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The highest-poverty public schools in Kauai County, Hawaii

16 public schools in Kauai County, Hawaii appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Kekaha Elementary School leads the list at 58.6%, against a median of 50.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Kauai County, Hawaii

Top % FRL

58.6%

Median % FRL

50.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · KAUAI COUNTY, HAWAII

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Kekaha Elementary School	Kekaha, HI	Hawaii Department of Education	Elementary	333	58.6%
2	Koloa Elementary School	Koloa, HI	Hawaii Department of Education	Elementary	355	57.5%
3	Kapaa Elementary School	Kapaa, HI	Hawaii Department of Education	Elementary	844	56.2%
4	Waimea Canyon Middle School	Waimea, HI	Hawaii Department of Education	Middle	467	54.4%
5	King Kaumualii Elementary School	Lihue, HI	Hawaii Department of Education	Elementary	524	51.5%
6	Waimea High School	Waimea, HI	Hawaii Department of Education	High	711	51.3%
7	Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School	Lihue, HI	Hawaii Department of Education	Middle	826	51.0%
8	Eleele Elementary School	Eleele, HI	Hawaii Department of Education	Elementary	367	51.0%
9	Kapaa Middle School	Kapaa, HI	Hawaii Department of Education	Middle	507	49.1%
10	Elsie H Wilcox Elementary School	Lihue, HI	Hawaii Department of Education	Elementary	743	47.1%
11	Kilauea Elementary School	Kilauea, HI	Hawaii Department of Education	Elementary	283	40.6%
12	Kauai High School	Lihue, HI	Hawaii Department of Education	High	1,016	40.4%
13	Kalaheo Elementary School	Kalaheo, HI	Hawaii Department of Education	Elementary	371	37.5%
14	Kapaa High School	Kapaa, HI	Hawaii Department of Education	High	1,005	31.6%
15	Hanalei Elementary School	Hanalei, HI	Hawaii Department of Education	Elementary	183	31.1%
16	Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School	Koloa, HI	Hawaii Department of Education	Elementary	242	23.6%

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