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The highest-poverty public schools in Minnesota

1,653 public schools in Minnesota appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Lincoln International High School leads the list at 100%, against a median of 39.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,653

Minnesota

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

39.3%

HIGHEST POVERTY · MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Lincoln International High School	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Lincoln International High School	High	158	100%
2	Unity Campus	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minnesota Internship Center	High	103	100%
3	Venture Academy High School	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Venture Academy	High	199	100%
4	SciTech Academy Charter School	RICHFIELD, MN	SciTech Academy Charter School	Elementary	342	100%
5	Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities	RICHFIELD, MN	Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities	Elementary	171	100%
6	Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Quantum STEAM Academy Charter	Elementary	128	100%
7	Midway Star Academy	SAINT PAUL, MN	Midway Star Academy	Elementary	393	99.7%
8	MMSA Elementary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Minnesota Math and Science Academy	Elementary	243	99.6%
9	MN International Middle Chr School	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Twin Cities International Schools	Middle	326	99.4%
10	Twin Cities International Schools	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Twin Cities International Schools	Elementary	595	99.3%
11	MMSA Secondary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Minnesota Math and Science Academy	High	327	99.1%
12	Twin Lakes STEM Academy	BROOKLYN PARK, MN	Twin Lakes STEM Academy	Elementary	217	99.1%
13	STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville	BURNSVILLE, MN	STEP Academy	Elementary	171	98.8%
14	Urban Academy	SAINT PAUL, MN	Urban Academy	Elementary	416	98.8%
15	Success Academy St. Cloud Elem	SAINT CLOUD, MN	Success Academy	Elementary	140	98.6%
16	Star of the North - East Bethel	EAST BETHEL, MN	Star of the North Academy Charter S	Elementary	224	98.2%
17	Fond du Lac Ojibwe School	Cloquet, MN	Fond du Lac Ojibwe School	Combined	161	98.1%
18	Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School	Bena, MN	Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School	Combined	142	97.9%
19	Metro College Prep	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Metro Schools Charter	High	585	97.8%
20	Aim Academy of Science & Technology	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Aim Academy of Science & Technology	High	178	97.8%
21	Nay-Ah-Shing School	Onamia, MN	Nay-Ah-Shing School	Combined	125	97.6%
22	Circle of Life Academy	White Earth, MN	Circle of Life Academy	Combined	115	97.4%
23	Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ	SAINT CLOUD, MN	Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ	Elementary	266	97.4%
24	Banaadir Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch	Elementary	149	97.3%
25	Ubah Academy	HOPKINS, MN	Ubah Academy	High	321	96.9%
26	Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	304	96.7%
27	SET Academy Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Metro Schools Charter	Elementary	463	96.5%
28	Prodeo Academy St. Paul Middle	SAINT PAUL, MN	Prodeo Academy	Middle	131	96.2%
29	Hennepin Schools Upper Campus	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Hennepin Schools	Middle	207	96.1%
30	Banaadir Academy	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch	High	125	96.0%
31	New Century School Secondary	SAINT PAUL, MN	New Century School	High	284	95.8%
32	Hennepin Schools Lower Campus	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Hennepin Schools	Elementary	240	95.4%
33	KIPP North Star Academy	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	KIPP MINNESOTA CHARTER SCHOOL	Middle	107	94.4%
34	STEP Academy Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	STEP Academy	Elementary	214	94.4%
35	HGA Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Higher Ground Academy	Elementary	525	94.3%
36	Hall Academy Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	234	94.0%
37	Prodeo Academy St. Paul Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Prodeo Academy	Elementary	133	93.2%
38	Rochester Math & Science Elementary	ROCHESTER, MN	ROCHESTER MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY	Elementary	322	93.2%
39	MTS HIGH SCHOOL	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch	High	158	93.0%
40	East African Magnet School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	296	92.9%
41	Universal Academy Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Universal Academy Charter School	Elementary	411	92.7%
42	New Century School	SAINT PAUL, MN	New Century School	Elementary	367	92.6%
43	Benjamin E Mays IB World School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	336	92.6%
44	Best Academy	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	BEST ACADEMY	Elementary	508	92.5%
45	Success Academy Bloomington Elem	BLOOMINGTON, MN	Success Academy	Elementary	117	92.3%
46	Hmong International Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	258	92.2%
47	Universal Academy South Elementary	BURNSVILLE, MN	Universal Academy Charter School	Elementary	103	92.2%
48	Hazel Park Preparatory Academy	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	489	92.2%
49	STEP Academy Charter School	SAINT PAUL, MN	STEP Academy	High	366	92.1%
50	Sojourner Truth Academy	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Sojourner Truth Academy	Elementary	383	91.9%

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