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The highest-poverty public schools in Black Hawk County, Iowa

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Black Hawk County, Iowa, drawn from 34 qualifying public schools. Cunningham School leads the list at 91.4%, against a median of 49.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
34
Black Hawk County, Iowa
Top % FRL
91.4%
Median % FRL
49.8%
HIGHEST POVERTY · BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Cunningham SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary44391.4%
2George Washington Carver AcademyWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictMiddle45590.5%
3Highland Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary44889.5%
4Irving Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary35389.2%
5Central Middle SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictMiddle46985.1%
6Lincoln Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary46381.0%
7Expo Alternative Learning CenterWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictHigh56180.2%
8Fred Becker Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary50178.0%
9Lowell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary53877.9%
10Bunger Middle SchoolEvansdale, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictMiddle44074.5%
11Kittrell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary57671.5%
12East High SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictHigh1,01670.8%
13Lou Henry Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary46065.9%
14Poyner ElementaryEvansdale, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary36259.9%
15West High SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictHigh1,69659.1%
16Hoover Middle SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictMiddle84856.3%
17Kingsley Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary33749.9%
18North Cedar Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary29249.7%
19Orange Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary51849.6%
20Lincoln Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary41645.2%
21Dunkerton ElementaryDunkerton, IADunkerton Comm School DistrictElementary21538.6%
22Cedar Heights Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary45133.7%
23Dunkerton High SchoolDunkerton, IADunkerton Comm School DistrictHigh20032.0%
24Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary45828.6%
25Hudson Elementary SchoolHudson, IAHudson Comm School DistrictElementary56225.8%
26Holmes Junior High SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictMiddle62825.2%
27Union High SchoolLa Porte City, IAUnion Comm School DistrictHigh27924.0%
28La Porte City Elementary SchoolLa Porte City, IAUnion Comm School DistrictElementary26023.8%
29Hudson High SchoolHudson, IAHudson Comm School DistrictHigh37123.7%
30Southdale Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary53922.1%
31Cedar Falls High SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictHigh1,33320.7%
32Peet Junior High SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictMiddle69520.3%
33Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary56912.7%
34Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary47210.4%
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