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The highest-poverty public middle schools in St. Louis, Missouri

31 public middle schools in St. Louis, Missouri appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public middle schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY leads the list at 100%, against a median of 98.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

St. Louis, Missouri

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

98.6%

HIGHEST POVERTY · ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY	ST LOUIS, MO	LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY	Middle	260	100%
2	GRAND CENTER ARTS ACAD MIDDLE	ST. LOUIS, MO	CONFLUENCE ACADEMIES	Middle	218	100%
3	KIPP INSPIRE ACADEMY	ST LOUIS, MO	KIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	409	100%
4	KIPP TRIUMPH ACADEMY	St. Louis, MO	KIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	305	100%
5	EAST MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	HAZELWOOD	Middle	167	100%
6	SOUTHEAST MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	HAZELWOOD	Middle	491	100%
7	RITENOUR MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	RITENOUR	Middle	737	100%
8	CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Middle	396	100%
9	GATEWAY MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Middle	382	100%
10	COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Middle	419	100%
11	LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR.	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Middle	290	100%
12	BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Middle	361	100%
13	YEATMAN-LIDDELL MIDDLE SCHOOL	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Middle	300	100%
14	ACAD OF ENTRE STDY@LOUVERTURE	ST. LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Middle	289	100%
15	NMS @ Lucas Crossing	ST LOUIS, MO	NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE	Middle	620	99.5%
16	Carnahan Middle	ST.LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Middle	214	98.6%
17	NORTH SIDE COMMUNITY-GRAND CTR	ST.LOUIS, MO	NORTH SIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL	Middle	134	81.3%
18	KAIROS ACADEMIES	ST. LOUIS, MO	KAIROS ACADEMIES	Middle	228	73.2%
19	GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE	ST. LOUIS, MO	GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUIS	Middle	426	65.0%
20	R. G. CENTRAL MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	RIVERVIEW GARDENS	Middle	578	63.8%
21	BAYLESS JUNIOR HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	BAYLESS	Middle	385	60.3%
22	MARGARET BUERKLE MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Middle	549	51.9%
23	ROGERS MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	AFFTON 101	Middle	555	44.3%
24	WASHINGTON MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Middle	429	34.3%
25	BERNARD MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Middle	577	27.2%
26	ROBERT H. SPERRENG MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	LINDBERGH SCHOOLS	Middle	941	17.6%
27	OAKVILLE MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Middle	629	17.2%
28	HIXSON MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	WEBSTER GROVES	Middle	982	13.8%
29	TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	ST. LOUIS, MO	LINDBERGH SCHOOLS	Middle	816	13.7%
30	LADUE MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	LADUE	Middle	1,053	11.0%
31	LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER	ST. LOUIS, MO	LADUE	Middle	357	8.1%

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