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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Buffalo County, Nebraska

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public elementary schools in Buffalo County, Nebraska, drawn from 17 qualifying public elementary schools. BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL leads the list at 58.1%, against a median of 31.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Buffalo County, Nebraska

Top % FRL

58.1%

Median % FRL

31.2%

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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GIBBON, NE	GIBBON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	324	45.7%
5	NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	397	38.5%
6	RAVENNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	RAVENNA, NE	RAVENNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	242	38.4%
7	SHELTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SHELTON, NE	SHELTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	159	37.1%
8	KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	398	32.9%
9	ELM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELM CREEK, NE	ELM CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	215	31.2%
10	KEARNEY EDUCATION CENTER	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	332	29.2%
11	PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	257	28.4%
12	PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PLEASANTON, NE	PLEASANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	200	24.0%
13	BUFFALO HILLS ELEMENTARY	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	272	17.6%
14	AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	AMHERST, NE	AMHERST PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	203	16.7%
15	WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	259	15.1%
16	MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	417	14.4%
17	GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	118	8.5%

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