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The highest-poverty public schools in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Across Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, 84 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School leads the list at 94.2%, against a median of 44.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
84
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut
Top % FRL
94.2%
Median % FRL
44.7%
HIGHEST POVERTY · SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT PLANNING REGION, CONNECTICUT
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Bennie Dover Jackson Middle SchoolNew London, CTNew London School DistrictMiddle34394.2%
2C.B. Jennings International Elementary MagnetNew London, CTNew London School DistrictElementary40691.6%
3New London High SchoolNew London, CTNew London School DistrictHigh60591.2%
4Wequonnoc Magnet SchoolTaftville, CTNorwich School DistrictElementary19785.3%
5Uncas Elementary SchoolNorwich, CTNorwich School DistrictElementary23284.5%
6W. B. Sweeney SchoolWillimantic, CTWindham School DistrictElementary21284.4%
7Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for Middle GradesNew London, CTNew London School DistrictMiddle13382.7%
8Teachers' Memorial Global Studies Magnet Middle SchoolNorwich, CTNorwich School DistrictMiddle44782.3%
9Mystic River Magnet SchoolMystic, CTGroton School DistrictElementary52081.3%
10New London Visual and Performing Arts Magnet PathwayNew London, CTNew London School DistrictHigh26881.3%
11Groton Middle SchoolGroton, CTGroton School DistrictMiddle88480.8%
12Catherine Kolnaski Magnet SchoolGroton, CTGroton School DistrictElementary37580.3%
13North Windham SchoolNorth Windham, CTWindham School DistrictElementary44580.2%
14Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for High School GradesNew London, CTNew London School DistrictHigh17178.4%
15Windham Center SchoolWindham, CTWindham School DistrictElementary17677.8%
16John B. Stanton SchoolNorwich, CTNorwich School DistrictElementary38277.7%
17Veterans' Memorial SchoolNorwich, CTNorwich School DistrictElementary29077.2%
18Nathan Hale Arts Magnet SchoolNew London, CTNew London School DistrictElementary44577.1%
19Windham Middle SchoolWillimantic, CTWindham School DistrictMiddle58376.3%
20Thames River Magnet SchoolGroton, CTGroton School DistrictElementary50174.3%
21Winthrop STEM Elementary Magnet SchoolNew London, CTNew London School DistrictElementary44973.9%
22Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle SchoolNorwich, CTNorwich School DistrictMiddle59373.9%
23Natchaug SchoolWillimantic, CTWindham School DistrictElementary23472.6%
24Samuel Huntington SchoolNorwich, CTNorwich School DistrictElementary35872.6%
25Moriarty Magnet SchoolNorwich, CTNorwich School DistrictElementary40472.5%
26Thomas W. Mahan SchoolNorwich, CTNorwich School DistrictElementary25772.4%
27Windham High SchoolWillimantic, CTWindham School DistrictHigh63371.6%
28Regional Multicultural Magnet SchoolNew London, CTLearnElementary46970.6%
29Interdistrict School For Arts And CommunicationNew London, CTInterdistrict School for Arts and Comm DistrictMiddle32868.3%
30The Friendship SchoolWaterford, CTLearnElementary46066.7%
31Robert E. Fitch High SchoolGroton, CTGroton School DistrictHigh94260.0%
32Norwich Free AcademyNorwich, CTNorwich Free Academy DistrictHigh2,02058.3%
33Sayles SchoolBaltic, CTSprague School DistrictElementary25455.9%
34Griswold Middle SchoolGriswold, CTGriswold School DistrictMiddle52954.3%
35Griswold Elementary SchoolGriswold, CTGriswold School DistrictElementary65554.2%
36Mohegan SchoolUncasville, CTMontville School DistrictElementary30552.8%
37Integrated Day Charter SchoolNorwich, CTIntegrated Day Charter School DistrictElementary36452.7%
38Griswold High SchoolGriswold, CTGriswold School DistrictHigh60652.6%
39Ella T. Grasso Technical High SchoolGroton, CTConnecticut Technical Education and Career SystemHigh68451.6%
40Charles Barnum Magnet SchoolGroton, CTGroton School DistrictElementary33951.3%
41Charles H. Barrows STEM AcademyNorth Windham, CTWindham School DistrictElementary53548.2%
42Leonard J. Tyl Middle SchoolOakdale, CTMontville School DistrictMiddle51946.4%
43Montville High SchoolOakdale, CTMontville School DistrictHigh49143.0%
44Windham Technical High SchoolWillimantic, CTConnecticut Technical Education and Career SystemHigh51042.2%
45Dr. Charles E. Murphy SchoolOakdale, CTMontville School DistrictElementary29640.5%
46West Vine Street SchoolPawcatuck, CTStonington School DistrictElementary34240.4%
47Quaker Hill Elementary SchoolQuaker Hill, CTWaterford School DistrictElementary33138.4%
48Northeast Academy Magnet SchoolMystic, CTGroton School DistrictElementary39236.7%
49Lisbon Central SchoolLisbon, CTLisbon School DistrictElementary41336.6%
50Fields Memorial SchoolBozrah, CTBozrah School DistrictElementary18035.0%
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