468	89.3%
3	Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	Combined	670	82.1%
4	Sierra Grande K-12 School	BLANCA, CO	Sierra Grande School District No. R-30	Combined	307	79.2%
5	Sobesky Academy	LAKEWOOD, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Combined	101	78.2%
6	Mountain Valley School	SAGUACHE, CO	Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1	Combined	105	76.2%
7	York International	THORNTON, CO	Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St	Combined	776	73.5%
8	Holly School	HOLLY, CO	Holly School District No. Re-3	Combined	276	64.1%
9	De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT	DE BEQUE, CO	De Beque Joint District No. 49 of the counties of Mesa and	Combined	179	63.7%
10	Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind	Combined	167	61.7%
11	Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction	GRAND JUNCTION, CO	State Charter School Institute	Combined	457	54.9%
12	Genoa-Hugo School	HUGO, CO	Genoa-Hugo School District No. C-113	Combined	220	54.1%
13	Pueblo Classical Academy	PUEBLO WEST, CO	EDUCATION REENVISIONED BOCES	Combined	173	49.7%
14	Norwood Public Schools	NORWOOD, CO	Norwood School District No. R-2J	Combined	191	46.6%
15	Cheraw School	CHERAW, CO	Cheraw School District No. 31 in the county of Otero and S	Combined	209	46.4%
16	Flagler Public School	FLAGLER, CO	Arriba-Flagler Consolidated School District No. 20	Combined	186	41.4%
17	Fruita 8/9 School	FRUITA, CO	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	Combined	591	40.1%
18	Hoehne Schools	TRINIDAD, CO	Hoehne Reorganized School District No. 3	Combined	271	37.6%
19	North Park School	WALDEN, CO	North Park School District R-1	Combined	144	30.6%
20	Polaris Expeditionary Learning School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Combined	406	26.8%
21	Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning	DENVER, CO	DENVER 1	Combined	382	2.4%

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