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Ranks 201–250 of the highest-poverty public schools in the United States. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · THE UNITED STATES

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
201	LUIS MELENDEZ RODRIGUEZ	HATILLO, PR	PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Combined	326	90.2%
202	Helix Aviation Academy	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Combined	383	90.1%
203	WAELDER SCHOOL	WAELDER, TX	WAELDER ISD	Combined	302	90.1%
204	MARTA VELEZ DE FAJARDO	BAYAMON, PR	PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Combined	525	89.9%
205	BRIGIDA ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ	VEGA BAJA, PR	PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Combined	604	89.9%
206	MARIA DAVILA SEMIDEY	PATILLAS, PR	PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Combined	237	89.9%
207	State Street Academy	BAY CITY, MI	State Street Academy	Combined	286	89.9%
208	PS 369 COY L COX SCHOOL	BROOKLYN, NY	NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75	Combined	483	89.9%
209	LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ARECIBO	ARECIBO, PR	PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Combined	216	89.8%
210	GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX	BRONX, NY	GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX	Combined	402	89.8%
211	DR. ARTURO MORALES CARRION	SAN JUAN, PR	PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Combined	273	89.7%
212	JUAN ANTONIO CORRETJER SAN JUAN	SAN JUAN, PR	PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Combined	457	89.7%
213	Benton Harbor Charter School Academy	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Charter School Academy	Combined	418	89.7%
214	DR. JOSE CELSO BARBOSA SAN JUAN	SAN JUAN, PR	PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Combined	289	89.6%
215	Desert Learning Academy	Palm Springs, CA	Palm Springs Unified	Combined	317	89.6%
216	BOYS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF NEW YORK	BRONX, NY	BOYS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF NEW YORK	Combined	546	89.6%
217	GEORGINA BAQUERO	CANOVANAS, PR	PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Combined	219	89.5%
218	BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL	BROOKLYN, NY	BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL	Combined	951	89.5%
219	WESTERN HEIGHTS 9TH GRADE CTR	Oklahoma City, OK	WESTERN HEIGHTS	Combined	218	89.4%
220	HARLEM PREP CHARTER SCHOOL	NEW YORK, NY	HARLEM PREP CHARTER SCHOOL	Combined	647	89.3%
221	Aurora Central Campus	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	Combined	2,468	89.3%
222	SOUTH RICHMOND HIGH SCHOOL IS/PS 25	STATEN ISLAND, NY	NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75	Combined	572	89.2%
223	Thirty-Second Street USC Performing Arts	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Combined	842	89.1%
224	Lake High School	Millbury, OH	Lake Local	Combined	444	89.0%
225	PS 256	SYOSSET, NY	NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75	Combined	543	89.0%
226	PS 23 AT QUEENS CHILDREN CENTER	BELLEROSE, NY	NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75	Combined	389	88.9%
227	ECOLOGICA DE CULEBRA	CULEBRA, PR	PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Combined	135	88.9%
228	LUIS MUNOZ IGLESIAS	CIDRA, PR	PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Combined	493	88.8%
229	ELEMENTAL BARRIO LAS 400	CANOVANAS, PR	PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Combined	188	88.8%
230	PS 9	MASPETH, NY	NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75	Combined	622	88.7%
231	PS 370	BROOKLYN, NY	NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75	Combined	230	88.7%
232	Taylorsville Attendance Center	TAYLORSVILLE, MS	Smith County School District	Combined	572	88.6%
233	RAMON PEREZ PURCELL	PENUELAS, PR	PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Combined	264	88.6%
234	EBR Readiness Superintendent Academy	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Combined	193	88.6%
235	DR. JOSE PADIN COROZAL	COROZAL, PR	PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Combined	473	88.6%
236	Southside Alternative High School	Monroe, LA	Office of Juvenile Justice	Combined	165	88.5%
237	PS 35	NEW YORK, NY	NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75	Combined	250	88.4%
238	BETTY ROSADO DE VEGA	GUAYNABO, PR	PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Combined	101	88.1%
239	PS 84	BUFFALO, NY	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Combined	151	88.1%
240	LUIS FELIPE RODRIGUEZ GARCIA	ARECIBO, PR	PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Combined	436	88.1%
241	WASHINGTON HEIGHTS EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6	Combined	908	88.0%
242	ANTONIO VAZQUEZ RAMOS	BARRANQUITAS, PR	PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Combined	158	88.0%
243	REAL ACADEMY (REACHING EVERY ADOLESCENT LEARNER)	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Combined	215	87.9%
244	JUAN CANCIO ORTIZ DE LA RENTA	LAJAS, PR	PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Combined	343	87.8%
245	Edwin A Lee Elementary School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Combined	204	87.7%
246	EHRHART SCHOOL	BEAUMONT, TX	EHRHART SCHOOL	Combined	559	87.7%
247	Robert C Hatch High School	Uniontown, AL	Perry County	Combined	402	87.6%
248	ENRIQUE DE JESUS BORRAS	ARECIBO, PR	PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Combined	201	87.6%
249	JUAN B. SOTO	AGUADA, PR	PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Combined	223	87.4%
250	Jewell School	Seaside, OR	Jewell SD 8	Combined	119	87.4%

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