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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Ingham County, Michigan

48 public elementary schools in Ingham County, Michigan appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public elementary schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. MidMichigan Leadership Academy leads the list at 99.7%, against a median of 49.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Ingham County, Michigan

Top % FRL

99.7%

Median % FRL

49.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · INGHAM COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	MidMichigan Leadership Academy	LANSING, MI	Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy	Elementary	316	99.7%
2	Dwight Rich School of the Arts	LANSING, MI	Lansing Public School District	Elementary	562	92.5%
3	Attwood School	LANSING, MI	Lansing Public School District	Elementary	426	91.5%
4	Holly Park Academy	LANSING, MI	Holly Park Academy	Elementary	478	91.2%
5	Forrest G Averill School	LANSING, MI	Lansing Public School District	Elementary	232	90.9%
6	North School	LANSING, MI	Lansing Public School District	Elementary	471	90.4%
7	Gier Park School	LANSING, MI	Lansing Public School District	Elementary	316	89.9%
8	Willow School	LANSING, MI	Lansing Public School District	Elementary	273	89.7%
9	Lyons School	LANSING, MI	Lansing Public School District	Elementary	242	89.7%
10	Cumberland School	LANSING, MI	Lansing Public School District	Elementary	308	89.3%
11	Pattengill School	LANSING, MI	Lansing Public School District	Elementary	706	88.8%
12	Kendon School	LANSING, MI	Lansing Public School District	Elementary	159	88.7%
13	Gardner International School	LANSING, MI	Lansing Public School District	Elementary	874	88.3%
14	Windemere Park Charter Academy	LANSING, MI	Windemere Park Charter Academy	Elementary	580	86.4%
15	Wexford Montessori Magnet School	LANSING, MI	Lansing Public School District	Elementary	356	84.0%
16	Forest View School	LANSING, MI	Lansing Public School District	Elementary	262	83.2%
17	Cavanaugh School	LANSING, MI	Lansing Public School District	Elementary	245	80.8%
18	Lewton School	LANSING, MI	Lansing Public School District	Elementary	272	70.2%
19	Cole Academy	LANSING, MI	Cole Academy	Elementary	155	66.5%
20	Post Oak School	LANSING, MI	Lansing Public School District	Elementary	430	65.6%
21	Donley Elementary School	EAST LANSING, MI	East Lansing School District	Elementary	262	57.3%
22	Sycamore Elementary School	HOLT, MI	Holt Public Schools	Elementary	348	54.3%
23	Woodworth Elementary School	LESLIE, MI	Leslie Public Schools	Elementary	410	51.5%
24	Elliott Elementary School	HOLT, MI	Holt Public Schools	Elementary	457	50.8%
25	Wilcox Elementary School	HOLT, MI	Holt Public Schools	Elementary	413	48.2%
26	Webberville Elementary School	WEBBERVILLE, MI	Webberville Community Schools	Elementary	186	45.2%
27	Red Cedar School	EAST LANSING, MI	East Lansing School District	Elementary	189	43.4%
28	Heritage School	STOCKBRIDGE, MI	Stockbridge Community Schools	Elementary	331	42.0%
29	Emma Smith Elementary School	STOCKBRIDGE, MI	Stockbridge Community Schools	Elementary	256	41.0%
30	Marble School	EAST LANSING, MI	East Lansing School District	Elementary	306	35.6%
31	Horizon Elementary School	HOLT, MI	Holt Public Schools	Elementary	354	35.3%
32	Steele Street Elementary School	MASON, MI	Mason Public Schools (Ingham)	Elementary	513	34.5%
33	Robert L Green Elementary	EAST LANSING, MI	East Lansing School District	Elementary	273	33.7%
34	Dansville Elementary School	DANSVILLE, MI	Dansville Schools	Elementary	341	28.7%
35	Williamston Explorer Elementary School	WILLIAMSTON, MI	Williamston Community Schools	Elementary	387	25.1%
36	Vera Ralya Elementary School	HASLETT, MI	Haslett Public Schools	Elementary	391	24.6%
37	Whitehills Elementary School	EAST LANSING, MI	East Lansing School District	Elementary	286	24.5%
38	Alaiedon Elementary School	MASON, MI	Mason Public Schools (Ingham)	Elementary	375	24.0%
39	Glencairn School	EAST LANSING, MI	East Lansing School District	Elementary	298	23.8%
40	Hiawatha Elementary School	OKEMOS, MI	Okemos Public Schools	Elementary	441	23.1%
41	James C Harvey Education Center	MASON, MI	Mason Public Schools (Ingham)	Elementary	252	22.6%
42	Wilkshire School	HASLETT, MI	Haslett Public Schools	Elementary	390	22.3%
43	North Aurelius Elementary School	MASON, MI	Mason Public Schools (Ingham)	Elementary	371	21.3%
44	Murphy Elementary School	HASLETT, MI	Haslett Public Schools	Elementary	386	20.5%
45	Williamston Discovery Elementary School	WILLIAMSTON, MI	Williamston Community Schools	Elementary	428	20.1%
46	Bennett Woods Elementary School	OKEMOS, MI	Okemos Public Schools	Elementary	476	14.7%
47	Cornell Elementary School	OKEMOS, MI	Okemos Public Schools	Elementary	439	12.3%
48	Okemos Public MontessoriCentral	OKEMOS, MI	Okemos Public Schools	Elementary	326	10.7%

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