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The highest-poverty public high schools in Thurston County, Washington

15 public high schools in Thurston County, Washington appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public high schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Envision Career Academy leads the list at 59.0%, against a median of 45.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Thurston County, Washington

Top % FRL

59.0%

Median % FRL

45.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · THURSTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Envision Career Academy	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	High	139	59.0%
2	Yelm Extension School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	High	116	56.0%
3	Cascadia High School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	High	134	56.0%
4	Rochester High School	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	High	608	55.6%
5	North Thurston High School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	High	1,378	50.2%
6	Rainier Senior High School	Rainier, WA	Rainier School District	High	283	49.5%
7	River Ridge High School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	High	1,547	46.9%
8	Tenino High School	Tenino, WA	Tenino School District	High	383	45.4%
9	Yelm High School 12	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	High	1,693	42.9%
10	Timberline High School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	High	1,401	40.9%
11	Capital High School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	High	1,322	37.7%
12	A G West Black Hills High School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	High	753	31.2%
13	Avanti High School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	High	167	31.1%
14	Tumwater High School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	High	1,117	30.6%
15	Olympia High School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	High	1,901	22.7%

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