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

Across Sangamon County, Illinois, 37 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Harvard Park Elem School leads the list at 87.6%, against a median of 60.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Sangamon County, Illinois

Top % FRL

87.6%

Median % FRL

60.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · SANGAMON COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Harvard Park Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	370	87.6%
2	Feitshans Elem Sch	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	288	84.0%
3	Matheny-Withrow Elem Sch	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	216	83.3%
4	Jane Addams Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	243	81.9%
5	McClernand Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	213	80.3%
6	Fairview Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	302	79.5%
7	Black Hawk Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	234	78.2%
8	Enos Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	245	78.0%
9	Southern View Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	171	76.0%
10	Hazel Dell Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	140	75.7%
11	Elizabeth Graham Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	241	74.7%
12	Ridgely Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	343	74.1%
13	Wilcox Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	241	70.5%
14	Laketown Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	135	67.4%
15	Sangamon Valley Intermediate Sch	Illiopolis, IL	Sangamon Valley CUSD 9	Elementary	115	67.0%
16	Dubois Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	469	66.5%
17	Early Learning Center	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	549	65.2%
18	Springfield Ball Charter School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	394	60.9%
19	Riverton Elem School	Riverton, IL	Riverton CUSD 14	Elementary	515	60.2%
20	Butler Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	367	56.9%
21	Tri-City Elem School	Buffalo, IL	Tri City CUSD 1	Elementary	273	51.3%
22	Sandburg Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	279	49.5%
23	Lindsay School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	438	48.4%
24	Auburn Middle School	Auburn, IL	Auburn CUSD 10	Elementary	200	45.5%
25	Auburn Elem School	Auburn, IL	Auburn CUSD 10	Elementary	292	42.1%
26	Owen Marsh Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	324	42.0%
27	Cantrall Elem School	Cantrall, IL	Athens CUSD 213	Elementary	334	35.3%
28	Chatham Elem School	Chatham, IL	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	Elementary	500	31.4%
29	New Berlin Elementary School	New Berlin, IL	New Berlin CUSD 16	Elementary	452	30.1%
30	Pawnee Grade School	Pawnee, IL	Pawnee CUSD 11	Elementary	325	25.8%
31	Glenwood Elementary School	Chatham, IL	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	Elementary	573	23.2%
32	Ball Elementary School	Chatham, IL	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	Elementary	552	22.8%
33	Iles Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	414	21.7%
34	Rochester Elem EC-1 Sch	Rochester, IL	Rochester CUSD 3A	Elementary	402	17.9%
35	Rochester Elem 2-3	Rochester, IL	Rochester CUSD 3A	Elementary	236	17.8%
36	Sherman Elem School	Sherman, IL	Williamsville CUSD 15	Elementary	552	13.2%
37	Farmingdale Elem School	Pleasant Plains, IL	Pleasant Plains CUSD 8	Elementary	485	3.9%

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