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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public K-12 schools in Iowa

2 public K-12 schools in Iowa appear in this ranking of the lowest-poverty (most affluent) public K-12 schools, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Ruby Van Meter leads the list at 71.6%, against a median of 85.3% across the ranked schools.

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Iowa

Best % FRL

71.6%

Median % FRL

85.3%

LOWEST POVERTY · IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Ruby Van Meter	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Combined	109	71.6%
2	Meskwaki Settlement School	Tama, IA	Meskwaki Settlement School	Combined	294	99.0%

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