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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Illinois · page 4

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HIGHEST POVERTY · ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
151Ellington Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary51095.1%
152Isaac Singleton Elem SchJoliet, ILJoliet PSD 86Elementary30495.1%
153Burnham Elem SchoolBurnham, ILBurnham SD 154-5Elementary14195.0%
154Dubois Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary20195.0%
155Edna Keith Elem SchoolJoliet, ILJoliet PSD 86Elementary40295.0%
156Mason Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary24195.0%
157Liberty Elem SchoolDanville, ILDanville CCSD 118Elementary37795.0%
158Nixon Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary67294.9%
159Fieldcrest Elem SchoolOak Forest, ILPrairie-Hills ESD 144Elementary21794.9%
160Dawes Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary92694.9%
161Mae Jemison SchoolHazel Crest, ILPrairie-Hills ESD 144Elementary36894.8%
162Warren Park SchoolCicero, ILCicero SD 99Elementary69594.8%
163Wells Elem SchoolEast Moline, ILEast Moline SD 37Elementary30794.8%
164KIPP Chicago Chrtrs - Ascend AcadChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary89794.8%
165LEARN Chtr-Campbell CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary35794.7%
166Whitney Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary55994.6%
167Hillcrest Elem SchoolEast Moline, ILEast Moline SD 37Elementary35394.6%
168Gresham Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary33294.6%
169Taft Elementary SchoolJoliet, ILJoliet PSD 86Elementary42494.6%
170Ashe Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary38794.6%
171Pleasant Acres Elem SchoolRantoul, ILRantoul City SD 137Elementary29394.5%
172Jensen Elem Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary25594.5%
173Gen John A Logan Attendance CntrMurphysboro, ILMurphysboro CUSD 186Elementary40094.5%
174CICS - Prairie CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary41294.4%
175Warren Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary31794.3%
176King Middle Grade SchoolKankakee, ILKankakee SD 111Elementary38594.3%
177Eberhart Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,01194.3%
178Hammond Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary25994.2%
179Farragut Elem SchoolJoliet, ILJoliet PSD 86Elementary56894.2%
180Trewyn Primary SchoolPeoria, ILPeoria SD 150Elementary37594.1%
181Daley Elem AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary51194.1%
182Higgins Elem Community AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary27194.1%
183James Farmer Jr. ElementaryChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary32194.1%
184Thomas Jefferson Elem SchoolJoliet, ILJoliet PSD 86Elementary23594.0%
185Brunson Math & Sci Specialty ElemChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary45294.0%
186M J Cunningham Elem SchJoliet, ILJoliet PSD 86Elementary48494.0%
187Broadmeadow Elem SchoolRantoul, ILRantoul City SD 137Elementary23193.9%
188Lincoln SchoolPeoria, ILPeoria SD 150Elementary82393.9%
189Lynne Thigpen Elem SchoolJoliet, ILJoliet PSD 86Elementary62093.9%
190OToole Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary30993.9%
191Shields Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary43993.8%
192KIPP Academy Chicago CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary64993.8%
193Kanoon Elem Magnet SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary38993.8%
194Hope AcademyDecatur, ILDecatur SD 61Elementary50193.8%
195KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary92193.8%
196Mark Twain Primary SchoolKankakee, ILKankakee SD 111Elementary19293.8%
197Salazar Elem Bilingual CenterChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary35193.7%
198Whittier Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary22193.7%
199Steuben Elementary SchoolKankakee, ILKankakee SD 111Elementary23493.6%
200Highlands Elem SchoolHazel Crest, ILPrairie-Hills ESD 144Elementary31193.6%
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