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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Los Angeles, California

78 public middle schools in Los Angeles, California appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public middle schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Watts Learning Center Charter Middle leads the list at 100%, against a median of 94.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Los Angeles, California

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

94.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Watts Learning Center Charter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District	Middle	400	100%
2	Charles Drew Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	607	99.2%
3	TEACH Academy of Technologies	Los Angeles, CA	TEACH Academy of Technologies District	Middle	471	98.7%
4	John Muir Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	624	98.7%
5	Thomas A. Edison Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	837	98.7%
6	Young Oak Kim Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	715	98.6%
7	Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	572	98.6%
8	ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle	Los Angeles, CA	ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle District	Middle	256	98.4%
9	William Jefferson Clinton Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	622	98.4%
10	Edwin Markham Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	618	98.4%
11	George Washington Carver Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	635	98.3%
12	John H. Liechty Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	748	98.3%
13	Sal Castro Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	276	97.8%
14	Los Angeles Academy Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	829	97.7%
15	Mary McLeod Bethune Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	843	97.6%
16	Bret Harte Preparatory Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	456	97.4%
17	Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle District	Middle	437	97.3%
18	Synergy Kinetic Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Synergy Kinetic Academy District	Middle	481	97.1%
19	Alliance Kory Hunter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Alliance Kory Hunter Middle District	Middle	470	97.0%
20	Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle District	Middle	390	96.9%
21	Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District	Middle	464	96.8%
22	Berendo Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	552	96.6%
23	John Adams Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	676	96.4%
24	ICEF Vista Middle Academy	Los Angeles, CA	ICEF Vista Middle Academy District	Middle	194	96.4%
25	Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	792	96.2%
26	Samuel Gompers Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	406	96.1%
27	Pio Pico Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	253	96.0%
28	Animo Jefferson Charter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Animo Jefferson Charter Middle District	Middle	427	96.0%
29	Hollenbeck Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	927	96.0%
30	Virgil Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	975	96.0%
31	Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District	Middle	441	95.9%
32	Belvedere Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	734	95.8%
33	Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District	Middle	280	95.4%
34	Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy District	Middle	399	95.0%
35	Stella Middle Charter Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Stella Middle Charter Academy District	Middle	474	94.9%
36	Animo Legacy Charter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Animo Legacy Charter Middle District	Middle	887	94.6%
37	Arts in Action Community Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Arts in Action Community Middle District	Middle	258	94.6%
38	Johnnie Cochran Jr. Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	441	94.6%
39	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4	Los Angeles, CA	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 District	Middle	486	94.4%
40	Crown Preparatory Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Crown Preparatory Academy District	Middle	446	94.4%
41	PARA LOS NINOS MIDDLE	Los Angeles, CA	Para Los Ninos Middle District	Middle	305	94.1%
42	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8	Los Angeles, CA	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8 District	Middle	396	93.7%
43	Equitas Academy #2	Los Angeles, CA	Equitas Academy #2 District	Middle	437	93.6%
44	Rise Kohyang Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Rise Kohyang Middle District	Middle	280	93.6%
45	Equitas Academy 4	Los Angeles, CA	Equitas Academy 4 District	Middle	456	93.2%
46	Audubon Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	446	93.0%
47	Magnolia Science Academy 6	Los Angeles, CA	Magnolia Science Academy 6 District	Middle	128	93.0%
48	Ingenium Clarion Charter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Ingenium Clarion Charter Middle District	Middle	125	92.8%
49	KIPP Philosophers Academy	Los Angeles, CA	KIPP Philosophers Academy District	Middle	398	92.0%
50	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12	Los Angeles, CA	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District	Middle	496	91.9%

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