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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Across St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, 7 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. W. Smith Jr. Elementary School leads the list at 88.9%, against a median of 66.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Top % FRL

88.9%

Median % FRL

66.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · ST. BERNARD PARISH, LOUISIANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	W. Smith Jr. Elementary School	Violet, LA	St. Bernard Parish	Elementary	333	88.9%
2	Arlene Meraux Elementary School	Chalmette, LA	St. Bernard Parish	Elementary	583	70.3%
3	J.F. Gauthier School	St. Bernard, LA	St. Bernard Parish	Elementary	500	67.2%
4	Chalmette Elementary School	Chalmette, LA	St. Bernard Parish	Elementary	467	66.0%
5	Joseph J. Davies Elementary School	Meraux, LA	St. Bernard Parish	Elementary	593	57.8%
6	Arabi Elementary School	Arabi, LA	St. Bernard Parish	Elementary	567	57.3%
7	Lacoste Elementary School	Chalmette, LA	St. Bernard Parish	Elementary	621	55.2%

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