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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Jefferson County, Alabama

32 public middle schools in Jefferson County, Alabama appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public middle schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Rutledge School leads the list at 90.3%, against a median of 73.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Jefferson County, Alabama

Top % FRL

90.3%

Median % FRL

73.8%

HIGHEST POVERTY · JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Rutledge School	Midfield, AL	Midfield City	Middle	288	90.3%
2	Wilkerson Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	424	88.0%
3	Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	330	87.9%
4	C J Donald Middle School	Fairfield, AL	Fairfield City	Middle	316	87.0%
5	Smith Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	336	86.3%
6	Jones Valley Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	465	85.8%
7	Bush Hills STEAM Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	370	85.4%
8	Legacy Prep Intermediate	Birmingham, AL	Legacy Prep	Middle	219	84.5%
9	Green Acres Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	309	84.5%
10	Bessemer City Middle School	Bessemer, AL	Bessemer City	Middle	616	84.4%
11	WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	184	84.2%
12	Erwin Middle School	Center Point, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	585	82.1%
13	Huffman Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	384	79.4%
14	Minor Middle School	Adamsville, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	668	76.3%
15	Empower Community School Upper Campus	Bessemer, AL	Empower Schools of Alabama	Middle	211	76.3%
16	Irondale Middle School	Irondale, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	430	74.7%
17	i3 Academy Phase 2	Birmingham, AL	i3 Academy	Middle	400	73.0%
18	ClayChalkville Middle School	Trussville, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	952	72.5%
19	Hueytown Middle School	Hueytown, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	755	72.3%
20	Rudd Middle School	Pinson, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	648	71.3%
21	McAdory Middle School	McCalla, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	841	58.3%
22	Leeds Middle School	Leeds, AL	Leeds City	Middle	452	50.9%
23	Bragg Middle School	Gardendale, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	731	45.8%
24	Ira F Simmons Middle School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Middle	860	44.3%
25	Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School	Pleasant Grove, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	345	38.3%
26	Corner Middle School	Warrior, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	437	35.2%
27	North Jefferson Middle School	Kimberly, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	669	34.8%
28	Homewood Middle School	Homewood, AL	Homewood City	Middle	1,000	28.3%
29	HewittTrussville Middle School	Trussville, AL	Trussville City	Middle	1,163	16.4%
30	Pizitz Middle School	Vestavia, AL	Vestavia Hills City	Middle	1,131	10.2%
31	Liberty Park Middle School	Vestavia, AL	Vestavia Hills City	Middle	514	9.7%
32	Mountain Brook Junior High School	Mountain Brook, AL	Mountain Brook City	Middle	1,005	3.3%

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