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The highest-poverty public schools in Dane County, Wisconsin

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Dane County, Wisconsin, drawn from 147 qualifying public schools. Capital High leads the list at 84.5%, against a median of 26.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
147
Dane County, Wisconsin
Top % FRL
84.5%
Median % FRL
26.6%
HIGHEST POVERTY · DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Capital HighMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictHigh12984.5%
2Lindbergh ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary18077.2%
3Southside Elementary SchoolMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary33675.6%
4Lake View ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary29273.6%
5Mendota ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary28272.7%
6Innovative HighMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictHigh13872.5%
7Black Hawk MiddleMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictMiddle30070.3%
8James Wright MiddleMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictMiddle24568.2%
9One City Elementary SchoolMonona, WIOne City Schools IncElementary32868.0%
10Hawthorne ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary36066.7%
11Westside ElementarySun Prairie, WISun Prairie Area School DistrictElementary43466.1%
12Kennedy ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary58261.5%
13Sherman MiddleMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictMiddle40060.0%
14Whitehorse MiddleMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictMiddle41559.0%
15Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary SchoolMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary46258.7%
16LaFollette HighMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictHigh1,54158.3%
17Schenk ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary39458.1%
18East HighMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictHigh1,64357.9%
19Sandburg ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary41057.3%
20Leopold ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary62656.2%
21Emerson ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary29754.2%
22Ezekiel Gillespie Middle SchoolMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictMiddle46253.2%
23Sennett MiddleMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictMiddle57052.6%
24Orchard Ridge ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary26552.1%
25Muir ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary37750.9%
26Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary SchoolMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary45550.8%
27Gompers ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary21749.3%
28Cherokee Heights MiddleMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictMiddle52648.3%
29Shabazz-City HighMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictHigh10647.2%
30Lincoln ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary39346.8%
31Toki MiddleMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictMiddle48746.0%
32Marshall ElementaryMarshall, WIMarshall School DistrictElementary24645.9%
33Lowell ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary32944.7%
34C H Bird ElementarySun Prairie, WISun Prairie Area School DistrictElementary33344.1%
35Stephens ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary44744.1%
36Lapham ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary18244.0%
37Creekside ElementarySun Prairie, WISun Prairie Area School DistrictElementary39443.9%
38Marshall Early Learning CenterMarshall, WIMarshall School DistrictElementary25143.4%
39Thoreau ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary40343.4%
40O'Keeffe MiddleMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictMiddle43442.9%
41Vel Phillips Memorial High SchoolMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictHigh2,00442.4%
42Midvale ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary37242.2%
43Sauk Trail ElementaryMiddleton, WIMiddleton-Cross Plains Area School DistrictElementary36041.9%
44Nuestro MundoMonona, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary31140.8%
45Northside ElementarySun Prairie, WISun Prairie Area School DistrictElementary43940.5%
46Marshall MiddleMarshall, WIMarshall School DistrictMiddle12839.8%
47Huegel ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary41737.9%
48Elvehjem ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary41536.6%
49Marquette ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary16936.1%
50Prairie View MiddleSun Prairie, WISun Prairie Area School DistrictMiddle69935.9%
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