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The highest-poverty public schools in Charlotte County, Florida

Across Charlotte County, Florida, 20 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL leads the list at 63.2%, against a median of 48.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Charlotte County, Florida

Top % FRL

63.2%

Median % FRL

48.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PORT CHARLOTTE, FL	CHARLOTTE	Elementary	557	63.2%
2	NEIL ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PORT CHARLOTTE, FL	CHARLOTTE	Elementary	763	60.3%
3	THE ACADEMY	PORT CHARLOTTE, FL	CHARLOTTE	High	298	58.1%
4	MEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PORT CHARLOTTE, FL	CHARLOTTE	Elementary	708	55.5%
5	LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PORT CHARLOTTE, FL	CHARLOTTE	Elementary	764	55.2%
6	KINGSWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PORT CHARLOTTE, FL	CHARLOTTE	Elementary	579	54.6%
7	MURDOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL	PORT CHARLOTTE, FL	CHARLOTTE	Middle	656	53.8%
8	PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL	PORT CHARLOTTE, FL	CHARLOTTE	Middle	858	53.5%
9	CHARLOTTE HARBOR SCHOOL	PORT CHARLOTTE, FL	CHARLOTTE	Combined	130	49.2%
10	EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PUNTA GORDA, FL	CHARLOTTE	Elementary	814	48.3%
11	MYAKKA RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PORT CHARLOTTE, FL	CHARLOTTE	Elementary	624	48.1%
12	SALLIE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PUNTA GORDA, FL	CHARLOTTE	Elementary	634	46.4%
13	VINELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ROTONDA WEST, FL	CHARLOTTE	Elementary	494	44.7%
14	DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PT CHARLOTTE, FL	CHARLOTTE	Elementary	781	44.0%
15	PORT CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL	PORT CHARLOTTE, FL	CHARLOTTE	High	1,730	43.0%
16	PUNTA GORDA MIDDLE SCHOOL	PUNTA GORDA, FL	CHARLOTTE	Middle	1,098	42.6%
17	L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL	ROTONDA WEST, FL	CHARLOTTE	Middle	625	37.0%
18	CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL	PUNTA GORDA, FL	CHARLOTTE	High	1,872	36.5%
19	LEMON BAY HIGH SCHOOL	ENGLEWOOD, FL	CHARLOTTE	High	1,343	26.7%
20	FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL	PUNTA GORDA, FL	CHARLOTTE	High	356	8.1%

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