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The highest-poverty public schools in Calhoun County, Michigan

48 public schools in Calhoun County, Michigan appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Verona Elementary School leads the list at 91.0%, against a median of 60.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Calhoun County, Michigan

Top % FRL

91.0%

Median % FRL

60.8%

HIGHEST POVERTY · CALHOUN COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Verona Elementary School	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Battle Creek Public Schools	Elementary	201	91.0%
2	Battle Creek Area Learning Center	SPRINGFIELD, MI	Battle Creek Area Learning Center	High	194	88.7%
3	Northwestern Middle School	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Battle Creek Public Schools	Middle	209	88.0%
4	Battle Creek Montessori Academy	SPRINGFIELD, MI	Battle Creek Montessori Academy	Elementary	141	85.8%
5	Lamora Park School	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Battle Creek Public Schools	Elementary	154	83.1%
6	Arbor Academy	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Arbor Academy	Elementary	154	83.1%
7	Post Franklin School	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Battle Creek Public Schools	Elementary	219	82.2%
8	Harrington Elementary School	ALBION, MI	Marshall Public Schools	Elementary	236	81.8%
9	Prairieview School	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Lakeview Sch. District (Calhoun)	Elementary	249	81.5%
10	Endeavor Charter Academy	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Endeavor Charter Academy	Elementary	648	81.5%
11	Ann J Kellogg School	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Battle Creek Public Schools	Elementary	348	81.3%
12	Dudley School	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Battle Creek Public Schools	Elementary	117	81.2%
13	Marshall Opportunity High School	ALBION, MI	Marshall Public Schools	High	109	78.9%
14	WK Kellogg Preparatory High School	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Battle Creek Public Schools	High	173	77.5%
15	Springfield Middle School	SPRINGFIELD, MI	Battle Creek Public Schools	Middle	472	76.5%
16	Valley View Elementary School	SPRINGFIELD, MI	Battle Creek Public Schools	Elementary	434	76.0%
17	Pennfield Purdy School	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Pennfield Schools	Elementary	197	69.0%
18	Tekonsha Schools	TEKONSHA, MI	Tekonsha Community Schools	Combined	193	68.4%
19	Lillian Fletcher Elem School	HOMER, MI	Homer Community School District	Elementary	319	66.5%
20	Riverside Elementary School	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Lakeview Sch. District (Calhoun)	Elementary	350	66.0%
21	Minges Brook School	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Lakeview Sch. District (Calhoun)	Elementary	368	64.4%
22	North Pennfield Elementary	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Pennfield Schools	Elementary	188	63.8%
23	Battle Creek Central High School	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Battle Creek Public Schools	High	978	61.9%
24	Pennfield Dunlap Elementary	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Pennfield Schools	Elementary	273	61.2%
25	Lakeview Middle School	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Lakeview Sch. District (Calhoun)	Middle	1,082	60.4%
26	Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Battle Creek Public Schools	Middle	145	58.6%
27	Westlake Elementary School	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Lakeview Sch. District (Calhoun)	Elementary	349	57.9%
28	Pennfield Middle School	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Pennfield Schools	Middle	471	57.7%
29	Homer Middle School	HOMER, MI	Homer Community School District	Middle	268	57.5%
30	Michigan Youth Challenge Academy	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Marshall Public Schools	High	119	57.1%
31	Fremont International Academy	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Battle Creek Public Schools	Elementary	345	53.6%
32	Pennfield Senior High School	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Pennfield Schools	High	748	50.7%
33	East Leroy Elementary School	EAST LEROY, MI	Athens Area Schools	Elementary	199	50.3%
34	Lakeview High School	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Lakeview Sch. District (Calhoun)	High	1,241	48.5%
35	Beadle Lake Elementary School	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Harper Creek Community Schools	Elementary	333	46.8%
36	Marshall Middle School	MARSHALL, MI	Marshall Public Schools	Middle	541	45.7%
37	Hughes Elementary School	MARSHALL, MI	Marshall Public Schools	Elementary	261	45.6%
38	Homer Community High School	HOMER, MI	Homer Community School District	High	247	44.9%
39	Gordon Elementary School	MARSHALL, MI	Marshall Public Schools	Elementary	252	40.5%
40	Athens JuniorSenor High School	ATHENS, MI	Athens Area Schools	High	256	40.2%
41	Doris Klaussen Dev Center	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Calhoun Intermediate School District	Combined	204	39.7%
42	Wattles Park Elementary School	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Harper Creek Community Schools	Elementary	375	39.2%
43	Mar Lee School	MARSHALL, MI	Mar Lee School District	Elementary	295	38.3%
44	Walters Elementary	MARSHALL, MI	Marshall Public Schools	Elementary	293	37.5%
45	Harper Creek Middle School	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Harper Creek Community Schools	Middle	896	32.0%
46	Marshall High School	MARSHALL, MI	Marshall Public Schools	High	787	31.8%
47	Sonoma Elementary	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Harper Creek Community Schools	Elementary	351	31.6%
48	Harper Creek High School	BATTLE CREEK, MI	Harper Creek Community Schools	High	823	26.0%

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