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The highest-poverty public schools in Smith County, Texas

Across Smith County, Texas, 57 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. T J Austin Elementary School leads the list at 98.1%, against a median of 58.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Smith County, Texas

Top % FRL

98.1%

Median % FRL

58.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	T J Austin Elementary School	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	359	98.1%
2	Peete Elementary School	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	385	97.1%
3	Douglas Elementary School	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	591	94.8%
4	Griffin Elementary School	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	649	93.8%
5	Ramey Elementary School	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	517	93.6%
6	Bonner Elementary School	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	380	93.4%
7	Jones Elementary School	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	355	92.7%
8	A W Orr El - Cp	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	247	92.3%
9	Dixie Elementary School	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	619	91.8%
10	Winona Elementary School	WINONA, TX	WINONA ISD	Elementary	582	91.2%
11	Orr Elementary School	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	460	90.9%
12	Bell Elementary School	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	540	90.0%
13	Jackson Elementary School	TYLER, TX	CHAPEL HILL ISD	Elementary	388	89.9%
14	Boulter Middle School	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Middle	901	88.5%
15	Tyler High School	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	High	2,148	86.7%
16	Winona Middle School	WINONA, TX	WINONA ISD	Middle	265	85.3%
17	Winona High School	WINONA, TX	WINONA ISD	High	319	84.0%
18	W L Kissam Intermediate School	TYLER, TX	CHAPEL HILL ISD	Middle	675	83.1%
19	Wise Elementary School	TYLER, TX	CHAPEL HILL ISD	Elementary	593	82.0%
20	Chapel Hill Junior High School	TYLER, TX	CHAPEL HILL ISD	Middle	426	81.7%
21	Moore Middle School	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Middle	1,019	81.0%
22	Chapel Hill High School	TYLER, TX	CHAPEL HILL ISD	High	990	79.4%
23	Clarkston Elementary School	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	394	76.9%
24	Tyler ISD Early College High School	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	High	447	73.6%
25	Birdwell School	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	568	68.7%
26	Rice Elementary School	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	613	61.0%
27	Cumberland Academy Lower Elementary School	TYLER, TX	CUMBERLAND ACADEMY	Elementary	459	59.3%
28	Arp Elementary School	ARP, TX	ARP ISD	Elementary	455	58.9%
29	Three Lakes Middle School	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Middle	948	58.5%
30	Troup Elementary School	TROUP, TX	TROUP ISD	Elementary	498	58.0%
31	Arp Junior High School	ARP, TX	ARP ISD	Middle	245	57.6%
32	Hubbard Middle School	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Middle	869	57.3%
33	Early Childhood Center	LINDALE, TX	LINDALE ISD	Elementary	462	56.7%
34	Mozelle Brown Elementary School	WHITEHOUSE, TX	WHITEHOUSE ISD	Elementary	575	53.7%
35	Tyler Legacy High School	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	High	2,770	52.4%
36	Troup Middle School	TROUP, TX	TROUP ISD	Middle	254	52.4%
37	Gus Winston Cain Elementary School	WHITEHOUSE, TX	WHITEHOUSE ISD	Elementary	508	52.2%
38	Caldwell Arts Academy	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	618	49.8%
39	J W Holloway Sixth Grade School	WHITEHOUSE, TX	WHITEHOUSE ISD	Middle	355	49.0%
40	Velma Penny Elementary School	LINDALE, TX	LINDALE ISD	Elementary	517	48.9%
41	H L Higgins Elementary School	WHITEHOUSE, TX	WHITEHOUSE ISD	Elementary	597	48.4%
42	Troup High School	TROUP, TX	TROUP ISD	High	311	48.2%
43	Owens Elementary School	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	712	47.5%
44	Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary School	TYLER, TX	CUMBERLAND ACADEMY	Elementary	392	46.4%
45	E J Moss Intermediate School	LINDALE, TX	LINDALE ISD	Middle	1,082	46.1%
46	Dr Bryan C Jack Elementary School	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	706	45.5%
47	Arp High School	ARP, TX	ARP ISD	High	308	45.5%
48	Cumberland Academy Middle School	TYLER, TX	CUMBERLAND ACADEMY	Middle	361	45.2%
49	Lindale Junior High School	LINDALE, TX	LINDALE ISD	Middle	695	44.6%
50	College Street Elementary School	LINDALE, TX	LINDALE ISD	Elementary	512	44.5%

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