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The highest-poverty public high schools in Iowa

Across Iowa, 320 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. North High School leads the list at 84.0%, against a median of 36.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

320

Iowa

Top % FRL

84.0%

Median % FRL

36.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	North High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	1,428	84.0%
2	Expo Alternative Learning Center	Waterloo, IA	Waterloo Comm School District	High	561	80.2%
3	Hoover High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	898	80.0%
4	Metro High School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	High	288	79.2%
5	John R Mott Jr/Hi School	Postville, IA	Postville Comm School District	High	342	78.9%
6	East High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	1,952	78.4%
7	Walnut Creek Campus	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	High	152	76.3%
8	Lincoln High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	2,364	74.9%
9	Marshalltown High School	Marshalltown, IA	Marshalltown Comm School District	High	1,629	72.6%
10	East High School	Waterloo, IA	Waterloo Comm School District	High	1,016	70.8%
11	Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School	Iowa City, IA	Iowa City Comm School District	High	180	68.9%
12	Valley High School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	High	2,178	68.0%
13	Storm Lake High School	Storm Lake, IA	Storm Lake Comm School District	High	851	65.6%
14	Denison High School	Denison, IA	Denison Comm School District	High	777	64.4%
15	North High School	Sioux City, IA	Sioux City Comm School District	High	1,529	63.2%
16	Rock Valley High School	Rock Valley, IA	Rock Valley Comm School District	High	242	63.2%
17	Gateway High School	Ottumwa, IA	Ottumwa Comm School District	High	213	62.0%
18	Thomas Jefferson High School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	High	1,501	60.5%
19	Central Decatur MS/HS High School	Leon, IA	Central Decatur Comm School District	High	291	60.5%
20	Van Buren County Community Middle & High School	Keosauqua, IA	Van Buren County Comm School District	High	354	60.2%
21	West High School	Waterloo, IA	Waterloo Comm School District	High	1,696	59.1%
22	East Union Middle-High School	Afton, IA	East Union Comm School District	High	242	58.3%
23	Seymour High School	Seymour, IA	Seymour Comm School District	High	121	57.0%
24	Mid City High	Davenport, IA	Davenport Comm School District	High	306	56.9%
25	Columbus Community High School	Columbus Junction, IA	Columbus Comm School District	High	220	56.4%
26	South Tama County High School	Tama, IA	South Tama County	High	421	55.8%
27	Roosevelt High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	2,051	55.2%
28	Chariton High School	Chariton, IA	Chariton Comm School District	High	372	55.1%
29	Wayne Community Jr-Sr High School	Corydon, IA	Wayne Comm School District	High	255	54.9%
30	Thomas Jefferson High School	Council Bluffs, IA	Council Bluffs Comm School District	High	1,146	54.8%
31	Lenox High School	Lenox, IA	Lenox Comm School District	High	219	54.8%
32	George Washington High School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	High	1,182	54.7%
33	Perry High School	Perry, IA	Perry Comm School District	High	549	54.5%
34	West High School	Davenport, IA	Davenport Comm School District	High	1,304	54.4%
35	Eagle Grove High School	Eagle Grove, IA	Eagle Grove Comm School District	High	329	54.4%
36	Pocahontas Area Middle/ High School	Pocahontas, IA	Pocahontas Area Comm School District	High	367	53.7%
37	Cardinal High School	Eldon, IA	Cardinal Comm School District	High	270	53.3%
38	Maquoketa Community High School	Maquoketa, IA	Maquoketa Comm School District	High	477	53.0%
39	Saydel High School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	High	458	52.8%
40	Clarke Community High School	Osceola, IA	Clarke Comm School District	High	421	52.5%
41	North High School	Davenport, IA	Davenport Comm School District	High	1,190	51.9%
42	West Harrison Middle School/High School	Mondamin, IA	West Harrison Comm School District	High	156	51.9%
43	Belmond-Klemme Community Jr-Sr High School	Belmond, IA	Belmond-Klemme Comm School District	High	297	51.9%
44	Fort Madison Junior/Senior High School	Fort Madison, IA	Fort Madison Comm School District	High	852	51.8%
45	East High School	Sioux City, IA	Sioux City Comm School District	High	1,495	51.6%
46	West Sioux High School	Hawarden, IA	West Sioux Comm School District	High	242	51.2%
47	GMG Secondary School	Garwin, IA	GMG Comm School District	High	205	51.2%
48	Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School	Clarion, IA	Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District	High	291	51.2%
49	Centerville High School	Centerville, IA	Centerville Comm School District	High	368	51.1%
50	Winfield-Mt Union Jr-Sr High School	Winfield, IA	Winfield-Mt Union Comm School District	High	198	51.0%

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