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The highest-poverty public schools in DeKalb County, Illinois

Across DeKalb County, Illinois, 38 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch leads the list at 80.2%, against a median of 44.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

DeKalb County, Illinois

Top % FRL

80.2%

Median % FRL

44.6%

HIGHEST POVERTY · DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	328	80.2%
2	Tyler Elementary School	De Kalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	265	78.9%
3	Founders Elementary School	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	565	78.1%
4	Clinton Rosette Middle School	DeKalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Middle	575	74.1%
5	Littlejohn Elem School	DeKalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	362	70.7%
6	Malta Elementary School	Malta, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	293	65.9%
7	Huntley Middle School	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Middle	865	63.8%
8	Lincoln Elementary School	DeKalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	272	62.9%
9	Cortland Elementary School	Cortland, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	523	62.1%
10	DeKalb High School	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	High	2,134	61.3%
11	West Elem School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	270	60.0%
12	Jefferson Elem School	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	308	56.8%
13	Hiawatha Elem Sch PreK-5	Kirkland, IL	Hiawatha CUSD 426	Elementary	216	52.3%
14	Sandwich Middle School	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	Middle	420	51.2%
15	Herman E Dummer	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	Elementary	275	49.1%
16	W W Woodbury Elem School	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	Elementary	170	47.6%
17	Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School	Kirkland, IL	Hiawatha CUSD 426	High	211	46.9%
18	Sandwich Community High School	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	High	560	46.1%
19	Lynn G Haskin Elementary School	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	Elementary	226	46.0%
20	Kingston Elementary School	Kingston, IL	Genoa Kingston CUSD 424	Elementary	310	43.2%
21	Somonauk High School	Somonauk, IL	Somonauk CUSD 432	High	224	41.1%
22	Indian Creek Middle School	Waterman, IL	Indian Creek CUSD 425	Middle	213	40.8%
23	Indian Creek Elementary School	Shabbona, IL	Indian Creek CUSD 425	Elementary	269	40.5%
24	Genoa Elementary School	Genoa, IL	Genoa Kingston CUSD 424	Elementary	353	40.5%
25	James R Wood Elem School	Somonauk, IL	Somonauk CUSD 432	Elementary	298	39.6%
26	Genoa-Kingston High School	Genoa, IL	Genoa Kingston CUSD 424	High	485	39.4%
27	Genoa-Kingston Middle School	Genoa, IL	Genoa Kingston CUSD 424	Middle	355	39.2%
28	Somonauk Middle School	Somonauk, IL	Somonauk CUSD 432	Middle	249	38.6%
29	Indian Creek High School	Shabbona, IL	Indian Creek CUSD 425	High	268	38.4%
30	Prairie View Elem School	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	Elementary	221	37.1%
31	South Prairie Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	456	34.4%
32	Southeast Elem School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	300	30.7%
33	Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Sch	Hinckley, IL	Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429	Elementary	297	27.3%
34	Sycamore Middle School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Middle	847	25.9%
35	Hinckley-Big Rock High School	Hinckley, IL	Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429	High	217	25.8%
36	Sycamore High School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	High	1,161	24.8%
37	North Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	309	19.1%
38	North Grove Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	377	8.2%

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