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The highest-poverty public middle schools in the United States · page 2

Ranks 51100 of the highest-poverty public schools in the United States. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · THE UNITED STATES
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
51Joseph P. King Jr. MiddleFranklin, VAFranklin City Public SchoolsMiddle155103%
52Linton MSPittsburgh, PAPenn Hills SDMiddle626103%
53Northeast Intrmd SchScranton, PAScranton SDMiddle894103%
54Albert Gallatin South MSPoint Marion, PAAlbert Gallatin Area SDMiddle318103%
55West Hills Intermediate SchKittanning, PAArmstrong SDMiddle424103%
56Mount Carmel Area JHSMount Carmel, PAMount Carmel Area SDMiddle253103%
57Wyoming Area Intermediate CtrWest Pittston, PAWyoming Area SDMiddle444103%
58Hamlin Middle SchoolSpringfield, ORSpringfield SD 19Middle573103%
59Greater Johnstown MSJohnstown, PAGreater Johnstown SDMiddle615103%
60Agnes Stewart Middle SchoolSpringfield, ORSpringfield SD 19Middle460102%
61Midd-West MSMiddleburg, PAMidd-West SDMiddle295102%
62Whitehall-Coplay MSWhitehall, PAWhitehall-Coplay SDMiddle975102%
63West Scranton Intrmd SchScranton, PAScranton SDMiddle820102%
64Talent Middle SchoolTalent, ORPhoenix-Talent SD 4Middle485102%
65Centennial Middle SchoolPortland, ORCentennial SD 28JMiddle876102%
66Wagner Gen Louis MSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDMiddle296102%
67Feltonville Sch of Arts & SciencesPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDMiddle543102%
68Gervais Middle SchoolGervais, ORGervais SD 1Middle198102%
69Ron Russell Middle SchoolPortland, ORDavid Douglas SD 40Middle780102%
70Prince Edward MiddleFarmville, VAPrince Edward County Public SchoolsMiddle520102%
71Robert K Shafer MSBensalem, PABensalem Township SDMiddle552102%
72East Norriton MSNorristown, PANorristown Area SDMiddle836102%
73Eisenhower MSNorristown, PANorristown Area SDMiddle781102%
74Strong Vincent MSErie, PAErie City SDMiddle711102%
75Chilhowie MiddleChilhowie, VASmyth County Public SchoolsMiddle273102%
76Beverly Hills MSUpper Darby, PAUpper Darby SDMiddle1,475101%
77Blue Ridge MSNew Milford, PABlue Ridge SDMiddle225101%
78Floyd Light Middle SchoolPortland, ORDavid Douglas SD 40Middle684101%
79West Mifflin Area MSWest Mifflin, PAWest Mifflin Area SDMiddle776101%
80Hauton B Lee Middle SchoolPortland, ORReynolds SD 7Middle718101%
81Cecelia Snyder MSBensalem, PABensalem Township SDMiddle453101%
82Pittsburgh Sterrett 6-8Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDMiddle183101%
83Carter G. Woodson MiddleHopewell, VAHopewell City Public SchoolsMiddle803101%
84Montross MiddleMontross, VAWestmoreland County Public SchoolsMiddle334101%
85Virginia MiddleBristol, VABristol City Public SchoolsMiddle452101%
86Ontario Middle SchoolOntario, OROntario SD 8CMiddle471101%
87Clark Middle SchoolAnchorage, AKAnchorage School DistrictMiddle713101%
88Northwest MSReading, PAReading SDMiddle821101%
89James S. Russell MiddleLawrenceville, VABrunswick County Public SchoolsMiddle288101%
90Ponderosa Middle SchoolKlamath Falls, ORKlamath Falls City SchoolsMiddle561101%
91Martinsville MiddleMartinsville, VAMartinsville City Public SchoolsMiddle387101%
92Churchland MiddlePortsmouth, VAPortsmouth City Public SchoolsMiddle798101%
93Briggs Middle SchoolSpringfield, ORSpringfield SD 19Middle419101%
94DuBois Area MSDuBois, PADuBois Area SDMiddle1,058101%
95Rice Avenue MSGirard, PAGirard SDMiddle443101%
96Baldi C C A MSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDMiddle1,510100%
97Nottoway IntermediateCrewe, VANottoway County Public SchoolsMiddle272100%
98Shamokin Area MSShamokin, PAShamokin Area SDMiddle351100%
99Cumberland MiddleCumberland, VACumberland County Public SchoolsMiddle374100%
100B.T. Washington MiddleNewport News, VANewport News City Public SchoolsMiddle413100%
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