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The highest-poverty public schools in LaSalle County, Illinois

Across LaSalle County, Illinois, 33 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Centennial Elem School leads the list at 79.3%, against a median of 54.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

LaSalle County, Illinois

Top % FRL

79.3%

Median % FRL

54.6%

HIGHEST POVERTY · LASALLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Centennial Elem School	Streator, IL	Streator ESD 44	Elementary	482	79.3%
2	Lincoln Jr High School	La Salle, IL	La Salle ESD 122	Middle	269	75.1%
3	Northlawn Jr High School	Streator, IL	Streator ESD 44	Middle	614	71.7%
4	Kimes Elem School	Streator, IL	Streator ESD 44	Elementary	415	70.6%
5	Lincoln Elem School	Ottawa, IL	Ottawa ESD 141	Elementary	387	69.3%
6	Northwest Elem School	La Salle, IL	La Salle ESD 122	Elementary	650	68.2%
7	Jefferson Elem School	Ottawa, IL	Ottawa ESD 141	Elementary	304	64.8%
8	Blackstone Elem School	Mendota, IL	Mendota CCSD 289	Elementary	197	62.4%
9	Lincoln Elem School	Mendota, IL	Mendota CCSD 289	Elementary	319	61.1%
10	Northbrook School	Mendota, IL	Mendota CCSD 289	Middle	526	58.6%
11	Marseilles Elementary School	Marseilles, IL	Marseilles ESD 150	Elementary	528	57.2%
12	Northview Elem School	Peru, IL	Peru ESD 124	Elementary	594	56.4%
13	Central Intermediate School	Ottawa, IL	Ottawa ESD 141	Middle	339	56.3%
14	Mendota Twp High School	Mendota, IL	Mendota Twp HSD 280	High	493	56.2%
15	Shepherd Middle School	Ottawa, IL	Ottawa ESD 141	Middle	353	54.7%
16	Streator Twp High School	Streator, IL	Streator Twp HSD 40	High	764	54.6%
17	Parkside Middle School	Peru, IL	Peru ESD 124	Middle	372	54.6%
18	Lincoln Elem School	Oglesby, IL	Oglesby ESD 125	Elementary	328	50.0%
19	La Salle-Peru Twp High School	La Salle, IL	La Salle-Peru Twp HSD 120	High	1,167	47.3%
20	Washington Elem School	Oglesby, IL	Oglesby ESD 125	Middle	116	46.6%
21	Earlville Elem School	Earlville, IL	Earlville CUSD 9	Elementary	253	45.1%
22	Serena Middle School	Serena, IL	Serena CUSD 2	Middle	184	44.6%
23	Sheridan Elem School	Sheridan, IL	Serena CUSD 2	Elementary	135	43.0%
24	McKinley Elem School	Ottawa, IL	Ottawa ESD 141	Elementary	364	40.9%
25	Leland Elem School	Leland, IL	Leland CUSD 1	Elementary	175	37.7%
26	Seneca Elem School South Campus	Seneca, IL	Seneca CCSD 170	Middle	209	36.8%
27	Harding Grade School	Earlville, IL	Serena CUSD 2	Elementary	130	36.2%
28	Grand Ridge School	Grand Ridge, IL	Grand Ridge CCSD 95	Elementary	212	34.4%
29	Seneca Grade School North Campus	Seneca, IL	Seneca CCSD 170	Elementary	256	34.0%
30	Serena High School	Serena, IL	Serena CUSD 2	High	162	34.0%
31	Seneca High School	Seneca, IL	Seneca Twp HSD 160	High	378	31.5%
32	Wallace Elem School	Ottawa, IL	Wallace CCSD 195	Elementary	420	26.7%
33	Milton Pope Elem School	Marseilles, IL	Miller Twp CCSD 210	Elementary	195	19.5%

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