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The highest-poverty public K-12 schools in the United States · page 7

Ranks 301350 of the highest-poverty public schools in the United States. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · THE UNITED STATES
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
301WALNUT SPRINGS SCHOOLWALNUT SPRINGS, TXWALNUT SPRINGS ISDCombined16584.2%
302The PathwayMobile, ALMobile CountyCombined39684.1%
303FRANCISCO LOPEZ CRUZNARANJITO, PRPUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONCombined33884.0%
304Obama School of Career and Technical EducationMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictCombined1,29484.0%
305Advantage Alternative ProgramHAZEL PARK, MIHazel Park School District of the City ofCombined15084.0%
306INES MARIA MENDOZA VDA. DE MUNOZ MARINSAN JUAN, PRPUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONCombined80783.9%
307Prospects High (Alternative)Antioch, CAAntioch UnifiedCombined30483.9%
308Detroit International Academy for Young WomenDETROIT, MIDetroit Public Schools Community DistrictCombined24883.9%
309Amelia L Johnson High SchoolThomaston, ALMarengo CountyCombined14283.8%
310Riley/New DawnSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedCombined14283.8%
311NJ Regional Day School - NewarkNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictCombined12383.7%
312BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITYBALMORHEA, TXBALMORHEA ISDCombined14683.6%
313Pleasant Hill High SchoolPleasant Hill, LASabine ParishCombined22883.3%
314MARIA L. MCDOUGALLGUANICA, PRPUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONCombined15083.3%
315CROSBYTON CISD PRE K-12CROSBYTON, TXCROSBYTON CISDCombined31683.2%
316PAWNEE EL / J H/HSPAWNEE, TXPAWNEE ISDCombined63083.2%
317Maurepas SchoolMaurepas, LALivingston ParishCombined30183.1%
318Pineville Independent SchoolPineville, KYPineville IndependentCombined53183.1%
319GARLAND AECGARLAND, TXGARLAND ISDCombined11283.0%
320Charles Leroy Lowman Special Ed and Career Transition CenterNorth Hollywood, CALos Angeles UnifiedCombined17082.9%
321DAVID MARQUIS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (THE)STATEN ISLAND, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75Combined55682.9%
322VILLAGE ACADEMY ON THE ART & SARA JO KOBACKER CAMPUSDELRAY BEACH, FLPALM BEACHCombined64882.9%
323Northwood High SchoolLena, LARapides ParishCombined59882.8%
324Fresno County Special EducationFresno, CAFresno County Office of EducationCombined59782.7%
325Francis Marion SchoolMarion, ALPerry CountyCombined41382.3%
326ACHIEVE ACADEMY AT MCMILLIANPENSACOLA, FLESCAMBIACombined26082.3%
327Kunsmiller Creative Arts AcademyDENVER, COSchool District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of CCombined67082.1%
328CITIZENSHIP AND SCIENCE ACADEMY OF SYRACUSE CHARTER SCHOOLSYRACUSE, NYCITIZENSHIP AND SCIENCE ACADEMY OF SYRACUSE CHARTER SCHOOLCombined76482.1%
329Georgiana SchoolGeorgiana, ALButler CountyCombined37782.0%
330OKEECHOBEE ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMYOKEECHOBEE, FLOKEECHOBEECombined26682.0%
331COMPASS ROSE INGENUITYSAN ANTONIO, TXCOMPASS ROSE PUBLIC SCHOOLSCombined83081.9%
332LUISA M. VALDERRAMADORADO, PRPUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONCombined19981.9%
333Williamsburg City SchoolWilliamsburg, KYWilliamsburg IndependentCombined83381.8%
334Pitkin High SchoolPitkin, LAVernon ParishCombined38781.7%
335Cordia SchoolHazard, KYKnott CountyCombined18581.6%
336THE LEARNING CTRNEW CANEY, TXNEW CANEY ISDCombined10281.4%
337NEW SUMMERFIELD SCHOOLNEW SUMMERFIELD, TXNEW SUMMERFIELD ISDCombined52681.4%
338Augusta Evans SchoolMobile, ALMobile CountyCombined19881.3%
339BUCKHOLTS SCHOOLBUCKHOLTS, TXBUCKHOLTS ISDCombined11281.3%
340LORENZO ISDLORENZO, TXLORENZO ISDCombined20781.2%
341J F Shields High SchoolBeatrice, ALMonroe CountyCombined17981.0%
342Buckhorn SchoolBuckhorn, KYPerry CountyCombined32080.9%
343TRINIDAD SCHOOLTRINIDAD, TXTRINIDAD ISDCombined17380.9%
344High Desert Premier AcademyApple Valley, CAApple Valley UnifiedCombined20880.8%
345JUANITA RAMIREZ GONZALEZFLORIDA, PRPUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONCombined31880.5%
346SEAGRAVES SCHOOLSSEAGRAVES, TXSEAGRAVES ISDCombined52580.2%
347DR KIRK LEWIS CAREER AND TECHNICAL H SHOUSTON, TXPASADENA ISDCombined1,48680.1%
348GUSTINE SCHOOLGUSTINE, TXGUSTINE ISDCombined13680.1%
349Glenmora High SchoolGlenmora, LARapides ParishCombined67380.1%
350Capital Preparatory Magnet SchoolHartford, CTHartford School DistrictCombined58080.0%
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