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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Chicago, Illinois

454 public elementary schools in Chicago, Illinois appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public elementary schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Holmes Elementary School leads the list at 100%, against a median of 84.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
454
Chicago, Illinois
Top % FRL
100%
Median % FRL
84.8%
HIGHEST POVERTY · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Holmes Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary166100%
2Carver Primary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary46799.8%
3Barbara A Sizemore CampusChicago, ILBetty Shabazz Internl Chrtr SchElementary23199.6%
4Johnson STEAM ElementaryChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary20999.5%
5Melody Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary34199.4%
6Betty Shabazz Internl Charter SchoolChicago, ILBetty Shabazz Internl Chrtr SchElementary29399.3%
7Spencer Technology Academy Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary42799.3%
8Montessori of Englewood Chtr Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary34999.1%
9Chalmers STEAM ElementaryChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary20598.5%
10Faraday Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary17898.3%
11Earle Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary28698.3%
12Fairfield Elementary AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary49298.2%
13Fulton Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary32198.1%
14Bass Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary31398.1%
15Haley Elementary AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary45898.0%
16Schmid Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary19597.9%
17Hamline Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary58297.9%
18Sherman Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary22597.8%
19West Park Elementary AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary44297.7%
20Drake Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary30297.7%
21Hay Elementary Community AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary24797.6%
22Brown R Elementary Community AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary27997.5%
23Curtis Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary35697.5%
24Cameron Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary67197.5%
25Wentworth Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary43397.5%
26Plato Learning Academy Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary15797.5%
27Seward Elementary Communication Arts AcChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary39097.4%
28Lewis Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary42797.4%
29Madison Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary22497.3%
30Funston Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary44097.3%
31LEARN Chtr - ButlerChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary47597.3%
32Hendricks Elementary Community AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary21797.2%
33Herzl Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary42997.2%
34Cather Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary32197.2%
35Cullen Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary17697.2%
36Till Elementary Math & Science AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary37097.0%
37Providence-Englewood Elementary CharterChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary42897.0%
38McKay Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary61696.8%
39Tanner Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary27296.7%
40Thorp J N Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary29696.6%
41McCormick Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary50296.6%
42Claremont Magnet Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary33596.4%
43Nobel Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary59296.3%
44Manierre Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary26996.3%
45Morrill Elementary Math & Sci SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary60096.2%
46Young Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary41796.2%
47Sullivan Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary43996.1%
48Joplin Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary28396.1%
49Chavez Elementary Multicultural Academy CtChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary78496.0%
50Marquette Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,03096.0%
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