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The highest-poverty public schools in Collin County, Texas

262 public schools in Collin County, Texas appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Herman Lawson Early Childhood School leads the list at 98.8%, against a median of 24.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

262

Collin County, Texas

Top % FRL

98.8%

Median % FRL

24.8%

HIGHEST POVERTY · COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Herman Lawson Early Childhood School	MCKINNEY, TX	MCKINNEY ISD	Elementary	606	98.8%
2	Head Start	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	143	97.9%
3	Meadows Elementary School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	414	87.2%
4	Forman Elementary School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	473	83.9%
5	Mendenhall Elementary School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	563	82.4%
6	Armstrong Middle School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Middle	490	82.0%
7	Barron Elementary School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	343	81.3%
8	Finch Elementary School	MCKINNEY, TX	MCKINNEY ISD	Elementary	341	81.2%
9	James Elementary School	PRINCETON, TX	PRINCETON ISD	Elementary	477	81.1%
10	Sigler Elementary School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	485	80.8%
11	Memorial Elementary School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	407	77.6%
12	Burks Elementary School	MCKINNEY, TX	MCKINNEY ISD	Elementary	432	77.3%
13	Thomas Elementary School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	687	77.0%
14	Albert & Iola Lee Davis Malvern Elementary School	MCKINNEY, TX	MCKINNEY ISD	Elementary	415	74.9%
15	Weatherford Elementary School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	404	73.8%
16	Canup Early Childhood	PRINCETON, TX	PRINCETON ISD	Elementary	421	73.2%
17	Jackson Elementary School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	705	73.0%
18	Jose De Jesus and Maria Luisa Vega Elementary School	MCKINNEY, TX	MCKINNEY ISD	Elementary	491	70.7%
19	Mattei Middle School	PRINCETON, TX	PRINCETON ISD	Middle	839	69.2%
20	Godwin Elementary School	PRINCETON, TX	PRINCETON ISD	Elementary	469	68.4%
21	Lacy Elementary School	PRINCETON, TX	PRINCETON ISD	Elementary	595	68.1%
22	Caldwell Elementary School	MCKINNEY, TX	MCKINNEY ISD	Elementary	409	67.7%
23	Mitchell Elementary School	DALLAS, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	787	65.4%
24	Lovelady High School	PRINCETON, TX	PRINCETON ISD	High	1,388	65.4%
25	Glenda Arnold Early Childhood Learning Center	ROYSE CITY, TX	ROYSE CITY ISD	Elementary	393	65.1%
26	Clark Middle School	PRINCETON, TX	PRINCETON ISD	Middle	479	64.5%
27	Rasor Elementary School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	351	62.4%
28	Rosamond-Sherley Elementary School	ANNA, TX	ANNA ISD	Elementary	793	62.2%
29	Bowman Middle School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Middle	859	62.2%
30	Princeton Sr High School	PRINCETON, TX	PRINCETON ISD	High	1,262	62.0%
31	Mayfield Elementary School	PRINCETON, TX	PRINCETON ISD	Elementary	668	61.7%
32	Carpenter Middle School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Middle	462	61.5%
33	McClendon Elementary School	NEVADA, TX	COMMUNITY ISD	Elementary	548	60.8%
34	Farmersville Junior High School	FARMERSVILLE, TX	FARMERSVILLE ISD	Middle	361	60.4%
35	Alton Boyd Elementary School	ALLEN, TX	ALLEN ISD	Elementary	393	59.3%
36	Mary Lou Dodson Elementary School	LAVON, TX	COMMUNITY ISD	Elementary	626	58.9%
37	Smith Elementary School	PRINCETON, TX	PRINCETON ISD	Elementary	623	58.7%
38	Tatum Elementary School	FARMERSVILLE, TX	FARMERSVILLE ISD	Elementary	591	58.5%
39	Southard Middle School	PRINCETON, TX	PRINCETON ISD	Middle	929	58.0%
40	Harmony Science Academy - Plano	PLANO, TX	HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS	Elementary	627	57.6%
41	Christie Elementary School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	568	57.6%
42	Christie Elementary School	FRISCO, TX	FRISCO ISD	Elementary	632	57.3%
43	Webb Elementary School	MCKINNEY, TX	MCKINNEY ISD	Elementary	475	56.6%
44	Lowe Elementary School	PRINCETON, TX	PRINCETON ISD	Elementary	675	56.1%
45	Farmersville Intermediate School	FARMERSVILLE, TX	FARMERSVILLE ISD	Elementary	680	55.3%
46	Slayter Creek Middle School	ANNA, TX	ANNA ISD	Middle	682	55.1%
47	Blue Ridge Elementary School	BLUE RIDGE, TX	BLUE RIDGE ISD	Elementary	510	55.1%
48	Williams High School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	High	1,105	55.0%
49	Leland E Edge Middle School	NEVADA, TX	COMMUNITY ISD	Middle	662	54.8%
50	John & Barbara Roderick Elementary School	ROYSE CITY, TX	COMMUNITY ISD	Elementary	663	54.8%

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