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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Lee County, Florida

Across Lee County, Florida, 18 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. FORT MYERS MIDDLE SCHOOL leads the list at 62.9%, against a median of 47.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lee County, Florida

Top % FRL

62.9%

Median % FRL

47.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	FORT MYERS MIDDLE SCHOOL	FORT MYERS, FL	LEE	Middle	687	62.9%
2	LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL	LEHIGH ACRES, FL	LEE	Middle	1,008	61.3%
3	LEHIGH ACRES MIDDLE SCHOOL	LEHIGH ACRES, FL	LEE	Middle	1,509	58.8%
4	HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL	LEHIGH ACRES, FL	LEE	Middle	905	58.7%
5	CALOOSA MIDDLE SCHOOL	CAPE CORAL, FL	LEE	Middle	1,018	57.7%
6	VARSITY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL	LEHIGH ACRES, FL	LEE	Middle	1,009	53.5%
7	OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL	FORT MYERS, FL	LEE	Middle	1,242	52.7%
8	DIPLOMAT MIDDLE SCHOOL	CAPE CORAL, FL	LEE	Middle	1,097	49.0%
9	MARINER MIDDLE SCHOOL	CAPE CORAL, FL	LEE	Middle	691	48.8%
10	PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL	FORT MYERS, FL	LEE	Middle	999	46.2%
11	CHALLENGER MIDDLE SCHOOL	CAPE CORAL, FL	LEE	Middle	999	41.5%
12	BONITA SPRINGS MIDDLE CENTER FOR THE ARTS	BONITA SPRINGS, FL	LEE	Middle	706	39.1%
13	LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL	FORT MYERS, FL	LEE	Middle	1,054	38.3%
14	GULF MIDDLE SCHOOL	CAPE CORAL, FL	LEE	Middle	901	36.0%
15	TRAFALGAR MIDDLE SCHOOL	CAPE CORAL, FL	LEE	Middle	962	34.2%
16	CYPRESS LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL	FORT MYERS, FL	LEE	Middle	768	34.1%
17	THREE OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL	FORT MYERS, FL	LEE	Middle	1,091	25.9%
18	OASIS CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL	CAPE CORAL, FL	LEE	Middle	846	23.5%

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