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The highest-poverty public middle schools in California · page 2

Ranks 51–100 of the highest-poverty public schools in California. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
51	Vista Heritage Global Academy	Santa Ana, CA	Vista Heritage Global Academy District	Middle	369	97.0%
52	El Camino Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria-Bonita	Middle	830	97.0%
53	Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle District	Middle	390	96.9%
54	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle	Madera, CA	Madera Unified	Middle	865	96.9%
55	Citrus Middle	Orange Cove, CA	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	Middle	602	96.8%
56	Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District	Middle	464	96.8%
57	Vista Middle	Panorama City, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	1,080	96.8%
58	Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	Middle	584	96.7%
59	Arrowview Middle	San Bernardino, CA	San Bernardino City Unified	Middle	917	96.7%
60	Desert Springs Middle	Desert Hot Springs, CA	Palm Springs Unified	Middle	749	96.7%
61	Ingenium Charter Middle	Winnetka, CA	Ingenium Charter Middle District	Middle	179	96.6%
62	Berendo Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	552	96.6%
63	Pajaro Middle	Watsonville, CA	Pajaro Valley Unified	Middle	398	96.5%
64	John Adams Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	676	96.4%
65	Sierra Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	731	96.4%
66	KIPP Bayview Academy	San Francisco, CA	KIPP Bayview Academy District	Middle	167	96.4%
67	ICEF Vista Middle Academy	Los Angeles, CA	ICEF Vista Middle Academy District	Middle	194	96.4%
68	Gerald P. Carr Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	Middle	886	96.4%
69	Marshall Middle	Pomona, CA	Pomona Unified	Middle	249	96.4%
70	Pixley Middle	Pixley, CA	Pixley Union Elementary	Middle	297	96.3%
71	Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	792	96.2%
72	Paramount Park Middle	Paramount, CA	Paramount Unified	Middle	551	96.2%
73	Dr. Mildred Dalton Henry Elementary	San Bernardino, CA	San Bernardino City Unified	Middle	338	96.2%
74	Samuel Gompers Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	406	96.1%
75	Pio Pico Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	253	96.0%
76	Animo Jefferson Charter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Animo Jefferson Charter Middle District	Middle	427	96.0%
77	Hollenbeck Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	927	96.0%
78	Virgil Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	975	96.0%
79	Frank J. Zamboni	Paramount, CA	Paramount Unified	Middle	650	96.0%
80	Bobby Duke Middle	Coachella, CA	Coachella Valley Unified	Middle	648	96.0%
81	Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District	Middle	441	95.9%
82	Mission Middle	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union	Middle	855	95.9%
83	James Madison Middle	North Hollywood, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	1,148	95.9%
84	Simons Middle	Pomona, CA	Pomona Unified	Middle	578	95.8%
85	Wells Middle	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	Middle	768	95.8%
86	Valadez Middle School Academy	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	527	95.8%
87	Belvedere Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	734	95.8%
88	Charles D. Jones Middle	Baldwin Park, CA	Baldwin Park Unified	Middle	423	95.7%
89	San Fernando Middle	San Fernando, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	442	95.7%
90	Knox Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	488	95.7%
91	Greenfield Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	Middle	873	95.6%
92	Wilson Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	712	95.6%
93	Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle	Fresno, CA	Fresno Unified	Middle	814	95.6%
94	Hosler Middle	Lynwood, CA	Lynwood Unified	Middle	754	95.5%
95	Reef-Sunset Middle	Avenal, CA	Reef-Sunset Unified	Middle	554	95.5%
96	Tehipite Middle	Fresno, CA	Fresno Unified	Middle	481	95.4%
97	Sequoia Middle	Fresno, CA	Fresno Unified	Middle	829	95.4%
98	Valiente College Preparatory Charter	South Gate, CA	Valiente College Preparatory Charter District	Middle	108	95.4%
99	Chester W. Nimitz Middle	Huntington Park, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	1,057	95.4%
100	Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District	Middle	280	95.4%

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