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The highest-poverty public schools in Benton County, Iowa

12 public schools in Benton County, Iowa appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Shellsburg Elementary School leads the list at 53.9%, against a median of 40.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
12
Benton County, Iowa
Top % FRL
53.9%
Median % FRL
40.5%
HIGHEST POVERTY · BENTON COUNTY, IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Shellsburg Elementary SchoolShellsburg, IAVinton-Shellsburg Comm School DistrictElementary26953.9%
2Tilford Elementary SchoolVinton, IAVinton-Shellsburg Comm School DistrictElementary54453.5%
3Vinton-Shellsburg Middle SchoolVinton, IAVinton-Shellsburg Comm School DistrictMiddle33152.3%
4Vinton-Shellsburg High SchoolVinton, IAVinton-Shellsburg Comm School DistrictHigh41449.5%
5Longfellow Elementary SchoolBelle Plaine, IABelle Plaine Comm School DistrictElementary26744.2%
6Keystone Elementary SchoolKeystone, IABenton Comm School DistrictElementary17642.0%
7Belle Plaine Jr/Sr High SchoolBelle Plaine, IABelle Plaine Comm School DistrictHigh20539.0%
8Norway Elementary SchoolNorway, IABenton Comm School DistrictMiddle33625.3%
9Benton Community Middle SchoolVan Horne, IABenton Comm School DistrictMiddle23521.7%
10Center Point-Urbana Intermediate SchoolUrbana, IACenter Point-Urbana Comm School DistrictElementary27521.1%
11Benton Community Senior High SchoolVan Horne, IABenton Comm School DistrictHigh47320.3%
12Atkins Elementary SchoolAtkins, IABenton Comm School DistrictElementary39419.3%
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