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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	BOYS AND GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL	BROOKLYN, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16	High	353	92.4%
1952	Thompson Falls High Schl	Thompson Falls, MT	Thompson Falls H S	High	183	92.3%
1953	David Douglas High School	Portland, OR	David Douglas SD 40	High	2,756	92.3%
1954	Desert Oasis High School	Othello, WA	Othello School District	High	117	92.3%
1955	James Monroe High	Fredericksburg, VA	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	High	1,013	92.3%
1956	EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK	BROOKLYN, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32	High	415	92.3%
1957	ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	285	92.3%
1958	Kentwood High Magnet School	Kentwood, LA	Tangipahoa Parish	High	259	92.3%
1959	South El Monte High	South El Monte, CA	El Monte Union High	High	1,125	92.3%
1960	LYONS COMMUNITY SCHOOL	BROOKLYN, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14	High	362	92.3%
1961	IHSCA Charter High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	567	92.2%
1962	Foothill High	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	High	1,417	92.2%
1963	SKYLINE H S	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	3,837	92.2%
1964	Henley High School	Klamath Falls, OR	Klamath County SD	High	720	92.2%
1965	Rocky Mountain Prep SMART	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	High	604	92.2%
1966	Inglewood High	Inglewood, CA	Inglewood Unified	High	757	92.2%
1967	MISSION H S	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	High	2,154	92.2%
1968	IDEA NORTH MISSION COLLEGE PREPARATORY	MISSION, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	756	92.2%
1969	Capitol High School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	High	205	92.2%
1970	Williams Junior/Senior High	Williams, CA	Williams Unified	High	588	92.2%
1971	Hampton High	Hampton, VA	Hampton City Public Schools	High	1,301	92.2%
1972	Roosevelt High	Fresno, CA	Fresno Unified	High	2,175	92.1%
1973	FACING HISTORY SCHOOL (THE)	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2	High	394	92.1%
1974	Santiago High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	1,664	92.1%
1975	GLOBAL LEARNING COLLABORATIVE (THE)	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3	High	393	92.1%
1976	South East High	South Gate, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	1,990	92.1%
1977	VALLEY VIEW H S	HIDALGO, TX	VALLEY VIEW ISD	High	1,227	92.1%
1978	Bassick High School	Bridgeport, CT	Bridgeport School District	High	1,075	92.1%
1979	San Pasqual Valley High	Winterhaven, CA	San Pasqual Valley Unified	High	177	92.1%
1980	STEP Academy Charter School	SAINT PAUL, MN	STEP Academy	High	366	92.1%
1981	BOB HOPE H S	PORT ARTHUR, TX	BOB HOPE SCHOOL	High	555	92.1%
1982	Parry McCluer High	Buena Vista, VA	Buena Vista City Public Schools	High	315	92.1%
1983	Lakewood High School	LAKEWOOD, NJ	Lakewood Township School District	High	1,295	92.0%
1984	ECONOMEDES H S	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	High	2,689	92.0%
1985	Infinity Math Science & Tech HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	427	92.0%
1986	Saginaw High School	SAGINAW, MI	Saginaw School District of the City of	High	427	92.0%
1987	HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL	High	452	92.0%
1988	THRIVE ACADEMY	EL PASO, TX	YSLETA ISD	High	113	92.0%
1989	International Transition Center	Lawrenceville, GA	Gwinnett County	High	640	92.0%
1990	COMMUNITY HEALTH ACADEMY OF THE HEIGHTS	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6	High	552	92.0%
1991	MERCEDES H S	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	High	903	92.0%
1992	Norte Vista High	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	High	1,804	92.0%
1993	BRONX AEROSPACE HIGH SCHOOL	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11	High	374	92.0%
1994	WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMY	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8	High	410	92.0%
1995	Summit Academy	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	High	236	91.9%
1996	BEAUMONT UNITED H S	BEAUMONT, TX	BEAUMONT ISD	High	2,035	91.9%
1997	RAFAEL IRIZARRY RIVERA	PENUELAS, PR	PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	High	248	91.9%
1998	Compton High	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	High	1,438	91.9%
1999	BARBARA CARDWELL CAREER PREPARATORY CENTER	IRVING, TX	IRVING ISD	High	247	91.9%
2000	Sumter County High School	Americus, GA	Sumter County	High	1,037	91.9%

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