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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public elementary schools in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, drawn from 48 qualifying public elementary schools. 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
48
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%
4Arts Academy Elementary CSAllentown, PAArts Academy Elementary CSElementary425105%
5Jefferson El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary522104%
6Mosser El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary551103%
7Slatington El SchSlatington, PANorthern Lehigh SDElementary487101%
8Luis A. Ramos El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary695101%
9Central El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary694100%
10Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary80799.9%
11Washington El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary36299.2%
12George D Steckel El SchWhitehall, PAWhitehall-Coplay SDElementary56198.8%
13Roosevelt El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary63198.4%
14Zephyr El SchWhitehall, PAWhitehall-Coplay SDElementary59898.3%
15Clarence M Gockley El SchWhitehall, PAWhitehall-Coplay SDElementary57497.7%
16Muhlenberg El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary60697.5%
17Peters El SchSlatington, PANorthern Lehigh SDElementary38997.2%
18Sheridan El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary59197.1%
19Lehigh Parkway El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary27697.1%
20Francis H Sheckler El SchCatasauqua, PACatasauqua Area SDElementary58996.9%
21Ritter El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary46392.0%
22Fountain Hill El SchBethlehem, PABethlehem Area SDElementary53082.8%
23Clearview El SchBethlehem, PABethlehem Area SDElementary38471.6%
24James Buchanan El SchBethlehem, PABethlehem Area SDElementary25367.2%
25Calypso El SchBethlehem, PABethlehem Area SDElementary22255.0%
26Salisbury El SchAllentown, PASalisbury Township SDElementary46152.7%
27Kratzer SchAllentown, PAParkland SDElementary51048.6%
28Lincoln El SchEmmaus, PAEast Penn SDElementary37644.7%
29Jefferson El SchEmmaus, PAEast Penn SDElementary26842.9%
30Schnecksville SchSchnecksville, PAParkland SDElementary46539.4%
31Veterans Memorial El SchBreinigsville, PAParkland SDElementary45137.5%
32Alburtis El SchAlburtis, PAEast Penn SDElementary36036.7%
33Seven Generations CSEmmaus, PASeven Generations CSElementary49735.6%
34Macungie El SchMacungie, PAEast Penn SDElementary52934.0%
35Wescosville El SchWescosville, PAEast Penn SDElementary46533.5%
36Ironton SchCoplay, PAParkland SDElementary41733.3%
37Fogelsville SchBreinigsville, PAParkland SDElementary48032.9%
38Cetronia SchAllentown, PAParkland SDElementary49632.3%
39Northwestern Lehigh El SchNew Tripoli, PANorthwestern Lehigh SDElementary39628.5%
40Parkway Manor SchAllentown, PAParkland SDElementary56928.5%
41Fred J. Jaindl El SchBreinigsville, PAParkland SDElementary43327.5%
42Willow Lane El SchMacungie, PAEast Penn SDElementary59327.2%
43Kernsville SchOrefield, PAParkland SDElementary51226.0%
44Shoemaker El SchMacungie, PAEast Penn SDElementary53724.4%
45Weisenberg El SchKutztown, PANorthwestern Lehigh SDElementary42520.7%
46Hopewell El SchCenter Valley, PASouthern Lehigh SDElementary42613.8%
47Liberty Bell El SchCoopersburg, PASouthern Lehigh SDElementary44513.0%
48Circle of Seasons CSFogelsville, PACircle of Seasons CSElementary4330.7%
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