"Subsidized lunches" refers to a program that helps provide affordable or free meals to students who may not be able to afford them otherwise. Full definition
Similarly, the effects were substantially larger among students who were eligible for subsidized lunch (regardless of race) relative to students who were not eligible. (educationnext.org)
Thirty - eight of the 47 teachers — or 81 percent — teach at schools where more than half of the students qualify for federally subsidized lunches, an indicator of poverty. (vamboozled.com)
Schools that got an F had 61 percent of their students receiving subsidized lunches. (governing.com)