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The highest-poverty public schools in Marion County, Florida

Across Marion County, Florida, 54 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. NEW LEAF CENTER leads the list at 87.0%, against a median of 61.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Marion County, Florida

Top % FRL

87.0%

Median % FRL

61.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	NEW LEAF CENTER	OCALA, FL	MARION	Combined	123	87.0%
2	SILVER RIVER MENTORING AND INSTRUCTION	OCALA, FL	MARION	High	186	86.0%
3	OAKCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	Elementary	631	83.7%
4	WYOMINA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	Elementary	502	83.7%
5	EAST MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SILVER SPRINGS, FL	MARION	Elementary	631	80.7%
6	FESSENDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	Elementary	430	75.3%
7	COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	Elementary	873	72.5%
8	EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	Elementary	696	71.7%
9	LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	Elementary	753	71.0%
10	STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	WEIRSDALE, FL	MARION	Elementary	588	70.6%
11	ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ANTHONY, FL	MARION	Elementary	351	70.1%
12	SOUTH OCALA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	Elementary	712	68.5%
13	GREENWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	Elementary	720	68.5%
14	FORT MCCOY SCHOOL	FORT MC COY, FL	MARION	Elementary	931	68.4%
15	BELLEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BELLEVIEW, FL	MARION	Elementary	681	67.4%
16	LAKE WEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL	SUMMERFIELD, FL	MARION	Middle	1,141	66.8%
17	REDDICK-COLLIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	REDDICK, FL	MARION	Elementary	343	66.8%
18	ROMEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	DUNNELLON, FL	MARION	Elementary	747	66.7%
19	SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	Elementary	1,402	65.7%
20	MARION OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	Elementary	1,196	65.6%
21	HARBOUR VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SUMMERFIELD, FL	MARION	Elementary	833	65.5%
22	OCALA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	Elementary	682	64.4%
23	SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ANTHONY, FL	MARION	Elementary	435	64.4%
24	FORT KING MIDDLE SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	Middle	918	63.3%
25	DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	DUNNELLON, FL	MARION	Elementary	644	63.2%
26	BELLEVIEW-SANTOS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BELLEVIEW, FL	MARION	Elementary	663	63.2%
27	NORTH MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL	CITRA, FL	MARION	Middle	738	62.2%
28	HORIZON ACADEMY AT MARION OAKS	OCALA, FL	MARION	Middle	1,260	60.2%
29	LAKE WEIR HIGH SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	High	1,447	59.4%
30	DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL	DUNNELLON, FL	MARION	Middle	712	58.4%
31	MARION CHARTER SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	Elementary	228	57.9%
32	MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	Elementary	819	57.4%
33	NORTH MARION HIGH SCHOOL	CITRA, FL	MARION	High	1,228	57.0%
34	SADDLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	Elementary	1,007	55.2%
35	OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	High	116	55.2%
36	HOWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	Middle	917	53.7%
37	WARD-HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	Elementary	908	53.6%
38	SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	Elementary	615	53.3%
39	VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	High	1,684	52.3%
40	DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOL	DUNNELLON, FL	MARION	High	1,562	51.3%
41	BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL	BELLEVIEW, FL	MARION	Middle	1,600	50.8%
42	HAMMETT BOWEN JR. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	Elementary	1,010	50.5%
43	OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	Middle	194	49.5%
44	HILLCREST	OCALA, FL	MARION	High	162	49.4%
45	LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	Middle	1,171	47.8%
46	BELLEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL	BELLEVIEW, FL	MARION	High	1,904	45.7%
47	WEST PORT HIGH SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	High	3,022	44.9%
48	DR N H JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	Elementary	789	42.1%
49	FORDHAM EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY	OCALA, FL	MARION	Elementary	215	40.5%
50	OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	Middle	866	38.7%

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