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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public schools in Illinois

Across Illinois, 3,294 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Jefferson Elem School leads the list at 2.7%, against a median of 55.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

3,294

Illinois

Best % FRL

2.7%

Median % FRL

55.0%

LOWEST POVERTY · ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Jefferson Elem School	Elmhurst, IL	Elmhurst SD 205	Elementary	329	2.7%
2	Lester Crawl Primary Ctr	Lansing, IL	Lansing SD 158	Elementary	135	3.0%
3	Bartelso Elem School	Bartelso, IL	Bartelso SD 57	Elementary	166	3.0%
4	Hickory Grove Elementary School	Dunlap, IL	Dunlap CUSD 323	Elementary	865	3.1%
5	Edison Elem School	Elmhurst, IL	Elmhurst SD 205	Elementary	318	3.1%
6	Danielle-Joy Peterson Elem Sch	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Elementary	570	3.3%
7	Farmingdale Elem School	Pleasant Plains, IL	Pleasant Plains CUSD 8	Elementary	485	3.9%
8	Horace Mann Elem School	Oak Park, IL	Oak Park ESD 97	Elementary	419	4.3%
9	Lincoln Elem School	Elmhurst, IL	Elmhurst SD 205	Elementary	527	4.4%
10	Lisbon Grade School	Newark, IL	Lisbon CCSD 90	Elementary	121	5.8%
11	Aviston Elem School	Aviston, IL	Aviston SD 21	Elementary	462	5.8%
12	Jackson Elem School	Elmhurst, IL	Elmhurst SD 205	Elementary	422	5.9%
13	Bryan Middle School	Elmhurst, IL	Elmhurst SD 205	Middle	687	6.0%
14	Spring Brook Elementary School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Elementary	569	6.0%
15	Patterson Elementary School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Elementary	453	6.2%
16	Burr Oak Academy	Calumet Park, IL	Calumet Public SD 132	Elementary	289	6.2%
17	Spring Ave Elem School	La Grange, IL	La Grange SD 105 South	Elementary	317	6.3%
18	Olive-Mary Stitt School	Arlington Heights, IL	Arlington Heights SD 25	Elementary	671	6.4%
19	Pleasant Hill Elem School	Palatine, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	Elementary	435	6.4%
20	Highlands Elem School	Naperville, IL	Naperville CUSD 203	Elementary	510	6.5%
21	Sandridge Elem School	Lynwood, IL	Sandridge SD 172	Elementary	423	6.6%
22	Sandburg Middle School	Elmhurst, IL	Elmhurst SD 205	Middle	633	6.8%
23	Thomas Metcalf School	Normal, IL	ISU Laboratory Schools	Elementary	459	7.0%
24	V Blanche Graham Elementary	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Elementary	325	7.1%
25	Oliver Julian Kendall Elem School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Elementary	572	7.2%
26	Spencer Crossing	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	Middle	544	7.2%
27	Fry Elementary School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Elementary	563	7.6%
28	ACCELERATION ACADEMIES LLC HOMESTEAD	CHICAGO, IL	MIAMI-DADE	High	170	7.6%
29	Bell-Graham Elementary School	Saint Charles, IL	St Charles CUSD 303	Elementary	520	7.7%
30	May Watts Elementary School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Elementary	668	7.9%
31	Meadow Glens Elementary School	Naperville, IL	Naperville CUSD 203	Elementary	475	8.2%
32	North Grove Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	377	8.2%
33	Spencer Pointe	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	Elementary	437	8.2%
34	Gordon Gregory Middle School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	811	8.3%
35	Burley Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	494	8.3%
36	Prairie Elem School	Naperville, IL	Naperville CUSD 203	Elementary	515	8.3%
37	Ferson Creek School	Saint Charles, IL	St Charles CUSD 303	Elementary	533	8.4%
38	Spencer Loomis Elementary School	Hawthorn Woods, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Elementary	516	8.5%
39	Tri-Valley Middle School	Downs, IL	Tri Valley CUSD 3	Middle	450	8.7%
40	Edison Elem Regional Gifted Cntr	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	265	8.7%
41	River Woods Elementary School	Naperville, IL	Naperville CUSD 203	Elementary	481	8.7%
42	Mayer Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	707	8.8%
43	Patton Elem School	Arlington Heights, IL	Arlington Heights SD 25	Elementary	399	8.8%
44	Wild Rose Elem School	Saint Charles, IL	St Charles CUSD 303	Elementary	535	8.8%
45	Pawnee Jr/Sr High Sch	Pawnee, IL	Pawnee CUSD 11	High	247	8.9%
46	Audubon Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	606	9.1%
47	Maplebrook Elem School	Naperville, IL	Naperville CUSD 203	Elementary	512	9.2%
48	Prairie Hill Elem School	South Beloit, IL	Prairie Hill CCSD 133	Elementary	447	9.4%
49	Tri-Valley High School	Downs, IL	Tri Valley CUSD 3	High	329	9.4%
50	Whittier Elem School	Wheaton, IL	CUSD 200	Elementary	433	9.5%

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