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The highest-poverty public schools in Jackson County, Michigan

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Jackson County, Michigan, drawn from 48 qualifying public schools. Northeast Elementary School leads the list at 98.0%, against a median of 51.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Jackson County, Michigan

Top % FRL

98.0%

Median % FRL

51.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · JACKSON COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Northeast Elementary School	JACKSON, MI	Jackson Public Schools	Elementary	396	98.0%
2	Hunt Elementary School	JACKSON, MI	Jackson Public Schools	Elementary	366	95.4%
3	John R Lewis Elementary	JACKSON, MI	Jackson Public Schools	Elementary	140	95.0%
4	Cascades Elementary School	JACKSON, MI	Jackson Public Schools	Elementary	398	91.0%
5	East Jackson Elementary	JACKSON, MI	East Jackson Community Schools	Elementary	348	83.9%
6	Townsend Elementary School	JACKSON, MI	Vandercook Lake Public Schools	Elementary	316	82.6%
7	Middle School at Parkside	JACKSON, MI	Jackson Public Schools	Middle	750	79.9%
8	East Jackson Secondary School	JACKSON, MI	East Jackson Community Schools	High	359	79.1%
9	JPS Montessori Center	JACKSON, MI	Jackson Public Schools	Elementary	146	78.1%
10	Vandercook Lake High School	JACKSON, MI	Vandercook Lake Public Schools	High	258	73.3%
11	Dibble Elementary School	JACKSON, MI	Jackson Public Schools	Elementary	282	70.2%
12	Jackson ISD Local Based Special Education Programs	JACKSON, MI	Jackson ISD	Combined	240	65.4%
13	Paragon Charter Academy	JACKSON, MI	Paragon Charter Academy	Elementary	627	63.8%
14	Jackson High School	JACKSON, MI	Jackson Public Schools	High	989	61.8%
15	Parma Elementary School	PARMA, MI	Western School District	Elementary	408	61.5%
16	Arnold Elementary School	MICHIGAN CENTER, MI	Michigan Center School District	Elementary	321	60.7%
17	Concord Elementary School	CONCORD, MI	Concord Community Schools	Elementary	292	60.6%
18	Sharp Park Academy	JACKSON, MI	Jackson Public Schools	Elementary	337	60.2%
19	Springport Elementary School	SPRINGPORT, MI	Springport Public Schools	Elementary	437	56.1%
20	Keicher Elementary School	MICHIGAN CENTER, MI	Michigan Center School District	Elementary	402	55.5%
21	Northwest Connect	JACKSON, MI	Northwest Community Schools	High	157	55.4%
22	Northwest Early Elementary School	JACKSON, MI	Northwest Community Schools	Elementary	848	54.7%
23	Lyle A Torrant Center	JACKSON, MI	Jackson ISD	Combined	191	54.5%
24	Concord Middle School	CONCORD, MI	Concord Community Schools	Middle	143	52.4%
25	Northwest Elementary School	JACKSON, MI	Northwest Community Schools	Elementary	758	50.4%
26	Springport Middle School	SPRINGPORT, MI	Springport Public Schools	Middle	222	47.3%
27	Northwest Kidder Middle School	JACKSON, MI	Northwest Community Schools	Middle	786	44.8%
28	Michigan Center JrSr High School	MICHIGAN CENTER, MI	Michigan Center School District	High	700	44.1%
29	Warner Elementary School	SPRING ARBOR, MI	Western School District	Elementary	371	43.1%
30	Western Middle School	PARMA, MI	Western School District	Middle	594	41.4%
31	Springport High School	SPRINGPORT, MI	Springport Public Schools	High	273	41.0%
32	Concord High School	CONCORD, MI	Concord Community Schools	High	182	40.1%
33	Napoleon Middle School	NAPOLEON, MI	Napoleon Community Schools	Middle	261	38.7%
34	Ezra Eby Elementary School	NAPOLEON, MI	Napoleon Community Schools	Elementary	564	38.7%
35	Bean Elementary School	SPRING ARBOR, MI	Western School District	Elementary	409	37.9%
36	HanoverHorton Elementary School	HANOVER, MI	Hanover-Horton School District	Elementary	462	37.2%
37	HanoverHorton Middle School	HORTON, MI	Hanover-Horton School District	Middle	250	37.2%
38	Columbia Upper Elementary School	BROOKLYN, MI	Columbia School District	Elementary	406	37.2%
39	Columbia Elementary School	BROOKLYN, MI	Columbia School District	Elementary	307	35.8%
40	Western High School	PARMA, MI	Western School District	High	809	34.7%
41	Northwest High School	JACKSON, MI	Northwest Community Schools	High	958	34.3%
42	Grass Lake Middle School	GRASS LAKE, MI	Grass Lake Community Schools	Middle	290	33.1%
43	HanoverHorton High School	HORTON, MI	Hanover-Horton School District	High	289	31.1%
44	Napoleon High School	NAPOLEON, MI	Napoleon Community Schools	High	381	31.0%
45	Columbia Central High School	BROOKLYN, MI	Columbia School District	High	637	29.7%
46	Jackson Preparatory Early College	JACKSON, MI	Jackson Preparatory & Early College	High	260	29.6%
47	Grass Lake High School	GRASS LAKE, MI	Grass Lake Community Schools	High	394	29.4%
48	George Long Elementary School	GRASS LAKE, MI	Grass Lake Community Schools	Elementary	650	27.5%

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