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The highest-poverty public schools in Alabama

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Alabama, drawn from 1,342 qualifying public schools. Tuskegee Institute Middle School leads the list at 100%, against a median of 58.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,342

Alabama

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

58.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Tuskegee Institute Middle School	Tuskegee Institute, AL	Macon County	Middle	215	100%
2	Clark Elementary School	Selma, AL	Selma City	Elementary	113	97.3%
3	Payne Elementary School	Selma, AL	Selma City	Elementary	164	96.3%
4	Grant Elementary School	Prichard, AL	Mobile County	Elementary	285	94.4%
5	Mobile County Training Middle School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Middle	193	94.3%
6	Lowndes County Middle School	Fort Deposit, AL	Lowndes County	Middle	104	94.2%
7	Lanier Senior High School	Montgomery, AL	Montgomery County	High	517	93.4%
8	The RBHudson STEAM Academy	Selma, AL	Selma City	Middle	279	93.2%
9	Holloway Elementary	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Elementary	483	92.8%
10	Tipton Durant Middle School	Selma, AL	Dallas County	Middle	176	92.6%
11	Booker T Washington Middle School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Middle	270	92.6%
12	Florence Howard Elementary School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Elementary	497	92.0%
13	West Forest Intermediate School	Opelika, AL	Opelika City	Elementary	393	91.6%
14	ChastangFournier Middle School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Elementary	503	91.3%
15	Camden School Of Arts Technology	Camden, AL	Wilcox County	Middle	148	91.2%
16	Carver Primary School	Opelika, AL	Opelika City	Elementary	414	91.1%
17	Chickasaw Middle School	Chickasaw, AL	Chickasaw City	Middle	143	90.9%
18	Talladega County Central High	Talladega, AL	Talladega County	High	143	90.9%
19	Morningside Elementary School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Elementary	480	90.8%
20	Adams Elementary School	Gadsden, AL	Gadsden City	Elementary	433	90.8%
21	Zora Ellis Junior High School	Talladega, AL	Talladega City	Middle	213	90.6%
22	Calloway Smith Middle School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Middle	315	90.5%
23	Morris Elementary School	Montgomery, AL	Montgomery County	Elementary	414	90.3%
24	Rutledge School	Midfield, AL	Midfield City	Middle	288	90.3%
25	SpencerWestlawn Elementary School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Elementary	428	90.2%
26	Fitzpatrick Elementary School	Montgomery, AL	Montgomery County	Elementary	385	90.1%
27	Robert Brown Middle School	Eutaw, AL	Greene County	Middle	309	90.0%
28	Keith MiddleHigh School	Orrville, AL	Dallas County	High	188	89.9%
29	Pillans Middle School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Middle	440	89.8%
30	Greensboro Middle School	Greensboro, AL	Hale County	Middle	215	89.8%
31	Escambia County Middle School	Atmore, AL	Escambia County	Middle	278	89.6%
32	Lillie B Williamson High School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	High	889	89.5%
33	Girard Elementary School	Dothan, AL	Dothan City	Elementary	380	89.5%
34	Wilcox Central High School	Camden, AL	Wilcox County	High	340	89.4%
35	Eutaw Primary School	Eutaw, AL	Greene County	Elementary	282	89.4%
36	Maryvale Elementary School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Elementary	475	89.3%
37	Southside High School	Selma, AL	Dallas County	High	285	89.1%
38	Glen Oaks Intermediate School	Fairfield, AL	Fairfield City	Elementary	275	88.7%
39	Calhoun High School	Letohatchee, AL	Lowndes County	High	186	88.7%
40	John Will Elementary School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Elementary	549	88.7%
41	Edgewood Elementary School	Selma, AL	Selma City	Elementary	402	88.6%
42	Barbour County Intermediate School	Louisville, AL	Barbour County	Elementary	227	88.5%
43	Hayneville Middle School	Hayneville, AL	Lowndes County	Middle	144	88.2%
44	Forest Hill Elementary School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Elementary	478	88.1%
45	Wilkerson Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	424	88.0%
46	Aliceville Elementary School	Aliceville, AL	Pickens County	Elementary	415	88.0%
47	Barbour County High School	Clayton, AL	Barbour County	High	297	87.9%
48	Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	330	87.9%
49	Westlawn Middle School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Middle	568	87.9%
50	Southside Primary School	Selma, AL	Dallas County	Elementary	147	87.8%

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