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The highest-poverty public schools in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

84 public schools in Cuyahoga County, Ohio appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Richmond Heights Elementary School leads the list at 99.2%, against a median of 25.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Top % FRL

99.2%

Median % FRL

25.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Richmond Heights Elementary School	Richmond Heights, OH	Richmond Heights Local	Elementary	378	99.2%
2	Luther E Ball (Chjcf)	Highland Hills, OH	Buckeye United School District	High	120	97.5%
3	Global Village Academy	Parma, OH	Global Village Academy	Elementary	235	76.6%
4	Richmond Heights Middle School	Richmond Heights, OH	Richmond Heights Local	Middle	137	73.7%
5	Global Ambassadors Language Academy	Cleveland, OH	Global Ambassadors Language Academy	Elementary	279	71.0%
6	Brooklyn High School	Brooklyn, OH	Brooklyn City	High	470	67.0%
7	Harrison Elementary School	Lakewood, OH	Lakewood City	Elementary	255	66.7%
8	Richmond Heights High School	Richmond Heights, OH	Richmond Heights Local	High	271	65.7%
9	Garfield Middle School	Lakewood, OH	Lakewood City	Middle	457	56.9%
10	Cuyahoga Hts High School	Cuyahoga Heights, OH	Cuyahoga Heights Local	High	250	50.8%
11	Lander Elementary	Cleveland, OH	Mayfield City	Elementary	506	49.4%
12	Roosevelt Elementary School	Lakewood, OH	Lakewood City	Elementary	233	47.6%
13	Shaker Hts Middle School	Shaker Heights, OH	Shaker Heights City	Middle	939	45.2%
14	Shaker Hts High School	Shaker Heights, OH	Shaker Heights City	High	1,418	40.7%
15	Lakewood High School	Lakewood, OH	Lakewood City	High	1,372	40.2%
16	Emerson Elementary School	Lakewood, OH	Lakewood City	Elementary	323	39.6%
17	Mercer Elementary School	Shaker Heights, OH	Shaker Heights City	Elementary	396	37.6%
18	Woodbury Elementary School	Shaker Heights, OH	Shaker Heights City	Middle	642	37.1%
19	Horace Mann Elementary School	Lakewood, OH	Lakewood City	Elementary	269	36.4%
20	Gates Mills Elementary School	Gates Mills, OH	Mayfield City	Elementary	120	35.8%
21	Harding Middle School	Lakewood, OH	Lakewood City	Middle	446	34.5%
22	North Royalton Middle School	North Royalton, OH	North Royalton City	Middle	1,205	34.2%
23	Mayfield Middle School	Cleveland, OH	Mayfield City	Middle	896	33.8%
24	Fernway Elementary School	Shaker Heights, OH	Shaker Heights City	Elementary	326	31.6%
25	Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School	Cuyahoga Heights, OH	Cuyahoga Heights Local	Elementary	352	31.0%
26	Lomond Elementary School	Shaker Heights, OH	Shaker Heights City	Elementary	467	30.6%
27	Millridge Elementary School	Cleveland, OH	Mayfield City	Elementary	604	30.1%
28	North Royalton Elementary School	North Royalton, OH	North Royalton City	Elementary	1,519	29.9%
29	Hayes Elementary School	Lakewood, OH	Lakewood City	Elementary	292	29.8%
30	Mayfield High School	Cleveland, OH	Mayfield City	High	1,504	29.1%
31	Onaway Elementary School	Shaker Heights, OH	Shaker Heights City	Elementary	462	28.1%
32	Olmsted Falls Intermediate Building	Olmsted Falls, OH	Olmsted Falls City	Elementary	507	28.0%
33	Mayfield Center Elementary School	Mayfield, OH	Mayfield City	Elementary	468	28.0%
34	Muraski Elementary School	Strongsville, OH	Strongsville City	Elementary	522	28.0%
35	Whitney Elementary School	Strongsville, OH	Strongsville City	Elementary	426	27.9%
36	Strongsville Middle School	Strongsville, OH	Strongsville City	Middle	1,327	27.8%
37	North Royalton High School	North Royalton, OH	North Royalton City	High	1,401	27.5%
38	Grant Elementary School	Lakewood, OH	Lakewood City	Elementary	323	27.2%
39	Falls-Lenox Primary Elementary School	Olmsted Falls, OH	Olmsted Falls City	Elementary	704	27.0%
40	Olmsted Falls Middle School	Olmsted Falls, OH	Olmsted Falls City	Middle	747	25.8%
41	Gilles-Sweet Elementary School	Fairview Park, OH	Fairview Park City	Elementary	624	25.8%
42	Lewis F Mayer Middle School	Fairview Park, OH	Fairview Park City	Middle	314	25.5%
43	Strongsville High School	Strongsville, OH	Strongsville City	High	1,842	25.5%
44	Bryden Elementary School	Beachwood, OH	Beachwood City	Elementary	260	25.4%
45	Chapman Elementary School	Strongsville, OH	Strongsville City	Elementary	446	24.9%
46	Lee Burneson Middle School	Westlake, OH	Westlake City	Middle	501	24.2%
47	Fairview High School	Fairview Park, OH	Fairview Park City	High	484	23.3%
48	Dover Intermediate School	Westlake, OH	Westlake City	Middle	471	23.1%
49	Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center	Olmsted, OH	Olmsted Falls City	Elementary	321	22.7%
50	Beachwood Middle School	Beachwood, OH	Beachwood City	Middle	327	22.3%

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