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The highest-poverty public schools in McLennan County, Texas

Across McLennan County, Texas, 92 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. La Vega Pri Phil Bancale Campus leads the list at 98.6%, against a median of 57.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

McLennan County, Texas

Top % FRL

98.6%

Median % FRL

57.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · MCLENNAN COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	La Vega Pri Phil Bancale Campus	WACO, TX	LA VEGA ISD	Elementary	444	98.6%
2	J H Hines Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	379	98.4%
3	Brook Avenue Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	356	97.8%
4	South Waco Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	490	97.1%
5	Brazos High School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	High	100	97.0%
6	West Avenue Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	249	96.4%
7	G W Carver Middle School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Middle	723	96.3%
8	Bell's Hill Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	786	95.5%
9	Crestview Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	464	95.3%
10	Cedar Ridge Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	446	95.1%
11	Dean Highland Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	617	94.8%
12	Provident Heights Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	383	94.3%
13	Kendrick Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	446	94.2%
14	Cesar Chavez Middle School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Middle	786	93.5%
15	La Vega Int H P Miles Campus	WACO, TX	LA VEGA ISD	Middle	695	92.4%
16	Parkdale Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	497	92.4%
17	Connally Early Childhood Center	WACO, TX	CONNALLY ISD	Elementary	251	91.2%
18	Alta Vista Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	479	90.4%
19	La Vega J H George Dixon Campus	WACO, TX	LA VEGA ISD	Middle	441	89.6%
20	La Vega High School	WACO, TX	LA VEGA ISD	High	881	88.3%
21	La Vega Elementary School	WACO, TX	LA VEGA ISD	Elementary	630	87.8%
22	Harmony Science Academy (waco)	WACO, TX	HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS	Elementary	569	87.0%
23	Harmony School of Innovation - Waco	BEVERLY HILLS, TX	HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS	High	614	86.2%
24	Mountainview Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	349	84.8%
25	Premier H S of Waco	WACO, TX	PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS	High	128	84.4%
26	Connally Primary School	ELM MOTT, TX	CONNALLY ISD	Elementary	498	84.1%
27	University High School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	High	1,752	83.9%
28	Waco High School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	High	1,885	83.7%
29	Tennyson Middle School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Middle	963	81.9%
30	Connally Elementary School	WACO, TX	CONNALLY ISD	Elementary	352	81.5%
31	Connally Junior High School	ELM MOTT, TX	CONNALLY ISD	Middle	553	79.6%
32	Audre and Bernard Rapoport Academy	WACO, TX	RAPOPORT ACADEMY PUBLIC SCHOOL	Elementary	396	78.3%
33	Connally High School	WACO, TX	CONNALLY ISD	High	614	73.3%
34	Gholson ISD	WACO, TX	GHOLSON ISD	Combined	264	72.3%
35	Moody Elementary School	MOODY, TX	MOODY ISD	Elementary	284	68.7%
36	Lake Air Montessori School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	734	68.1%
37	Mart Elementary School	MART, TX	MART ISD	Elementary	352	66.5%
38	Quinn Campus Public Middle School	WACO, TX	RAPOPORT ACADEMY PUBLIC SCHOOL	Middle	269	66.2%
39	McGregor Elementary School	MCGREGOR, TX	MCGREGOR ISD	Elementary	455	63.7%
40	Hillcrest Pds Magnet	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	431	63.3%
41	Hallsburg School	WACO, TX	HALLSBURG ISD	Elementary	131	62.6%
42	Moody Middle School	MOODY, TX	MOODY ISD	Middle	210	60.0%
43	Hewitt Elementary School	HEWITT, TX	MIDWAY ISD	Elementary	511	59.7%
44	McGregor Primary School	MCGREGOR, TX	MCGREGOR ISD	Elementary	270	59.6%
45	Mart High School	MART, TX	MART ISD	High	253	58.1%
46	Axtell Middle School	AXTELL, TX	AXTELL ISD	Middle	171	57.9%
47	Speegleville Elementary School	WACO, TX	MIDWAY ISD	Elementary	228	56.6%
48	Castleman Creek Elementary School	HEWITT, TX	MIDWAY ISD	Elementary	570	56.5%
49	Bruceville-Eddy Junior High School	EDDY, TX	BRUCEVILLE-EDDY ISD	Middle	119	56.3%
50	Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School	WACO, TX	RAPOPORT ACADEMY PUBLIC SCHOOL	High	233	56.2%

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