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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public elementary schools in Pennsylvania, drawn from 1,600 qualifying public elementary schools. Southeast Delco Kindergarten Center leads the list at 143%, against a median of 61.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
1,600
Pennsylvania
Top % FRL
143%
Median % FRL
61.8%
HIGHEST POVERTY · PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Southeast Delco Kindergarten CenterGlenolden, PASoutheast Delco SDElementary222143%
2Woodland El SchEmporium, PACameron County SDElementary224138%
3Welsh John SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary185137%
4Heston Edward SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary245129%
5Upper Darby Kdg CtrDrexel Hill, PAUpper Darby SDElementary468129%
6Oswayo Valley El SchShinglehouse, PAOswayo Valley SDElementary132126%
7Wyoming Area Kindergarten CtrExeter, PAWyoming Area SDElementary121124%
8Jackson Early Childhood CenterAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary212124%
9Pittsburgh Liberty K-5Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDElementary206118%
10Elkin Lewis SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary455117%
11Colwyn El SchColwyn, PAWilliam Penn SDElementary135117%
12Everett Area El SchEverett, PAEverett Area SDElementary375117%
13Central El SchFranklin, PAFranklin Area SDElementary342116%
14Springfield El SchEast Springfield, PANorthwestern SDElementary162116%
15Victory El SchHarrisville, PAFranklin Area SDElementary182116%
16Turner Intermediate SchWilkinsburg, PAWilkinsburg Borough SDElementary200115%
17Union Terrace El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary674113%
18Anderson Add B SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary339113%
19William Prescott #38Scranton, PAScranton SDElementary204113%
20Melrose SchHarrisburg, PAHarrisburg City SDElementary536113%
21East Fallowfield El SchEast Fallowfield, PACoatesville Area SDElementary281113%
22Day Anna B SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary314113%
23Clairton El SchClairton, PAClairton City SDElementary348112%
24Martin SchNew Kensington, PANew Kensington-Arnold SDElementary147112%
25Walnut Street El SchDarby, PAWilliam Penn SDElementary255112%
26South Side El SchHarrisburg, PACentral Dauphin SDElementary603112%
27Edgmont Scholars AcademyChester, PAChester-Upland SDElementary422112%
28Fitler Academics PlusPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary159111%
29Delcroft SchFolcroft, PASoutheast Delco SDElementary554111%
30Potter-Thomas SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary325111%
31Galeton Area SchGaleton, PAGaleton Area SDElementary145111%
32West Forest El SchTionesta, PAForest Area SDElementary100111%
33Pittsburgh Langley K-8Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDElementary418111%
34Rhodes E Washington SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary354111%
35Twin Rivers El SchMcKeesport, PAMcKeesport Area SDElementary607111%
36Chester Upland Sch of ArtsChester, PAChester-Upland SDElementary384111%
37DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet MSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary550111%
38Saltsburg El SchSaltsburg, PARiver Valley SDElementary267111%
39Second District El SchMeadville, PACrawford Central SDElementary316110%
40Pinecreek El SchBrookville, PABrookville Area SDElementary198110%
41Panther Valley El SchNesquehoning, PAPanther Valley SDElementary556110%
42Barry Comm John SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary467110%
43McNichols PlazaScranton, PAScranton SDElementary317110%
44Benjamin Franklin SchHarrisburg, PAHarrisburg City SDElementary678109%
45Hiram W Dodd El SchAllentown, PAAllentown City SDElementary627109%
46Washington Martha SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary204109%
47Berkey SchArnold, PANew Kensington-Arnold SDElementary289109%
48Sandycreek El SchFranklin, PAFranklin Area SDElementary282109%
49Purchase Line El SchCommodore, PAPurchase Line SDElementary353109%
50Johnsonburg Area El SchJohnsonburg, PAJohnsonburg Area SDElementary272109%
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