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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in the United States · page 40

Ranks 1,9512,000 of the highest-poverty public schools in the United States. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · THE UNITED STATES
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1951NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOLSANTA FE, NMSANTA FEElementary629100%
1952NYE EARLY CHILDHOODSANTA FE, NMSANTA FEElementary212100%
1953HARRISON SCHMITT ELEMENTARYSILVER CITY, NMSILVER CITYElementary337100%
1954SIXTH STREET ELEMENTARYSILVER CITY, NMSILVER CITYElementary123100%
1955MIDWAY ELEMENTARYPOLVADERA, NMSOCORROElementary104100%
1956COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTERSOCORRO, NMSOCORROElementary170100%
1957ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARYTAOS, NMTAOSElementary348100%
1958RANCHOS DE TAOS ELEMENTARYRANCHOS DE TAOS, NMTAOSElementary225100%
1959TAOS MUNICIPAL CHARTERTAOS, NMTAOSElementary216100%
1960SIERRA ELEMENTARYT OR C, NMT OR CElementary184100%
1961TUCUMCARI ELEMENTARYTUCUMCARI, NMTUCUMCARIElementary451100%
1962TULAROSA INTERMEDIATETULAROSA, NMTULAROSAElementary210100%
1963SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARYZUNI, NMZUNIElementary447100%
1964PS 194 COUNTEE CULLENNEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5Elementary144100%
1965PS 18 JOHN PETER ZENGERBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7Elementary271100%
1966PS 399 STANLEY EUGENE CLARKEBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17Elementary157100%
1967TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBelcourt, NDBELCOURT 7Elementary605100%
1968DUNSEITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDunseith, NDDUNSEITH 1Elementary236100%
1969CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCannon Ball, NDSOLEN 3Elementary115100%
1970SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSaint John, NDST JOHN 3Elementary321100%
1971SASAKWA ESSasakwa, OKSASAKWAElementary107100%
1972SEQUOYAH ESTahlequah, OKTAHLEQUAHElementary182100%
1973Chenowith Elementary SchoolThe Dalles, ORNorth Wasco County SD 21Elementary418100%
1974Parklane Elementary SchoolPortland, ORCentennial SD 28JElementary397100%
1975Arthur AcademyPortland, ORDavid Douglas SD 40Elementary156100%
1976Fruitdale Elementary SchoolGrants Pass, ORThree Rivers/Josephine County SDElementary225100%
1977Ft Vannoy Elementary SchoolGrants Pass, ORThree Rivers/Josephine County SDElementary239100%
1978Joseph Conger Elementary SchoolKlamath Falls, ORKlamath Falls City SchoolsElementary269100%
1979Talent Elementary SchoolTalent, ORPhoenix-Talent SD 4Elementary349100%
1980Reynolds Arthur AcademyTroutdale, ORReynolds SD 7Elementary169100%
1981Rockwood Preparatory AcademyPortland, ORReynolds SD 7Elementary397100%
1982Mt Vernon Elementary SchoolSpringfield, ORSpringfield SD 19Elementary354100%
1983Ridgeview Elementary SchoolSpringfield, ORSpringfield SD 19Elementary371100%
1984Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh CSPittsburgh, PAUrban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh CSElementary344100%
1985Dayton El SchDayton, PAArmstrong SDElementary194100%
1986Nescopeck El SchNescopeck, PABerwick Area SDElementary151100%
1987Stevens El SchChambersburg, PAChambersburg Area SDElementary305100%
1988Claysburg-Kimmel El SchClaysburg, PAClaysburg-Kimmel SDElementary346100%
1989Samuel Gompers SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary238100%
1990Pittsburgh Minadeo K-5Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDElementary296100%
1991Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDElementary186100%
1992Susquehanna Community El SchSusquehanna, PASusquehanna Community SDElementary415100%
1993Wolfpack Early Learning AcademyWilkes-Barre, PAWilkes-Barre Area SDElementary101100%
1994W B Evans El SchYeadon, PAWilliam Penn SDElementary304100%
1995J. K. Gourdin ElementaryPineville, SCBerkeley 01Elementary120100%
1996Meeting Street ElementaryNorth Charleston, SCCharleston 01Elementary1,153100%
1997East ElementaryDillon, SCDillon 04Elementary433100%
1998Stewart Heights ElementaryDillon, SCDillon 04Elementary572100%
1999Meeting Street Academy-SpartanburgSpartanburg, SCSpartanburg 07Elementary369100%
2000Macedonia Elementary-MiddleBlackville, SCBarnwell 48Elementary356100%
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