The Official GOAT List: Ranking the Greatest School Lunch Items of All Time

School Lunch Items

Welcome to the only lunch line where nostalgia never runs out. Whether you were a square pizza purist, a chocolate milk maximalist, or the kid trading fruit for pudding cups, this is your cafeteria comeback. From iconic entrees to sweet side hustles, fans are voting on the school lunch items that truly made the tray. It’s greasy. It’s glorious. And it’s time to decide what deserves the title of GOAT lunch item.

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All Time ranks by all-time win rate across every head-to-head battle. Latest ranks by latest fan sentiment, updated as new battles are voted on.

1. SQUARE PIZZA

76.5% win rate

#1 Greatest School Lunch Items of All Time

2. MAC & CHEESE

55.9% win rate

#2 Greatest School Lunch Items of All Time

3. CHICKEN NUGGETS

55.7% win rate

#3 Greatest School Lunch Items of All Time

4. TACO DAY

55.6% win rate

#4 Greatest School Lunch Items of All Time

5. SPAGHETTI WITH MEAT SAUCE

48.2% win rate

#5 Greatest School Lunch Items of All Time

6. TATER TOTS

47.5% win rate

#6 Greatest School Lunch Items of All Time

7. BEEF NACHOS

46.2% win rate

#7 Greatest School Lunch Items of All Time

8. PB&J SANDWICH

45.5% win rate

#8 Greatest School Lunch Items of All Time

9. CHOCOLATE MILK CARTON

43.2% win rate

#9 Greatest School Lunch Items of All Time

10. CORN DOG

40.2% win rate

#10 Greatest School Lunch Items of All Time

11. SLOPPY JOE

40.1% win rate

#11 Greatest School Lunch Items of All Time

12. VANILLA PUDDING CUP

30.9% win rate

#12 Greatest School Lunch Items of All Time