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

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public elementary schools in Macon County, Illinois, drawn from 19 qualifying public elementary schools. Hope Academy leads the list at 93.8%, against a median of 79.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Macon County, Illinois

Top % FRL

93.8%

Median % FRL

79.7%

HIGHEST POVERTY · MACON COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Hope Academy	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	501	93.8%
2	Franklin Grove Elem School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	461	89.8%
3	Parsons Elementary School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	505	89.5%
4	American Dreamer STEM Academy	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	423	89.1%
5	South Shores Elem School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	335	87.2%
6	Michael E Baum Elem School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	313	86.6%
7	Dennis Lab School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	579	84.6%
8	Muffley Elem School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	386	84.5%
9	Pershing Early Learning Center	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	416	81.5%
10	Johns Hill Magnet School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	627	79.7%
11	Robertson Charter School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	327	63.9%
12	Sangamon Valley Primary School	Harristown, IL	Sangamon Valley CUSD 9	Elementary	170	62.9%
13	Argenta-Oreana Elementary School	Oreana, IL	Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1	Elementary	445	53.5%
14	Montessori Academy for Peace	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	586	52.9%
15	Warrensburg-Latham Elem Sch	Warrensburg, IL	Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11	Elementary	475	51.8%
16	Meridian Elem School	Blue Mound, IL	Meridian CUSD 15	Elementary	460	48.0%
17	McGaughey Elem School	Mount Zion, IL	Mt Zion CUSD 3	Elementary	371	38.8%
18	Maroa-Forsyth Grade School	Forsyth, IL	Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2	Elementary	593	33.7%
19	Mt Zion Elem School	Mount Zion, IL	Mt Zion CUSD 3	Elementary	359	30.1%

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