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The highest-poverty public schools in Buffalo County, Nebraska

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Buffalo County, Nebraska, drawn from 26 qualifying public schools. BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL leads the list at 58.1%, against a median of 32.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Buffalo County, Nebraska

Top % FRL

58.1%

Median % FRL

32.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · BUFFALO COUNTY, NEBRASKA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	248	58.1%
2	EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	235	54.5%
3	CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	284	52.1%
4	GIBBON HIGH SCHOOL	GIBBON, NE	GIBBON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	251	48.6%
5	GIBBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GIBBON, NE	GIBBON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	324	45.7%
6	SHELTON HIGH SCHOOL	SHELTON, NE	SHELTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	117	42.7%
7	NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	397	38.5%
8	SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	536	38.4%
9	RAVENNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	RAVENNA, NE	RAVENNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	242	38.4%
10	SHELTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SHELTON, NE	SHELTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	159	37.1%
11	PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL	PLEASANTON, NE	PLEASANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	131	34.4%
12	RAVENNA SENIOR HIGH	RAVENNA, NE	RAVENNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	170	32.9%
13	KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	398	32.9%
14	ELM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELM CREEK, NE	ELM CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	215	31.2%
15	KEARNEY EDUCATION CENTER	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	332	29.2%
16	HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	648	29.0%
17	KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	1,663	28.9%
18	PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	257	28.4%
19	ELM CREEK HIGH SCHOOL	ELM CREEK, NE	ELM CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	149	24.2%
20	PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PLEASANTON, NE	PLEASANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	200	24.0%
21	BUFFALO HILLS ELEMENTARY	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	272	17.6%
22	AMHERST HIGH SCHOOL	AMHERST, NE	AMHERST PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	157	17.2%
23	AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	AMHERST, NE	AMHERST PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	203	16.7%
24	WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	259	15.1%
25	MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	417	14.4%
26	GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	118	8.5%

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