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The highest-poverty public K-12 schools in Washington

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public K-12 schools in Washington, drawn from 60 qualifying public K-12 schools. Chief Leschi School leads the list at 99.5%, against a median of 46.3% across the ranked schools.

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Washington

Top % FRL

99.5%

Median % FRL

46.3%

HIGHEST POVERTY · WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Chief Leschi School	Puyallup, WA	Chief Leschi School	Combined	633	99.5%
2	Muckleshoot Tribal School	Auburn, WA	Muckleshoot Tribal School	Combined	471	99.4%
3	Paschal Sherman Indian School	Omak, WA	Paschal Sherman Indian School	Combined	150	98.0%
4	Lake Quinault School	Amanda Park, WA	Lake Quinault School District	Combined	207	95.2%
5	Columbia High And Elementary	Hunters, WA	Columbia (Stevens) School District	Combined	121	76.0%
6	Clallam Bay High & Elementary	Clallam Bay, WA	Cape Flattery School District	Combined	100	73.0%
7	West Auburn Senior High School	AUBURN, WA	Auburn School District	Combined	506	69.8%
8	Tonasket Outreach School	Tonasket, WA	Tonasket School District	Combined	105	68.6%
9	Washington State School for the Deaf	Vancouver, WA	Washington Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth	Combined	127	67.7%
10	Mary M. Knight School	Elma, WA	Mary M Knight School District	Combined	184	65.8%
11	Quartzite Learning	Chewelah, WA	Chewelah School District	Combined	113	65.5%
12	Hoquiam Homelink School	Hoquiam, WA	Hoquiam School District	Combined	107	64.5%
13	Mansfield Elem and High School	MANSFIELD, WA	Mansfield School District	Combined	107	64.5%
14	Quilcene High And Elementary	Quilcene, WA	Quilcene School District	Combined	207	61.8%
15	OCEAN	Port Townsend, WA	Port Townsend School District	Combined	144	61.8%
16	Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School	Aberdeen, WA	Wishkah Valley School District	Combined	178	60.7%
17	Touchet Elem & High School	TOUCHET, WA	Touchet School District	Combined	251	59.8%
18	Newport Home Link	Newport, WA	Newport School District	Combined	170	57.6%
19	Home Pride	Cusick, WA	Cusick School District	Combined	111	56.8%
20	Northwest Allprep	Prosser, WA	Toppenish School District	Combined	112	56.3%
21	Rainier Valley Leadership Academy	Seattle, WA	Rainier Valley Leadership Academy	Combined	121	56.2%
22	Pe Ell School	Pe Ell, WA	Pe Ell School District	Combined	284	55.3%
23	Curlew Elem & High School	Curlew, WA	Curlew School District	Combined	234	55.1%
24	Thorp Elem & Jr Sr High	THORP, WA	Thorp School District	Combined	247	53.8%
25	HomeWorks	Cheney, WA	Cheney School District	Combined	145	51.7%
26	Crescent School	Port Angeles, WA	Crescent School District	Combined	228	51.3%
27	Special Education School	WENATCHEE, WA	Wenatchee School District	Combined	158	49.4%
28	Olympic Peninsula Academy	Sequim, WA	Sequim School District	Combined	117	47.0%
29	Hollingsworth Academy	Vancouver, WA	Evergreen School District (Clark)	Combined	101	46.5%
30	Explorer Academy	PORT ORCHARD, WA	South Kitsap School District	Combined	286	46.5%
31	Cascade Parent Partnership Program	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Combined	375	46.1%
32	Ellensburg Choice Schools	Ellensburg, WA	Ellensburg School District	Combined	148	45.9%
33	Vancouver Home Connection	VANCOUVER, WA	Vancouver School District	Combined	159	45.9%
34	Skagit Academy	Mount Vernon, WA	Mount Vernon School District	Combined	300	45.0%
35	Independent Scholar	Chattaroy, WA	Riverside School District	Combined	113	44.2%
36	Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School	Rosalia, WA	Rosalia School District	Combined	163	44.2%
37	Home Choice Academy	Vancouver, WA	Evergreen School District (Clark)	Combined	204	44.1%
38	Barker Creek Community School	Bremerton, WA	Central Kitsap School District	Combined	551	42.3%
39	Marysville SD Special	Marysville, WA	Marysville School District	Combined	197	41.1%
40	EV Parent Partnership	Spokane Valley, WA	East Valley School District (Spokane)	Combined	221	40.7%
41	Pullman Community Montessori	Pullman, WA	Pullman Community Montessori	Combined	118	39.8%
42	Catalyst Public Schools	Bremerton, WA	Catalyst Public Schools	Combined	504	37.7%
43	Bridges Transition	Seattle, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Combined	109	35.8%
44	Bryant Center	Spokane, WA	Spokane School District	Combined	330	35.5%
45	Mead Learning Options	SPOKANE, WA	Mead School District	Combined	790	34.9%
46	Bellingham Family Partnership Program	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Combined	258	34.9%
47	Homelink River	BATTLE GROUND, WA	Battle Ground School District	Combined	901	34.9%
48	CAM Academy	BATTLE GROUND, WA	Battle Ground School District	Combined	510	33.5%
49	Colton School	Colton, WA	Colton School District	Combined	166	29.5%
50	Saratoga School	Stanwood, WA	Stanwood-Camano School District	Combined	218	29.4%

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