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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Illinois · page 27

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HIGHEST POVERTY · ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1301Lincoln Elementary SchoolPontiac, ILPontiac CCSD 429Elementary22750.2%
1302Seymour Elementary SchoolPayson, ILPayson CUSD 1Elementary23350.2%
1303Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine ArtsEvanston, ILEvanston CCSD 65Elementary42150.1%
1304GCMS Elementary SchoolGibson City, ILGibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5Elementary48950.1%
1305Hitch Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary49550.1%
1306Cypress Elem SchoolCypress, ILCypress SD 64Elementary11650.0%
1307Clearmont Elem SchoolElk Grove Village, ILComm Cons SD 59Elementary40850.0%
1308Maercker Elem SchoolWestmont, ILMaercker SD 60Elementary45650.0%
1309Lincoln Elem SchoolOglesby, ILOglesby ESD 125Elementary32850.0%
1310Willow Bend Elem SchoolRolling Meadows, ILPalatine CCSD 15Elementary51949.9%
1311William F Murphy Elem SchoolWoodridge, ILWoodridge SD 68Elementary39949.9%
1312STEM Magnet Academy ElemChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary39749.9%
1313Southeast Elem SchoolEvergreen Park, ILEvergreen Park ESD 124Elementary30349.8%
1314Bureau Valley NorthWalnut, ILBureau Valley CUSD 340Elementary18349.7%
1315Franklin Elem Fine Arts CenterChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary34849.7%
1316Brown County Elementary SchoolMount Sterling, ILBrown County CUSD 1Elementary27049.6%
1317Richmond Elementary SchoolSaint Charles, ILSt Charles CUSD 303Elementary38549.6%
1318Troy Heritage Trail SchoolJoliet, ILTroy CCSD 30CElementary48049.6%
1319Field Stevenson Elem SchoolForest Park, ILForest Park SD 91Elementary21449.5%
1320Beecher City Grade SchoolBeecher City, ILBeecher City CUSD 20Elementary19649.5%
1321Jerseyville East Elem SchoolJerseyville, ILJersey CUSD 100Elementary39249.5%
1322Sandburg Elem SchoolSpringfield, ILSpringfield SD 186Elementary27949.5%
1323Newton Elem SchoolNewton, ILJasper County CUD 1Elementary47649.4%
1324Galatia Elem SchoolGalatia, ILGalatia CUSD 1Elementary15249.3%
1325Hilltop Elementary SchoolElgin, ILSD U-46Elementary52149.3%
1326Winston Churchill SchoolHomewood, ILHomewood SD 153Elementary57249.3%
1327L J Stevens Intermediate SchoolWilmington, ILWilmington CUSD 209UElementary35349.3%
1328Glenn Elem SchoolNormal, ILMcLean County USD 5Elementary27249.3%
1329Bureau Valley Elemntry-WyanetWyanet, ILBureau Valley CUSD 340Elementary12649.2%
1330Cerro Gordo Elem SchoolCerro Gordo, ILCerro Gordo CUSD 100Elementary24649.2%
1331Amboy Central Elem SchoolAmboy, ILAmboy CUSD 272Elementary28349.1%
1332Herman E DummerSandwich, ILSandwich CUSD 430Elementary27549.1%
1333Chebanse Elem SchoolChebanse, ILCentral CUSD 4Elementary34349.0%
1334Red Bud Elem SchoolRed Bud, ILRed Bud CUSD 132Elementary58249.0%
1335Solomon Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary32348.9%
1336North Side Elem SchoolFairfield, ILFairfield PSD 112Elementary32148.9%
1337Illini Elem SchoolFairview Heights, ILGrant CCSD 110Elementary31548.9%
1338Selmaville Elem SchoolSalem, ILSelmaville CCSD 10Elementary22348.9%
1339Longwood Elem SchoolNaperville, ILIndian Prairie CUSD 204Elementary34648.8%
1340Holmes Elem SchoolClarendon Hills, ILMaercker SD 60Elementary51948.7%
1341Ruth M Schneider Elem SchoolFarmer City, ILBlue Ridge CUSD 18Elementary26548.7%
1342Roy De Shane Elementary SchoolCarol Stream, ILCCSD 93Elementary18548.6%
1343Wethersfield Elem SchoolKewanee, ILWethersfield CUSD 230Elementary29648.6%
1344Grant Park Elem SchoolGrant Park, ILGrant Park CUSD 6Elementary32548.6%
1345Lee R Foster Elem SchoolOak Forest, ILForest Ridge SD 142Elementary39748.6%
1346Staunton Elem SchoolStaunton, ILStaunton CUSD 6Elementary54148.6%
1347Salt Fork North Elementary SchoolCatlin, ILSalt Fork CUSD 512Elementary27448.5%
1348Sor Juana Ines de la CruzChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary54248.5%
1349Lindsay SchoolSpringfield, ILSpringfield SD 186Elementary43848.4%
1350Horizon Elem SchoolHanover Park, ILSD U-46Elementary43648.4%
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