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The highest-poverty public schools in Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Across Jefferson County, Wisconsin, 27 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Schurz Elementary leads the list at 67.3%, against a median of 35.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
27
Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Top % FRL
67.3%
Median % FRL
35.0%
HIGHEST POVERTY · JEFFERSON COUNTY, WISCONSIN
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Schurz ElementaryWatertown, WIWatertown Unified School DistrictElementary22367.3%
2West ElementaryJefferson, WIJefferson School DistrictElementary23362.2%
3Watertown 4 KidsWatertown, WIWatertown Unified School DistrictElementary15553.5%
4Webster ElementaryWatertown, WIWatertown Unified School DistrictElementary38152.5%
5Lincoln ElementaryWatertown, WIWatertown Unified School DistrictElementary14050.0%
6Luther ElementaryFort Atkinson, WIFort Atkinson School DistrictElementary23844.5%
7Riverside MiddleWatertown, WIWatertown Unified School DistrictMiddle61644.5%
8Waterloo MiddleWaterloo, WIWaterloo School DistrictMiddle11844.1%
9Waterloo IntermediateWaterloo, WIWaterloo School DistrictMiddle11443.9%
10Waterloo ElementaryWaterloo, WIWaterloo School DistrictElementary28143.8%
11Jefferson MiddleJefferson, WIJefferson School DistrictMiddle34941.3%
12East ElementaryJefferson, WIJefferson School DistrictElementary28340.6%
13Waterloo HighWaterloo, WIWaterloo School DistrictHigh23237.9%
14Jefferson HighJefferson, WIJefferson School DistrictHigh60335.0%
15Fort Atkinson MiddleFort Atkinson, WIFort Atkinson School DistrictMiddle46734.0%
16Purdy ElementaryFort Atkinson, WIFort Atkinson School DistrictElementary23333.9%
17Palmyra-Eagle HighPalmyra, WIPalmyra-Eagle Area School DistrictHigh16532.7%
18Rockwell ElementaryFort Atkinson, WIFort Atkinson School DistrictElementary19728.9%
19Barrie ElementaryFort Atkinson, WIFort Atkinson School DistrictElementary21227.4%
20Lake Mills MiddleLake Mills, WILake Mills Area School DistrictMiddle41326.9%
21Fort Atkinson HighFort Atkinson, WIFort Atkinson School DistrictHigh81626.5%
22Lake Mills HighLake Mills, WILake Mills Area School DistrictHigh44725.3%
23Johnson Creek Public SchoolJohnson Creek, WIJohnson Creek School DistrictCombined63425.2%
24Sullivan ElementarySullivan, WIJefferson School DistrictElementary14423.6%
25Lake Mills ElementaryLake Mills, WILake Mills Area School DistrictElementary61322.0%
26Cambridge HighCambridge, WICambridge School DistrictHigh27720.9%
27Ixonia ElementaryIxonia, WIOconomowoc Area School DistrictElementary25617.2%
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