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The highest-poverty public middle schools in the United States · page 23

Ranks 1,1011,150 of the highest-poverty public schools in the United States. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · THE UNITED STATES
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1101Pottstown MSPottstown, PAPottstown SDMiddle91898.4%
1102DR FREDERICK DOUGLASS TODD SR MIDDLEDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISDMiddle42798.4%
1103JESSIEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLJESSIEVILLE, ARJESSIEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle18298.4%
1104Clemmons Middle SchoolWinston-Salem, NCWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsMiddle1,09298.4%
1105Ellerbe MiddleEllerbe, NCRichmond County SchoolsMiddle18298.4%
1106FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY VIII MIDDLE SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19Middle30398.3%
1107Avery MiddleNewland, NCAvery County SchoolsMiddle18198.3%
1108MARY GOLDA ROSS MSOklahoma City, OKOKLAHOMA CITYMiddle66298.3%
1109Crittenden MiddleNewport News, VANewport News City Public SchoolsMiddle78198.3%
1110PERKINS MIDDLEBROWNSVILLE, TXBROWNSVILLE ISDMiddle48098.3%
1111SPRING WOODS MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXSPRING BRANCH ISDMiddle77898.3%
1112JEFFERSON MSOklahoma City, OKOKLAHOMA CITYMiddle83498.3%
1113Charles Maclay MiddlePacoima, CALos Angeles UnifiedMiddle23898.3%
1114ELIJAH STROUD MIDDLE SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17Middle11998.3%
1115Canton MiddleCanton, NCHaywood County SchoolsMiddle47598.3%
1116KENNEDY MIDDLEALBUQUERQUE, NMALBUQUERQUEMiddle29698.3%
1117Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. AcademyEnfield, NCHalifax County SchoolsMiddle17798.3%
1118Southeastern Stokes Middle SchoolWalnut Cove, NCStokes County SchoolsMiddle41398.3%
1119DEADY MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDMiddle41398.3%
1120R Max Abbott MiddleFayetteville, NCCumberland County SchoolsMiddle70498.3%
1121BRIDGESTONE ESOklahoma City, OKWESTERN HEIGHTSMiddle40798.3%
1122Buckingham County MiddleBuckingham, VABuckingham County Public SchoolsMiddle40798.3%
1123George Washington Carver MiddleLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedMiddle63598.3%
1124John H. Liechty MiddleLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedMiddle74898.3%
1125VAN BUREN MIDDLEALBUQUERQUE, NMALBUQUERQUEMiddle34498.3%
1126Douglas Byrd MiddleFayetteville, NCCumberland County SchoolsMiddle85598.2%
1127Southern Nash MiddleSpring Hope, NCNash County Public SchoolsMiddle79598.2%
1128LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLLESLIE, ARSEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle17098.2%
1129PS/IS 224BRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7Middle16998.2%
1130R-S Middle SchoolRutherfordton, NCRutherford County SchoolsMiddle56198.2%
1131Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleRichmond, VARichmond City Public SchoolsMiddle50098.2%
1132LAS AMERICASHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDMiddle11198.2%
1133JAIME ESCALANTE MIDDLEPHARR, TXPHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISDMiddle55498.2%
1134G. C. Hawley MiddleCreedmoor, NCGranville County SchoolsMiddle44298.2%
1135West Oakland MiddleOakland, CAOakland UnifiedMiddle16598.2%
1136KIPP TRUTH ACADEMYDALLAS, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSMiddle44098.2%
1137Ella J. Fitzgerald MiddleNewport News, VANewport News City Public SchoolsMiddle98898.2%
1138Brogden MiddleDudley, NCWayne County Public SchoolsMiddle60398.2%
1139Reynolds MiddleAsheville, NCBuncombe County SchoolsMiddle49098.2%
1140Dirksen Junior High SchoolJoliet, ILJoliet PSD 86Middle65398.2%
1141Kernodle MiddleGreensboro, NCGuilford County SchoolsMiddle70798.2%
1142Fayetteville-Perry Middle SchoolFayetteville, OHFayetteville-Perry LocalMiddle16398.2%
1143North Windy Ridge IntermediateWeaverville, NCBuncombe County SchoolsMiddle48798.2%
1144Mason/Clark Middle SchEast Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 189Middle54098.1%
1145Valley Point Middle SchoolDalton, GAWhitfield CountyMiddle37798.1%
1146FLEMING MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDMiddle31998.1%
1147Four Oaks MiddleFour Oaks, NCJohnston County Public SchoolsMiddle47798.1%
1148Catasauqua MSCatasauqua, PACatasauqua Area SDMiddle47798.1%
1149Cane River MiddleBurnsville, NCYancey County SchoolsMiddle21098.1%
1150YOUNG MEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FRED F FLORENCEDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISDMiddle46798.1%
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