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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Wisconsin

1,071 public elementary schools in Wisconsin appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public elementary schools, 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 42.3% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
1,071
Wisconsin
Top % FRL
100%
Median % FRL
42.3%
HIGHEST POVERTY · WISCONSIN
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Stellar Collegiate Charter SchoolMilwaukee, WICarmen High School of Science and Technology IncElementary190100%
2Holmes ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary26098.5%
3Jackson ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary20698.1%
4Bruce ElementaryBruce, WIBruce School DistrictElementary19998.0%
5Hopkins Lloyd Community SchoolMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary14397.9%
6Starms DiscoveryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary26897.8%
7Menominee Tribal SchoolNeopit, WIMenominee Tribal SchoolElementary12997.7%
8Clemens ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary32197.5%
9Hawthorne ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary25996.9%
10Westside AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary15996.9%
11Keefe Avenue ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary12596.8%
12U S Grant SchoolMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary58596.4%
13Bethune AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary57496.2%
14Brown Street AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary24595.9%
15Thoreau ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary35395.8%
16Story ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary36595.6%
17Victory ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary41995.2%
18Franklin ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary31195.2%
19LaFollette ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary21694.9%
20Maple Tree ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary23594.9%
21Milwaukee Environmental Science AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary27494.9%
22Bruce ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary27094.8%
23Clarke Street ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary16794.6%
24Carson AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary32694.5%
25Carver AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary32494.4%
26Elm Creative Arts ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary33594.3%
27Mitchell ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary59794.3%
28Longfellow ElementarySheboygan, WISheboygan Area School DistrictElementary23494.0%
29Townsend Street ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary25793.8%
30Hi-Mount ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary16693.4%
31Hampton ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary19493.3%
32Rogers Street AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary57093.0%
33Hartford Avenue ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary25693.0%
34Metcalfe ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary29692.9%
35Kluge ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary30192.7%
36Cass Street ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary31292.6%
37Goodrich ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary31292.6%
38Thurston Woods ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary25692.6%
39Siefert ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary17492.5%
40Lac du Flambeau ElementaryLac du Flambeau, WILac du Flambeau #1 School DistrictElementary49992.4%
41Wilson ElementaryJanesville, WIJanesville School DistrictElementary25692.2%
42Milwaukee Sign Language ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary38492.2%
43King Jr ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary27792.1%
44Lincoln Avenue ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary42792.0%
45Forest Home ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary55991.8%
46Grantosa Drive ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary50691.7%
47Auer Avenue ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary15191.4%
48Seeds of Health Elementary ProgramMilwaukee, WISeeds of Health IncElementary38091.3%
49Kilbourn ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary21891.3%
50Starms Early ChildhoodMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary20591.2%
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