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The highest-poverty public schools in Boone County, Missouri

Across Boone County, Missouri, 50 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. THOMAS BENTON ELEM. leads the list at 100%, against a median of 31.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Boone County, Missouri

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

31.8%

HIGHEST POVERTY · BOONE COUNTY, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	THOMAS BENTON ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	232	100%
2	WEST BLVD. ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	327	100%
3	FREDERICK DOUGLASS HIGH	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	High	185	100%
4	ALPHA HART LEWIS	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	468	100%
5	ELIOT BATTLE ELEMENTARY	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	344	100%
6	BLUE RIDGE ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	453	72.8%
7	SHEPARD BLVD. ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	538	64.7%
8	OAKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	589	62.0%
9	DERBY RIDGE ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	323	61.9%
10	JOHN B. LANGE MIDDLE	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	510	61.0%
11	NEW HAVEN ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	248	60.9%
12	PARKADE ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	359	57.9%
13	WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	553	55.0%
14	MURIEL BATTLE HIGH SCHOOL	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	High	1,492	49.5%
15	Locust St Expressive Arts Elem	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	283	45.6%
16	CENTER FOR EARLY LRNING-NORTH	Columbia, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	458	41.5%
17	CEDAR RIDGE ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	453	40.0%
18	STURGEON ELEMENTARY	STURGEON, MO	STURGEON R-V	Elementary	221	35.7%
19	TWO MILE PRAIRIE ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	125	35.2%
20	MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	619	34.1%
21	HALLSVILLE PRIMARY	HALLSVILLE, MO	HALLSVILLE R-IV	Elementary	387	33.3%
22	DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	High	2,007	33.0%
23	ROCK BRIDGE ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	556	32.6%
24	JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	593	32.4%
25	STURGEON HIGH	STURGEON, MO	STURGEON R-V	High	128	32.0%
26	ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	736	31.7%
27	CENTRALIA INTERMEDIATE	CENTRALIA, MO	CENTRALIA R-VI	Elementary	273	31.5%
28	ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	296	31.1%
29	SMITHTON MIDDLE	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	605	29.3%
30	CHANCE ELEM.	CENTRALIA, MO	CENTRALIA R-VI	Elementary	370	29.2%
31	CHESTER BOREN MIDDLE	CENTRALIA, MO	CENTRALIA R-VI	Middle	302	27.5%
32	HALLSVILLE INTERMEDIATE	HALLSVILLE, MO	HALLSVILLE R-IV	Elementary	361	27.4%
33	HALLSVILLE MIDDLE	HALLSVILLE, MO	HALLSVILLE R-IV	Middle	340	27.4%
34	HARRISBURG ELEMENTARY	HARRISBURG, MO	HARRISBURG R-VIII	Elementary	291	27.1%
35	HARRISBURG MIDDLE	HARRISBURG, MO	HARRISBURG R-VIII	Middle	129	27.1%
36	MIDWAY HEIGHTS ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	251	27.1%
37	FAIRVIEW ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	471	26.3%
38	HALLSVILLE HIGH	HALLSVILLE, MO	HALLSVILLE R-IV	High	464	25.4%
39	CENTRALIA HIGH	CENTRALIA, MO	CENTRALIA R-VI	High	398	21.4%
40	BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARY	Columbia, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	656	19.7%
41	SOUTHERN BOONE MIDDLE	ASHLAND, MO	SOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-I	Middle	648	19.0%
42	Southern Boone High	ASHLAND, MO	SOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-I	High	570	18.2%
43	ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGH	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	High	1,997	17.9%
44	RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	500	17.4%
45	SOUTHERN BOONE PRIMARY	ASHLAND, MO	SOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-I	Elementary	471	17.0%
46	HARRISBURG HIGH	HARRISBURG, MO	HARRISBURG R-VIII	High	185	15.7%
47	MILL CREEK ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	583	15.3%
48	JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	227	15.0%
49	SOUTHERN BOONE ELEM.	ASHLAND, MO	SOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-I	Elementary	282	13.8%
50	JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	579	11.6%

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