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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Iowa

237 public middle schools in Iowa 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 leads the list at 97.2%, against a median of 39.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
237
Iowa
Top % FRL
97.2%
Median % FRL
39.2%
HIGHEST POVERTY · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1North Middle SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School DistrictMiddle1,13697.2%
2Hiatt Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle48893.4%
3George Washington Carver AcademyWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictMiddle45590.5%
4Harding Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle60388.6%
5Weeks Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle68887.4%
6Central Middle SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictMiddle46985.1%
7Goodrell Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle51184.7%
8McCombs Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle67083.3%
9Hoyt Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle45582.6%
10Callanan Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle55379.9%
11Meredith Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle66279.8%
12West Middle SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School DistrictMiddle82678.8%
13Lenihan Intermediate SchoolMarshalltown, IAMarshalltown Comm School DistrictMiddle65578.3%
14Wilson Middle SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictMiddle42278.0%
15Bunger Middle SchoolEvansdale, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictMiddle44074.5%
16B R Miller Middle SchoolMarshalltown, IAMarshalltown Comm School DistrictMiddle73673.0%
17Storm Lake Middle SchoolStorm Lake, IAStorm Lake Comm School DistrictMiddle65172.8%
18Brody Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle64171.3%
19Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business AcademyCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictMiddle48471.1%
20Denison Middle SchoolDenison, IADenison Comm School DistrictMiddle50270.1%
21Frank L Smart Middle SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School DistrictMiddle43068.8%
22Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School DistrictMiddle40267.4%
23Robert Blue SchoolEagle Grove, IAEagle Grove Comm School DistrictMiddle26865.3%
24Columbus Community Junior High SchoolColumbus Junction, IAColumbus Comm School DistrictMiddle10463.5%
25South Tama County Middle SchoolToledo, IASouth Tama CountyMiddle41362.7%
26Rock Valley Middle SchoolRock Valley, IARock Valley Comm School DistrictMiddle19562.6%
27East Middle SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School DistrictMiddle1,07662.5%
28Cardinal Junior HighEldon, IACardinal Comm School DistrictMiddle31460.8%
29McKinley STEAM AcademyCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictMiddle42660.6%
30Fort Madison Middle SchoolFort Madison, IAFort Madison Comm School DistrictMiddle68659.3%
31North Union Middle SchoolSwea City, IANorth Kossuth Comm School DistrictMiddle11059.1%
32Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolCouncil Bluffs, IACouncil Bluffs Comm School DistrictMiddle85558.9%
33Franklin Middle SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictMiddle46958.6%
34Aldo Leopold Intermediate SchoolBurlington, IABurlington Comm School DistrictMiddle41258.3%
35West Sioux Middle SchoolHawarden, IAWest Sioux Comm School DistrictMiddle15457.8%
36Clarke Community Middle SchoolOsceola, IAClarke Comm School DistrictMiddle28957.4%
37Perry Middle SchoolPerry, IAPerry Comm School DistrictMiddle37057.3%
38Williams Middle SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School DistrictMiddle57756.8%
39Edward Stone Middle SchoolBurlington, IABurlington Comm School DistrictMiddle45256.6%
40Woodside Middle SchoolDes Moines, IASaydel Comm School DistrictMiddle39656.6%
41Hoover Middle SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictMiddle84856.3%
42Hampton-Dumont Middle SchoolHampton, IAHampton-Dumont Comm School DistrictMiddle36356.2%
43Howar Middle SchoolCenterville, IACenterville Comm School DistrictMiddle29856.0%
44Maquoketa Middle SchoolMaquoketa, IAMaquoketa Comm School DistrictMiddle31555.9%
45Estherville Lincoln Central Middle SchoolEstherville, IAEstherville Lincoln Central Comm School DistrictMiddle30855.8%
46Clinton Middle SchoolClinton, IAClinton Comm School DistrictMiddle74555.3%
47Fort Dodge Middle SchoolFort Dodge, IAFort Dodge Comm School DistrictMiddle76555.3%
48Creston Middle SchoolCreston, IACreston Comm School DistrictMiddle25954.4%
49Chariton Middle SchoolChariton, IAChariton Comm School DistrictMiddle28453.9%
50George Washington Middle SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School DistrictMiddle58453.4%
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