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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Indianapolis, Indiana

Across Indianapolis, Indiana, 34 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. KIPP Indy College Prep Middle leads the list at 98.9%, against a median of 63.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Indianapolis, Indiana

Top % FRL

98.9%

Median % FRL

63.8%

HIGHEST POVERTY · INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	KIPP Indy College Prep Middle	Indianapolis, IN	KIPP Indy College Prep Middle	Middle	372	98.9%
2	Avondale Meadows Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	Avondale Meadows Middle School	Middle	192	95.3%
3	Lynhurst 7th & 8th Grade Center	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Wayne Township	Middle	1,135	77.6%
4	H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Middle	538	76.6%
5	Southport Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	Perry Township Schools	Middle	1,304	75.2%
6	James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School	Middle	296	73.3%
7	Thomas Carr Howe Middle School - an IB World School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Middle	455	70.8%
8	Southport 6th Grade Academy	Indianapolis, IN	Perry Township Schools	Middle	643	70.8%
9	Arlington Middle School - a STEM School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Middle	365	67.7%
10	Perry Meridian 6th Grade Academy	Indianapolis, IN	Perry Township Schools	Middle	617	67.3%
11	Stonybrook Intermediate & Middle	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Warren Township	Middle	1,043	66.7%
12	Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Wayne Township	Middle	1,143	66.5%
13	Irvington Community Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	Irvington Community School	Middle	214	65.4%
14	William Penn Middle School - a STEM School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Middle	367	65.4%
15	Perry Meridian Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	Perry Township Schools	Middle	1,278	65.3%
16	Paramount Englewood	Indianapolis, IN	Paramount Englewood	Middle	270	64.1%
17	Belzer Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Lawrence Township	Middle	1,119	63.9%
18	Creston Intermediate & Middle Schl	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Warren Township	Middle	1,106	63.7%
19	Northwest Middle School - an IB World School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Middle	623	63.7%
20	Irvington Community Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	Irvington Community Middle School	Middle	238	63.4%
21	Raymond Park Intermediate & Middle	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Warren Township	Middle	1,079	60.1%
22	Decatur Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Decatur Township	Middle	1,000	59.7%
23	Broad Ripple Middle School - an IB World School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Middle	623	57.9%
24	Lincoln Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Pike Township	Middle	736	55.8%
25	Edgewood Intermediate School	Indianapolis, IN	Franklin Township Com Sch Corp	Middle	1,300	55.8%
26	Guion Creek Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Pike Township	Middle	833	55.3%
27	Westlane Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Washington Township	Middle	754	54.4%
28	Fall Creek Valley Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Lawrence Township	Middle	1,355	53.6%
29	Franklin Central Junior High	Indianapolis, IN	Franklin Township Com Sch Corp	Middle	1,797	51.6%
30	Lillie Idella Kitley Intermediate	Indianapolis, IN	Franklin Township Com Sch Corp	Middle	1,365	50.7%
31	New Augusta Public Academy - North	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Pike Township	Middle	751	50.5%
32	Northview Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Washington Township	Middle	1,019	49.0%
33	H. L. Harshman Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Middle	509	46.6%
34	Eastwood Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Washington Township	Middle	845	37.5%

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