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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Jefferson County, Missouri

Across Jefferson County, Missouri, 36 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. VINELAND ELEM. leads the list at 55.7%, against a median of 41.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Jefferson County, Missouri

Top % FRL

55.7%

Median % FRL

41.7%

HIGHEST POVERTY · JEFFERSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	VINELAND ELEM.	DESOTO, MO	DESOTO 73	Elementary	653	55.7%
2	HOUSE SPRINGS ELEM.	HOUSE SPRINGS, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	Elementary	462	55.2%
3	MERAMEC HEIGHTS ELEM.	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	376	53.7%
4	MAPLE GROVE ELEM.	DITTMER, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	Elementary	425	51.5%
5	HIGH RIDGE ELEM.	HIGH RIDGE, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	Elementary	327	50.5%
6	ATHENA ELEM.	DESOTO, MO	DESOTO 73	Elementary	465	50.1%
7	EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.	DESOTO, MO	DESOTO 73	Elementary	146	49.3%
8	MURPHY ELEM.	HIGH RIDGE, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	Elementary	433	48.3%
9	CLYDE HAMRICK ELEM.	IMPERIAL, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	386	47.9%
10	PEVELY ELEM.	PEVELY, MO	DUNKLIN R-V	Elementary	714	47.6%
11	CRYSTAL CITY ELEM.	CRYSTAL CITY, MO	CRYSTAL CITY 47	Elementary	324	46.9%
12	GRANDVIEW ELEM.	HILLSBORO, MO	GRANDVIEW R-II	Elementary	231	46.3%
13	HOUSE SPRINGS EARLY CHILD CTR	HOUSE SPRINGS, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	Elementary	230	45.7%
14	TAYLOR EARLY CHILDHOOD	HERCULANEUM, MO	DUNKLIN R-V	Elementary	170	44.1%
15	SHERWOOD ELEM.	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	347	43.5%
16	FOX ELEM.	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	355	43.4%
17	CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM.	HOUSE SPRINGS, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	Elementary	425	42.4%
18	SUNRISE ELEM.	DESOTO, MO	SUNRISE R-IX	Elementary	318	42.1%
19	BRENNAN WOODS ELEM.	HIGH RIDGE, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	Elementary	470	41.3%
20	WINDSOR ELEM.	IMPERIAL, MO	WINDSOR C-1	Elementary	497	39.6%
21	GEORGE GUFFEY ELEM.	FENTON, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	523	38.6%
22	LONE DELL ELEM.	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	381	38.6%
23	FESTUS ELEM.	FESTUS, MO	FESTUS R-VI	Elementary	1,045	37.5%
24	HILLSBORO PRIMARY	HILLSBORO, MO	HILLSBORO R-III	Elementary	429	35.7%
25	HILLSBORO ELEM.	HILLSBORO, MO	HILLSBORO R-III	Elementary	459	35.3%
26	JAMES E. FREER ELEM.	BARNHART, MO	WINDSOR C-1	Elementary	276	35.1%
27	WINDSOR INTERMEDIATE	IMPERIAL, MO	WINDSOR C-1	Elementary	626	34.5%
28	ROCKPORT HEIGHTS ELEM.	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	386	33.2%
29	RAYMOND NANCY HODGE ELEM.	IMPERIAL, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	333	33.0%
30	PLATTIN PRIMARY	FESTUS, MO	JEFFERSON CO. R-VII	Elementary	203	30.0%
31	TELEGRAPH INTERMEDIATE	FESTUS, MO	JEFFERSON CO. R-VII	Elementary	230	28.7%
32	DON EARL EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	125	28.0%
33	RICHARD SIMPSON ELEM.	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	410	24.6%
34	ANTONIA ELEM.	IMPERIAL, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	452	23.5%
35	Festus Early Childhood Center	FESTUS, MO	FESTUS R-VI	Elementary	141	23.4%
36	SECKMAN ELEM.	IMPERIAL, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	428	12.6%

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