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

Ranks 1,951–2,000 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
1951	J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr	Cicero, IL	J S Morton HSD 201	High	941	92.5%
1952	Madras High School	Madras, OR	Jefferson County SD 509J	High	768	92.4%
1953	Bowen High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	278	92.4%
1954	Surfside High (Continuation)	Oceanside, CA	Oceanside Unified	High	119	92.4%
1955	DR SUSAN S MCKINNEY SECONDARY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS	BROOKLYN, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13	High	132	92.4%
1956	Grayson County High	Independence, VA	Grayson County Public Schools	High	461	92.4%
1957	Wahluke High School	Mattawa, WA	Wahluke School District	High	750	92.4%
1958	Loara High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	1,539	92.4%
1959	YCCS-Albizu Campos Puerto Rican	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	184	92.4%
1960	Madison Academy High School	BURTON, MI	Madison Academy	High	276	92.4%
1961	SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	801	92.4%
1962	YCCS-Association House	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	105	92.4%
1963	Jalen Rose Leadership Academy	DETROIT, MI	Jalen Rose Leadership Academy	High	420	92.4%
1964	Los Amigos High	Fountain Valley, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	1,430	92.4%
1965	Canoga Park Senior High	Canoga Park, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	1,389	92.4%
1966	Southeastern High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	High	602	92.4%
1967	YES PREP - SOUTHWEST	HOUSTON, TX	YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC	High	1,060	92.4%
1968	RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN)	HOUSTON, TX	RICHARD MILBURN ALTER HIGH SCHOOL (KILLEEN)	High	157	92.4%
1969	CHAVEZ H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	1,857	92.4%
1970	BOYS AND GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL	BROOKLYN, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16	High	353	92.4%
1971	Thompson Falls High Schl	Thompson Falls, MT	Thompson Falls H S	High	183	92.3%
1972	David Douglas High School	Portland, OR	David Douglas SD 40	High	2,756	92.3%
1973	Desert Oasis High School	Othello, WA	Othello School District	High	117	92.3%
1974	James Monroe High	Fredericksburg, VA	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	High	1,013	92.3%
1975	EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK	BROOKLYN, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32	High	415	92.3%
1976	ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	285	92.3%
1977	Kentwood High Magnet School	Kentwood, LA	Tangipahoa Parish	High	259	92.3%
1978	South El Monte High	South El Monte, CA	El Monte Union High	High	1,125	92.3%
1979	LYONS COMMUNITY SCHOOL	BROOKLYN, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14	High	362	92.3%
1980	IHSCA Charter High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	567	92.2%
1981	Foothill High	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	High	1,417	92.2%
1982	SKYLINE H S	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	3,837	92.2%
1983	Henley High School	Klamath Falls, OR	Klamath County SD	High	720	92.2%
1984	Rocky Mountain Prep SMART	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	High	604	92.2%
1985	Inglewood High	Inglewood, CA	Inglewood Unified	High	757	92.2%
1986	MISSION H S	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	High	2,154	92.2%
1987	IDEA NORTH MISSION COLLEGE PREPARATORY	MISSION, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	756	92.2%
1988	Capitol High School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	High	205	92.2%
1989	Williams Junior/Senior High	Williams, CA	Williams Unified	High	588	92.2%
1990	Hampton High	Hampton, VA	Hampton City Public Schools	High	1,301	92.2%
1991	Roosevelt High	Fresno, CA	Fresno Unified	High	2,175	92.1%
1992	FACING HISTORY SCHOOL (THE)	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2	High	394	92.1%
1993	Santiago High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	1,664	92.1%
1994	GLOBAL LEARNING COLLABORATIVE (THE)	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3	High	393	92.1%
1995	South East High	South Gate, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	1,990	92.1%
1996	VALLEY VIEW H S	HIDALGO, TX	VALLEY VIEW ISD	High	1,227	92.1%
1997	Bassick High School	Bridgeport, CT	Bridgeport School District	High	1,075	92.1%
1998	San Pasqual Valley High	Winterhaven, CA	San Pasqual Valley Unified	High	177	92.1%
1999	STEP Academy Charter School	SAINT PAUL, MN	STEP Academy	High	366	92.1%
2000	BOB HOPE H S	PORT ARTHUR, TX	BOB HOPE SCHOOL	High	555	92.1%

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