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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Cook County, Illinois

Across Cook County, Illinois, 804 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Thurgood Marshall Elementary School leads the list at 100%, against a median of 75.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
804
Cook County, Illinois
Top % FRL
100%
Median % FRL
75.5%
HIGHEST POVERTY · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolBellwood, ILBellwood SD 88Elementary229100%
2Holmes Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary166100%
3Carol Moseley Braun SchoolCalumet City, ILDolton SD 149Elementary264100%
4Lincoln Elementary SchoolDolton, ILDolton SD 148Elementary342100%
5Roosevelt Elementary SchoolDolton, ILDolton SD 148Elementary248100%
6Taft SchoolHarvey, ILSouth Holland SD 151Elementary308100%
7Coolidge Elementary SchoolLansing, ILLansing SD 158Elementary67099.9%
8Carver Primary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary46799.8%
9Caroline Sibley Elementary SchoolCalumet City, ILDolton SD 149Elementary43499.8%
10Washington Elementary SchoolRiverdale, ILDolton SD 148Elementary28299.6%
11Madison SchoolSouth Holland, ILSouth Holland SD 151Elementary27799.6%
12Eisenhower SchoolSouth Holland, ILSouth Holland SD 151Elementary27499.6%
13Berger-Vandenberg Elementary SchoolDolton, ILDolton SD 149Elementary26699.6%
14Lincoln Elementary SchoolCalumet City, ILLincoln ESD 156Elementary71799.6%
15Barack H Obama Learning AcademyMarkham, ILHazel Crest SD 152-5Elementary46699.6%
16Barbara A Sizemore CampusChicago, ILBetty Shabazz Internl Chrtr SchElementary23199.6%
17Johnson STEAM ElementaryChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary20999.5%
18Early Childhood CntrDolton, ILDolton SD 148Elementary19699.5%
19Grant Elementary SchoolMelrose Park, ILBellwood SD 88Elementary36399.4%
20Melody Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary34199.4%
21Wilson Elementary SchoolChicago Heights, ILChicago Heights SD 170Elementary16099.4%
22Lincoln Elementary SchoolBellwood, ILBellwood SD 88Elementary31099.4%
23Betty Shabazz Internl Charter SchoolChicago, ILBetty Shabazz Internl Chrtr SchElementary29399.3%
24New Beginnings Learning AcademySouth Holland, ILDolton SD 149Elementary28899.3%
25Spencer Technology Academy Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary42799.3%
26Riverdale SchoolRiverdale, ILDolton SD 148Elementary13799.3%
27W W Walker Elementary SchoolBedford Park, ILSummit SD 104Elementary13099.2%
28Montessori of Englewood Chtr Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary34999.1%
29Worthwoods Elementary SchoolWorth, ILWorth SD 127Elementary27298.9%
30Reavis Elementary SchoolLansing, ILLansing SD 158Elementary36298.9%
31Roosevelt Elementary SchoolChicago Heights, ILChicago Heights SD 170Elementary35398.9%
32Nob Hill Elementary SchoolCountry Club Hills, ILPrairie-Hills ESD 144Elementary16498.8%
33McKinley Elementary SchoolBellwood, ILBellwood SD 88Elementary30498.7%
34Jesse C White Learning AcademyHazel Crest, ILHazel Crest SD 152-5Elementary42598.6%
35Worth Elementary SchoolWorth, ILWorth SD 127Elementary41398.5%
36Chalmers STEAM ElementaryChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary20598.5%
37Garfield Elementary SchoolChicago Heights, ILChicago Heights SD 170Elementary24898.4%
38Faraday Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary17898.3%
39Oak Glen Elementary SchoolLansing, ILLansing SD 158Elementary52698.3%
40Greenbriar Elementary SchoolChicago Heights, ILChicago Heights SD 170Elementary17498.3%
41Earle Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary28698.3%
42Washington-McKinley Elementary SchoolChicago Heights, ILChicago Heights SD 170Elementary28698.3%
43Dr Donald Wharton Elementary SchoolSummit, ILSummit SD 104Elementary11498.2%
44Fairfield Elementary AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary49298.2%
45Fulton Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary32198.1%
46Bass Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary31398.1%
47Prairie-Hills STEAM AcademyMarkham, ILPrairie-Hills ESD 144Elementary10298.0%
48Haley Elementary AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary45898.0%
49Schmid Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary19597.9%
50Hamline Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary58297.9%
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