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The highest-poverty public schools in Aroostook County, Maine

Across Aroostook County, Maine, 31 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Houlton Junior High School leads the list at 76.9%, against a median of 56.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Aroostook County, Maine

Top % FRL

76.9%

Median % FRL

56.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · AROOSTOOK COUNTY, MAINE

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Houlton Junior High School	Houlton, ME	RSU 29/MSAD 29	Middle	186	76.9%
2	Houlton Elementary School	Houlton, ME	RSU 29/MSAD 29	Elementary	282	75.9%
3	Houlton High School	Houlton, ME	RSU 29/MSAD 29	High	378	74.6%
4	So Aroostook School	Dyer Brook, ME	RSU 50	Combined	340	71.2%
5	Van Buren Elementary School	Van Buren, ME	RSU 88/MSAD 24	Elementary	204	70.6%
6	Limestone Community School	Limestone, ME	Limestone Public Schools	Elementary	138	70.3%
7	Pine Street Elementary School	Presque Isle, ME	RSU 79/MSAD 01	Elementary	325	69.5%
8	Mill Pond School	Hodgdon, ME	RSU 70/MSAD 70	Elementary	289	65.7%
9	Hodgdon Middle/High School	Hodgdon, ME	RSU 70/MSAD 70	High	211	63.5%
10	Madawaska Elementary School	Madawaska, ME	Madawaska Public Schools	Elementary	162	62.3%
11	Washburn District Elem School	Washburn, ME	RSU 45/MSAD 45	Elementary	180	61.7%
12	Houlton Southside School	Houlton, ME	RSU 29/MSAD 29	Elementary	368	61.4%
13	Fort Fairfield Elementary School	Fort Fairfield, ME	RSU 86/MSAD 20	Elementary	188	60.6%
14	Eva Hoyt Zippel School	Presque Isle, ME	RSU 79/MSAD 01	Elementary	289	58.8%
15	Fort Street School	Mars Hill, ME	RSU 42/MSAD 42	Elementary	176	57.4%
16	Caribou High School	Caribou, ME	RSU 39	High	436	56.4%
17	Presque Isle Middle School	Presque Isle, ME	RSU 79/MSAD 01	Middle	354	53.7%
18	Caribou Community School	Caribou, ME	RSU 39	Elementary	752	53.1%
19	Ashland District School	Ashland, ME	RSU 32/MSAD 32	Combined	234	53.0%
20	Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S	Mars Hill, ME	RSU 42/MSAD 42	High	157	52.9%
21	Fort Kent Elementary School	Fort Kent, ME	MSAD 27	Elementary	454	49.3%
22	Dr Levesque Elementary School	Saint Agatha, ME	RSU 33/MSAD 33	Elementary	120	49.2%
23	Fort Kent Community High School	Fort Kent, ME	MSAD 27	High	240	48.3%
24	Valley Rivers Middle School	Fort Kent, ME	MSAD 27	Middle	118	48.3%
25	Woodland Consolidated Sch	Woodland, ME	Woodland Public Schools	Elementary	175	48.0%
26	Fort Fairfield Middle/High School	Fort Fairfield, ME	RSU 86/MSAD 20	High	238	45.4%
27	Presque Isle High School	Presque Isle, ME	RSU 79/MSAD 01	High	474	44.9%
28	Wisdom Middle High School	Saint Agatha, ME	RSU 33/MSAD 33	High	109	42.2%
29	Easton Elementary School	Easton, ME	Easton Public Schools	Elementary	110	40.9%
30	Mapleton Elementary School	Mapleton, ME	RSU 79/MSAD 01	Elementary	228	40.4%
31	Madawaska Middle/High School	Madawaska, ME	Madawaska Public Schools	High	205	38.5%

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