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The highest-poverty public schools in Iowa · page 4

Ranks 151–200 of the highest-poverty public schools in Iowa. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
151Perkins Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary43862.8%
152Marnie Simons Elementary SchoolHamburg, IAHamburg Comm School DistrictElementary10262.7%
153South Tama County Middle SchoolToledo, IASouth Tama CountyMiddle41362.7%
154Rock Valley Middle SchoolRock Valley, IARock Valley Comm School DistrictMiddle19562.6%
155Hawthorne Elementary SchoolKeokuk, IAKeokuk Comm School DistrictElementary45462.6%
156East Middle SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School DistrictMiddle1,07662.5%
157Grant Wood Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary35662.4%
158Walnut Street SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary25762.3%
159Fort Madison Elementary SchoolFort Madison, IAFort Madison Comm School DistrictElementary93262.1%
160Gateway High SchoolOttumwa, IAOttumwa Comm School DistrictHigh21362.0%
161Lincoln Elementary SchoolCharles City, IACharles City Comm School DistrictElementary28061.4%
162McKinley Elementary SchoolMuscatine, IAMuscatine Comm School DistrictElementary39461.2%
163South Tama County Elementary SchoolTama, IASouth Tama CountyElementary53460.9%
164Cardinal Junior HighEldon, IACardinal Comm School DistrictMiddle31460.8%
165North Hill Elementary SchoolBurlington, IABurlington Comm School DistrictElementary26860.8%
166Cardinal Elementary SchoolMaquoketa, IAMaquoketa Comm School DistrictElementary26060.8%
167Roosevelt Elementary SchoolMason City, IAMason City Comm School DistrictElementary34860.6%
168Northeast Hamilton Elementary SchoolBlairsburg, IAWebster City Comm School DistrictElementary20860.6%
169McKinley STEAM AcademyCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictMiddle42660.6%
170Thomas Jefferson High SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictHigh1,50160.5%
171Central Decatur MS/HS High SchoolLeon, IACentral Decatur Comm School DistrictHigh29160.5%
172South Side Elementary SchoolHampton, IAHampton-Dumont Comm School DistrictElementary30360.4%
173James Wilson Grimes SchoolBurlington, IABurlington Comm School DistrictElementary21260.4%
174Kenwood Leadership Academy SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary38660.4%
175Washington Elementary SchoolCharles City, IACharles City Comm School DistrictElementary20660.2%
176Van Buren County Community Middle & High SchoolKeosauqua, IAVan Buren County Comm School DistrictHigh35460.2%
177Clarke Community Elementary SchoolOsceola, IAClarke Comm School DistrictElementary65260.1%
178Perry ElementaryPerry, IAPerry Comm School DistrictElementary81660.0%
179Poyner ElementaryEvansdale, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary36259.9%
180Van Allen Elementary SchoolChariton, IAChariton Comm School DistrictElementary29259.9%
181Lincoln Elementary SchoolFort Madison, IAFort Madison Comm School DistrictElementary22759.9%
182Fairview Park ElementarySpencer, IASpencer Comm School DistrictElementary24959.8%
183Eagle Grove ElementaryEagle Grove, IAEagle Grove Comm School DistrictElementary43559.8%
184Clive Learning AcademyDes Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School DistrictElementary55159.7%
185Wilson Elementary SchoolOttumwa, IAOttumwa Comm School DistrictElementary33559.7%
186Fort Madison Middle SchoolFort Madison, IAFort Madison Comm School DistrictMiddle68659.3%
187North Side Elementary SchoolHampton, IAHampton-Dumont Comm School DistrictElementary14559.3%
188Wings Park Elementary SchoolOelwein, IAOelwein Comm School DistrictElementary29459.2%
189West High SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictHigh1,69659.1%
190North Union Middle SchoolSwea City, IANorth Kossuth Comm School DistrictMiddle11059.1%
191Garfield Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School DistrictElementary39359.0%
192Crestwood Elementary SchoolCresco, IAHoward-Winneshiek Comm School DistrictElementary34959.0%
193Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolCouncil Bluffs, IACouncil Bluffs Comm School DistrictMiddle85558.9%
194Franklin Middle SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictMiddle46958.6%
195Lakeview ElementaryCenterville, IACenterville Comm School DistrictElementary49858.6%
196Ernest Horn Elementary SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary45358.5%
197Truman Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School DistrictElementary43458.3%
198Van Buren County Community School District Harmony CenterFarmington, IAVan Buren County Comm School DistrictElementary17558.3%
199East Union Middle-High SchoolAfton, IAEast Union Comm School DistrictHigh24258.3%
200Aldo Leopold Intermediate SchoolBurlington, IABurlington Comm School DistrictMiddle41258.3%
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