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The highest-poverty public K-12 schools in Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public K-12 schools in Pennsylvania, drawn from 6 qualifying public K-12 schools. Cougar Academy leads the list at 107%, against a median of 85.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Pennsylvania

Top % FRL

107%

Median % FRL

85.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Cougar Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Combined	300	107%
2	Widener Memorial Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Combined	141	95.7%
3	Universal Institute CS	Philadelphia, PA	Universal Institute CS	Combined	597	94.5%
4	MaST Community CS III	Philadelphia, PA	MaST Community CS III	Combined	1,290	75.9%
5	Pittsburgh Conroy	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Combined	192	73.4%
6	California Academy of Learning CS	Coal Center, PA	California Academy of Learning CS	Combined	153	45.1%

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