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The highest-poverty public schools in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Across Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, 251 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 77.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
251
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Top % FRL
100%
Median % FRL
77.3%
HIGHEST POVERTY · MILWAUKEE COUNTY, 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%
3Carmen Hi Southeast CampusMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictHigh67999.3%
4Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest CampusMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictHigh52698.5%
5Holmes ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary26098.5%
6Jackson ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary20698.1%
7Hopkins Lloyd Community SchoolMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary14397.9%
8Starms DiscoveryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary26897.8%
9Clemens ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary32197.5%
10Hawthorne ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary25996.9%
11Westside AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary15996.9%
12Keefe Avenue ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary12596.8%
13U S Grant SchoolMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary58596.4%
14Bethune AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary57496.2%
15Carmen High School of Science and Technology South CampusMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictHigh38296.1%
16Brown Street AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary24595.9%
17Thoreau ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary35395.8%
18Story ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary36595.6%
19Victory ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary41995.2%
20Roosevelt MiddleMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictMiddle27095.2%
21Franklin ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary31195.2%
22LaFollette ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary21694.9%
23Maple Tree ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary23594.9%
24Milwaukee Environmental Science AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary27494.9%
25Bruce ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary27094.8%
26Clarke Street ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary16794.6%
27Carson AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary32694.5%
28Carver AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary32494.4%
29Elm Creative Arts ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary33594.3%
30Mitchell ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary59794.3%
31NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictHigh10494.2%
32Townsend Street ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary25793.8%
33Hi-Mount ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary16693.4%
34Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong LearningMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictCombined28693.4%
35Hampton ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary19493.3%
36Lincoln MiddleMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictMiddle30993.2%
37Rogers Street AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary57093.0%
38Hartford Avenue ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary25693.0%
39Metcalfe ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary29692.9%
40Harold S Vincent School of Agricultural ScienceMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictHigh61192.8%
41Kluge ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary30192.7%
42Cass Street ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary31292.6%
43Goodrich ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary31292.6%
44Thurston Woods ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary25692.6%
45Siefert ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary17492.5%
46Milwaukee Sign Language ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary38492.2%
47King Jr ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary27792.1%
48Lincoln Avenue ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary42792.0%
49Forest Home ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary55991.8%
50Grantosa Drive ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary50691.7%
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