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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Illinois

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public elementary schools in Illinois, drawn from 2,139 qualifying public elementary schools. Green Bay Early Childhood Center leads the list at 100%, against a median of 58.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

2,139

Illinois

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

58.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Green Bay Early Childhood Center	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Elementary	211	100%
2	Thurgood Marshall Elem School	Bellwood, IL	Bellwood SD 88	Elementary	229	100%
3	Eagle Ridge School	Silvis, IL	Carbon Cliff-Barstow SD 36	Elementary	238	100%
4	Holmes Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	166	100%
5	Carol Moseley Braun School	Calumet City, IL	Dolton SD 149	Elementary	264	100%
6	Lincoln Elementary School	Dolton, IL	Dolton SD 148	Elementary	342	100%
7	Roosevelt Elem School	Dolton, IL	Dolton SD 148	Elementary	248	100%
8	Dongola Elementary School	Dongola, IL	Dongola USD 66	Elementary	108	100%
9	Dunbar Elem School	East Saint Louis, IL	East St Louis SD 189	Elementary	327	100%
10	Annette Officer Elementary	East Saint Louis, IL	East St Louis SD 189	Elementary	362	100%
11	Wyvetter Younge Sch of Excellence	E Saint Louis, IL	East St Louis SD 189	Elementary	534	100%
12	Eisenhower Academy	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	209	100%
13	Forest Park Individual Ed School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	263	100%
14	Taft School	Harvey, IL	South Holland SD 151	Elementary	308	100%
15	Coolidge Elementary School	Lansing, IL	Lansing SD 158	Elementary	670	99.9%
16	Carver Primary School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	467	99.8%
17	Caroline Sibley Elem School	Calumet City, IL	Dolton SD 149	Elementary	434	99.8%
18	Vivian Adams Early Child Ctr	East Saint Louis, IL	East St Louis SD 189	Elementary	377	99.7%
19	Washington Elem School	Riverdale, IL	Dolton SD 148	Elementary	282	99.6%
20	Madison School	South Holland, IL	South Holland SD 151	Elementary	277	99.6%
21	Eisenhower School	South Holland, IL	South Holland SD 151	Elementary	274	99.6%
22	Berger-Vandenberg Elem School	Dolton, IL	Dolton SD 149	Elementary	266	99.6%
23	Lincoln Elem School	Calumet City, IL	Lincoln ESD 156	Elementary	717	99.6%
24	Barack H Obama Learning Academy	Markham, IL	Hazel Crest SD 152-5	Elementary	466	99.6%
25	Barbara A Sizemore Campus	Chicago, IL	Betty Shabazz Internl Chrtr Sch	Elementary	231	99.6%
26	Johnson STEAM Elementary	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	209	99.5%
27	Early Childhood Cntr	Dolton, IL	Dolton SD 148	Elementary	196	99.5%
28	A J Katzenmaier Academy	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Elementary	387	99.5%
29	Grant Elem School	Melrose Park, IL	Bellwood SD 88	Elementary	363	99.4%
30	James Avant Elementary School	Washington Pk, IL	East St Louis SD 189	Elementary	342	99.4%
31	Melody Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	341	99.4%
32	Wilson Elem School	Chicago Heights, IL	Chicago Heights SD 170	Elementary	160	99.4%
33	Lincoln Elementary School	Bellwood, IL	Bellwood SD 88	Elementary	310	99.4%
34	Egyptian Elem School	Tamms, IL	Egyptian CUSD 5	Elementary	151	99.3%
35	Cairo Elementary School	Cairo, IL	Cairo USD 1	Elementary	148	99.3%
36	Betty Shabazz Internl Charter Sch	Chicago, IL	Betty Shabazz Internl Chrtr Sch	Elementary	293	99.3%
37	New Beginnings Learning Academy	South Holland, IL	Dolton SD 149	Elementary	288	99.3%
38	Spencer Technology Acad Elem Sch	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	427	99.3%
39	Riverdale School	Riverdale, IL	Dolton SD 148	Elementary	137	99.3%
40	W W Walker Elem School	Bedford Park, IL	Summit SD 104	Elementary	130	99.2%
41	Forrestal Elem School	Great Lakes, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Elementary	386	99.2%
42	Ledgewood Elem School	Roscoe, IL	Kinnikinnick CCSD 131	Elementary	375	99.2%
43	Montessori of Englewood Chtr ES	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	349	99.1%
44	Jordan Elem School	Centralia, IL	Centralia SD 135	Elementary	228	99.1%
45	Katie Harper-Wright Elem	East Saint Louis, IL	East St Louis SD 189	Elementary	418	99.0%
46	Fairmont School	Lockport, IL	Fairmont SD 89	Elementary	300	99.0%
47	Worthwoods Elem School	Worth, IL	Worth SD 127	Elementary	272	98.9%
48	Reavis Elem School	Lansing, IL	Lansing SD 158	Elementary	362	98.9%
49	Schiller Elem School	Centralia, IL	Centralia SD 135	Elementary	270	98.9%
50	Roosevelt Elem School	Chicago Heights, IL	Chicago Heights SD 170	Elementary	353	98.9%

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