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The highest-poverty public schools in York County, Pennsylvania

Across York County, Pennsylvania, 104 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy leads the list at 104%, against a median of 45.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

104

York County, Pennsylvania

Top % FRL

104%

Median % FRL

45.8%

HIGHEST POVERTY · YORK COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy	York, PA	York City SD	Elementary	388	104%
2	Devers Sch	York, PA	York City SD	Elementary	686	101%
3	Ferguson Sch	York, PA	York City SD	Elementary	627	101%
4	Dover Area MS	Dover, PA	Dover Area SD	Middle	735	99.6%
5	Leib El Sch	Dover, PA	Dover Area SD	Elementary	372	99.2%
6	Dover Area El Sch	Dover, PA	Dover Area SD	Elementary	356	99.2%
7	Davis Sch	York, PA	York City SD	Elementary	530	98.9%
8	Dover Area HS	Dover, PA	Dover Area SD	High	979	98.7%
9	Hannah Penn	York, PA	York City SD	Elementary	674	98.2%
10	McKinley Sch	York, PA	York City SD	Elementary	578	97.9%
11	Weigelstown El Sch	Dover, PA	Dover Area SD	Elementary	323	97.8%
12	Jackson Sch	York, PA	York City SD	Elementary	501	97.4%
13	Goode Sch	York, PA	York City SD	Elementary	641	96.1%
14	William Penn SHS	York, PA	York City SD	High	1,681	95.7%
15	Lincoln CS	York, PA	Lincoln CS	Elementary	653	95.4%
16	North Salem El Sch	Dover, PA	Dover Area SD	Elementary	384	94.5%
17	Clearview El Sch	Hanover, PA	Hanover Public SD	Elementary	230	84.8%
18	Mazie Gable El Sch	Red Lion, PA	Red Lion Area SD	Elementary	481	83.6%
19	Hanover Street El Sch	Hanover, PA	Hanover Public SD	Elementary	269	72.9%
20	Hanover SHS	Hanover, PA	Hanover Public SD	High	578	66.6%
21	Hanover MS	Hanover, PA	Hanover Public SD	Middle	636	66.2%
22	Washington El Sch	Hanover, PA	Hanover Public SD	Elementary	213	64.8%
23	Hayshire El Sch	York, PA	Central York SD	Elementary	532	64.7%
24	Wallace El Sch	York, PA	West York Area SD	Elementary	427	64.2%
25	Dallastown El Sch	Dallastown, PA	Dallastown Area SD	Elementary	181	63.5%
26	Trimmer El Sch	York, PA	West York Area SD	Elementary	421	61.8%
27	Lincolnway El Sch	York, PA	West York Area SD	Elementary	406	61.1%
28	Canadochly El Sch	East Prospect, PA	Eastern York SD	Elementary	348	60.1%
29	Orendorf El Sch	Manchester, PA	Northeastern York SD	Elementary	350	58.0%
30	Pleasant View El Sch	Red Lion, PA	Red Lion Area SD	Elementary	436	57.6%
31	Kreutz Creek El Sch	Hellam, PA	Eastern York SD	Elementary	320	57.2%
32	Wrightsville El Sch	Wrightsville, PA	Eastern York SD	Elementary	353	56.9%
33	Clearview El Sch	Brogue, PA	Red Lion Area SD	Elementary	300	56.3%
34	Yorkshire El Sch	York, PA	York Suburban SD	Elementary	317	56.2%
35	West York Area MS	York, PA	West York Area SD	Middle	645	55.5%
36	Paradise El Sch	Thomasville, PA	Spring Grove Area SD	Elementary	306	54.9%
37	Stony Brook El Sch	York, PA	Central York SD	Elementary	484	53.9%
38	York Haven El Sch	York Haven, PA	Northeastern York SD	Elementary	293	53.9%
39	West York Area HS	York, PA	West York Area SD	High	851	53.1%
40	East York El Sch	York, PA	York Suburban SD	Elementary	321	53.0%
41	Baresville El Sch	Hanover, PA	South Western SD	Elementary	586	52.7%
42	York County School of Technology	York, PA	York County School of Technology	High	1,615	52.1%
43	Northeastern MS	Mount Wolf, PA	Northeastern York SD	Middle	595	51.4%
44	Eastern York MS	Wrightsville, PA	Eastern York SD	Middle	527	50.7%
45	York Twp El Sch	York, PA	Dallastown Area SD	Elementary	415	50.6%
46	Red Lion Area SHS	Red Lion, PA	Red Lion Area SD	High	1,363	49.2%
47	North Hills El Sch	York, PA	Central York SD	Middle	675	49.2%
48	Spring Forge Intrd Sch	Manchester, PA	Northeastern York SD	Middle	477	48.6%
49	Valley View El Sch	York, PA	York Suburban SD	Elementary	286	47.6%
50	Delta-Peach Bottom El Sch	Delta, PA	South Eastern SD	Elementary	255	47.5%

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