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

Across Schenectady County, New York, 40 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. PLEASANT VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL leads the list at 86.0%, against a median of 39.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
40
Schenectady County, New York
Top % FRL
86.0%
Median % FRL
39.0%
HIGHEST POVERTY · SCHENECTADY COUNTY, NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1PLEASANT VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYSCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary35186.0%
2HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYSCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary44085.0%
3DR MARTIN LUTHER KING SCHOOL JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYSCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary42484.9%
4VAN CORLAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYSCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary31183.9%
5LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYSCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary30683.7%
6YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYSCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary32783.2%
7WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYSCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary50281.3%
8MONT PLEASANT MIDDLE SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYSCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle56980.5%
9WILLIAM C KEANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYSCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary27979.6%
10ONEIDA MIDDLE SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYSCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle65779.5%
11HOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYSCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary39079.0%
12CENTRAL PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYSCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle60076.3%
13JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYSCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary43975.6%
14PAIGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYSCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary46874.4%
15SCHENECTADY HIGH SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYSCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2,88574.2%
16DESTINE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYDESTINE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary21370.4%
17PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYROTTERDAM-MOHONASEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary59144.3%
18LINCOLN SCHOOLSCOTIA, NYSCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary18542.2%
19DRAPER MIDDLE SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYROTTERDAM-MOHONASEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle65541.2%
20MOHONASEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYROTTERDAM-MOHONASEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh92439.7%
21HERMAN L BRADT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYROTTERDAM-MOHONASEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary60238.2%
22SACANDAGA SCHOOLSCOTIA, NYSCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary31937.0%
23SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLSCOTIA, NYSCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle48935.8%
24GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCOTIA, NYSCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary19635.2%
25SCOTIA-GLENVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLSCOTIA, NYSCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh68931.6%
26SCHALMONT MIDDLE SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYSCHALMONT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle53731.5%
27DUANESBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDELANSON, NYDUANESBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary35630.3%
28SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYSCHALMONT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh54530.1%
29DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOLDELANSON, NYDUANESBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh29029.7%
30JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYSCHALMONT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary67129.5%
31GLENDAAL SCHOOLSCOTIA, NYSCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary22425.4%
32HILLSIDE SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYNISKAYUNA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary38325.3%
33VAN ANTWERP MIDDLE SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYNISKAYUNA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle44224.0%
34NISKAYUNA HIGH SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYNISKAYUNA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,37921.7%
35PASHLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCOTIA, NYBURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary47020.6%
36IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYNISKAYUNA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle61418.9%
37RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOLBURNT HILLS, NYBURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle70418.8%
38ROSENDALE SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYNISKAYUNA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary37617.6%
39CRAIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYNISKAYUNA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary37717.2%
40BIRCHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYNISKAYUNA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary37615.4%
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