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The highest-poverty public schools in Marion County, Iowa

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Marion County, Iowa, drawn from 17 qualifying public schools. Knoxville Middle School leads the list at 51.7%, against a median of 31.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Marion County, Iowa

Top % FRL

51.7%

Median % FRL

31.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · MARION COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Knoxville Middle School	Knoxville, IA	Knoxville Comm School District	Middle	323	51.7%
2	Northstar Elementary School	Knoxville, IA	Knoxville Comm School District	Elementary	348	49.1%
3	West Elementary	Knoxville, IA	Knoxville Comm School District	Elementary	485	46.4%
4	Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School	Bussey, IA	Twin Cedars Comm School District	High	142	42.3%
5	Melcher-Dallas Elementary	Dallas, IA	Melcher-Dallas Comm School District	Elementary	157	38.9%
6	Knoxville High School	Knoxville, IA	Knoxville Comm School District	High	508	37.8%
7	Twin Cedars Elementary School	Bussey, IA	Twin Cedars Comm School District	Elementary	170	34.1%
8	Pleasantville Middle School	Pleasantville, IA	Pleasantville Comm School District	Middle	128	33.6%
9	Pleasantville High School	Pleasantville, IA	Pleasantville Comm School District	High	241	31.1%
10	Melcher-Dallas High School	Melcher, IA	Melcher-Dallas Comm School District	High	151	30.5%
11	Pleasantville Elementary	Pleasantville, IA	Pleasantville Comm School District	Elementary	456	29.8%
12	Madison Elementary School	Pella, IA	Pella Comm School District	Elementary	401	21.2%
13	Lincoln Elementary School	Pella, IA	Pella Comm School District	Elementary	254	17.3%
14	Jefferson Intermediate	Pella, IA	Pella Comm School District	Middle	494	16.6%
15	Pella Middle School	Pella, IA	Pella Comm School District	Middle	375	15.7%
16	Pella High School	Pella, IA	Pella Comm School District	High	801	14.6%
17	Viersen Early Learning Center	Pella, IA	Pella Comm School District	Elementary	137	8.8%

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