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The highest-poverty public high schools in Missouri · page 3

Ranks 101–150 of the highest-poverty public schools in Missouri. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
101	TRUMAN HIGH	INDEPENDENCE, MO	INDEPENDENCE 30	High	1,720	62.2%
102	BAYLESS SENIOR HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	BAYLESS	High	562	62.1%
103	PLEASANT HOPE HIGH	PLEASANT HOPE, MO	PLEASANT HOPE R-VI	High	224	61.6%
104	WEAUBLEAU HIGH	WEAUBLEAU, MO	WEAUBLEAU R-III	High	171	61.4%
105	LA MONTE HIGH	LA MONTE, MO	LA MONTE R-IV	High	144	61.1%
106	NIANGUA HIGH	NIANGUA, MO	NIANGUA R-V	High	126	61.1%
107	HILLCREST HIGH	SPRINGFIELD, MO	SPRINGFIELD R-XII	High	1,065	61.0%
108	LOUISIANA HIGH	LOUISIANA, MO	LOUISIANA R-II	High	187	61.0%
109	NEELYVILLE HIGH	NEELYVILLE, MO	NEELYVILLE R-IV	High	301	60.8%
110	COOTER HIGH	COOTER, MO	COOTER R-IV	High	122	60.7%
111	EAST CARTER CO. R-II HIGH	ELLSINORE, MO	EAST CARTER CO. R-II	High	180	60.6%
112	RAYTOWN SOUTH SR. HIGH	RAYTOWN, MO	RAYTOWN C-2	High	1,089	60.5%
113	AURORA HIGH	AURORA, MO	AURORA R-VIII	High	550	60.2%
114	SOUTHWEST HIGH	WASHBURN, MO	SOUTHWEST R-V	High	236	60.2%
115	Kairos High	ST. LOUIS, MO	KAIROS ACADEMIES	High	287	59.9%
116	FORSYTH HIGH	FORSYTH, MO	FORSYTH R-III	High	394	59.9%
117	SEYMOUR HIGH	SEYMOUR, MO	SEYMOUR R-II	High	226	59.7%
118	SMITH-COTTON HIGH SCHOOL	SEDALIA, MO	SEDALIA 200	High	1,551	59.6%
119	KNOX CO. HIGH	EDINA, MO	KNOX CO. R-I	High	230	59.6%
120	MOUNTAIN GROVE HIGH	MOUNTAIN GROVE, MO	MOUNTAIN GROVE R-III	High	455	59.3%
121	PARKVIEW HIGH	SPRINGFIELD, MO	SPRINGFIELD R-XII	High	1,182	59.1%
122	JOPLIN HIGH	JOPLIN, MO	JOPLIN SCHOOLS	High	2,288	58.8%
123	Naylor High School	Naylor, MO	NAYLOR R-II	High	155	58.7%
124	EAST NEWTON HIGH	GRANBY, MO	EAST NEWTON CO. R-VI	High	445	57.8%
125	GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY HIGH	ST. LOUIS, MO	GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUIS	High	461	57.7%
126	WINNETONKA HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	NORTH KANSAS CITY 74	High	1,238	57.6%
127	GREEN CITY HIGH	GREEN CITY, MO	GREEN CITY R-I	High	132	57.6%
128	WHEATLAND HIGH	WHEATLAND, MO	WHEATLAND R-II	High	121	57.0%
129	ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL	ELLINGTON, MO	SOUTHERN REYNOLDS CO. R-II	High	223	57.0%
130	CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOL	CARTHAGE, MO	CARTHAGE R-IX	High	1,626	56.9%
131	Alton High	Alton, MO	ALTON R-IV	High	281	56.9%
132	WINDSOR HIGH	WINDSOR, MO	HENRY CO. R-I	High	334	56.9%
133	HOLLISTER HIGH	HOLLISTER, MO	HOLLISTER R-V	High	475	56.6%
134	NEWBURG HIGH	NEWBURG, MO	NEWBURG R-II	High	152	56.6%
135	BUFFALO HIGH	BUFFALO, MO	DALLAS CO. R-I	High	511	56.2%
136	RAYTOWN SR. HIGH	RAYTOWN, MO	RAYTOWN C-2	High	1,280	55.9%
137	REEDS SPRING HIGH	REEDS SPRING, MO	REEDS SPRING R-IV	High	560	55.9%
138	HIGBEE HIGH	HIGBEE, MO	HIGBEE R-VIII	High	124	55.6%
139	POPLAR BLUFF HIGH	POPLAR BLUFF, MO	POPLAR BLUFF R-I	High	1,416	55.6%
140	LINCOLN HIGH	LINCOLN, MO	LINCOLN R-II	High	248	55.2%
141	STOUTLAND HIGH	STOUTLAND, MO	STOUTLAND R-II	High	158	55.1%
142	CONWAY HIGH SCHOOLS	CONWAY, MO	LACLEDE CO. R-I	High	329	55.0%
143	CLARK CO. HIGH	KAHOKA, MO	CLARK CO. R-I	High	306	54.9%
144	BAKERSFIELD HIGH	BAKERSFIELD, MO	BAKERSFIELD R-IV	High	215	54.9%
145	BRANSON HIGH	BRANSON, MO	BRANSON R-IV	High	1,469	54.8%
146	CHAFFEE JR.-SR. HIGH	CHAFFEE, MO	CHAFFEE R-II	High	269	54.6%
147	Laquey R-V High	Laquey, MO	LAQUEY R-V	High	205	54.6%
148	WILLOW SPRINGS HIGH	WILLOW SPRINGS, MO	WILLOW SPRINGS R-IV	High	370	54.6%
149	CENTRAL HIGH	PARK HILLS, MO	CENTRAL R-III	High	605	54.5%
150	BUNKER HIGH	BUNKER, MO	BUNKER R-III	High	123	54.5%

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