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The highest-poverty public schools in Taylor County, Texas

41 public schools in Taylor County, Texas appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Long Early Learning Center leads the list at 92.5%, against a median of 59.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Taylor County, Texas

Top % FRL

92.5%

Median % FRL

59.9%

HIGHEST POVERTY · TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Long Early Learning Center	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	Elementary	692	92.5%
2	Ortiz Elementary School	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	Elementary	523	91.0%
3	Martinez Elementary School	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	Elementary	371	89.8%
4	Woodson Center for Excellence	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	High	112	89.3%
5	Bowie Elementary School	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	Elementary	473	86.9%
6	Stafford Elementary School	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	Elementary	473	85.4%
7	Purcell Elementary School	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	Elementary	537	80.4%
8	Bonham Elementary School	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	Elementary	481	77.8%
9	Thomas Elementary School	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	Elementary	378	74.6%
10	Bassetti Elementary School	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	Elementary	546	71.6%
11	Trent Independent School District	TRENT, TX	TRENT ISD	Combined	144	70.8%
12	Craig Middle School	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	Middle	771	69.0%
13	Clack Middle School	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	Middle	693	68.1%
14	Mann Middle School	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	Middle	776	68.0%
15	Alcorta Elementary School	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	Elementary	410	67.3%
16	Premier H S of Abilene	ABILENE, TX	PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS	High	176	66.5%
17	Dyess Elementary School	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	Elementary	621	66.0%
18	Taylor Elementary School	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	Elementary	662	63.7%
19	Abilene High School	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	High	1,798	63.3%
20	Cooper High School	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	High	1,570	61.4%
21	Madison Middle School	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	Middle	770	59.9%
22	Ward Elementary School	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	Elementary	502	57.8%
23	Austin Elementary School	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	Elementary	729	52.8%
24	Merkel Elementary School	MERKEL, TX	MERKEL ISD	Elementary	563	49.2%
25	Merkel High School	MERKEL, TX	MERKEL ISD	High	281	43.8%
26	Academy for Technology Engineering Math & Science	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	High	384	43.2%
27	Merkel Middle School	MERKEL, TX	MERKEL ISD	Middle	246	41.5%
28	Wylie West Early Childhood Center	ABILENE, TX	WYLIE ISD	Elementary	193	36.3%
29	Lawn Elementary School	LAWN, TX	JIM NED CISD	Elementary	296	31.1%
30	Wylie East Elementary School	ABILENE, TX	WYLIE ISD	Elementary	776	26.4%
31	Wylie East Junior High School	ABILENE, TX	WYLIE ISD	Middle	540	24.1%
32	Wylie West Elementary School	ABILENE, TX	WYLIE ISD	Elementary	673	24.1%
33	Wylie East Intermediate School	ABILENE, TX	WYLIE ISD	Elementary	384	23.7%
34	Wylie West Intermediate School	ABILENE, TX	WYLIE ISD	Elementary	465	20.4%
35	Wylie West Junior High School	ABILENE, TX	WYLIE ISD	Middle	1,038	19.7%
36	Wylie High School	ABILENE, TX	WYLIE ISD	High	1,537	17.6%
37	Jim Ned Intermediate School	TUSCOLA, TX	JIM NED CISD	Middle	410	17.6%
38	Buffalo Gap Elementary School	BUFFALO GAP, TX	JIM NED CISD	Elementary	224	16.5%
39	Jim Ned Middle School	TUSCOLA, TX	JIM NED CISD	Middle	245	15.9%
40	Jim Ned High School	TUSCOLA, TX	JIM NED CISD	High	464	14.0%
41	Crockett Early Headstart	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	Elementary	131	2.3%

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