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The highest-poverty public schools in Monroe County, Illinois

11 public schools in Monroe County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. W J Zahnow Elem School leads the list at 24.6%, against a median of 20.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Monroe County, Illinois

Top % FRL

24.6%

Median % FRL

20.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · MONROE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	W J Zahnow Elem School	Waterloo, IL	Waterloo CUSD 5	Elementary	487	24.6%
2	Valmeyer Elementary School	Valmeyer, IL	Valmeyer CUSD 3	Elementary	152	21.7%
3	Rogers Elem School	Waterloo, IL	Waterloo CUSD 5	Elementary	417	20.9%
4	Valmeyer High School	Valmeyer, IL	Valmeyer CUSD 3	High	106	20.8%
5	Gardner Elementary School	Waterloo, IL	Waterloo CUSD 5	Elementary	374	20.6%
6	Waterloo High School	Waterloo, IL	Waterloo CUSD 5	High	876	20.0%
7	Waterloo Junior High School	Waterloo, IL	Waterloo CUSD 5	Middle	613	18.3%
8	Columbia Middle School	Columbia, IL	Columbia CUSD 4	Middle	612	17.3%
9	Eagleview Elementary School	Columbia, IL	Columbia CUSD 4	Elementary	259	16.2%
10	Columbia High School	Columbia, IL	Columbia CUSD 4	High	606	15.2%
11	Parkview Elementary School	Columbia, IL	Columbia CUSD 4	Elementary	427	14.5%

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