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The highest-poverty public middle schools in California · page 6

Ranks 251–300 of the highest-poverty public schools in California. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
251	Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union	Middle	788	91.1%
252	Nicolet Middle	Banning, CA	Banning Unified	Middle	966	91.1%
253	Cherry Avenue Middle	Tulare, CA	Tulare City	Middle	483	91.1%
254	Washington Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	639	91.1%
255	Cesar E. Chavez Middle	Watsonville, CA	Pajaro Valley Unified	Middle	548	91.1%
256	Izaak Walton Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	458	91.0%
257	Buena Park Middle	Buena Park, CA	Buena Park Elementary	Middle	633	91.0%
258	Monte Vista Middle	San Jacinto, CA	San Jacinto Unified	Middle	893	90.9%
259	PREPA TEC - Los Angeles	Walnut Park, CA	PREPA TEC - Los Angeles District	Middle	319	90.9%
260	San Fernando Institute of Applied Media	San Fernando, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	384	90.9%
261	Brookhurst Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	724	90.9%
262	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Wasco, CA	Wasco Union Elementary	Middle	591	90.9%
263	Robert E. Peary Middle	Gardena, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	1,082	90.8%
264	Diamond Valley Middle	Hemet, CA	Hemet Unified	Middle	1,123	90.7%
265	John Muir Middle	Corcoran, CA	Corcoran Joint Unified	Middle	754	90.7%
266	Bill E. Young Jr. Middle	Calipatria, CA	Calipatria Unified	Middle	322	90.7%
267	Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle District	Middle	298	90.6%
268	Kennedy Middle	El Centro, CA	El Centro Elementary	Middle	434	90.6%
269	Riverdale Elementary	Riverdale, CA	Riverdale Joint Unified	Middle	507	90.5%
270	Gladstone Middle	Covina, CA	Azusa Unified	Middle	1,326	90.5%
271	Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	Middle	585	90.4%
272	Ramona Junior High	Chino, CA	Chino Valley Unified	Middle	417	90.4%
273	Hawthorne Middle	Hawthorne, CA	Hawthorne	Middle	761	90.4%
274	Davis Middle	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	Middle	520	90.4%
275	Blaker-Kinser Junior High	Ceres, CA	Ceres Unified	Middle	603	90.4%
276	Montebello Intermediate	Montebello, CA	Montebello Unified	Middle	733	90.3%
277	Johnson Middle	Westminster, CA	Westminster	Middle	505	90.3%
278	Vina Danks Middle	Ontario, CA	Ontario-Montclair	Middle	544	90.3%
279	Space Aeronautics Gateway to Exploration Magnet Academy	Palmdale, CA	Palmdale Elementary	Middle	747	90.2%
280	De Anza Middle	Ontario, CA	Ontario-Montclair	Middle	510	90.2%
281	Katherine Johnson Middle	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	612	90.2%
282	Emerson Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	813	90.2%
283	Torch Middle	City Of Industry, CA	Bassett Unified	Middle	345	90.1%
284	Letha Raney Intermediate	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Middle	537	90.1%
285	PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy	San Fernando, CA	PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy District	Middle	351	90.0%
286	Walnut Grove Intermediate	West Covina, CA	West Covina Unified	Middle	259	90.0%
287	Barbara Spratling Middle	Hughson, CA	Keyes Union	Middle	239	90.0%
288	Standard Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Standard Elementary	Middle	1,005	89.9%
289	Cesar E. Chavez Middle	Planada, CA	Planada Elementary	Middle	305	89.8%
290	Main Street Middle	Soledad, CA	Soledad Unified	Middle	754	89.8%
291	Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle	Carson, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	341	89.7%
292	Desert Willow Fine Arts Sci and Tech Magnet Acad	Palmdale, CA	Palmdale Elementary	Middle	948	89.7%
293	Charles Blackstock Junior High	Oxnard, CA	Hueneme Elementary	Middle	1,239	89.6%
294	Lincoln Junior High	Taft, CA	Taft City	Middle	748	89.6%
295	Huron Middle	Huron, CA	Coalinga-Huron Unified	Middle	344	89.5%
296	Oaks Middle	Ontario, CA	Ontario-Montclair	Middle	668	89.5%
297	Bridges Academy	San Jose, CA	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	Middle	274	89.4%
298	Mountain Shadows Middle	Nuevo, CA	Nuview Union	Middle	339	89.4%
299	Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle	East Palo Alto, CA	Ravenswood City Elementary	Middle	488	89.3%
300	Rancho Viejo Middle	Hemet, CA	Hemet Unified	Middle	1,040	89.3%

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