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

Across Minnehaha County, South Dakota, 59 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Hawthorne Elementary - 56 leads the list at 100%, against a median of 30.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
59
Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Top % FRL
100%
Median % FRL
30.8%
HIGHEST POVERTY · MINNEHAHA COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Hawthorne Elementary - 56Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary443100%
2Elementary Immersion Center - 43Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary106100%
3Garfield Elementary - 19Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary57488.3%
4Lowell Elementary - 28Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary42687.3%
5Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary29185.2%
6Terry Redlin Elementary - 11Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary41285.2%
7Hayward Elementary - 38Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary72883.5%
8Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary63283.4%
9Whittier Middle School - 08Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Middle67583.1%
10Cleveland Elementary - 14Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary46582.6%
11George McGovern Middle School -09Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Middle78075.5%
12Laura Wilder Elementary - 31Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary44766.7%
13Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary47261.4%
14Rosa Parks Elementary - 15Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary61859.4%
15Renberg Elementary - 42Renner, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary15556.1%
16Washington High School - 01Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5High1,81953.4%
17Oscar Howe Elementary - 58Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary60852.0%
18Jefferson High School - 67Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5High1,88848.5%
19Edison Middle School - 06Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Middle93748.2%
20Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary44446.6%
21Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary68146.5%
22Ben Reifel Middle School - 68Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Middle88544.5%
23Robert Frost Elementary - 18Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary44742.1%
24Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05Sioux Falls, SDTea Area School District 41-5Elementary29240.1%
25Roosevelt High School - 03Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5High1,78540.0%
26RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary84637.8%
27John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary66137.5%
28Patrick Henry Middle School - 07Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Middle92535.6%
29Lincoln High School - 02Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5High1,95434.7%
30Memorial Middle School - 04Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Middle1,13330.8%
31Brandon Elementary - 03Brandon, SDBrandon Valley School District 49-2Elementary72829.8%
32Tri-Valley Elementary in Crooks - 04Crooks, SDTri-Valley School District 49-6Elementary20527.8%
33Inspiration Elementary - 08Sioux Falls, SDBrandon Valley School District 49-2Elementary34525.2%
34Garretson Elementary - 02Garretson, SDGarretson School District 49-4Elementary24624.8%
35All City Elementary - 50Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary14922.8%
36Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03Colton, SDTri-Valley School District 49-6Middle29622.6%
37Discovery Elementary - 26Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary87321.9%
38John Harris Elementary - 23Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary66621.0%
39Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07Brandon, SDBrandon Valley School District 49-2Middle82920.6%
40Baltic Middle School - 03Baltic, SDBaltic School District 49-1Middle11019.1%
41Garretson Middle School - 03Garretson, SDGarretson School District 49-4Middle10519.0%
42Brandon Valley Middle School - 02Brandon, SDBrandon Valley School District 49-2Middle75918.3%
43Dell Rapids High School - 01Dell Rapids, SDDell Rapids School District 49-3High31516.5%
44Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02Colton, SDTri-Valley School District 49-6Elementary15416.2%
45Baltic Elementary - 02Baltic, SDBaltic School District 49-1Elementary30716.0%
46Challenge Center - 51Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary16515.8%
47Dell Rapids Middle School - 03Dell Rapids, SDDell Rapids School District 49-3Middle29515.6%
48Garretson High School - 01Garretson, SDGarretson School District 49-4High14214.8%
49Tri-Valley High School - 01Colton, SDTri-Valley School District 49-6High29714.5%
50Brandon Valley High School - 01Brandon, SDBrandon Valley School District 49-2High1,38114.3%
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