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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Story County, Iowa

Across Story County, Iowa, 13 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Mitchell Elementary School leads the list at 55.7%, against a median of 36.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
13
Story County, Iowa
Top % FRL
55.7%
Median % FRL
36.1%
HIGHEST POVERTY · STORY COUNTY, IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Mitchell Elementary SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictElementary31455.7%
2Colo-Nesco Elementary SchoolZearing, IAColo-NESCO Comm School DistrictElementary16950.9%
3Edwards Elementary SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictElementary43644.5%
4Meeker Elementary SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictElementary36142.1%
5Collins-Maxwell Elementary SchoolCollins, IACollins-Maxwell Comm School DistrictElementary18241.2%
6Central Elementary SchoolNevada, IANevada Comm School DistrictElementary63240.5%
7Sawyer Elementary SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictElementary37136.1%
8Fellows Elementary SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictElementary48928.8%
9Ballard East ElementaryCambridge, IABallard Comm School DistrictElementary41723.5%
10Ballard West ElementarySlater, IABallard Comm School DistrictElementary45118.8%
11Roland-Story Elementary SchoolStory City, IARoland-Story Comm School DistrictElementary44616.1%
12Gilbert Intermediate SchoolGilbert, IAGilbert Comm School DistrictElementary3568.1%
13Gilbert Elementary SchoolGilbert, IAGilbert Comm School DistrictElementary4095.4%
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