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The highest-poverty public middle schools in San Mateo County, California

Across San Mateo County, California, 26 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. McKinley Institute of Technology leads the list at 92.2%, against a median of 26.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

San Mateo County, California

Top % FRL

92.2%

Median % FRL

26.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	McKinley Institute of Technology	Redwood City, CA	Redwood City Elementary	Middle	476	92.2%
2	Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle	East Palo Alto, CA	Ravenswood City Elementary	Middle	488	89.3%
3	Parkside Intermediate	San Bruno, CA	San Bruno Park Elementary	Middle	491	68.2%
4	John F. Kennedy Middle	Redwood City, CA	Redwood City Elementary	Middle	808	67.5%
5	Abbott Middle	San Mateo, CA	San Mateo-Foster City	Middle	721	61.0%
6	Parkway Heights Middle	South San Francisco, CA	South San Francisco Unified	Middle	573	58.3%
7	Benjamin Franklin Intermediate	Colma, CA	Jefferson Elementary	Middle	497	48.3%
8	Borel Middle	San Mateo, CA	San Mateo-Foster City	Middle	903	46.4%
9	Thomas R. Pollicita Middle	Daly City, CA	Jefferson Elementary	Middle	558	46.2%
10	Alta Loma Middle	South San Francisco, CA	South San Francisco Unified	Middle	652	37.0%
11	Fernando Rivera Intermediate	Daly City, CA	Jefferson Elementary	Middle	588	36.9%
12	Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate	Half Moon Bay, CA	Cabrillo Unified	Middle	521	27.4%
13	Westborough Middle	South San Francisco, CA	South San Francisco Unified	Middle	498	27.3%
14	Burlingame Intermediate	Burlingame, CA	Burlingame Elementary	Middle	1,115	25.1%
15	Bowditch Middle	Foster City, CA	San Mateo-Foster City	Middle	929	19.4%
16	Ingrid B. Lacy Middle	Pacifica, CA	Pacifica	Middle	484	19.0%
17	Lipman Middle	Brisbane, CA	Brisbane Elementary	Middle	161	18.6%
18	Taylor Middle	Millbrae, CA	Millbrae Elementary	Middle	756	18.5%
19	Hillview Middle	Menlo Park, CA	Menlo Park City Elementary	Middle	846	11.2%
20	Tierra Linda Middle	San Carlos, CA	San Carlos Elementary	Middle	451	11.1%
21	North Star Academy	Redwood City, CA	Redwood City Elementary	Middle	527	8.7%
22	Central Middle	San Carlos, CA	San Carlos Elementary	Middle	443	8.6%
23	La Entrada Middle	Menlo Park, CA	Las Lomitas Elementary	Middle	612	6.9%
24	Corte Madera	Portola Valley, CA	Portola Valley Elementary	Middle	252	6.7%
25	Ralston Intermediate	Belmont, CA	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	Middle	1,082	6.2%
26	Crocker Middle	Hillsborough, CA	Hillsborough City Elementary	Middle	446	3.4%

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