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

313 public middle schools in Los Angeles County, 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 83.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

313

Los Angeles County, California

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

83.6%

HIGHEST POVERTY · LOS ANGELES COUNTY, 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	Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy	Huntington Park, CA	Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy District	Middle	527	99.1%
4	TEACH Academy of Technologies	Los Angeles, CA	TEACH Academy of Technologies District	Middle	471	98.7%
5	John Muir Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	624	98.7%
6	Thomas A. Edison Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	837	98.7%
7	Young Oak Kim Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	715	98.6%
8	Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	572	98.6%
9	ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle	Los Angeles, CA	ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle District	Middle	256	98.4%
10	William Jefferson Clinton Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	622	98.4%
11	Edwin Markham Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	618	98.4%
12	Charles Maclay Middle	Pacoima, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	238	98.3%
13	George Washington Carver Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	635	98.3%
14	John H. Liechty Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	748	98.3%
15	Sal Castro Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	276	97.8%
16	Orchard Academies 2C	Bell, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	395	97.7%
17	Los Angeles Academy Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	829	97.7%
18	Mary McLeod Bethune Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	843	97.6%
19	Bret Harte Preparatory Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	456	97.4%
20	Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle District	Middle	437	97.3%
21	PUC Inspire Charter Academy	Pacoima, CA	PUC Inspire Charter Academy District	Middle	210	97.1%
22	Leona Jackson	Paramount, CA	Paramount Unified	Middle	517	97.1%
23	Synergy Kinetic Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Synergy Kinetic Academy District	Middle	481	97.1%
24	Alliance Kory Hunter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Alliance Kory Hunter Middle District	Middle	470	97.0%
25	Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle District	Middle	390	96.9%
26	Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District	Middle	464	96.8%
27	Vista Middle	Panorama City, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	1,080	96.8%
28	Ingenium Charter Middle	Winnetka, CA	Ingenium Charter Middle District	Middle	179	96.6%
29	Berendo Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	552	96.6%
30	John Adams Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	676	96.4%
31	ICEF Vista Middle Academy	Los Angeles, CA	ICEF Vista Middle Academy District	Middle	194	96.4%
32	Marshall Middle	Pomona, CA	Pomona Unified	Middle	249	96.4%
33	Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	792	96.2%
34	Paramount Park Middle	Paramount, CA	Paramount Unified	Middle	551	96.2%
35	Samuel Gompers Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	406	96.1%
36	Pio Pico Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	253	96.0%
37	Animo Jefferson Charter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Animo Jefferson Charter Middle District	Middle	427	96.0%
38	Hollenbeck Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	927	96.0%
39	Virgil Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	975	96.0%
40	Frank J. Zamboni	Paramount, CA	Paramount Unified	Middle	650	96.0%
41	Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District	Middle	441	95.9%
42	James Madison Middle	North Hollywood, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	1,148	95.9%
43	Simons Middle	Pomona, CA	Pomona Unified	Middle	578	95.8%
44	Belvedere Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	734	95.8%
45	Charles D. Jones Middle	Baldwin Park, CA	Baldwin Park Unified	Middle	423	95.7%
46	San Fernando Middle	San Fernando, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	442	95.7%
47	Hosler Middle	Lynwood, CA	Lynwood Unified	Middle	754	95.5%
48	Valiente College Preparatory Charter	South Gate, CA	Valiente College Preparatory Charter District	Middle	108	95.4%
49	Chester W. Nimitz Middle	Huntington Park, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	1,057	95.4%
50	Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District	Middle	280	95.4%

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