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The highest-poverty public schools in Lancaster County, Nebraska

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Lancaster County, Nebraska, drawn from 52 qualifying public schools. EDUCARE OF LINCOLN leads the list at 81.5%, against a median of 23.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lancaster County, Nebraska

Top % FRL

81.5%

Median % FRL

23.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · LANCASTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	EDUCARE OF LINCOLN	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	124	81.5%
2	LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	2,086	59.8%
3	LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	1,819	56.7%
4	ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	850	55.5%
5	MEADOW LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	523	55.3%
6	NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	1,927	53.5%
7	CALVERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	337	52.5%
8	HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	402	51.7%
9	KOOSER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	929	46.0%
10	MICKLE MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	705	44.7%
11	SCHOO MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	1,006	44.4%
12	NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	1,017	43.0%
13	ROUSSEAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	587	41.7%
14	IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	795	39.6%
15	ZEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	360	37.8%
16	FREDSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	443	36.1%
17	BEATTIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	333	35.4%
18	LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	1,848	35.2%
19	POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	731	34.3%
20	HUMANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	487	32.9%
21	HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	402	31.1%
22	EASTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	264	30.3%
23	MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	370	28.1%
24	KAHOA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	432	26.6%
25	ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	398	25.6%
26	PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	449	24.1%
27	ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	767	22.7%
28	SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	2,110	22.2%
29	SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	1,020	20.9%
30	MAXEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	674	20.5%
31	SECONDARY SCH AT RAYMOND	RAYMOND, NE	RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	237	20.3%
32	LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	803	19.7%
33	LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	1,982	19.4%
34	WAVERLY MIDDLE SCHOOL	WAVERLY, NE	WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145	Middle	512	18.6%
35	SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	352	18.2%
36	WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	WAVERLY, NE	WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145	Elementary	330	17.9%
37	MALCOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	MALCOLM, NE	MALCOLM PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	341	17.6%
38	EVELYN HAMLOW ELEMENTARY	WAVERLY, NE	WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145	Elementary	325	17.5%
39	CAVETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	556	16.9%
40	MALCOLM JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL	MALCOLM, NE	MALCOLM PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	302	16.2%
41	STANDING BEAR HIGH SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	631	16.2%
42	KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	497	15.7%
43	WAVERLY HIGH SCHOOL	WAVERLY, NE	WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145	High	679	15.3%
44	ELEMENTARY AT BENNET	BENNET, NE	PALMYRA DISTRICT O R 1	Elementary	385	11.7%
45	MIDDLE SCHOOL	RAYMOND, NE	RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	155	11.6%
46	NORRIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	FIRTH, NE	NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160	Elementary	535	10.3%
47	WYSONG ELEMENTARY	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	738	9.1%
48	MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	849	9.0%
49	NORRIS MIDDLE SCHOOL	FIRTH, NE	NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160	Middle	560	8.0%
50	NORRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	FIRTH, NE	NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160	Elementary	512	8.0%

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