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The highest-poverty public schools in Columbus, Ohio

28 public schools in Columbus, Ohio appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Finland Elementary School leads the list at 90.8%, against a median of 59.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Columbus, Ohio

Top % FRL

90.8%

Median % FRL

59.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · COLUMBUS, OHIO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Finland Elementary School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	Elementary	371	90.8%
2	West Franklin Elementary School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	Elementary	488	90.2%
3	Stiles Elementary School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	Elementary	511	88.6%
4	Finland Middle School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	Middle	673	87.8%
5	Horizon Science Academy Primary	Columbus, OH	Horizon Science Academy Primary	Elementary	386	85.5%
6	Franklin Woods Intermediate School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	Middle	666	85.0%
7	Norton Middle School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	Middle	583	80.6%
8	Prairie Lincoln Elementary School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	Elementary	515	78.8%
9	Prairie Norton Elementary School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	Elementary	510	76.7%
10	Hawthorne Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Westerville City	Elementary	538	71.4%
11	Franklin Heights High School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	High	1,398	71.0%
12	Minerva France Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Westerville City	Elementary	559	68.2%
13	Daniel Wright Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Dublin City	Elementary	590	65.8%
14	Minerva Park Middle School	Columbus, OH	Westerville City	Middle	753	60.7%
15	Hilliard Horizon Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Hilliard City	Elementary	596	58.4%
16	Ohio School for the Deaf	Columbus, OH	Ohio Deaf and Blind Education Services	Combined	127	53.5%
17	Arts & College Preparatory Academy	Columbus, OH	Arts & College Preparatory Academy	High	473	51.6%
18	Ohio State School for the Blind	Columbus, OH	Ohio Deaf and Blind Education Services	Combined	114	50.9%
19	Metro Early College High School	Columbus, OH	Metro Early College High School	High	869	49.5%
20	Early College Academy	Columbus, OH	Early College Academy	High	114	43.9%
21	Granby Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Worthington City	Elementary	404	36.4%
22	Worthington Kilbourne High School	Columbus, OH	Worthington City	High	1,623	32.2%
23	Brookside Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Worthington City	Elementary	319	30.4%
24	Mccord Middle School	Columbus, OH	Worthington City	Middle	636	26.1%
25	Bluffsview Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Worthington City	Elementary	399	16.3%
26	Grandview Heights High School	Columbus, OH	Grandview Heights Schools	High	338	7.1%
27	Worthington Hills Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Worthington City	Elementary	528	6.6%
28	Stevenson Elementary	Columbus, OH	Grandview Heights Schools	Elementary	340	5.9%

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