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The highest-poverty public schools in Erie County, Pennsylvania

Across Erie County, Pennsylvania, 66 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Springfield El Sch leads the list at 116%, against a median of 83.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Erie County, Pennsylvania

Top % FRL

116%

Median % FRL

83.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · ERIE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Springfield El Sch	East Springfield, PA	Northwestern SD	Elementary	162	116%
2	Harding Sch	Erie, PA	Erie City SD	Elementary	633	107%
3	Corry Area HS	Corry, PA	Corry Area SD	High	562	107%
4	Corry Area Primary Sch	Corry, PA	Corry Area SD	Elementary	426	106%
5	Girard HS	Girard, PA	Girard SD	High	477	106%
6	East MS	Erie, PA	Erie City SD	Middle	672	106%
7	Elk Valley El Sch	Lake City, PA	Girard SD	Elementary	526	105%
8	Northwestern MS	Albion, PA	Northwestern SD	Middle	266	105%
9	Northwestern SHS	Albion, PA	Northwestern SD	High	398	104%
10	Corry Area MS	Corry, PA	Corry Area SD	Middle	415	104%
11	Perry El Sch	Erie, PA	Erie City SD	Elementary	466	103%
12	Grover Cleveland El Sch	Erie, PA	Erie City SD	Elementary	559	102%
13	Strong Vincent MS	Erie, PA	Erie City SD	Middle	711	102%
14	McKinley El Sch	Erie, PA	Erie City SD	Elementary	504	101%
15	Union City El Sch	Union City, PA	Union City Area SD	Elementary	421	101%
16	Rice Avenue MS	Girard, PA	Girard SD	Middle	443	101%
17	Edison El Sch	Erie, PA	Erie City SD	Elementary	427	100%
18	Northwest PA Collegiate Academy	Erie, PA	Erie City SD	High	750	99.6%
19	Wattsburg Area El Ctr	Erie, PA	Wattsburg Area SD	Elementary	488	99.4%
20	Diehl Sch	Erie, PA	Erie City SD	Elementary	441	99.3%
21	Jefferson El Sch	Erie, PA	Erie City SD	Elementary	447	98.0%
22	Montessori Regional CS	Erie, PA	Montessori Regional CS	Elementary	626	97.9%
23	Iroquois JSHS	Erie, PA	Iroquois SD	High	560	97.9%
24	Iroquois El Sch	Erie, PA	Iroquois SD	Elementary	557	97.5%
25	JoAnna Connell Sch	Erie, PA	Erie City SD	Elementary	556	97.1%
26	Lincoln El Sch	Erie, PA	Erie City SD	Elementary	347	97.1%
27	Northwestern El Sch	Albion, PA	Northwestern SD	Elementary	350	96.9%
28	Erie HS	Erie, PA	Erie City SD	High	2,501	96.6%
29	Union City MS	Union City, PA	Union City Area SD	Middle	224	96.4%
30	Union City HS	Union City, PA	Union City Area SD	High	304	96.4%
31	Woodrow Wilson MS	Erie, PA	Erie City SD	Middle	769	96.1%
32	Robert Benjamin Wiley Community CS	Erie, PA	Robert Benjamin Wiley Community CS	Elementary	550	94.4%
33	Pfeiffer-Burleigh Sch	Erie, PA	Erie City SD	Elementary	690	88.7%
34	Perseus House CS of Excellence	Erie, PA	Perseus House CS of Excellence	High	627	78.1%
35	Waterford El Sch	Waterford, PA	Fort LeBoeuf SD	Elementary	340	68.2%
36	Wattsburg Area MS	Erie, PA	Wattsburg Area SD	Middle	383	64.0%
37	Westlake MS	Erie, PA	Millcreek Township SD	Middle	477	61.2%
38	North East Middle School	North East, PA	North East SD	Middle	322	59.0%
39	Tracy El Sch	Erie, PA	Millcreek Township SD	Elementary	515	58.1%
40	Earle C. Davis Primary	North East, PA	North East SD	Elementary	309	57.0%
41	Fort LeBoeuf SHS	Waterford, PA	Fort LeBoeuf SD	High	652	56.4%
42	North East High School	North East, PA	North East SD	High	521	55.1%
43	Belle Valley El Sch	Erie, PA	Millcreek Township SD	Elementary	626	54.0%
44	Mill Village El Sch	Mill Village, PA	Fort LeBoeuf SD	Elementary	102	52.9%
45	Chestnut Hill El Sch	Erie, PA	Millcreek Township SD	Elementary	403	51.9%
46	James S Wilson MS	Erie, PA	Millcreek Township SD	Middle	547	51.4%
47	Seneca HS	Erie, PA	Wattsburg Area SD	High	383	51.2%
48	Fort LeBoeuf MS	Waterford, PA	Fort LeBoeuf SD	Middle	471	51.2%
49	Grandview El Sch	Erie, PA	Millcreek Township SD	Elementary	691	50.7%
50	McDowell HS	Erie, PA	Millcreek Township SD	High	2,133	48.9%

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