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The highest-poverty public schools in Kane County, Illinois

Across Kane County, Illinois, 107 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Perry Elementary School leads the list at 90.3%, against a median of 51.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

107

Kane County, Illinois

Top % FRL

90.3%

Median % FRL

51.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Perry Elementary School	Carpentersville, IL	CUSD 300	Elementary	278	90.3%
2	Meadowdale Elem School	Carpentersville, IL	CUSD 300	Elementary	421	88.6%
3	Sunny Hill Elem School	Carpentersville, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	Elementary	245	87.8%
4	Lakewood School	Carpentersville, IL	CUSD 300	Elementary	590	86.9%
5	Golfview Elem School	Carpentersville, IL	CUSD 300	Elementary	401	86.8%
6	Carpentersville Middle School	Carpentersville, IL	CUSD 300	Middle	1,142	86.4%
7	Delacey Family Educ Ctr	Carpentersville, IL	CUSD 300	Elementary	210	85.7%
8	Channing Memorial Elem School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Elementary	491	83.5%
9	Ronald D O Neal	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Elementary	445	80.4%
10	Parkview Elementary School	Carpentersville, IL	CUSD 300	Elementary	552	80.1%
11	Harriet Gifford Elem School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Elementary	460	79.1%
12	McKinley Elem School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Elementary	395	77.5%
13	Highland Elem School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Elementary	616	77.1%
14	Lowrie Elem School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Elementary	397	75.8%
15	Century Oaks Elem School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Elementary	542	74.0%
16	Ellis Middle School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Middle	496	72.4%
17	Washington Elem School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Elementary	446	72.2%
18	Dundee-Crown High School	Carpentersville, IL	CUSD 300	High	2,573	71.9%
19	Coleman Elem School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Elementary	641	70.2%
20	K D Waldo Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Middle	729	70.0%
21	Edna Rollins Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	508	69.5%
22	Abbott Middle School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Middle	551	69.3%
23	Hillcrest Elem School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Elementary	509	68.0%
24	L D Brady Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	310	67.7%
25	Oak Park Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	353	67.4%
26	C M Bardwell Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	679	67.2%
27	Henry W Cowherd Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Middle	807	67.0%
28	Rose E Krug Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	271	66.8%
29	Hill Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora West USD 129	Elementary	511	66.3%
30	Larkin High School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	High	2,174	65.0%
31	C F Simmons Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Middle	792	64.4%
32	Kimball Middle School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Middle	501	63.9%
33	Mabel O Donnell Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	360	63.6%
34	East High School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	High	4,020	63.6%
35	Nicholas A Hermes Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	607	63.4%
36	G N Dieterich Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	507	63.3%
37	W S Beaupre Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	226	63.3%
38	Larsen Middle School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Middle	570	62.8%
39	Creekside Elem	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Elementary	469	62.5%
40	Jefferson Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora West USD 129	Middle	577	62.2%
41	Olney C Allen Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	712	60.5%
42	Smith Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora West USD 129	Elementary	425	60.5%
43	John Gates Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	427	60.4%
44	Greenman Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora West USD 129	Elementary	528	59.7%
45	Benavides Steam Academy	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	326	59.2%
46	Nicholson Elem School	Montgomery, IL	Aurora West USD 129	Elementary	337	58.8%
47	Algonquin Lakes Elem Sch	Algonquin, IL	CUSD 300	Elementary	408	58.1%
48	C I Johnson Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	269	58.0%
49	Washington Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora West USD 129	Middle	690	57.8%
50	Willard Elem School	South Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Elementary	370	55.4%

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