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The highest-poverty public middle schools in the United States

Across the United States, 13,452 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Lebanon Intermediate Sch leads the list at 280%, against a median of 55.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
13,452
the United States
Top % FRL
280%
Median % FRL
55.6%
HIGHEST POVERTY · THE UNITED STATES
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Lebanon Intermediate SchLebanon, PALebanon SDMiddle380280%
2Rowland AcademyHarrisburg, PAHarrisburg City SDMiddle353164%
3North Brandywine MSCoatesville, PACoatesville Area SDMiddle274138%
4Universal Vare CSPhiladelphia, PAUniversal Vare CSMiddle107134%
5Parkrose Middle SchoolPortland, ORParkrose SD 3Middle618129%
6Middle Years AlternativePhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDMiddle128121%
7Claysburg-Kimmel Jr HSClaysburg, PAClaysburg-Kimmel SDMiddle102118%
8L.F. Addington MiddleWise, VAWise County Public SchoolsMiddle387118%
9Richard Allen Preparatory CSPhiladelphia, PARichard Allen Preparatory CSMiddle315117%
10Sto-Rox Upper El SchMcKees Rocks, PASto-Rox SDMiddle193115%
11Southwest MSReading, PAReading SDMiddle574114%
12Sharon MSSharon, PASharon City SDMiddle254113%
13AMY at MartinPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDMiddle185112%
14Pittsburgh Classical 6-8Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDMiddle245112%
15Shikellamy MSNorthumberland, PAShikellamy SDMiddle588112%
16Mount Union Area JHSMount Union, PAMount Union Area SDMiddle221111%
17Dayton Jr High SchoolDayton, ORDayton SD 8Middle204111%
18Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP JonesPhiladelphia, PAMemphis Street Academy CS @ JP JonesMiddle493110%
19Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDMiddle148110%
20Bentworth MSBENTLEYVILLE, PABentworth SDMiddle288109%
21Clara Brownell Middle SchoolUmatilla, ORUmatilla SD 6RMiddle342108%
22Connellsville Area MSConnellsville, PAConnellsville Area SDMiddle866108%
23Oil City Area MSOil City, PAOil City Area SDMiddle528107%
24Washington Grover Jr SchPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDMiddle400107%
25Floyd C Fretz MSBradford, PABradford Area SDMiddle508107%
26Conwell Russell MSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDMiddle119107%
27Northeast MSReading, PAReading SDMiddle868106%
28Brownsville Area MSBrownsville, PABrownsville Area SDMiddle329106%
29Harding Warren G MSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDMiddle570106%
30Southern MSReading, PAReading SDMiddle661106%
31Trexler MSAllentown, PAAllentown City SDMiddle771106%
32East MSErie, PAErie City SDMiddle672106%
33Swatara MSSteelton, PACentral Dauphin SDMiddle611105%
34Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDMiddle242105%
35Greensburg-Salem MSGreensburg, PAGreensburg Salem SDMiddle568105%
36Blockson MSNorristown, PANorristown Area SDMiddle695105%
37Northern Cambria MSNorthern Cambria, PANorthern Cambria SDMiddle234105%
38Northwestern MSAlbion, PANorthwestern SDMiddle266105%
39Berwick Area MSBerwick, PABerwick Area SDMiddle837104%
40Central Mountain MSMill Hall, PAKeystone Central SDMiddle879104%
41South Allegheny MSMcKeesport, PASouth Allegheny SDMiddle321104%
42North Star East MSStoystown, PANorth Star SDMiddle272104%
43Drexel Hill MSDrexel Hill, PAUpper Darby SDMiddle1,244104%
44Fieldale-Collinsville MiddleCollinsville, VAHenry County Public SchoolsMiddle792104%
45Highlands MSNatrona Heights, PAHighlands SDMiddle575104%
46Corry Area MSCorry, PACorry Area SDMiddle415104%
47James Buchanan MSMercersburg, PATuscarora SDMiddle535104%
48Cradock MiddlePortsmouth, VAPortsmouth City Public SchoolsMiddle516104%
49Hopewell El SchOxford, PAOxford Area SDMiddle489103%
50Shamokin Area Intermediate SchCoal Township, PAShamokin Area SDMiddle308103%
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