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The highest-poverty public schools in Kansas

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Kansas, drawn from 1,122 qualifying public schools. Meadowlark Elementary School leads the list at 97.5%, against a median of 50.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
1,122
Kansas
Top % FRL
97.5%
Median % FRL
50.9%
HIGHEST POVERTY · KANSAS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Meadowlark Elementary SchoolLiberal, KSLiberalElementary36297.5%
2Whittier ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary50296.2%
3Sunnyside ElemDodge City, KSDodge CityElementary36596.2%
4Washington Accelerated Learning ElemWichita, KSWichitaElementary47096.0%
5Chase Middle SchoolTopeka, KSTopeka Public SchoolsMiddle39095.9%
6Hamilton Middle SchoolWichita, KSWichitaMiddle60495.9%
7Grant ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary28995.8%
8Spaght Multimedia MagnetWichita, KSWichitaElementary48095.8%
9Adams ElemWichita, KSWichitaElementary44695.7%
10Mead Middle SchoolWichita, KSWichitaMiddle67895.6%
11Irving ElementaryWichita, KSWichitaElementary44795.5%
12Quindaro ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary32595.4%
13Gardiner ElemWichita, KSWichitaElementary40595.3%
14L'Ouverture Computer Technology MagnetWichita, KSWichitaElementary23295.3%
15John Fiske ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary28795.1%
16Central ElemDodge City, KSDodge CityElementary38195.0%
17M E Pearson ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary60694.7%
18Harry Street ElemWichita, KSWichitaElementary31094.5%
19Riley ElemGreat Bend, KSGreat BendElementary29694.3%
20Colvin ElemWichita, KSWichitaElementary57194.2%
21Beeson ElementaryDodge City, KSDodge CityElementary35594.1%
22Abe Hubert Elementary SchoolGarden City, KSGarden CityElementary28594.0%
23Cloud ElemWichita, KSWichitaElementary58094.0%
24Mueller Aerospace/Engineering Discovery MagneWichita, KSWichitaElementary30493.8%
25Highland Park CentralTopeka, KSTopeka Public SchoolsElementary31893.7%
26McCandless ElementaryHutchinson, KSHutchinson Public SchoolsElementary34693.6%
27Anderson ElemWichita, KSWichitaElementary47793.3%
28Ortiz Elementary SchoolWichita, KSWichitaElementary32392.9%
29Williams Science and Fine Arts Magnet SchoolTopeka, KSTopeka Public SchoolsElementary44792.8%
30McKinley Elementary SchoolKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary24392.6%
31Jardine Technology Middle MagnetWichita, KSWichitaMiddle49992.6%
32Bertram Caruthers ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary36492.6%
33Caldwell ElemWichita, KSWichitaElementary46592.5%
34Enterprise ElemWichita, KSWichitaElementary42492.5%
35Emerson ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary17192.4%
36Pleasant Valley Middle SchoolWichita, KSWichitaMiddle76092.4%
37Mark Twain ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary22292.3%
38Curtis Middle SchoolWichita, KSWichitaMiddle84692.3%
39New Stanley ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary25192.0%
40Lawrence Gardner High SchoolTopeka, KSDepartment of CorrectionsHigh11191.9%
41Jefferson ElemWichita, KSWichitaElementary38191.9%
42Linwood ElementaryWichita, KSWichitaElementary45291.8%
43Truesdell Middle SchoolWichita, KSWichitaMiddle92491.8%
44Washington ElemJunction City, KSGeary County SchoolsElementary35091.7%
45Noble Prentis ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary19391.7%
46Allen ElemWichita, KSWichitaElementary51491.6%
47Cessna ElemWichita, KSWichitaElementary35691.6%
48Quincy ElemTopeka, KSTopeka Public SchoolsElementary14291.5%
49Scott Dual Language MagnetTopeka, KSTopeka Public SchoolsElementary40291.5%
50Wichita Alternative HighWichita, KSWichitaHigh13391.0%
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