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The highest-poverty public schools in Oakland County, Michigan

281 public schools in Oakland County, Michigan appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Oak Park Service Learning Academy OPSLA leads the list at 99.5%, against a median of 27.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

281

Oakland County, Michigan

Top % FRL

99.5%

Median % FRL

27.7%

HIGHEST POVERTY · OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Oak Park Service Learning Academy OPSLA	OAK PARK, MI	Detroit Service Learning Academy	Elementary	212	99.5%
2	Crescent Academy MiddleHigh School	SOUTHFIELD, MI	Crescent Academy	High	145	98.6%
3	Crescent Academy Elementary	SOUTHFIELD, MI	Crescent Academy	Elementary	265	98.5%
4	Crescent Academy PK2	SOUTHFIELD, MI	Crescent Academy	Elementary	249	96.4%
5	Walton Charter Academy	PONTIAC, MI	Walton Charter Academy	Elementary	763	91.7%
6	Momentum Academy	WATERFORD, MI	Momentum Academy	Elementary	219	87.7%
7	Great Lakes Academy	PONTIAC, MI	Great Lakes Academy	Elementary	162	87.7%
8	Herrington School	PONTIAC, MI	Pontiac City School District	Elementary	319	85.9%
9	NOVA Discipline Academy	OAK PARK, MI	Oak Park School District of the City of	Combined	108	84.3%
10	Advantage Alternative Program	HAZEL PARK, MI	Hazel Park School District of the City of	Combined	150	84.0%
11	Laurus Academy	SOUTHFIELD, MI	Laurus Academy	Elementary	791	83.4%
12	Key Elementary School	OAK PARK, MI	Oak Park School District of the City of	Elementary	516	83.3%
13	Madison Elementary School	MADISON HEIGHTS, MI	Madison District Public Schools	Elementary	411	83.2%
14	Dr Joseph F Pollack Academic Center of Excellence	SOUTHFIELD, MI	Dr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of Excellence	Elementary	520	82.3%
15	Hoover Elementary School	HAZEL PARK, MI	Hazel Park School District of the City of	Elementary	280	81.1%
16	Flex High School of Pontiac	PONTIAC, MI	Flex High School of Pontiac	High	104	80.8%
17	Einstein Elementary School	OAK PARK, MI	Oak Park School District of the City of	Elementary	387	80.6%
18	Tri County Educational Center	FERNDALE, MI	Ferndale Public Schools	High	348	80.2%
19	Donelson Hills Elementary School	WATERFORD, MI	Waterford School District	Elementary	392	79.8%
20	Owen Elementary School	PONTIAC, MI	Pontiac City School District	Elementary	383	79.4%
21	Pepper Elementary School	OAK PARK, MI	Oak Park School District of the City of	Elementary	416	78.6%
22	Waterford Durant High School	WATERFORD, MI	Waterford School District	High	120	78.3%
23	Wilkinson Middle School	MADISON HEIGHTS, MI	Madison District Public Schools	Middle	168	78.0%
24	Faxon Academy	SOUTHFIELD, MI	Faxon Academy	Elementary	150	77.3%
25	Oak Park Preparatory Academy	OAK PARK, MI	Oak Park School District of the City of	Middle	707	76.0%
26	Madison High School	MADISON HEIGHTS, MI	Madison District Public Schools	High	255	75.7%
27	Webb Elementary School	FERNDALE, MI	Hazel Park School District of the City of	Elementary	328	75.6%
28	United Oaks Elementary School	HAZEL PARK, MI	Hazel Park School District of the City of	Elementary	363	75.5%
29	Oak Park High School	OAK PARK, MI	Oak Park School District of the City of	High	798	74.6%
30	Vandenberg Elementary School	SOUTHFIELD, MI	Southfield Public School District	Elementary	245	74.3%
31	Whitman Elementary School	PONTIAC, MI	Pontiac City School District	Elementary	611	74.1%
32	University High School	FERNDALE, MI	Ferndale Public Schools	High	469	73.3%
33	Hazel Park Junior High School	HAZEL PARK, MI	Hazel Park School District of the City of	Middle	413	71.4%
34	Pontiac Middle School	PONTIAC, MI	Pontiac City School District	Middle	790	71.1%
35	Hiller Elementary School	MADISON HEIGHTS, MI	Lamphere Public Schools	Elementary	272	70.6%
36	Rogers School	AUBURN HILLS, MI	Pontiac City School District	Elementary	280	70.0%
37	Pontiac High School	PONTIAC, MI	Pontiac City School District	High	992	67.3%
38	Morris Adler Elementary School	SOUTHFIELD, MI	Southfield Public School District	Elementary	355	65.6%
39	Adlai Stevenson Elementary School	SOUTHFIELD, MI	Southfield Public School District	Elementary	527	65.5%
40	Hazel Park High School	HAZEL PARK, MI	Hazel Park School District of the City of	High	567	65.3%
41	Riverside Elementary School	WATERFORD, MI	Waterford School District	Elementary	291	64.9%
42	Thompson K8 International Academy	SOUTHFIELD, MI	Southfield Public School District	Elementary	544	64.5%
43	Knudsen Elementary School	WATERFORD, MI	Waterford School District	Elementary	278	64.4%
44	Alcott School	PONTIAC, MI	Pontiac City School District	Elementary	334	64.4%
45	Mason Middle School	WATERFORD, MI	Waterford School District	Middle	731	64.0%
46	Alice M Birney K8 School	SOUTHFIELD, MI	Southfield Public School District	Elementary	452	62.8%
47	R Grant Graham Elem School	AUBURN HILLS, MI	Avondale School District	Elementary	390	62.1%
48	Auburn Elementary School	AUBURN HILLS, MI	Avondale School District	Elementary	333	61.9%
49	Susick Elementary School	TROY, MI	Warren Consolidated Schools	Elementary	391	61.6%
50	Beaumont Elementary School	WATERFORD, MI	Waterford School District	Elementary	298	61.1%

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