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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Iowa

Across Iowa, 666 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. King Elementary School leads the list at 96.2%, against a median of 42.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
666
Iowa
Top % FRL
96.2%
Median % FRL
42.0%
HIGHEST POVERTY · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1King Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary31596.2%
2Moulton Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary46594.2%
3Edmunds Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary25993.8%
4Hunt Elementary SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School DistrictElementary45192.9%
5Irving Elementary SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School DistrictElementary60592.9%
6Carver ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary43692.4%
7Capitol View Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary53392.3%
8Cunningham SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary44391.4%
9Howe ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary29790.9%
10Monroe Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary34190.3%
11Highland Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary44889.5%
12Garton ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary53589.3%
13Lovejoy Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary39489.3%
14Irving Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary35389.2%
15Madison Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary28588.8%
16Willard Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary24788.7%
17Jessie Franklin TaylorDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary19588.2%
18Morris Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary51987.7%
19Hoover Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary42087.6%
20McKinley Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary27586.9%
21River Woods Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary49386.8%
22Cattell Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary31486.3%
23Studebaker Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary56186.3%
24Rogers Elementary SchoolMarshalltown, IAMarshalltown Comm School DistrictElementary25386.2%
25Garfield Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary20285.6%
26Findley Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary32485.2%
27South Union Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary42284.8%
28Liberty Elementary SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School DistrictElementary65984.8%
29Stowe Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary29784.2%
30Crestview School of InquiryClive, IAWest Des Moines Comm School DistrictElementary55884.1%
31Anson Elementary SchoolMarshalltown, IAMarshalltown Comm School DistrictElementary28683.9%
32Cora B Darling ElementaryPostville, IAPostville Comm School DistrictElementary36383.7%
33Van Buren Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary42983.7%
34Brubaker Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary62283.3%
35Park Ave Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary38082.6%
36Woodbury Elementary SchoolMarshalltown, IAMarshalltown Comm School DistrictElementary38782.2%
37Prescott Elementary SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School DistrictElementary35281.5%
38Lincoln Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary46381.0%
39Jackson Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary49080.6%
40Madison Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School DistrictElementary31880.5%
41Unity Elementary SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School DistrictElementary48380.3%
42Audubon Elementary SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School DistrictElementary24779.4%
43Horizon Science Academy Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharter Organization: Concept SchoolsElementary15079.3%
44Phillips ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary26379.1%
45Samuelson Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary38679.0%
46Hills Elementary SchoolHills, IAIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary15178.8%
47Oak ParkDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary28878.5%
48Fred Becker Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary50178.0%
49Lowell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary53877.9%
50Wright Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary26577.7%
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