School Food Rankings 2017 - Children at Risk

Children at Risk

School Food Rankings November 2017

How Do We Calculate Our School Food Rankings? For each district, we calculate a weighted scale based on 4 factors

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School Lunch Participation

School Breakfast Participation

Daily avg. # of free/reduced lunches

Daily avg. # of free/reduced breakfasts

# Eligible low-income students

25%

of total score *Child and Adult Care Food Program

+ Is CACFP* supper served?

Is after-school item served?

# Eligible low-income students

Yes/No: Child and Adult Care Food Program suppers

Yes/No: CACFP supper or NLSP after-school snack served

50%

10%

15%

of total score

of total score 2

of total score

Top 10 School Food Programs School districts with at least 10,000 students and at least 60% of students are economically disadvantaged

% Economically % Lunch % Breakfast Disadvantaged Participation Participation 1. Clint ISD 84% 93% 95% 2. Rio Grande City Cons ISD 80 94 94 3. Weslaco ISD 82 90 87 4. San Antonio ISD 91 86 80 5. McAllen ISD 72 85 80 6. Harlandale ISD 90 83 93 7. Los Fresnos Cons ISD 77 87 70 8. Donna ISD 94 91 87 9. Dallas ISD 88 82 68 10. Del Valle ISD 87 80 68 *Child and Adult Care Food Program

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CACFP* Supper Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes

Afterschool Snack/Meal Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Top 9 Large School Food Programs School districts with at least 50,000 students and at least 60% of students are economically disadvantaged

1. San Antonio ISD 2. Dallas ISD 3. Houston ISD 4. El Paso ISD 5. Aldine ISD 6. Pasadena ISD 7. Garland ISD 8. Arlington ISD 9. Fort Worth ISD

% Economically % Lunch % Breakfast Disadvantaged Participation Participation 91% 86% 80% 88 82 68 77 72 62 69 77 56 86 83 51 78 83 42 64 80 39 69 78 38 77 84 45

*Child and Adult Care Food Program 4

CACFP* Supper Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

Afterschool Snack/Meal Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Top 10 Medium-Income School Districts School districts with at least 10,000 students and between 60-70% of students are economically disadvantaged

1. Spring ISD 2. Lubbock ISD 3. El Paso ISD 4. Corpus Christi ISD 5. Goose Creek CISD 6. Garland ISD 7. Arlington ISD 8. Amarillo ISD 9. Sharyland ISD 10. Tyler ISD

% Economically % Lunch % Breakfast Disadvantaged Participation Participation 68% 91% 59% 67 90 73 69 77 56 66 80 48 64 76 49 64 80 39 69 78 38 68 76 57 61 76 34 63 90 40 5

CACFP Supper Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No

Afterschool Snack/Meal Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Higher Breakfast Participation in High Poverty Schools School districts with at least 10,000 students and 60% economically disadvantaged

= Charter district

= Traditional district

KIPP, Harmony, IDEA, and Uplift Education districts include schools from across the state. 6

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