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The highest-poverty public schools in Stearns County, Minnesota

44 public schools in Stearns County, Minnesota appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Success Academy St. Cloud Elem leads the list at 98.6%, against a median of 34.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Stearns County, Minnesota

Top % FRL

98.6%

Median % FRL

34.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · STEARNS COUNTY, MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Success Academy St. Cloud Elem	SAINT CLOUD, MN	Success Academy	Elementary	140	98.6%
2	Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ	SAINT CLOUD, MN	Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ	Elementary	266	97.4%
3	Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud	SAINT CLOUD, MN	Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud	Elementary	260	85.4%
4	Stride Academy K-8 Charter School	SAINT CLOUD, MN	STRIDE Academy	Elementary	569	83.7%
5	DISCOVERY COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY	WAITE PARK, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	572	78.8%
6	NORTH JUNIOR HIGH	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	720	71.9%
7	MADISON ELEMENTARY	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	704	68.9%
8	OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	878	66.4%
9	SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	831	64.0%
10	St. Cloud Area Learning Center	WAITE PARK, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	237	63.7%
11	TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,561	63.5%
12	APOLLO SENIOR HIGH	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,264	61.8%
13	WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	531	59.7%
14	EC Sp Ed at Quarryview Ed Center	WAITE PARK, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	245	58.8%
15	KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL	SAINT JOSEPH, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Combined	582	49.7%
16	MELROSE ELEMENTARY	MELROSE, MN	MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	512	48.0%
17	SAUK CENTRE ELEMENTARY	SAUK CENTRE, MN	SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	368	41.0%
18	Sauk Centre Middle	SAUK CENTRE, MN	SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	139	41.0%
19	Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary	BROOTEN, MN	BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA SCHOOL DIST	Elementary	294	39.8%
20	MELROSE MIDDLE	MELROSE, MN	MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	296	39.2%
21	COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY	COLD SPRING, MN	ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	656	37.3%
22	Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec.	BELGRADE, MN	BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA SCHOOL DIST	High	316	34.5%
23	MELROSE SECONDARY	MELROSE, MN	MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	505	33.7%
24	SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY	SAUK CENTRE, MN	SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	597	31.7%
25	HOLDINGFORD ELEMENTARY	HOLDINGFORD, MN	HOLDINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	589	31.6%
26	EDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY	EDEN VALLEY, MN	EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	383	31.1%
27	KIMBALL ELEMENTARY	KIMBALL, MN	KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	346	30.6%
28	Paynesville Area Elementary	PAYNESVILLE, MN	Paynesville Area Schools	Elementary	429	29.6%
29	Paynesville Area Secondary School	PAYNESVILLE, MN	Paynesville Area Schools	High	465	28.4%
30	HOLDINGFORD SECONDARY	HOLDINGFORD, MN	HOLDINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	509	27.1%
31	Pine Meadow Primary School	SARTELL, MN	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	Elementary	489	25.6%
32	ROCORI MIDDLE	COLD SPRING, MN	ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	563	25.2%
33	RICHMOND ELEMENTARY	RICHMOND, MN	ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	135	25.2%
34	Oak Ridge Early Learning Center	SARTELL, MN	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	Elementary	288	24.7%
35	ROCORI SENIOR HIGH	COLD SPRING, MN	ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	824	24.5%
36	ROCKVILLE ELEMENTARY	ROCKVILLE, MN	ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	129	24.0%
37	ALBANY ELEMENTARY	ALBANY, MN	ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	380	23.7%
38	Riverview Intermediate School	SARTELL, MN	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	Elementary	914	21.9%
39	KIMBALL SECONDARY	KIMBALL, MN	KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	413	20.3%
40	Sartell Middle	SARTELL, MN	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	Middle	983	19.9%
41	Albany Area Middle School	ALBANY, MN	ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	457	19.3%
42	Sartell Senior High	SARTELL, MN	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	High	1,269	18.9%
43	AVON ELEMENTARY	AVON, MN	ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	264	18.6%
44	Albany Area High School	ALBANY, MN	ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	584	13.4%

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