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The highest-poverty public schools in Lee County, Alabama

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Lee County, Alabama, drawn from 38 qualifying public schools. West Forest Intermediate School leads the list at 91.6%, against a median of 44.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lee County, Alabama

Top % FRL

91.6%

Median % FRL

44.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	West Forest Intermediate School	Opelika, AL	Opelika City	Elementary	393	91.6%
2	Carver Primary School	Opelika, AL	Opelika City	Elementary	414	91.1%
3	Loachapoka High School	Loachapoka, AL	Lee County	High	277	84.1%
4	Loachapoka Elementary School	Loachapoka, AL	Lee County	Elementary	332	75.9%
5	Fox Run School	Opelika, AL	Opelika City	Middle	392	74.5%
6	Opelika Middle School	Opelika, AL	Opelika City	Middle	812	73.2%
7	Morris Avenue Intermediate School	Opelika, AL	Opelika City	Elementary	397	70.5%
8	Southview Primary School	Opelika, AL	Opelika City	Elementary	480	65.4%
9	Jeter Primary School	Opelika, AL	Opelika City	Elementary	435	64.6%
10	Northside School	Opelika, AL	Opelika City	Elementary	464	63.8%
11	Opelika High School	Opelika, AL	Opelika City	High	1,590	63.5%
12	Sanford Middle School	Opelika, AL	Lee County	Middle	533	60.4%
13	Beulah Elementary School	Valley, AL	Lee County	Elementary	696	59.2%
14	Beulah High School	Valley, AL	Lee County	High	535	55.5%
15	Beauregard Elementary School	Opelika, AL	Lee County	Elementary	783	53.8%
16	Beauregard High School	Opelika, AL	Lee County	High	533	53.5%
17	East Smiths Station Elementary School	Smiths Station, AL	Lee County	Elementary	785	48.2%
18	Auburn Early Education Center	Auburn, AL	Auburn City	Elementary	492	44.7%
19	Cary Woods Elementary School	Auburn, AL	Auburn City	Elementary	439	44.4%
20	Smiths Station Junior High School	Smiths Station, AL	Lee County	Middle	910	43.7%
21	Wacoochee Elementary School	Salem, AL	Lee County	Elementary	574	42.9%
22	South Smiths Station Elementary School	Smiths Station, AL	Lee County	Elementary	669	42.3%
23	West Smiths Station Elementary School	Smiths Station, AL	Lee County	Elementary	811	42.0%
24	Dean Road Elementary School	Auburn, AL	Auburn City	Elementary	383	42.0%
25	Smiths Station High School	Smiths Station, AL	Lee County	High	1,588	39.0%
26	Pick Elementary School	Auburn, AL	Auburn City	Elementary	464	38.1%
27	Richland Elementary School	Auburn, AL	Auburn City	Elementary	426	37.6%
28	Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School	Auburn, AL	Auburn City	Elementary	396	36.6%
29	Woodland Pines Elementary School	Auburn, AL	Auburn City	Elementary	348	36.2%
30	Ogletree Elementary School	Auburn, AL	Auburn City	Elementary	523	35.8%
31	Lakewood Elementary School	Phenix City, AL	Phenix City	Elementary	455	35.6%
32	Wrights Mill Road Elementary School	Auburn, AL	Auburn City	Elementary	388	34.8%
33	Lakewood Primary School	Phenix City, AL	Phenix City	Elementary	466	34.8%
34	East Samford School	Auburn, AL	Auburn City	Middle	733	30.7%
35	Creekside Elementary School	Auburn, AL	Auburn City	Elementary	458	30.6%
36	Auburn Junior High School	Auburn, AL	Auburn City	High	1,491	30.3%
37	Drake Middle School	Auburn, AL	Auburn City	Middle	720	29.6%
38	Auburn High School	Auburn, AL	Auburn City	High	2,227	29.1%

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