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The highest-poverty public schools in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

76 public schools in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Jackson Early Childhood Center leads the list at 124%, against a median of 61.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
76
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Top % FRL
124%
Median % FRL
61.1%
HIGHEST POVERTY · LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Jackson Early Childhood CenterAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary212124%
2Union Terrace El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary674113%
3Hiram W Dodd El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary627109%
4Trexler MSAllentown, PAAllentown City SDMiddle771106%
5Arts Academy Elementary CSAllentown, PAArts Academy Elementary CSElementary425105%
6Jefferson El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary522104%
7Mosser El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary551103%
8Whitehall-Coplay MSWhitehall, PAWhitehall-Coplay SDMiddle975102%
9Whitehall HSWhitehall, PAWhitehall-Coplay SDHigh1,462102%
10Slatington El SchSlatington, PANorthern Lehigh SDElementary487101%
11Luis A. Ramos El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary695101%
12Central El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary694100%
13Francis D Raub MSAllentown, PAAllentown City SDMiddle876100%
14Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary80799.9%
15South Mountain MSAllentown, PAAllentown City SDMiddle97299.4%
16Washington El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary36299.2%
17William Allen HSAllentown, PAAllentown City SDHigh3,07499.1%
18Building 21 AllentownAllentown, PAAllentown City SDHigh41599.0%
19George D Steckel El SchWhitehall, PAWhitehall-Coplay SDElementary56198.8%
20Louis E Dieruff HSAllentown, PAAllentown City SDHigh1,91498.5%
21Roosevelt El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary63198.4%
22Zephyr El SchWhitehall, PAWhitehall-Coplay SDElementary59898.3%
23Catasauqua MSCatasauqua, PACatasauqua Area SDMiddle47798.1%
24Clarence M Gockley El SchWhitehall, PAWhitehall-Coplay SDElementary57497.7%
25Muhlenberg El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary60697.5%
26Peters El SchSlatington, PANorthern Lehigh SDElementary38997.2%
27Sheridan El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary59197.1%
28Lehigh Parkway El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary27697.1%
29Francis H Sheckler El SchCatasauqua, PACatasauqua Area SDElementary58996.9%
30Northern Lehigh MSSlatington, PANorthern Lehigh SDMiddle23896.6%
31Northern Lehigh SHSSlatington, PANorthern Lehigh SDHigh50295.8%
32Harrison-Morton MSAllentown, PAAllentown City SDMiddle70494.7%
33Arts Academy CSAllentown, PAArts Academy CSMiddle29693.2%
34Ritter El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary46392.0%
35Fountain Hill El SchBethlehem, PABethlehem Area SDElementary53082.8%
36Clearview El SchBethlehem, PABethlehem Area SDElementary38471.6%
37Innovative Arts Academy CSCatasauqua, PAInnovative Arts Academy CSHigh47770.6%
38James Buchanan El SchBethlehem, PABethlehem Area SDElementary25367.2%
39Calypso El SchBethlehem, PABethlehem Area SDElementary22255.0%
40Salisbury El SchAllentown, PASalisbury Township SDElementary46152.7%
41Salisbury MSAllentown, PASalisbury Township SDMiddle44849.1%
42Nitschmann MSBethlehem, PABethlehem Area SDMiddle73148.8%
43Kratzer SchAllentown, PAParkland SDElementary51048.6%
44Salisbury SHSAllentown, PASalisbury Township SDHigh54646.5%
45Lincoln El SchEmmaus, PAEast Penn SDElementary37644.7%
46Jefferson El SchEmmaus, PAEast Penn SDElementary26842.9%
47Lower Macungie MSMacungie, PAEast Penn SDMiddle1,04140.7%
48Schnecksville SchSchnecksville, PAParkland SDElementary46539.4%
49Veterans Memorial El SchBreinigsville, PAParkland SDElementary45137.5%
50Alburtis El SchAlburtis, PAEast Penn SDElementary36036.7%
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