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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Madison, Wisconsin

Across Madison, Wisconsin, 31 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Lindbergh Elementary leads the list at 77.2%, against a median of 46.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
31
Madison, Wisconsin
Top % FRL
77.2%
Median % FRL
46.8%
HIGHEST POVERTY · MADISON, WISCONSIN
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Lindbergh ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary18077.2%
2Southside Elementary SchoolMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary33675.6%
3Lake View ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary29273.6%
4Mendota ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary28272.7%
5Hawthorne ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary36066.7%
6Kennedy ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary58261.5%
7Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary SchoolMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary46258.7%
8Schenk ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary39458.1%
9Sandburg ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary41057.3%
10Leopold ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary62656.2%
11Emerson ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary29754.2%
12Orchard Ridge ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary26552.1%
13Muir ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary37750.9%
14Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary SchoolMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary45550.8%
15Gompers ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary21749.3%
16Lincoln ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary39346.8%
17Lowell ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary32944.7%
18Stephens ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary44744.1%
19Lapham ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary18244.0%
20Thoreau ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary40343.4%
21Midvale ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary37242.2%
22Huegel ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary41737.9%
23Elvehjem ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary41536.6%
24Marquette ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary16936.1%
25Cesar Chavez ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary63132.3%
26Franklin ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary30829.9%
27Randall Elementary SchoolMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary32025.3%
28Crestwood ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary29324.2%
29Shorewood Hills ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary36824.2%
30Van Hise ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary39616.7%
314K PK Off SiteMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary6194.0%
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