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The highest-poverty public schools in O'Brien County, Iowa

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in O'Brien County, Iowa, drawn from 8 qualifying public schools. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School leads the list at 50.3%, against a median of 40.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
8
O'Brien County, Iowa
Top % FRL
50.3%
Median % FRL
40.2%
HIGHEST POVERTY · O'BRIEN COUNTY, IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle SchoolSanborn, IAHartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School DistrictMiddle16550.3%
2Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High SchoolHartley, IAHartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School DistrictHigh20350.2%
3Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Elementary SchoolHartley, IAHartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School DistrictElementary26150.2%
4East Elementary SchoolSheldon, IASheldon Comm School DistrictElementary46842.3%
5South O'Brien Elem School - Primghar CenterPrimghar, IASouth O'Brien Comm School DistrictElementary32838.1%
6Sheldon Middle SchoolSheldon, IASheldon Comm School DistrictMiddle31237.2%
7Sheldon High SchoolSheldon, IASheldon Comm School DistrictHigh35632.9%
8South O'Brien Secondary SchoolPaullina, IASouth O'Brien Comm School DistrictHigh24129.0%
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