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The highest-poverty public schools in Wisconsin

Across Wisconsin, 1,816 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Stellar Collegiate Charter School leads the list at 100%, against a median of 39.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
1,816
Wisconsin
Top % FRL
100%
Median % FRL
39.1%
HIGHEST POVERTY · WISCONSIN
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Stellar Collegiate Charter SchoolMilwaukee, WICarmen High School of Science and Technology IncElementary190100%
2Carmen Middle School SouthMilwaukee, WICarmen High School of Science and Technology IncMiddle191100%
3Oneida Nation SchoolOneida, WIOneida Nation SchoolCombined45799.3%
4Carmen Hi Southeast CampusMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictHigh67999.3%
5Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa SchoolHayward, WILac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa SchoolCombined38999.2%
6Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest CampusMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictHigh52698.5%
7Holmes ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary26098.5%
8Jackson ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary20698.1%
9Bruce ElementaryBruce, WIBruce School DistrictElementary19998.0%
10Hopkins Lloyd Community SchoolMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary14397.9%
11Starms DiscoveryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary26897.8%
12Menominee Tribal SchoolNeopit, WIMenominee Tribal SchoolElementary12997.7%
13Clemens ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary32197.5%
14Hawthorne ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary25996.9%
15Westside AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary15996.9%
16Keefe Avenue ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary12596.8%
17U S Grant SchoolMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary58596.4%
18Bethune AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary57496.2%
19Carmen High School of Science and Technology South CampusMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictHigh38296.1%
20Brown Street AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary24595.9%
21Thoreau ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary35395.8%
22Story ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary36595.6%
23Victory ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary41995.2%
24Roosevelt MiddleMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictMiddle27095.2%
25Franklin ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary31195.2%
26LaFollette ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary21694.9%
27Maple Tree ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary23594.9%
28Milwaukee Environmental Science AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary27494.9%
29Bruce HighBruce, WIBruce School DistrictHigh11694.8%
30Bruce ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary27094.8%
31Clarke Street ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary16794.6%
32Carson AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary32694.5%
33Carver AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary32494.4%
34Elm Creative Arts ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary33594.3%
35Mitchell ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary59794.3%
36NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictHigh10494.2%
37Longfellow ElementarySheboygan, WISheboygan Area School DistrictElementary23494.0%
38Townsend Street ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary25793.8%
39Hi-Mount ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary16693.4%
40Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong LearningMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictCombined28693.4%
41Hampton ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary19493.3%
42Lincoln MiddleMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictMiddle30993.2%
43Rogers Street AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary57093.0%
44Hartford Avenue ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary25693.0%
45Metcalfe ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary29692.9%
46Harold S Vincent School of Agricultural ScienceMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictHigh61192.8%
47Kluge ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary30192.7%
48Cass Street ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary31292.6%
49Goodrich ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary31292.6%
50Thurston Woods ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary25692.6%
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