The highest-poverty public middle schools in Merced County, California
Across Merced County, California, 16 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Bellevue Senior Elementary leads the list at 93.8%, against a median of 85.6% across the ranked schools.
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| # | School | City | % FRL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bellevue Senior Elementary | Atwater, CA | 93.8% |
| 2 | Weaver Middle | Merced, CA | 93.7% |
| 3 | Winton Middle | Winton, CA | 92.1% |
| 4 | Tenaya Middle | Merced, CA | 91.6% |
| 5 | Cesar E. Chavez Middle | Planada, CA | 89.8% |
| 6 | Bryant Middle | Dos Palos, CA | 87.9% |
| 7 | Herbert Hoover Middle | Merced, CA | 87.3% |
| 8 | Delhi Middle | Delhi, CA | 86.6% |
| 9 | Creekside Junior High | Los Banos, CA | 84.6% |
| 10 | Gustine Middle | Gustine, CA | 84.6% |
| 11 | Los Banos Junior High | Los Banos, CA | 84.3% |
| 12 | Rudolph Rivera Middle | Merced, CA | 81.7% |
| 13 | Livingston Middle | Livingston, CA | 76.3% |
| 14 | Mitchell Intermediate | Atwater, CA | 75.9% |
| 15 | Hilmar Middle | Hilmar, CA | 66.4% |
| 16 | Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle | Merced, CA | 58.5% |
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