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The highest-poverty public K-12 schools in Texas

Across Texas, 226 public K-12 schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. BARTLETT SCHOOLS leads the list at 99.2%, against a median of 58.6% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

226

Texas

Top % FRL

99.2%

Median % FRL

58.6%

HIGHEST POVERTY · TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	BARTLETT SCHOOLS	BARTLETT, TX	BARTLETT ISD	Combined	393	99.2%
2	TEXAS EMPOWERMENT ACADEMY	AUSTIN, TX	TEXAS EMPOWERMENT ACADEMY	Combined	413	98.8%
3	MARFA SCHOOLS	MARFA, TX	MARFA ISD	Combined	194	98.5%
4	HARRIS COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER	HOUSTON, TX	EXCEL ACADEMY	Combined	165	98.2%
5	AMHERST SCHOOL	AMHERST, TX	AMHERST ISD	Combined	102	94.1%
6	PROMESA COLLEGE PREP WEST CORPUS CHRISTI	CORPUS CHRISTI, TX	VALERE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Combined	358	93.6%
7	CALVERT SCHOOL	CALVERT, TX	CALVERT ISD	Combined	145	92.4%
8	KI CHARTER ACADEMY	SAN MARCOS, TX	KI CHARTER	Combined	185	91.9%
9	CHILTON SCHOOL	CHILTON, TX	CHILTON ISD	Combined	566	91.9%
10	STUDENT SUPPORT CENTER	CORPUS CHRISTI, TX	CORPUS CHRISTI ISD	Combined	111	91.0%
11	TENAHA SCHOOLS	TENAHA, TX	TENAHA ISD	Combined	414	90.8%
12	VANGUARD VAN GOGH	PHARR, TX	VANGUARD ACADEMY	Combined	1,048	90.6%
13	WAELDER SCHOOL	WAELDER, TX	WAELDER ISD	Combined	302	90.1%
14	EHRHART SCHOOL	BEAUMONT, TX	EHRHART SCHOOL	Combined	559	87.7%
15	HART ISD	HART, TX	HART ISD	Combined	206	86.4%
16	ROYAL ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE	SAN ANTONIO, TX	ROYAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Combined	469	84.9%
17	MORGAN SCHOOL	MORGAN, TX	MORGAN ISD	Combined	137	84.7%
18	BURKEVILLE SCHOOL	BURKEVILLE, TX	BURKEVILLE ISD	Combined	252	84.5%
19	MORAN SCHOOL	MORAN, TX	MORAN ISD	Combined	115	84.3%
20	WALNUT SPRINGS SCHOOL	WALNUT SPRINGS, TX	WALNUT SPRINGS ISD	Combined	165	84.2%
21	BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY	BALMORHEA, TX	BALMORHEA ISD	Combined	146	83.6%
22	CROSBYTON CISD PRE K-12	CROSBYTON, TX	CROSBYTON CISD	Combined	316	83.2%
23	PAWNEE EL / J H/HS	PAWNEE, TX	PAWNEE ISD	Combined	630	83.2%
24	GARLAND AEC	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	Combined	112	83.0%
25	COMPASS ROSE INGENUITY	SAN ANTONIO, TX	COMPASS ROSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Combined	830	81.9%
26	THE LEARNING CTR	NEW CANEY, TX	NEW CANEY ISD	Combined	102	81.4%
27	NEW SUMMERFIELD SCHOOL	NEW SUMMERFIELD, TX	NEW SUMMERFIELD ISD	Combined	526	81.4%
28	BUCKHOLTS SCHOOL	BUCKHOLTS, TX	BUCKHOLTS ISD	Combined	112	81.3%
29	LORENZO ISD	LORENZO, TX	LORENZO ISD	Combined	207	81.2%
30	TRINIDAD SCHOOL	TRINIDAD, TX	TRINIDAD ISD	Combined	173	80.9%
31	SEAGRAVES SCHOOLS	SEAGRAVES, TX	SEAGRAVES ISD	Combined	525	80.2%
32	DR KIRK LEWIS CAREER AND TECHNICAL H S	HOUSTON, TX	PASADENA ISD	Combined	1,486	80.1%
33	GUSTINE SCHOOL	GUSTINE, TX	GUSTINE ISD	Combined	136	80.1%
34	HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - SAN ANTONIO	SAN ANTONIO, TX	HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - SOUTH TEXAS	Combined	367	79.8%
35	CHILLICOTHE SCHOOL	CHILLICOTHE, TX	CHILLICOTHE ISD	Combined	189	78.8%
36	VAN HORN SCHOOL	VAN HORN, TX	CULBERSON COUNTY-ALLAMOORE ISD	Combined	381	78.5%
37	DIME BOX SCHOOL	DIME BOX, TX	DIME BOX ISD	Combined	156	78.2%
38	LAMESA SCHOOLS	LAMESA, TX	LAMESA ISD	Combined	1,484	78.0%
39	PAINT ROCK SCHOOL	PAINT ROCK, TX	PAINT ROCK ISD	Combined	213	77.9%
40	IGNITE COMMUNITY SCHOOL - FALLBROOK	HOUSTON, TX	TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES	Combined	208	77.9%
41	DR ABRAHAM P CANO FRESHMAN ACADEMY	HARLINGEN, TX	HARLINGEN CISD	Combined	1,035	77.7%
42	RULE SCHOOL	RULE, TX	RULE ISD	Combined	138	77.5%
43	BLOOMBURG SCHOOL	BLOOMBURG, TX	BLOOMBURG ISD	Combined	229	77.3%
44	LOMETA SCHOOL	LOMETA, TX	LOMETA ISD	Combined	316	76.6%
45	PETERSBURG SCHOOL	PETERSBURG, TX	PETERSBURG ISD	Combined	243	76.5%
46	SPRINGLAKE-EARTH ISD	EARTH, TX	SPRINGLAKE-EARTH ISD	Combined	230	75.7%
47	MORTON SCHOOL	MORTON, TX	MORTON ISD	Combined	368	75.3%
48	CHANNING SCHOOL	CHANNING, TX	CHANNING ISD	Combined	121	75.2%
49	AVINGER SCHOOL	AVINGER, TX	AVINGER ISD	Combined	112	75.0%
50	LANEVILLE SCHOOL	LANEVILLE, TX	LANEVILLE ISD	Combined	139	74.1%

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