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The highest-poverty public schools in Florida

3,457 public schools in Florida appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. WAYMAN ACADEMY OF THE ARTS leads the list at 100%, against a median of 52.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
3,457
Florida
Top % FRL
100%
Median % FRL
52.0%
HIGHEST POVERTY · FLORIDA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1WAYMAN ACADEMY OF THE ARTSJACKSONVILLE, FLDUVALElementary153100%
2TIGER ACADEMYJACKSONVILLE, FLDUVALElementary198100%
3BECOMING COLLEGIATE ACADEMYJACKSONVILLE, FLDUVALElementary205100%
4ST. PETER'S ACADEMYVERO BEACH, FLINDIAN RIVERElementary120100%
5FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOLTALLAHASSEE, FLFAMU LAB SCHCombined519100%
6FELLSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFELLSMERE, FLINDIAN RIVERElementary60599.5%
7POLK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKE WALES, FLPOLKElementary52399.0%
8OAK CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL OF BONITA SPRINGSBONITA SPRINGS, FLLEEElementary68598.5%
9MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMYMIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary17998.3%
10Miccosukee Indian SchoolMiami, FLMiccosukee Indian SchoolCombined15098.0%
11RENAISSANCE CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL AT PINESPEMBROKE PINES, FLBROWARDElementary48197.9%
12MATER ACADEMY KIWANISMIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary23697.5%
13KIPP IMPACT ACADEMYJACKSONVILLE, FLDUVALElementary80697.4%
14RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT SUMMITWEST PALM BEACH, FLPALM BEACHElementary98597.1%
15SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH LAUDERNORTH LAUDERDALE, FLBROWARDElementary70896.9%
16RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOLS AT PINESPEMBROKE PINES, FLBROWARDElementary76196.7%
17KISSIMMEE CHARTER ACADEMYKISSIMMEE, FLOSCEOLAElementary75296.3%
18T. R. JACKSON PREK CENTERMILTON, FLSANTA ROSAElementary18496.2%
19EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF HIALEAHHIALEAH, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary28795.5%
20RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT PLANTATIONPLANTATION, FLBROWARDElementary93395.4%
21SAN JOSE PRIMARY SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FLDUVALElementary24495.1%
22LEGACY PREPARATORY ACADEMYTAMPA, FLHILLSBOROUGHElementary10294.1%
23THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOLMIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary16894.0%
24EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENSMIAMI GARDENS, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary41393.9%
25NIBLACK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKE CITY, FLCOLUMBIAElementary30793.5%
26PINE CREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSANFORD, FLSEMINOLEElementary71493.4%
27KIPP V.O.I.C.E ACADEMYJACKSONVILLE, FLDUVALElementary89893.2%
28HERITAGE CHARTER ACADEMY OF CAPE CORALCAPE CORAL, FLLEEElementary23493.2%
29SOMERSET ACADEMY POMPANO (K-5)POMPANO BEACH, FLBROWARDElementary15292.8%
30MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMYMIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary36792.6%
31MATER ACADEMYHIALEAH GARDENS, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary1,52192.6%
32IMATER ACADEMYHIALEAH, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary59091.0%
33SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOKEECHOBEE, FLOKEECHOBEEElementary51191.0%
34TURIE T. SMALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDAYTONA BEACH, FLVOLUSIAElementary59791.0%
35CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCEFORT LAUDERDALE, FLBROWARDElementary16490.9%
36PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLPALM BAY, FLBREVARDElementary37090.8%
37JAMES A. SHANKS MIDDLE SCHOOLQUINCY, FLGADSDENMiddle43490.8%
38MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLST PETERSBURG, FLPINELLASElementary35690.4%
39GADSDEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHAVANA, FLGADSDENHigh1,08690.4%
40MIAMI COMMUNITY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOLFLORIDA CITY, FLMIAMI-DADEMiddle32390.4%
41PLEASANT CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWEST PALM BEACH, FLPALM BEACHElementary31590.2%
42SOMERSET VILLAGE ACADEMYWILTON MANORS, FLBROWARDElementary25489.8%
43MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGAINESVILLE, FLALACHUAElementary31289.7%
44C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPENSACOLA, FLESCAMBIAElementary53889.4%
45IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH LAUDERDALE ELEMENTARYNORTH LAUDERDALE, FLBROWARDElementary41689.2%
46MIAMI COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOLFLORIDA CITY, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary54589.2%
47K. E. CUNNINGHAM/CANAL POINT ELEMENTARYCANAL POINT, FLPALM BEACHElementary28388.3%
48MATER ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIESMIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary46588.2%
49SOMERSET ACADEMY EAST PREPARATORYMIRAMAR, FLBROWARDElementary16788.0%
50REAL ACADEMY (REACHING EVERY ADOLESCENT LEARNER)LAKELAND, FLPOLKCombined21587.9%
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