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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Vermont

151 public elementary schools in Vermont appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public elementary schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Molly Stark School leads the list at 84.3%, against a median of 50.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
151
Vermont
Top % FRL
84.3%
Median % FRL
50.4%
HIGHEST POVERTY · VERMONT
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Molly Stark SchoolBennington, VTSouthwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87Elementary40284.3%
2Pownal Elementary SchoolPownal, VTSouthwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87Elementary24982.7%
3Bennington Elementary SchoolBennington, VTSouthwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87Elementary27882.4%
4Newport City Elementary SchoolNewport, VTNewport City School DistrictElementary31682.0%
5Northwest Primary SchoolRutland, VTRutland City School DistrictElementary20081.5%
6Rutland Intermediate SchoolRutland, VTRutland City School DistrictElementary50481.2%
7Troy SchoolNorth Troy, VTTroy School DistrictElementary19580.5%
8Fisher SchoolArlington, VTArlington School DistrictElementary20579.0%
9Richford Elementary SchoolRichford, VTEnosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88Elementary18778.6%
10Monument Elementary SchoolBennington, VTSouthwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87Elementary14776.9%
11Shaftsbury Elementary SchoolShaftsbury, VTSouthwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87Elementary24576.3%
12Orleans Elementary SchoolOrleans, VTLake Region Union Elementary Middle School DistrictElementary13275.8%
13Barton Graded SchoolBarton, VTLake Region Union Elementary Middle School DistrictElementary13675.0%
14Newport Town SchoolNewport Center, VTNewport Town School DistrictElementary12074.2%
15Johnson Elementary SchoolJohnson, VTLamoille North Modified Union School District #058AElementary18572.4%
16Brighton Elementary SchoolIsland Pond, VTBrighton School DistrictElementary12770.9%
17Oak Grove SchoolBrattleboro, VTWindham Southeast Unified Union School District #96Elementary12570.4%
18Charleston Elementary SchoolWest Charleston, VTCharleston School DistrictElementary11870.3%
19Eden Central SchoolEden, VTLamoille North Modified Union School District #058AElementary11470.2%
20Waits River Valley Union SchoolEast Corinth, VTWaits River Union High District #36Elementary26569.8%
21J. F. Kennedy Elementary SchoolWinooski, VTWinooski Incorporated School DistrictElementary42168.2%
22Berkshire Elementary SchoolRichford, VTNorthern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85Elementary18568.1%
23Alburgh Community Education CenterAlburgh, VTAlburgh School DistrictElementary18868.1%
24Barre City Elementary/Middle SchoolBarre, VTBarre Unified Union School District #97Elementary70167.9%
25Newbury Elementary SchoolNewbury, VTOxbow Unified Union School District #91Elementary11267.9%
26Elm Hill SchoolSpringfield, VTSpringfield School DistrictElementary34367.6%
27Coventry Village SchoolCoventry, VTCoventry School DistrictElementary12367.5%
28Northeast Primary SchoolRutland, VTRutland City School DistrictElementary23765.8%
29St. Albans City Elementary SchoolSaint Albans, VTMaple Run Unified Union School District #57Elementary68165.5%
30Concord Graded/Middle SchoolConcord, VTKingdom East Unified Union School District #64Elementary14465.3%
31Fletcher Elementary SchoolCambridge, VTFletcher School DistrictElementary11265.2%
32Millers Run SchoolSheffield, VTKingdom East Unified Union School District #64Elementary14665.1%
33Franklin Central SchoolFranklin, VTMissisquoi Valley School District #89Elementary14365.0%
34Central Elementary SchoolBellows Falls, VTRockingham School DistrictElementary18264.8%
35Lyndon Town SchoolLyndonville, VTKingdom East Unified Union School District #64Elementary47164.5%
36Derby Elementary SchoolDerby Line, VTDerby School DistrictElementary48564.1%
37Enosburg Falls Elementary SchoolEnosburg Falls, VTEnosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88Elementary26063.5%
38Washington Village SchoolWashington, VTEcho Valley Community Union School District #67Elementary12063.3%
39Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. WheelerBurlington, VTBurlington School DistrictElementary20163.2%
40Union Street SchoolSpringfield, VTSpringfield School DistrictElementary24663.0%
41Brownington Central SchoolBrownington, VTLake Region Union Elementary Middle School DistrictElementary11362.8%
42Hardwick Elementary SchoolHardwick, VTMountain View Union Elementary School District #94Elementary22362.8%
43Academy SchoolBrattleboro, VTWindham Southeast Unified Union School District #96Elementary41862.7%
44Orwell Village SchoolOrwell, VTSlate Valley Unified Union School District #62Elementary11562.6%
45Green Street SchoolBrattleboro, VTWindham Southeast Unified Union School District #96Elementary23762.4%
46Swanton SchoolSwanton, VTMissisquoi Valley School District #89Elementary64462.1%
47Mettawee Community SchoolWest Pawlet, VTMettawee School District #84Elementary12462.1%
48Sustainability Academy at Lawrence BarnesBurlington, VTBurlington School DistrictElementary21362.0%
49J. J. Flynn SchoolBurlington, VTBurlington School DistrictElementary29261.6%
50Bradford Elementary SchoolBradford, VTOxbow Unified Union School District #91Elementary21661.6%
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