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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Santa Clara County, California

66 public middle schools in Santa Clara 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. ACE Empower Academy leads the list at 93.1%, against a median of 37.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Santa Clara County, California

Top % FRL

93.1%

Median % FRL

37.6%

HIGHEST POVERTY · SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	ACE Empower Academy	San Jose, CA	ACE Empower Academy District	Middle	189	93.1%
2	Bridges Academy	San Jose, CA	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	Middle	274	89.4%
3	ACE Esperanza Middle	San Jose, CA	ACE Esperanza Middle District	Middle	205	86.8%
4	ACE Inspire Academy	San Jose, CA	ACE Inspire Academy District	Middle	205	86.8%
5	Sunrise Middle	San Jose, CA	Sunrise Middle District	Middle	301	85.7%
6	Renaissance at Mathson	San Jose, CA	Alum Rock Union Elementary	Middle	326	84.4%
7	Joseph George Middle	San Jose, CA	Alum Rock Union Elementary	Middle	384	82.6%
8	August Boeger Middle	San Jose, CA	Mount Pleasant Elementary	Middle	397	81.9%
9	Lairon College Preparatory Academy	San Jose, CA	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	Middle	253	81.8%
10	Downtown College Preparatory Middle	San Jose, CA	Downtown College Preparatory Middle District	Middle	231	81.4%
11	Renaissance Academy	San Jose, CA	Alum Rock Union Elementary	Middle	348	81.0%
12	Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy	San Jose, CA	Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy District	Middle	416	80.8%
13	Ocala Middle	San Jose, CA	Alum Rock Union Elementary	Middle	377	79.3%
14	Sylvandale Middle	San Jose, CA	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	Middle	330	74.5%
15	KIPP Heartwood Academy	San Jose, CA	KIPP Heartwood Academy District	Middle	423	73.5%
16	William Sheppard Middle	San Jose, CA	Alum Rock Union Elementary	Middle	451	71.4%
17	Muwekma Ohlone Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	Middle	587	68.7%
18	College Connection Academy	San Jose, CA	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	Middle	213	65.3%
19	Herbert Hoover Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	Middle	910	63.0%
20	KIPP Heritage Academy	San Jose, CA	KIPP Heritage Academy District	Middle	454	62.6%
21	Davis (Caroline) Intermediate	San Jose, CA	Oak Grove Elementary	Middle	537	61.8%
22	George V. LeyVa Intermediate	San Jose, CA	Evergreen Elementary	Middle	486	61.7%
23	Monroe Middle	San Jose, CA	Campbell Union	Middle	677	59.1%
24	Brownell Middle	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	Middle	672	56.3%
25	South Valley Middle	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	Middle	784	55.6%
26	John Muir Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	Middle	722	54.2%
27	Solorsano Middle	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	Middle	749	48.9%
28	Martin Murphy Middle	San Jose, CA	Morgan Hill Unified	Middle	466	45.5%
29	Lewis H. Britton Middle	Morgan Hill, CA	Morgan Hill Unified	Middle	637	45.1%
30	Rancho Milpitas Middle	Milpitas, CA	Milpitas Unified	Middle	693	43.7%
31	Bernal Intermediate	San Jose, CA	Oak Grove Elementary	Middle	675	41.9%
32	Thomas Russell Middle	Milpitas, CA	Milpitas Unified	Middle	761	38.8%
33	Moreland Middle	San Jose, CA	Moreland	Middle	707	38.3%
34	Dolores Huerta Middle	San Jose, CA	Santa Clara Unified	Middle	571	37.0%
35	Willow Glen Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	Middle	1,180	36.7%
36	Morrill Middle	San Jose, CA	Berryessa Union Elementary	Middle	665	34.9%
37	Piedmont Middle	San Jose, CA	Berryessa Union Elementary	Middle	591	34.0%
38	Buchser Middle	Santa Clara, CA	Santa Clara Unified	Middle	711	32.2%
39	Castillero Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	Middle	865	32.0%
40	Herman (Leonard) Intermediate	San Jose, CA	Oak Grove Elementary	Middle	723	31.1%
41	Quimby Oak Middle	San Jose, CA	Evergreen Elementary	Middle	857	30.5%
42	Columbia Middle	Sunnyvale, CA	Sunnyvale	Middle	697	30.3%
43	Isaac Newton Graham Middle	Mountain View, CA	Mountain View Whisman	Middle	860	26.3%
44	Warren E. Hyde Middle	Cupertino, CA	Cupertino Union	Middle	800	26.3%
45	Juan Cabrillo Middle	Santa Clara, CA	Santa Clara Unified	Middle	796	26.1%
46	Sierramont Middle	San Jose, CA	Berryessa Union Elementary	Middle	742	24.8%
47	Crittenden Middle	Mountain View, CA	Mountain View Whisman	Middle	616	23.7%
48	Marian A. Peterson Middle	Sunnyvale, CA	Santa Clara Unified	Middle	759	22.0%
49	Cupertino Middle	Sunnyvale, CA	Cupertino Union	Middle	1,067	20.9%
50	Rolling Hills Middle	Los Gatos, CA	Campbell Union	Middle	778	18.9%

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