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The highest-poverty public schools in Codington County, South Dakota

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Codington County, South Dakota, drawn from 11 qualifying public schools. Roosevelt Elementary - 08 leads the list at 54.1%, against a median of 37.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Codington County, South Dakota

Top % FRL

54.1%

Median % FRL

37.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · CODINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Roosevelt Elementary - 08	Watertown, SD	Watertown School District 14-4	Elementary	148	54.1%
2	Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02	Waverly, SD	Waverly School District 14-5	Elementary	128	50.8%
3	Mellette Elementary - 07	Watertown, SD	Watertown School District 14-4	Elementary	267	47.6%
4	Watertown Intermediate School - 13	Watertown, SD	Watertown School District 14-4	Middle	532	38.5%
5	McKinley Early Childhood Center - 06	Watertown, SD	Watertown School District 14-4	Elementary	296	38.2%
6	Lincoln Elementary - 05	Watertown, SD	Watertown School District 14-4	Elementary	361	37.1%
7	Watertown Middle School - 02	Watertown, SD	Watertown School District 14-4	Middle	575	35.0%
8	Jefferson Elementary - 09	Watertown, SD	Watertown School District 14-4	Elementary	333	32.7%
9	Florence Elementary - 02	Florence, SD	Florence School District 14-1	Elementary	179	32.4%
10	Watertown High School - 01	Watertown, SD	Watertown School District 14-4	High	1,222	30.1%
11	Florence High School - 01	Florence, SD	Florence School District 14-1	High	102	25.5%

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