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The highest-poverty public schools in Connecticut

971 public schools in Connecticut appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Roosevelt School leads the list at 96.3%, against a median of 42.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
971
Connecticut
Top % FRL
96.3%
Median % FRL
42.1%
HIGHEST POVERTY · CONNECTICUT
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Roosevelt SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary49396.3%
2Waltersville SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary43296.3%
3Columbus SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary54695.1%
4Barnum SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary58894.9%
5Bennie Dover Jackson Middle SchoolNew London, CTNew London School DistrictMiddle34394.2%
6Geraldine Claytor Magnet AcademyBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary45093.6%
7Milner Middle SchoolHartford, CTHartford School DistrictMiddle26193.5%
8Brennan Rogers SchoolNew Haven, CTNew Haven School DistrictElementary20393.1%
9Bryant SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary31793.1%
10A.B. Skane CenterBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary18392.9%
11James J. Curiale SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary50992.7%
12Jettie S. Tisdale SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary54792.1%
13Bassick High SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictHigh1,07592.1%
14Booker T. Washington AcademyNew Haven, CTBooker T. Washington Academy DistrictElementary40492.1%
15Hall SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary16292.0%
16Paul Laurence Dunbar SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary39191.8%
17Wexler/Grant Community SchoolNew Haven, CTNew Haven School DistrictElementary19491.8%
18Edison SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary18191.7%
19Geraldine Johnson SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary82591.6%
20C.B. Jennings International Elementary MagnetNew London, CTNew London School DistrictElementary40691.6%
21Classical Studies AcademyBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary35191.5%
22Cesar Batalla SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary99091.3%
23New London High SchoolNew London, CTNew London School DistrictHigh60591.2%
24Global Communications AcademyHartford, CTHartford School DistrictElementary41490.6%
25Lincoln-Bassett SchoolNew Haven, CTNew Haven School DistrictElementary23689.8%
26Madison SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary45189.8%
27Multicultural Magnet SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary43689.7%
28New Beginnings Inc Family AcademyBridgeport, CTNew Beginnings Inc Family Academy DistrictElementary43189.6%
29Reed SchoolWaterbury, CTWaterbury School DistrictElementary43989.3%
30SAND SchoolHartford, CTHartford School DistrictElementary26689.1%
31Warren Harding High SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictHigh1,32488.8%
32Read SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary86388.8%
33Sprague SchoolWaterbury, CTWaterbury School DistrictElementary34488.7%
34Duggan SchoolWaterbury, CTWaterbury School DistrictElementary42988.6%
35Bridgeport Military AcademyBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictHigh32188.5%
36Wilbur Cross SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary31888.4%
37Luis Munoz Marin SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary70988.0%
38Rawson SchoolHartford, CTHartford School DistrictElementary19887.9%
39Augusta Lewis Troup SchoolNew Haven, CTNew Haven School DistrictElementary30087.7%
40Casimir Pulaski SchoolMeriden, CTMeriden School DistrictElementary53987.4%
41Wish Museum SchoolHartford, CTHartford School DistrictElementary29787.2%
42John Barry SchoolMeriden, CTMeriden School DistrictElementary41886.8%
43High Horizons Magnet SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary44386.7%
44Walsh SchoolWaterbury, CTWaterbury School DistrictElementary35086.6%
45Washington Middle SchoolMeriden, CTMeriden School DistrictMiddle53686.4%
46North End Middle SchoolWaterbury, CTWaterbury School DistrictMiddle76686.3%
47Smalley Elementary SchoolNew Britain, CTNew Britain School DistrictElementary59486.2%
48Michael F. Wallace Middle SchoolWaterbury, CTWaterbury School DistrictMiddle1,05985.9%
49West Middle SchoolHartford, CTHartford School DistrictElementary28985.5%
50Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: High School CampuHartford, CTHartford School DistrictHigh11085.5%
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