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The highest-poverty public schools in Lake County, Illinois

120 public schools in Lake County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Green Bay Early Childhood Center leads the list at 100%, against a median of 54.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

120

Lake County, Illinois

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

54.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Green Bay Early Childhood Center	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Elementary	211	100%
2	North Chicago Community High Sch	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	High	898	99.8%
3	A J Katzenmaier Academy	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Elementary	387	99.5%
4	Forrestal Elem School	Great Lakes, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Elementary	386	99.2%
5	Neal Math Science Academy	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Middle	601	98.8%
6	Evelyn Alexander School	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Elementary	354	98.3%
7	Pleviak Elem School	Lake Villa, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Elementary	370	90.3%
8	Raymond Ellis Elem School	Round Lake Beach, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Elementary	617	90.1%
9	Magee Middle School	Round Lake, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Middle	642	89.3%
10	Round Lake Beach Elem School	Round Lake Beach, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Elementary	491	89.0%
11	Elmwood Elem School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Elementary	336	87.5%
12	Round Lake Middle School	Round Lake Heights, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Middle	783	85.8%
13	Shiloh Park Middle School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Middle	358	85.8%
14	Zion Central Middle School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Middle	330	85.5%
15	Round Lake Senior High School	Round Lake, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	High	2,194	85.1%
16	Indian Hill Elem School	Round Lake Heights, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Elementary	529	84.5%
17	West Elementary School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Elementary	339	84.4%
18	LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr	Waukegan, IL	LEARN John and Kathy Schreiber Ch	Elementary	519	83.8%
19	W J Murphy Elem School	Round Lake Park, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Elementary	414	83.6%
20	Village Elementary School	Round Lake, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Elementary	433	83.4%
21	Lakeview School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Elementary	249	82.7%
22	Carman-Buckner Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	509	82.3%
23	Beulah Park Elem School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Elementary	289	82.0%
24	East Elementary School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Elementary	275	81.5%
25	Washington Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	384	78.4%
26	Hyde Park Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	295	78.3%
27	Lyon Magnet Elementary School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	430	77.0%
28	North Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	498	76.3%
29	Howe Elementary School	Beach Park, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	Elementary	318	75.5%
30	Glen Flora Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	476	75.2%
31	John R Lewis Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	721	74.1%
32	Edith M Smith Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	493	72.2%
33	Glenwood Elementary School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	577	71.8%
34	Robert E Abbott Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	585	71.1%
35	Little Fort Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	421	70.3%
36	Miguel Juarez Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	651	69.6%
37	LEARN 10 Charter School	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Elementary	297	69.4%
38	Whittier Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	438	69.2%
39	Clearview Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	404	69.1%
40	John S Clark Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	262	67.9%
41	Oakdale Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	505	66.5%
42	Newport Elem School	Wadsworth, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	Elementary	261	65.1%
43	Waukegan High School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	High	4,186	64.0%
44	Jack Benny Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	475	62.1%
45	Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch	Zion, IL	Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126	High	2,114	62.0%
46	Greenwood Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	318	61.3%
47	H R McCall Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	396	61.1%
48	LEARN Chtr Sch 6 N Chicago Campus	Great Lakes, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Elementary	503	60.8%
49	Zion-Benton East High School	Zion, IL	Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126	High	419	60.6%
50	West Oak Intermediate School	Mundelein, IL	Diamond Lake SD 76	Elementary	268	59.7%

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