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The highest-poverty public schools in Iowa · page 3

Ranks 101–150 of the highest-poverty public schools in Iowa. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
101Johnson STEAM Academy SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary32470.4%
102Arthur Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary22970.3%
103Roundy Elementary SchoolColumbus Junction, IAColumbus Comm School DistrictElementary38370.2%
104Denison Middle SchoolDenison, IADenison Comm School DistrictMiddle50270.1%
105Duncombe Elementary SchoolFort Dodge, IAFort Dodge Comm School DistrictElementary43870.1%
106Richardson Elementary SchoolFort Madison, IAFort Madison Comm School DistrictElementary28669.9%
107Jefferson Elementary SchoolClinton, IAClinton Comm School DistrictElementary37669.7%
108Kirkwood Elementary SchoolCoralville, IAIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary27069.6%
109Briggs Elementary SchoolMaquoketa, IAMaquoketa Comm School DistrictElementary20769.6%
110Fisher Elementary SchoolMarshalltown, IAMarshalltown Comm School DistrictElementary36869.0%
111Elizabeth Tate Alt. High SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School DistrictHigh18068.9%
112Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary24168.9%
113Frank L Smart Middle SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School DistrictMiddle43068.8%
114Wright Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary28268.8%
115Rock Valley Elementary SchoolRock Valley, IARock Valley Comm School DistrictElementary37068.6%
116James Elementary SchoolOttumwa, IAOttumwa Comm School DistrictElementary24968.3%
117Grant Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary31268.3%
118Jefferson Elementary SchoolMuscatine, IAMuscatine Comm School DistrictElementary44168.0%
119Valley High SchoolWest Des Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School DistrictHigh2,17868.0%
120Grant Wood Elementary SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary30668.0%
121Nixon Elementary SchoolHiawatha, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary28967.5%
122Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School DistrictMiddle40267.4%
123Mitchell Early Childhood CenterDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary29267.1%
124Franklin Elementary SchoolMuscatine, IAMuscatine Comm School DistrictElementary29567.1%
125Moore Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary28567.0%
126Trailside Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary42966.9%
127Mark Twain ElementaryIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary21366.7%
128George Washington Elementary SchoolKeokuk, IAKeokuk Comm School DistrictElementary22266.7%
129Moulton Elementary SchoolMoulton, IAMoulton-Udell Comm School DistrictElementary10366.0%
130McKee Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary23566.0%
131Lou Henry Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary46065.9%
132Butler Elementary SchoolFort Dodge, IAFort Dodge Comm School DistrictElementary32865.9%
133Harrison Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary27765.7%
134Storm Lake High SchoolStorm Lake, IAStorm Lake Comm School DistrictHigh85165.6%
135North Elementary SchoolLeon, IACentral Decatur Comm School DistrictElementary16865.5%
136Columbus Elementary SchoolChariton, IAChariton Comm School DistrictElementary30165.4%
137Robert Blue SchoolEagle Grove, IAEagle Grove Comm School DistrictMiddle26865.3%
138Cardinal ElementaryEldon, IACardinal Comm School DistrictElementary49564.4%
139Denison High SchoolDenison, IADenison Comm School DistrictHigh77764.4%
140Hayes Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School DistrictElementary37763.9%
141Marshall Elementary SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School DistrictElementary32363.8%
142Hawarden Elementary SchoolHawarden, IAWest Sioux Comm School DistrictElementary19363.7%
143Spalding Park ElementarySioux City, IASioux City Comm School DistrictElementary68363.7%
144Fillmore Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School DistrictElementary38863.7%
145Mormon Trail Elementary SchoolHumeston, IAMormon Trail Comm School DistrictElementary13263.6%
146Columbus Community Junior High SchoolColumbus Junction, IAColumbus Comm School DistrictMiddle10463.5%
147Bluff Elementary SchoolClinton, IAClinton Comm School DistrictElementary37263.4%
148North High SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School DistrictHigh1,52963.2%
149Rock Valley High SchoolRock Valley, IARock Valley Comm School DistrictHigh24263.2%
150Morningside ElementarySioux City, IASioux City Comm School DistrictElementary64562.8%
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