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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Texas

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public elementary schools in Texas, drawn from 4,789 qualifying public elementary schools. Brazos School for Inquiry and Creativity Bryan/Col leads the list at 100%, against a median of 73.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
4,789
Texas
Top % FRL
100%
Median % FRL
73.0%
HIGHEST POVERTY · TEXAS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Brazos School for Inquiry and Creativity Bryan/ColBRYAN, TXBRAZOS SCHOOL FOR INQUIRY & CREATIVITYElementary149100%
2Brazos School for Inquiry and Creativity TidwellHOUSTON, TXBRAZOS SCHOOL FOR INQUIRY & CREATIVITYElementary151100%
3Draw AcademyHOUSTON, TXDRAW ACADEMYElementary696100%
4La Fe Preparatory SchoolEL PASO, TXLA FE PREPARATORY SCHOOLElementary195100%
5Bingman PKBEAUMONT, TXBEAUMONT ISDElementary509100%
6Del Castillo Elementary SchoolBROWNSVILLE, TXBROWNSVILLE ISDElementary240100%
7Putegnat Elementary SchoolBROWNSVILLE, TXBROWNSVILLE ISDElementary444100%
8J N Ervin Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISDElementary743100%
9Early ChildhoodEDINBURG, TXEDINBURG CISDElementary352100%
10Garcia Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary289100%
11Berry Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary745100%
12Foster Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary334100%
13Mitchell Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary498100%
14Wesley Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary291100%
15Robinson Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary401100%
16Fonwood Early Childhood CenterHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary405100%
17Farias Elementary SchoolLAREDO, TXLAREDO ISDElementary597100%
18Leyendecker Elementary SchoolLAREDO, TXLAREDO ISDElementary406100%
19Garrett Primary SchoolLUFKIN, TXLUFKIN ISDElementary344100%
20Mercedes Early Literacy ProgramMERCEDES, TXMERCEDES ISDElementary189100%
21Lamar County Head StartPARIS, TXPARIS ISDElementary206100%
22Progreso Elementary SchoolPROGRESO, TXPROGRESO ISDElementary262100%
23Alberto and Celia Barrera Elementary SchoolRIO GRANDE CITY, TXRIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISDElementary420100%
24Tynan Early Childhood CampusSAN ANTONIO, TXSAN ANTONIO ISDElementary155100%
25Knox Early Childhood CampusSAN ANTONIO, TXSAN ANTONIO ISDElementary147100%
26Nelson Early Childhood CampusSAN ANTONIO, TXSAN ANTONIO ISDElementary162100%
27Frank Madla Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TXSOUTH SAN ANTONIO ISDElementary382100%
28Southeast Early Childhood CenterSWEETWATER, TXSWEETWATER ISDElementary166100%
29M B North E C Lrn CenterORANGE, TXWEST ORANGE-COVE CISDElementary308100%
30Pierce Elementary SchoolLAREDO, TXLAREDO ISDElementary66299.8%
31Stevens Park Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISDElementary63199.8%
32Cedar Crest Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISDElementary45799.8%
33Sherman Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary45399.8%
34Farias Early Childhood CenterHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary38999.7%
35Valley View North Elementary SchoolPHARR, TXVALLEY VIEW ISDElementary37299.7%
36Faith Family Master AcademyWAXAHACHIE, TXFAITH FAMILY ACADEMYElementary36699.7%
37Gallegos Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary35199.7%
38Skinner Elementary SchoolBROWNSVILLE, TXBROWNSVILLE ISDElementary34499.7%
39Zavala Elementary SchoolHARLINGEN, TXHARLINGEN CISDElementary33299.7%
40Texas Empowerment Academy Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TXTEXAS EMPOWERMENT ACADEMYElementary30399.7%
41Halpin Early Childhood CenterHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary30299.7%
42William B Miller Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISDElementary28699.7%
43Benavidez Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary78299.6%
44Port Houston Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary25599.6%
45Henderson N Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary25199.6%
46Berta S Palacios Elementary SchoolPHARR, TXPHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISDElementary47099.6%
47Looscan Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary22999.6%
48Lewis Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary67599.6%
49Tony Gonzalez Elementary SchoolSANTA MARIA, TXSANTA MARIA ISDElementary22499.6%
50Pleasantville Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary21999.5%
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