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The highest-poverty public schools in Maryland

1,333 public schools in Maryland appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The Seed School of Maryland leads the list at 100%, against a median of 55.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,333

Maryland

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

55.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	The Seed School of Maryland	Baltimore, MD	SEED School of Maryland	High	395	100%
2	Ellen Ochoa Middle	Hyattsville, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Middle	1,086	97.3%
3	International High School @ Langley Park	Bladensburg, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	High	368	97.3%
4	Bladensburg High	Bladensburg, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	High	2,114	97.0%
5	Robert Frost Elementary	Landover, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	257	96.9%
6	Tyler Heights Elementary	Annapolis, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Elementary	416	96.9%
7	Charles Carroll Middle	New Carrollton, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Middle	884	96.8%
8	Nicholas Orem Middle	Hyattsville, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Middle	1,007	96.8%
9	Parkdale High	Riverdale, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	High	2,588	96.8%
10	Drew-Freeman Middle	District Heights, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Middle	1,022	96.6%
11	William Wirt Middle	Riverdale, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Middle	1,124	96.5%
12	Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle	Laurel, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Middle	1,047	96.4%
13	Northwestern High	Hyattsville, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	High	2,396	96.4%
14	Fairmont Heights High	Landover, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	High	1,090	96.3%
15	Duval High	Lanham, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	High	2,522	95.9%
16	Cool Spring Elementary	Adelphi, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	458	95.9%
17	Seat Pleasant Elementary	Capital Heights, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	284	95.8%
18	The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	236	95.8%
19	Laurel High	Laurel, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	High	2,129	95.7%
20	Buck Lodge Middle	Adelphi, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Middle	1,200	95.7%
21	High Point High	Beltsville, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	High	3,012	95.6%
22	Langley Park-McCormick Elementary	Hyattsville, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	697	95.6%
23	William Paca Elementary	Landover, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	563	95.4%
24	Booker T. Washington Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Middle	192	95.3%
25	Templeton Elementary	Landover, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	646	95.2%
26	G. James Gholson Middle	Landover, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Middle	603	95.2%
27	Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	410	95.1%
28	Walter S. Mills - Parole Elementary	Annapolis, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Elementary	559	95.0%
29	Choptank Elementary School	Cambridge, MD	Dorchester County Public Schools	Elementary	319	95.0%
30	Thomas Johnson Middle	Lanham, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Middle	1,180	94.9%
31	International High school @ Largo	Upper Marlboro, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	High	354	94.9%
32	Rogers Heights Elementary	Bladensburg, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	450	94.9%
33	Crossland High	Temple Hills, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	High	1,094	94.9%
34	District Heights Elementary	District Heights, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	365	94.8%
35	Benjamin Stoddert Middle	Temple Hills, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Middle	628	94.7%
36	Suitland High	Suitland, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	High	1,847	94.7%
37	Hyattsville Middle	Hyattsville, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Middle	1,305	94.6%
38	Calverton Elementary	Beltsville, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	767	94.5%
39	Johnston Square Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	271	94.5%
40	Oxon Hill Elementary	Oxon Hill, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	215	94.4%
41	Oxon Hill Middle	Fort Washington, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Middle	773	94.3%
42	Renaissance Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	241	94.2%
43	Suitland Elementary	Suitland, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	514	94.2%
44	North Forestville Elementary	Forestville, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	271	94.1%
45	Judge Sylvania W. Woods Sr. Elementary	Glenarden, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	540	94.1%
46	Bradbury Heights Elementary	Capital Heights, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	354	94.1%
47	Potomac High	Oxon Hill, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	High	1,347	94.1%
48	Princeton Elementary	Suitland, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	269	94.1%
49	Beltsville Academy	Beltsville, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	1,113	94.0%
50	Andrew Jackson Academy	Forestville, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	458	93.9%

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