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The highest-poverty public schools in Douglas County, Kansas

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Douglas County, Kansas, drawn from 26 qualifying public schools. Hillcrest Elem leads the list at 61.8%, against a median of 39.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Douglas County, Kansas

Top % FRL

61.8%

Median % FRL

39.7%

HIGHEST POVERTY · DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Hillcrest Elem	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Elementary	393	61.8%
2	Schwegler Elem	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Elementary	434	61.5%
3	Cordley Elem	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Elementary	348	59.8%
4	Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Middle	386	58.8%
5	Billy Mills Middle School	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Middle	494	57.9%
6	New York Elem	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Elementary	415	57.3%
7	Woodlawn Elem	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Elementary	240	52.1%
8	Prairie Park Elem	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Elementary	354	51.7%
9	Sunset Hill Elem	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Elementary	398	51.3%
10	Sunflower Elementary	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Elementary	444	43.0%
11	Lecompton Elem	Lecompton, KS	Perry Public Schools	Elementary	298	42.6%
12	Lawrence High	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	High	1,454	42.0%
13	Eudora Early Learning Center	EUDORA, KS	Eudora	Elementary	100	40.0%
14	Eudora Elementary School	Eudora, KS	Eudora	Elementary	650	39.4%
15	Eudora Middle School	Eudora, KS	Eudora	Middle	370	36.8%
16	Lawrence West Middle School	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Middle	648	36.7%
17	Baldwin Elementary Intermediate Center	Baldwin City, KS	Baldwin City	Elementary	276	34.4%
18	Baldwin Junior High School	Baldwin City, KS	Baldwin City	Middle	309	33.0%
19	Baldwin Elementary Primary Center	Baldwin City, KS	Baldwin City	Elementary	365	32.9%
20	Deerfield Elem	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Elementary	433	32.1%
21	Eudora High School	Eudora, KS	Eudora	High	558	31.2%
22	Lawrence Free State High	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	High	1,774	30.3%
23	Baldwin High School	Baldwin City, KS	Baldwin City	High	437	27.7%
24	Quail Run Elementary	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Elementary	421	25.2%
25	Lawrence Southwest Middle School	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Middle	641	24.8%
26	Langston Hughes Elem	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Elementary	560	15.4%

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