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The highest-poverty public schools in Richmond city, Virginia

40 public schools in Richmond city, Virginia appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. John Marshall High leads the list at 134%, against a median of 99.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Richmond city, Virginia

Top % FRL

134%

Median % FRL

99.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · RICHMOND CITY, VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	John Marshall High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	645	134%
2	Linwood Holton Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	433	104%
3	Open High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	171	101%
4	J.B. Fisher Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	285	101%
5	Mary Munford Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	476	100%
6	Barack Obama Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	274	100%
7	Frances W. McClenney Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	302	100%
8	Lucille M. Brown Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	605	100%
9	Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	262	100%
10	William Fox Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	367	100%
11	Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	310	100%
12	Albert Hill Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	505	99.8%
13	George W. Carver Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	404	99.8%
14	Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	355	99.7%
15	Franklin Military Academy	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	335	99.7%
16	Cardinal Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	821	99.6%
17	Fairfield Court Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	222	99.5%
18	Richmond Community High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	211	99.5%
19	Bellevue Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	206	99.5%
20	Chimborazo Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	403	99.5%
21	Thomas C. Boushall Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	621	99.4%
22	Broad Rock Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	612	99.3%
23	J.L. Francis Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	526	99.2%
24	Westover Hills Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	375	99.2%
25	G.H. Reid Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	671	99.1%
26	Miles Jones Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	505	99.0%
27	River City Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	1,150	99.0%
28	Dogwood Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	371	98.9%
29	Blackwell Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	420	98.8%
30	Woodville Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	217	98.6%
31	Thomas H. Henderson Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	430	98.6%
32	Southampton Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	473	98.3%
33	Swansboro Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	172	98.3%
34	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	500	98.2%
35	Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	551	98.0%
36	Henry Marsh III Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	512	97.7%
37	Overby-Sheppard Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	256	97.3%
38	Richmond High School for the Arts	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	1,116	94.4%
39	Huguenot High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	1,469	93.9%
40	Thomas Jefferson High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	749	78.2%

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