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The highest-poverty public schools in Sangamon County, Illinois

Across Sangamon County, Illinois, 63 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Edwin A Lee Elementary School leads the list at 87.7%, against a median of 49.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Sangamon County, Illinois

Top % FRL

87.7%

Median % FRL

49.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · SANGAMON COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Edwin A Lee Elementary School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Combined	204	87.7%
2	Harvard Park Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	370	87.6%
3	Feitshans Elem Sch	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	288	84.0%
4	Matheny-Withrow Elem Sch	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	216	83.3%
5	Jane Addams Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	243	81.9%
6	Jefferson Middle School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Middle	517	80.7%
7	McClernand Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	213	80.3%
8	Washington Middle School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Middle	516	79.8%
9	Fairview Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	302	79.5%
10	Black Hawk Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	234	78.2%
11	Enos Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	245	78.0%
12	Southern View Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	171	76.0%
13	Hazel Dell Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	140	75.7%
14	Elizabeth Graham Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	241	74.7%
15	Lanphier High School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	High	1,117	74.2%
16	Ridgely Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	343	74.1%
17	U S Grant Middle School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Middle	498	72.1%
18	Wilcox Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	241	70.5%
19	Laketown Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	135	67.4%
20	Sangamon Valley Intermediate Sch	Illiopolis, IL	Sangamon Valley CUSD 9	Elementary	115	67.0%
21	Dubois Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	469	66.5%
22	Springfield Southeast High Sch	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	High	1,229	66.2%
23	Early Learning Center	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	549	65.2%
24	Sangamon Valley Middle School	Illiopolis, IL	Sangamon Valley CUSD 9	Middle	145	62.8%
25	Springfield Ball Charter School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	394	60.9%
26	Riverton Elem School	Riverton, IL	Riverton CUSD 14	Elementary	515	60.2%
27	Butler Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	367	56.9%
28	Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Middle	709	53.5%
29	Riverton Middle School	Riverton, IL	Riverton CUSD 14	Middle	347	52.4%
30	Tri-City Elem School	Buffalo, IL	Tri City CUSD 1	Elementary	273	51.3%
31	Riverton High School	Riverton, IL	Riverton CUSD 14	High	357	51.3%
32	Sandburg Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	279	49.5%
33	Tri-City Jr High School	Buffalo, IL	Tri City CUSD 1	Middle	137	48.9%
34	Lindsay School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	438	48.4%
35	Auburn Middle School	Auburn, IL	Auburn CUSD 10	Elementary	200	45.5%
36	Tri-City High School	Buffalo, IL	Tri City CUSD 1	High	154	42.2%
37	Auburn Elem School	Auburn, IL	Auburn CUSD 10	Elementary	292	42.1%
38	Owen Marsh Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	324	42.0%
39	Auburn Jr High at Divernon	Divernon, IL	Auburn CUSD 10	Middle	236	41.1%
40	Auburn High School	Auburn, IL	Auburn CUSD 10	High	327	40.1%
41	Lincoln Magnet School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Middle	300	37.7%
42	Springfield High School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	High	1,308	36.3%
43	Cantrall Elem School	Cantrall, IL	Athens CUSD 213	Elementary	334	35.3%
44	Cantrall Intermediate School	Cantrall, IL	Athens CUSD 213	Middle	184	34.8%
45	Chatham Elem School	Chatham, IL	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	Elementary	500	31.4%
46	New Berlin Elementary School	New Berlin, IL	New Berlin CUSD 16	Elementary	452	30.1%
47	New Berlin Jr High School	New Berlin, IL	New Berlin CUSD 16	Middle	155	29.0%
48	New Berlin High School	New Berlin, IL	New Berlin CUSD 16	High	256	26.2%
49	Pawnee Grade School	Pawnee, IL	Pawnee CUSD 11	Elementary	325	25.8%
50	Glenwood Elementary School	Chatham, IL	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	Elementary	573	23.2%

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