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The highest-poverty public schools in Wayne County, Michigan

Across Wayne County, Michigan, 471 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate leads the list at 100%, against a median of 78.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
471
Wayne County, Michigan
Top % FRL
100%
Median % FRL
78.0%
HIGHEST POVERTY · WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Cesar Chavez Academy IntermediateDETROIT, MICesar Chavez AcademyElementary484100%
2Academy for Business and Technology ElementaryDEARBORN, MIAcademy for Business and TechnologyElementary256100%
3George Crockett AcademyDETROIT, MIGeorge Crockett AcademyElementary341100%
4Riverside AcademyDEARBORN, MIRiverside AcademyElementary397100%
5Riverside Academy West CampusDEARBORN, MIRiverside AcademyHigh470100%
6Bridge Academy EastHAMTRAMCK, MIBridge AcademyElementary581100%
7Bridge Academy WestHAMTRAMCK, MIBridge AcademyElementary331100%
8Trix AcademyDETROIT, MIMichigan Educational Choice CenterElementary302100%
9Escuela AvancemosDETROIT, MIEscuela AvancemosElementary42599.8%
10Detroit Service Learning Academy CampusDETROIT, MIDetroit Service Learning AcademyElementary84799.8%
11George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolHIGHLAND PARK, MIGeorge Washington Carver AcademyElementary21799.5%
12George Washington Carver Middle SchoolHIGHLAND PARK, MIGeorge Washington Carver AcademyMiddle15599.4%
13Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle SchoolDETROIT, MIDetroit Academy of Arts and SciencesMiddle33998.8%
14Regent Park Scholars Charter AcademyDETROIT, MIRegent Park Scholars Charter AcademyElementary70798.7%
15Detroit Academy of Arts and SciencesDETROIT, MIDetroit Academy of Arts and SciencesElementary69498.7%
16Academy for Business and Technology High SchoolMELVINDALE, MIAcademy for Business and TechnologyHigh23198.7%
17Hope AcademyDETROIT, MIHope AcademyElementary43098.4%
18Redford Service Learning Academy CampusREDFORD, MIDetroit Service Learning AcademyElementary44598.0%
19Voyageur College PrepDETROIT, MIVoyageur AcademyHigh52497.9%
20CapstoneWayne Co Juvenile Detention FacHAMTRAMCK, MICapstone Academy Charter School (SDA)Combined12497.6%
21Lafayette SchoolLINCOLN PARK, MILincoln Park School District of the City ofElementary44197.5%
22Warrendale Charter AcademyDETROIT, MIWarrendale Charter AcademyElementary68097.4%
23Hamilton AcademyDETROIT, MIDetroit Public Schools Community DistrictElementary35897.2%
24Cesar Chavez Academy High SchoolDETROIT, MICesar Chavez AcademyHigh73097.1%
25Covenant High School SouthwestDETROIT, MICovenant Schools DetroitHigh16497.0%
26Oakman Elementary SchoolDEARBORN, MIDearborn City School DistrictElementary25396.8%
27Legacy Charter AcademyDETROIT, MILegacy Charter AcademyElementary73896.7%
28Tomlinson Middle SchoolINKSTER, MIWestwood Community School DistrictMiddle18096.7%
29Pulaski ElementaryMiddle SchoolDETROIT, MIDetroit Public Schools Community DistrictElementary29696.6%
30Brewer AcademyDETROIT, MIDetroit Public Schools Community DistrictElementary44196.6%
31Voyageur AcademyDETROIT, MIVoyageur AcademyElementary78996.5%
32American International Academy ElementaryWESTLAND, MIAmerican International AcademyElementary19596.4%
33Hanley International AcademyHAMTRAMCK, MIHanley International AcademyElementary66796.1%
34Hamtramck AcademyHAMTRAMCK, MIHamtramck AcademyElementary54996.0%
35Myers Elementary SchoolTAYLOR, MITaylor School DistrictElementary31595.9%
36Fisher Magnet AcademyDETROIT, MIDetroit Public Schools Community DistrictElementary75895.8%
37Caniff Liberty AcademyHAMTRAMCK, MICaniff Liberty AcademyCombined59095.6%
38American International Academy Upper ElementaryINKSTER, MIAmerican International AcademyElementary22595.6%
39Carstens ElementaryMiddle SchoolDETROIT, MIDetroit Public Schools Community DistrictElementary26695.5%
40Cesar Chavez Academy ElementaryDETROIT, MICesar Chavez AcademyElementary46595.5%
41Carleton Elementary SchoolDETROIT, MIDetroit Public Schools Community DistrictElementary37995.3%
42Thirkell ElementaryMiddle SchoolDETROIT, MIDetroit Public Schools Community DistrictElementary45595.2%
43SampsonWebber Leadership AcademyDETROIT, MIDetroit Public Schools Community DistrictElementary33095.2%
44Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre ArtsDETROIT, MIDetroit Public Schools Community DistrictElementary75495.0%
45Dixon Elementary SchoolDETROIT, MIDetroit Public Schools Community DistrictElementary48594.8%
46Salina Elementary P 3DEARBORN, MIDearborn City School DistrictElementary40694.8%
47John R King Academic and Performing Arts AcademyDETROIT, MIDetroit Public Schools Community DistrictElementary87994.8%
48Nolan ElementaryMiddle SchoolDETROIT, MIDetroit Public Schools Community DistrictElementary45394.7%
49Iris Becker Elementary SchoolDEARBORN, MIDearborn City School DistrictElementary22494.6%
50Covenant High School CentralDETROIT, MICovenant Schools DetroitHigh24094.6%
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