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The highest-poverty public schools in Cedar County, Iowa

11 public schools in Cedar County, Iowa appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center leads the list at 47.5%, against a median of 25.1% 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
11
Cedar County, Iowa
Top % FRL
47.5%
Median % FRL
25.1%
HIGHEST POVERTY · CEDAR COUNTY, IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary CenterMechanicsville, IANorth Cedar Comm School DistrictElementary13947.5%
2North Cedar Jr/Sr High SchoolClarence, IANorth Cedar Comm School DistrictHigh24344.4%
3North Cedar Lowden Elementary CenterLowden, IANorth Cedar Comm School DistrictElementary16838.1%
4Tipton High SchoolTipton, IATipton Comm School DistrictHigh30227.8%
5Durant Junior/Senior High SchoolDurant, IADurant Comm School DistrictHigh34026.2%
6Durant Elementary SchoolDurant, IADurant Comm School DistrictElementary34225.1%
7Tipton Middle SchoolTipton, IATipton Comm School DistrictMiddle25623.8%
8Tipton Elementary SchoolTipton, IATipton Comm School DistrictElementary28423.6%
9West Branch Middle SchoolWest Branch, IAWest Branch Comm School DistrictMiddle23921.8%
10Hoover Elementary SchoolWest Branch, IAWest Branch Comm School DistrictElementary35319.8%
11West Branch High SchoolWest Branch, IAWest Branch Comm School DistrictHigh27319.8%
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