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The highest-poverty public schools in Rensselaer County, New York

Across Rensselaer County, New York, 37 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. PS 2 leads the list at 90.8%, against a median of 37.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
37
Rensselaer County, New York
Top % FRL
90.8%
Median % FRL
37.3%
HIGHEST POVERTY · RENSSELAER COUNTY, NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1PS 2TROY, NYTROY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary24990.8%
2CARROLL HILL SCHOOLTROY, NYTROY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary32584.0%
3PS 14TROY, NYTROY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary46075.2%
4RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLRENSSELAER, NYRENSSELAER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh46271.9%
5TROY MIDDLE SCHOOLTROY, NYTROY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle73371.4%
6LANSINGBURGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLTROY, NYLANSINGBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh62569.8%
7TROY HIGH SCHOOLTROY, NYTROY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,19368.1%
8VAN RENSSELAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRENSSELAER, NYRENSSELAER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary48767.1%
9RENSSELAER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTROY, NYLANSINGBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary41965.9%
10PS 16TROY, NYTROY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary24964.7%
11KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOLTROY, NYLANSINGBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle47463.9%
12TURNPIKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTROY, NYLANSINGBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary54253.7%
13BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBERLIN, NYBERLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary25651.6%
14PS 18TROY, NYTROY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary31349.2%
15BERLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOLCHERRY PLAIN, NYBERLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh32347.1%
16HOOSICK FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOLHOOSICK FALLS, NYHOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle32946.2%
17HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHOOSICK FALLS, NYHOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary40743.5%
18HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOLHOOSICK FALLS, NYHOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh34238.9%
19TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOLTROY, NYBRUNSWICK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (BRITTONKILL)Combined57637.3%
20HOOSIC VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHAGHTICOKE, NYHOOSIC VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary45537.1%
21HOOSIC VALLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLSCHAGHTICOKE, NYHOOSIC VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined38835.8%
22DONALD P SUTHERLAND SCHOOLNASSAU, NYEAST GREENBUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary25032.8%
23MILLER HILL SCHOOLAVERILL PARK, NYAVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary37729.7%
24ALGONQUIN MIDDLE SCHOOLAVERILL PARK, NYAVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle60828.9%
25HOWARD L GOFF SCHOOLEAST GREENBUSH, NYEAST GREENBUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle94828.1%
26TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTROY, NYBRUNSWICK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (BRITTONKILL)Elementary50527.9%
27AVERILL PARK HIGH SCHOOLAVERILL PARK, NYAVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh87027.6%
28RED MILL SCHOOLRENSSELAER, NYEAST GREENBUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary47327.5%
29WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWEST SAND LAKE, NYAVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary35424.9%
30POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPOESTENKILL, NYAVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary33424.9%
31COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOLEAST GREENBUSH, NYEAST GREENBUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,27224.4%
32MAPLE HILL JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLCASTLETON, NYSCHODACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh39923.1%
33CASTLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCASTLETON, NYSCHODACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary44322.3%
34GARDNER-DICKINSON SCHOOLTROY, NYWYNANTSKILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary30621.6%
35CITIZEN EDMOND GENET SCHOOLEAST GREENBUSH, NYEAST GREENBUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary49321.3%
36BELL TOP SCHOOLTROY, NYEAST GREENBUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary30418.4%
37GREEN MEADOW SCHOOLCASTLETON, NYEAST GREENBUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary34515.4%
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