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The highest-poverty public schools in Alachua County, Florida

48 public schools in Alachua County, Florida appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL leads the list at 89.7%, against a median of 50.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Alachua County, Florida

Top % FRL

89.7%

Median % FRL

50.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	312	89.7%
2	W. A. METCALFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	463	86.6%
3	LAKE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	268	84.7%
4	JOSEPH WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	398	82.2%
5	EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY AT DUVAL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	117	79.5%
6	CHESTER SHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	HAWTHORNE, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	282	75.5%
7	NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	High	169	74.6%
8	RESILIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL INC	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Middle	107	71.0%
9	THE ONE ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE PROJECT	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	176	71.0%
10	IDYLWILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	627	69.2%
11	HAWTHORNE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL	HAWTHORNE, FL	ALACHUA	High	472	67.4%
12	MYRA TERWILLIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	672	66.7%
13	CARING & SHARING LEARNING SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	369	65.9%
14	ALACHUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ALACHUA, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	323	60.4%
15	STEPHEN FOSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	403	59.1%
16	W. W. IRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ALACHUA, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	372	58.9%
17	BOULWARE SPRINGS CHARTER	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	171	56.7%
18	ABRAHAM LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Middle	613	55.1%
19	SIDNEY LANIER CENTER	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Combined	139	53.2%
20	EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	High	1,291	52.5%
21	FORT CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Middle	840	51.3%
22	ARCHER ELEMENTARY	ARCHER, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	413	50.6%
23	HOWARD W. BISHOP MIDDLE SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Middle	824	50.2%
24	A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL	ALACHUA, FL	ALACHUA	Middle	385	50.1%
25	KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Middle	1,014	49.9%
26	WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Middle	854	47.9%
27	NEWBERRY HIGH SCHOOL	NEWBERRY, FL	ALACHUA	High	791	47.2%
28	LITTLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	714	45.5%
29	PROFESSIONAL ACADEMY MAGNET AT LOFTEN HIGH SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	High	328	45.4%
30	KIMBALL WILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	741	45.2%
31	GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	High	1,825	45.0%
32	C. W. NORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	540	44.4%
33	OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL	NEWBERRY, FL	ALACHUA	Middle	962	44.0%
34	ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY ELEMENTARY	ALACHUA, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	108	42.6%
35	NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NEWBERRY, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	651	41.6%
36	SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL	ALACHUA, FL	ALACHUA	High	1,132	41.6%
37	HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL	HIGH SPRINGS, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	902	40.9%
38	SANTA FE COLLEGE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	GAINSVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	High	133	39.8%
39	GLEN SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	429	38.2%
40	CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	501	37.7%
41	HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	694	35.0%
42	LAWTON M. CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	692	34.7%
43	F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	High	2,416	34.5%
44	WILLIAM S. TALBOT ELEM SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	573	34.0%
45	MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	791	33.8%
46	MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC.	MICANOPY, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	212	28.3%
47	P.K. YONGE DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	UF LAB SCH	Combined	1,363	27.4%
48	HEALTHY LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	NEWBERRY, FL	ALACHUA	Elementary	107	10.3%

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