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The highest-poverty public high schools in Chicago, Illinois

138 public high schools in Chicago, Illinois appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public high schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. North Lawndale Prep Chtr - Christ leads the list at 99.2%, against a median of 87.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
138
Chicago, Illinois
Top % FRL
99.2%
Median % FRL
87.1%
HIGHEST POVERTY · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1North Lawndale Prep Chtr - ChristChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High25899.2%
2Acero Chtr Sch Netwrk- VictoriaChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High56198.4%
3YCCS-Sullivan House Alt HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High28198.2%
4Legal Prep Academy Charter HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High21097.6%
5Collins Academy STEAM High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High22897.4%
6Richards Career Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High34897.1%
7YCCS Chtr - ChathamChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High10497.1%
8Dunbar Vocational Career Acad HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High35596.9%
9Hyde Park Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High83896.8%
10Hubbard High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High1,71095.1%
11YCCS-McKinley-Lakeside LeadershipChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High10395.1%
12Perspectives Chtr - HS of TechChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High32095.0%
13Noble St Chtr-Rowe-Clark MS AcadChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High32095.0%
14YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High20095.0%
15North Lawndale Prep Chtr-CollinsChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High27694.9%
16ACE Amandla Charter SchoolChicago, ILACE Amandla Charter SchoolHigh13794.9%
17Raby High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High12894.5%
18EPIC Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High25594.1%
19Noble St Chtr-Pritzker Col PrepChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High99394.1%
20School of Social Justice HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High26994.1%
21Perspectives Chtr - Leadership AcChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High83894.0%
22Thomas Kelly College PreparatoryChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High1,76293.9%
23Gage Park High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High39293.9%
24Marshall Metropolitan High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High23993.7%
25Noble St Chtr-Baker CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High28593.7%
26Farragut Career Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High49093.7%
27Multicultural Arts High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High28393.6%
28World Language High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High38993.6%
29Perspectives Chtr - IIT CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High41393.2%
30YCCS-Scholastic Achievement HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High11793.2%
31YCCS-Latino Youth Alternative HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High17493.1%
32Back of The Yards IB HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High1,03993.0%
33Perspectives Chtr - Joslin CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High31393.0%
34Chicago Technology Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High31592.7%
35Bowen High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High27892.4%
36YCCS-Albizu Campos Puerto RicanChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High18492.4%
37ASPIRA Charter - Early College PrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High28592.3%
38IHSCA Charter High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High56792.2%
39Infinity Math Science & Tech HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High42792.0%
40Chicago Vocational Career Acad HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High67391.8%
41Noble St Chtr-Johnson Colg PrepChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High52991.7%
42Intrinsic Charter High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High99391.2%
43Noble St Chtr - MansuetoChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High1,10691.0%
44Bronzeville Scholastic HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High11990.8%
45Solorio Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High1,28790.5%
46Harlan Community Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High22090.5%
47Acero Chtr Netrk - Major GarciaChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High66689.6%
48Clark Acad Prep Magnet High SchlChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High45389.6%
49YCCS-Innovations of Arts IntegrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High39289.3%
50Prosser Career Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High1,18589.2%
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