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The highest-poverty public schools in Lorain County, Ohio

Across Lorain County, Ohio, 44 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Columbia Middle School leads the list at 67.1%, against a median of 35.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lorain County, Ohio

Top % FRL

67.1%

Median % FRL

35.3%

HIGHEST POVERTY · LORAIN COUNTY, OHIO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Columbia Middle School	Columbia Station, OH	Columbia Local	Middle	343	67.1%
2	Brookside Intermediate School	Sheffield Village, OH	Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City	Elementary	416	60.8%
3	Wellington High School	Wellington, OH	Wellington Exempted Village	High	228	59.2%
4	Westwood Elementary School	Wellington, OH	Wellington Exempted Village	Elementary	294	58.5%
5	Brookside High School	Sheffield Village, OH	Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City	High	415	55.7%
6	Firelands High School	Oberlin, OH	Firelands Local	High	471	55.0%
7	Knollwood Elementary School	Sheffield Village, OH	Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City	Elementary	202	54.0%
8	Midview West Elementary School	Grafton, OH	Midview Local	Elementary	390	53.8%
9	Oberlin High School	Oberlin, OH	Oberlin City Schools	High	218	51.8%
10	Midview North Elementary School	Grafton, OH	Midview Local	Elementary	517	50.7%
11	Midview East Intermediate School	Grafton, OH	Midview Local	Middle	435	49.7%
12	Brookside Middle School	Sheffield Village, OH	Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City	Middle	259	49.0%
13	Midview High School	Grafton, OH	Midview Local	High	727	48.8%
14	Langston Middle School	Oberlin, OH	Oberlin City Schools	Middle	184	47.8%
15	Midview Middle School	Grafton, OH	Midview Local	Middle	427	46.8%
16	Mccormick Middle School	Wellington, OH	Wellington Exempted Village	Middle	338	45.3%
17	Firelands Elementary School	Oberlin, OH	Firelands Local	Elementary	783	45.0%
18	Firelands Middle School	Oberlin, OH	Firelands Local	Middle	407	41.8%
19	Keystone High School	Lagrange, OH	Keystone Local	High	392	39.0%
20	Forestlawn Early Learning Center	Sheffield Lake, OH	Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City	Elementary	163	36.2%
21	Keystone Middle School	Lagrange, OH	Keystone Local	Middle	340	35.9%
22	Walter G. Nord Middle School	Amherst, OH	Amherst Exempted Village	Elementary	556	35.4%
23	Keystone Elementary School	Lagrange, OH	Keystone Local	Elementary	655	35.1%
24	Amherst Junior High School	Amherst, OH	Amherst Exempted Village	Middle	859	34.9%
25	Marion L Steele High School	Amherst, OH	Amherst Exempted Village	High	1,014	34.1%
26	Powers Elementary School	Amherst, OH	Amherst Exempted Village	Elementary	1,104	33.5%
27	Liberty Elementary School	North Ridgeville, OH	North Ridgeville City	Elementary	624	31.9%
28	North Ridgeville Academic Center	North Ridgeville, OH	North Ridgeville City	Middle	1,855	31.8%
29	North Ridgeville High School	North Ridgeville, OH	North Ridgeville City	High	1,248	31.1%
30	Columbia High School	Columbia Station, OH	Columbia Local	High	273	28.6%
31	Westview Elementary School	Avon Lake, OH	Avon Lake City	Elementary	277	26.0%
32	North Ridgeville Early Childhood Learning Community	North Ridgeville, OH	North Ridgeville City	Elementary	500	25.6%
33	Avon Heritage Elementary School	Avon, OH	Avon Local	Elementary	977	16.9%
34	Avon East Elementary School	Avon, OH	Avon Local	Elementary	539	16.5%
35	Troy Intermediate Elementary School	Avon Lake, OH	Avon Lake City	Middle	539	16.5%
36	Avon Early Learning Center	Avon, OH	Avon Local	Elementary	394	16.5%
37	Avon Middle School	Avon, OH	Avon Local	Middle	976	16.4%
38	Avon Lake High School	Avon Lake, OH	Avon Lake City	High	1,054	15.4%
39	Redwood Elementary School	Avon Lake, OH	Avon Lake City	Elementary	390	15.1%
40	Learwood Middle School	Avon Lake, OH	Avon Lake City	Middle	557	14.7%
41	Ranger High Tech Academy	North Ridgeville, OH	North Ridgeville City	Middle	259	14.7%
42	Avon High School	Avon, OH	Avon Local	High	1,417	14.3%
43	Eastview Elementary School	Avon Lake, OH	Avon Lake City	Elementary	346	13.6%
44	Erieview Elementary School	Avon Lake, OH	Avon Lake City	Elementary	271	10.0%

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