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The highest-poverty public middle schools in California

1,331 public middle schools in 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 74.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,331

California

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

74.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · 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	Sunset	Bakersfield, CA	Vineland Elementary	Middle	302	100%
3	Frick United Academy of Language Middle	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	Middle	392	99.7%
4	Elmhurst United Middle	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	Middle	729	99.5%
5	Abraham Lincoln Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	527	99.4%
6	Charles Drew Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	607	99.2%
7	Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy	Huntington Park, CA	Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy District	Middle	527	99.1%
8	TEACH Academy of Technologies	Los Angeles, CA	TEACH Academy of Technologies District	Middle	471	98.7%
9	John Muir Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	624	98.7%
10	Thomas A. Edison Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	837	98.7%
11	Young Oak Kim Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	715	98.6%
12	Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	572	98.6%
13	United for Success Academy Middle	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	Middle	347	98.6%
14	ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle	Los Angeles, CA	ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle District	Middle	256	98.4%
15	William Jefferson Clinton Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	622	98.4%
16	Edwin Markham Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	618	98.4%
17	Charles Maclay Middle	Pacoima, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	238	98.3%
18	George Washington Carver Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	635	98.3%
19	John H. Liechty Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	748	98.3%
20	West Oakland Middle	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	Middle	165	98.2%
21	Urban Promise Academy Middle	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	Middle	392	98.0%
22	Fort Miller Middle	Fresno, CA	Fresno Unified	Middle	652	97.9%
23	James Workman Middle	Cathedral City, CA	Palm Springs Unified	Middle	1,020	97.8%
24	Sal Castro Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	276	97.8%
25	Orchard Academies 2C	Bell, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	395	97.7%
26	Los Angeles Academy Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	829	97.7%
27	Mary McLeod Bethune Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	843	97.6%
28	Del Vallejo Middle	San Bernardino, CA	San Bernardino City Unified	Middle	642	97.5%
29	Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	Middle	503	97.4%
30	Beardsley Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Beardsley Elementary	Middle	383	97.4%
31	Mendota Junior High	Mendota, CA	Mendota Unified	Middle	612	97.4%
32	Bret Harte Preparatory Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	456	97.4%
33	E. A. Hall Middle	Watsonville, CA	Pajaro Valley Unified	Middle	491	97.4%
34	Roosevelt Middle	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	Middle	512	97.3%
35	Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle District	Middle	437	97.3%
36	Painted Hills Middle	Desert Hot Springs, CA	Palm Springs Unified	Middle	722	97.2%
37	Fairfax Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Fairfax Elementary	Middle	609	97.2%
38	Sequoia Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	746	97.2%
39	Willard Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	Middle	390	97.2%
40	Nellie N. Coffman Middle	Cathedral City, CA	Palm Springs Unified	Middle	914	97.2%
41	PUC Inspire Charter Academy	Pacoima, CA	PUC Inspire Charter Academy District	Middle	210	97.1%
42	Leona Jackson	Paramount, CA	Paramount Unified	Middle	517	97.1%
43	Synergy Kinetic Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Synergy Kinetic Academy District	Middle	481	97.1%
44	Raymond Cree Middle	Palm Springs, CA	Palm Springs Unified	Middle	721	97.1%
45	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle	San Bernardino, CA	San Bernardino City Unified	Middle	581	97.1%
46	Toro Canyon Middle	Thermal, CA	Coachella Valley Unified	Middle	989	97.1%
47	Bartlett Middle	Porterville, CA	Porterville Unified	Middle	443	97.1%
48	Curtis Middle	San Bernardino, CA	San Bernardino City Unified	Middle	679	97.1%
49	El Monte Middle	Orosi, CA	Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified	Middle	844	97.0%
50	Alliance Kory Hunter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Alliance Kory Hunter Middle District	Middle	470	97.0%

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