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The highest-poverty public middle schools in the United States · page 27

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HIGHEST POVERTY · THE UNITED STATES
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1301SOUTH BRONX ACADEMY FOR APPLIED MEDIABRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7Middle16997.0%
1302El Monte MiddleOrosi, CACutler-Orosi Joint UnifiedMiddle84497.0%
1303W.A. Higgins Academy Of Arts/International StudiesCLARKSDALE, MSClarksdale Municipal School DistrictMiddle26997.0%
1304Alliance Kory Hunter MiddleLos Angeles, CAAlliance Kory Hunter Middle DistrictMiddle47097.0%
1305Vista Heritage Global AcademySanta Ana, CAVista Heritage Global Academy DistrictMiddle36997.0%
1306ZAN WESLEY HOLMES JR MIDDLEDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISDMiddle57097.0%
1307Sedgefield MiddleCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsMiddle53497.0%
1308Benton Area MSBenton, PABenton Area SDMiddle10097.0%
1309SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLBOISE, IDBOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICTMiddle53397.0%
1310SOUTH BRONX EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLBRONX, NYSOUTH BRONX EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLMiddle26697.0%
1311El Camino Junior HighSanta Maria, CASanta Maria-BonitaMiddle83097.0%
1312Beaty-Warren MSWarren, PAWarren County SDMiddle66297.0%
1313MOON MSOklahoma City, OKOKLAHOMA CITYMiddle58896.9%
1314West Lee MiddleSanford, NCLee County SchoolsMiddle52296.9%
1315FANNIE LOU HAMER MIDDLE SCHOOLBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12Middle22896.9%
1316Ridgeview MiddleClintwood, VADickenson County Public SchoolsMiddle58696.9%
1317Alliance Jack H. Skirball MiddleLos Angeles, CAAlliance Jack H. Skirball Middle DistrictMiddle39096.9%
1318DUNBAR COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMYLUBBOCK, TXLUBBOCK ISDMiddle39096.9%
1319Sandusky MiddleLynchburg, VALynchburg City Public SchoolsMiddle58396.9%
1320Linglestown MSHarrisburg, PACentral Dauphin SDMiddle84196.9%
1321Rochelle MiddleKinston, NCLenoir County Public SchoolsMiddle51796.9%
1322MAYFIELD MSOklahoma City, OKPUTNAM CITYMiddle83896.9%
1323ENERGIZED FOR EXCELLENCE ACADEMY INC MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDMiddle51596.9%
1324LIBERTY AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19Middle45096.9%
1325Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleMadera, CAMadera UnifiedMiddle86596.9%
1326Thomas County Middle SchoolThomasville, GAThomas CountyMiddle1,66596.9%
1327KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREPARATORY ACADEMY IIIBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12Middle25696.9%
1328HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6Middle12796.9%
1329NORTHBROOK MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXSPRING BRANCH ISDMiddle50896.9%
1330Citrus MiddleOrange Cove, CAKings Canyon Joint UnifiedMiddle60296.8%
1331BRONX MATHEMATICS PREPARATORY SCHOOL (THE)BRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8Middle19096.8%
1332JHS 143 ELEANOR ROOSEVELTNEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6Middle15896.8%
1333Charles Carroll MiddleNew Carrollton, MDPrince George's County Public SchoolsMiddle88496.8%
1334Nicholas Orem MiddleHyattsville, MDPrince George's County Public SchoolsMiddle1,00796.8%
1335G A R MSWilkes-Barre, PAWilkes-Barre Area SDMiddle1,10196.8%
1336LOWELL MIDDLESAN ANTONIO, TXSAN ANTONIO ISDMiddle28396.8%
1337West Edgecombe MiddleRocky Mount, NCEdgecombe County Public SchoolsMiddle24996.8%
1338Animo James B. Taylor Charter MiddleLos Angeles, CAAnimo James B. Taylor Charter Middle DistrictMiddle46496.8%
1339Vista MiddlePanorama City, CALos Angeles UnifiedMiddle1,08096.8%
1340Julia C. Lathrop IntermediateSanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedMiddle58496.7%
1341ST. HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYST. HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLMiddle18496.7%
1342St Marys Area MSSaint Marys, PASaint Marys Area SDMiddle45996.7%
1343Arrowview MiddleSan Bernardino, CASan Bernardino City UnifiedMiddle91796.7%
1344KENNEDY MIDDLEPHARR, TXPHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISDMiddle51996.7%
1345Hiwassee Dam MiddleMurphy, NCCherokee County SchoolsMiddle12296.7%
1346Owen MiddleSwannanoa, NCBuncombe County SchoolsMiddle45796.7%
1347Stephens County Middle SchoolToccoa, GAStephens CountyMiddle84896.7%
1348Bay Springs Middle SchoolBAY SPRINGS, MSWest Jasper School DistrictMiddle18196.7%
1349Shields Middle SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Middle33096.7%
1350Tomlinson Middle SchoolINKSTER, MIWestwood Community School DistrictMiddle18096.7%
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