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The highest-poverty public K-12 schools in Illinois

Across Illinois, 3 public K-12 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 86.1% across the ranked schools.

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Illinois

Top % FRL

87.7%

Median % FRL

86.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Edwin A Lee Elementary School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Combined	204	87.7%
2	CICS - Longwood Campus	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Combined	1,137	86.1%
3	Horizon Science Acad-Belmont	Chicago, IL	Horizon Science Acad-Belmont	Combined	785	84.3%

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