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

Across Lake County, Illinois, 82 public elementary schools are ranked here, 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

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	A J Katzenmaier Academy	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Elementary	387	99.5%
3	Forrestal Elem School	Great Lakes, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Elementary	386	99.2%
4	Evelyn Alexander School	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Elementary	354	98.3%
5	Pleviak Elem School	Lake Villa, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Elementary	370	90.3%
6	Raymond Ellis Elem School	Round Lake Beach, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Elementary	617	90.1%
7	Round Lake Beach Elem School	Round Lake Beach, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Elementary	491	89.0%
8	Elmwood Elem School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Elementary	336	87.5%
9	Indian Hill Elem School	Round Lake Heights, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Elementary	529	84.5%
10	West Elementary School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Elementary	339	84.4%
11	LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr	Waukegan, IL	LEARN John and Kathy Schreiber Ch	Elementary	519	83.8%
12	W J Murphy Elem School	Round Lake Park, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Elementary	414	83.6%
13	Village Elementary School	Round Lake, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Elementary	433	83.4%
14	Lakeview School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Elementary	249	82.7%
15	Carman-Buckner Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	509	82.3%
16	Beulah Park Elem School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Elementary	289	82.0%
17	East Elementary School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Elementary	275	81.5%
18	Washington Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	384	78.4%
19	Hyde Park Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	295	78.3%
20	Lyon Magnet Elementary School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	430	77.0%
21	North Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	498	76.3%
22	Howe Elementary School	Beach Park, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	Elementary	318	75.5%
23	Glen Flora Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	476	75.2%
24	Glenwood Elementary School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	577	71.8%
25	Little Fort Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	421	70.3%
26	LEARN 10 Charter School	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Elementary	297	69.4%
27	Whittier Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	438	69.2%
28	Clearview Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	404	69.1%
29	John S Clark Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	262	67.9%
30	Oakdale Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	505	66.5%
31	Newport Elem School	Wadsworth, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	Elementary	261	65.1%
32	Greenwood Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	318	61.3%
33	H R McCall Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	396	61.1%
34	LEARN Chtr Sch 6 N Chicago Campus	Great Lakes, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Elementary	503	60.8%
35	West Oak Intermediate School	Mundelein, IL	Diamond Lake SD 76	Elementary	268	59.7%
36	Prairie Trail School	Wadsworth, IL	Gurnee SD 56	Elementary	454	59.0%
37	Spaulding Elementary School	Gurnee, IL	Gurnee SD 56	Elementary	450	58.2%
38	Lotus School	Spring Grove, IL	Fox Lake GSD 114	Elementary	345	57.1%
39	Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	395	56.7%
40	Westfield School	Winthrop Harbor, IL	Winthrop Harbor SD 1	Elementary	346	55.8%
41	Oak Crest School	Beach Park, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	Elementary	308	54.9%
42	Diamond Lake School	Mundelein, IL	Diamond Lake SD 76	Elementary	262	54.2%
43	Avon Center Elem School	Round Lake Beach, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	Elementary	361	53.7%
44	Kenneth Murphy School	Beach Park, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	Elementary	394	53.6%
45	Gavin Central Elementary School	Ingleside, IL	Gavin SD 37	Elementary	467	52.0%
46	River Trail School	Gurnee, IL	Gurnee SD 56	Elementary	471	51.8%
47	Olive C Martin School	Lake Villa, IL	Lake Villa CCSD 41	Elementary	511	47.6%
48	Hawthorn Sch of Dual Language	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	Elementary	413	47.5%
49	Oak Terrace Elem School	Highwood, IL	North Shore SD 112	Elementary	494	46.4%
50	Woodland Primary School	Gages Lake, IL	Woodland CCSD 50	Elementary	657	45.4%

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