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The highest-poverty public high schools in the United States

Across the United States, 15,772 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. An Achievable Dream Middle and High School Oak Avenue Comple leads the list at 471%, against a median of 53.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
15,772
the United States
Top % FRL
471%
Median % FRL
53.1%
HIGHEST POVERTY · THE UNITED STATES
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1An Achievable Dream Middle and High School Oak Avenue CompleHighland Springs, VAHenrico County Public SchoolsHigh129471%
2Willamina High SchoolWillamina, ORWillamina SD 30JHigh274168%
3Connellsville Area SHSConnellsville, PAConnellsville Area SDHigh667168%
4Gateways High SchoolSpringfield, ORSpringfield SD 19High101166%
5Dayton High SchoolDayton, ORDayton SD 8High310161%
6Seaside High SchoolSeaside, ORSeaside SD 10High489140%
7John Marshall HighRichmond, VARichmond City Public SchoolsHigh645134%
8Toledo Senior High SchoolToledo, ORLincoln County SDHigh196134%
9Dobbins Area Vocational-Technical High SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh581132%
10Parkrose High SchoolPortland, ORParkrose SD 3High998132%
11Taft High SchoolLincoln City, ORLincoln County SDHigh535130%
12Glide High SchoolGlide, ORGlide SD 12High226130%
13Waldport High SchoolWaldport, ORLincoln County SDHigh204128%
14Westinghouse Arts Academy CSWilmerding, PAWestinghouse Arts Academy CSHigh282122%
15Girls HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh592122%
16Roberts High SchoolSalem, ORSalem-Keizer SD 24JHigh515121%
17Bucktail HSRenovo, PAKeystone Central SDHigh101119%
18Philadelphia Military Academy at ElversonPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh273116%
19Reynolds Learning AcademyFairview, ORReynolds SD 7High183116%
20Cameron County JSHSEmporium, PACameron County SDHigh212115%
21Lankenau HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh228114%
22Sto-Rox JSHSMcKees Rocks, PASto-Rox SDHigh422113%
23Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh281112%
24Parkway WestPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh149112%
25Shade JSHSCairnbrook, PAShade-Central City SDHigh123111%
26West Side Career & Technology CenterKingston, PAWest Side Career & Technology CenterHigh437111%
27Benny Benson Alternative High SchoolAnchorage, AKAnchorage School DistrictHigh275111%
28Mercer Area SHSMercer, PAMercer Area SDHigh282110%
29Armstrong JSHSKittanning, PAArmstrong SDHigh1,374110%
30McKeesport Area SHSMcKeesport, PAMcKeesport Area SDHigh966109%
31Pittsburgh Obama 6-12Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh678109%
32Robeson HS for Human ServicesPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh266109%
33Rocky Grove JSHSFranklin, PAValley Grove SDHigh366109%
34Jamestown Area JSHSJamestown, PAJamestown Area SDHigh172108%
35Norview HighNorfolk, VANorfolk City Public SchoolsHigh1,585108%
36Athens Area HSAthens, PAAthens Area SDHigh599108%
37Academy Park HSSharon Hill, PASoutheast Delco SDHigh1,194108%
38Moniteau JSHSWest Sunbury, PAMoniteau SDHigh511108%
39Washington George HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh1,755108%
40Loyalsock Twp SHSWilliamsport, PALoyalsock Township SDHigh436107%
41Sheffield Area MS/HSSheffield, PAWarren County SDHigh211107%
42Penn Treaty SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh398107%
43Highlands SHSNatrona Heights, PAHighlands SDHigh665107%
44Central HighKing And Queen C H, VAKing and Queen County Public SchoolsHigh265107%
45Central Mountain HSMill Hall, PAKeystone Central SDHigh1,013107%
46Pittsburgh Carrick HSPittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh515107%
47Corry Area HSCorry, PACorry Area SDHigh562107%
48Chester HSChester, PAChester-Upland SDHigh806107%
49West Shamokin JSHSRural Valley, PAArmstrong SDHigh526106%
50Midd-West HSMiddleburg, PAMidd-West SDHigh726106%
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