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The highest-poverty public schools in Champaign County, Illinois

48 public schools in Champaign County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Pleasant Acres Elem School leads the list at 94.5%, against a median of 53.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Champaign County, Illinois

Top % FRL

94.5%

Median % FRL

53.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Pleasant Acres Elem School	Rantoul, IL	Rantoul City SD 137	Elementary	293	94.5%
2	Broadmeadow Elem School	Rantoul, IL	Rantoul City SD 137	Elementary	231	93.9%
3	Rantoul Twp High School	Rantoul, IL	Rantoul Township HSD 193	High	901	90.5%
4	Eastlawn Elem School	Rantoul, IL	Rantoul City SD 137	Elementary	276	89.1%
5	Dr Preston L Williams Jr Elem Sch	Urbana, IL	Urbana SD 116	Elementary	399	88.5%
6	J W Eater Jr High School	Rantoul, IL	Rantoul City SD 137	Middle	477	87.2%
7	Northview Elem School	Rantoul, IL	Rantoul City SD 137	Elementary	218	85.3%
8	M L King Jr Elem School	Urbana, IL	Urbana SD 116	Elementary	322	85.1%
9	Yankee Ridge Elem School	Urbana, IL	Urbana SD 116	Elementary	461	79.8%
10	Garden Hills Elem School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	411	78.6%
11	Washington Elem School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	265	75.8%
12	Stratton Elementary School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	454	75.6%
13	Urbana Middle School	Urbana, IL	Urbana SD 116	Middle	877	75.4%
14	Thomas Paine Elem School	Urbana, IL	Urbana SD 116	Elementary	324	71.9%
15	Thomasboro Grade School	Thomasboro, IL	Thomasboro CCSD 130	Elementary	148	67.6%
16	Dr Howard Elem School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	426	66.4%
17	Urbana High School	Urbana, IL	Urbana SD 116	High	1,176	65.2%
18	Yankee Ridge Multilingual School	Urbana, IL	Urbana SD 116	Elementary	482	62.9%
19	Leal Elem School	Urbana, IL	Urbana SD 116	Elementary	373	59.5%
20	Jefferson Middle School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Middle	711	59.5%
21	Franklin Middle School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Middle	665	57.3%
22	Kenwood Elem School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	402	56.7%
23	International Prep Academy	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	681	55.8%
24	Westview Elem School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	434	55.3%
25	Centennial High School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	High	1,476	51.4%
26	Robeson Elem School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	439	51.0%
27	Edison Middle School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Middle	647	49.9%
28	Heritage High School	Broadlands, IL	Heritage CUSD 8	High	121	47.9%
29	Bottenfield Elem School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	456	46.9%
30	Central High School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	High	1,666	44.4%
31	Heritage JH and Elem Sch	Homer, IL	Heritage CUSD 8	Elementary	270	44.1%
32	Vernon L Barkstall Elementary Sch	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	426	43.2%
33	South Side Elementary School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	307	42.7%
34	Carrie Busey Elem School	Savoy, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	444	42.1%
35	Fisher Grade School	Fisher, IL	Fisher CUSD 1	Elementary	326	39.0%
36	Gifford Grade School	Gifford, IL	Gifford CCSD 188	Elementary	151	33.8%
37	Unity West	Tolono, IL	Tolono CUSD 7	Elementary	399	33.1%
38	Fisher Jr/Sr High School	Fisher, IL	Fisher CUSD 1	High	284	28.5%
39	Unity Jr High School	Tolono, IL	Tolono CUSD 7	Middle	367	27.8%
40	Unity High School	Tolono, IL	Tolono CUSD 7	High	480	25.0%
41	Lincoln Trail Elem School	Mahomet, IL	Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3	Elementary	801	24.3%
42	Mahomet-Seymour Jr High School	Mahomet, IL	Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3	Middle	812	23.3%
43	Mahomet-Seymour High School	Mahomet, IL	Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3	High	1,050	23.0%
44	Middletown Prairie Elementary	Mahomet, IL	Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3	Elementary	805	21.6%
45	Unity East	Philo, IL	Tolono CUSD 7	Elementary	241	20.3%
46	St Joseph Elem School	Saint Joseph, IL	St Joseph CCSD 169	Elementary	423	19.6%
47	St Joseph Middle School	Saint Joseph, IL	St Joseph CCSD 169	Middle	325	18.8%
48	Prairieview-Ogden South Elem	Ogden, IL	Prairieview-Ogden CCSD 197	Elementary	116	14.7%

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