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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Adams County, Colorado

20 public middle schools in Adams County, Colorado appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public middle schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology Campus leads the list at 91.2%, against a median of 70.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Adams County, Colorado

Top % FRL

91.2%

Median % FRL

70.7%

HIGHEST POVERTY · ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology Campus	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	Middle	565	91.2%
2	Adams City Middle School	COMMERCE CITY, CO	School District N. 14 in the county of Adams & State of Colo	Middle	296	90.9%
3	Shaw Heights Middle School	WESTMINSTER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	Middle	321	86.6%
4	Kearney Middle School	COMMERCE CITY, CO	School District N. 14 in the county of Adams & State of Colo	Middle	397	85.9%
5	Aurora Science & Tech Middle School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	Middle	448	85.7%
6	Victory Preparatory Academy Middle State Charter School	COMMERCE CITY, CO	State Charter School Institute	Middle	166	85.5%
7	Northglenn Middle School	NORTHGLENN, CO	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Middle	672	85.3%
8	Thornton Middle School	THORNTON, CO	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Middle	721	84.2%
9	Global Intermediate Academy	DENVER, CO	Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St	Middle	346	80.3%
10	Vikan Middle School	BRIGHTON, CO	School District 27J	Middle	528	71.0%
11	Overland Trail Middle School	BRIGHTON, CO	School District 27J	Middle	581	70.4%
12	Silver Hills Middle School	NORTHGLENN, CO	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Middle	965	68.8%
13	Prairie View Middle School	HENDERSON, CO	School District 27J	Middle	679	58.9%
14	Shadow Ridge Middle School	THORNTON, CO	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Middle	632	57.4%
15	Otho E Stuart Middle School	COMMERCE CITY, CO	School District 27J	Middle	794	52.6%
16	Century Middle School	THORNTON, CO	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Middle	717	49.5%
17	Bennett Middle School	BENNETT, CO	Bennett School District No. 29J	Middle	281	42.7%
18	Hemphill Middle School	STRASBURG, CO	Strasburg School District 31J	Middle	250	42.0%
19	Rodger Quist Middle School	THORNTON, CO	School District 27J	Middle	855	38.6%
20	Rocky Top Middle School	THORNTON, CO	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Middle	1,052	27.6%

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