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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Clay County, Missouri

13 public middle schools in Clay County, Missouri appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public middle schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. NORTHGATE MIDDLE leads the list at 66.6%, against a median of 35.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
13
Clay County, Missouri
Top % FRL
66.6%
Median % FRL
35.5%
HIGHEST POVERTY · CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1NORTHGATE MIDDLEKANSAS CITY, MONORTH KANSAS CITY 74Middle68966.6%
2EASTGATE 6TH GRADE CENTERKANSAS CITY, MONORTH KANSAS CITY 74Middle62963.4%
3MAPLE PARK MIDDLEKANSAS CITY, MONORTH KANSAS CITY 74Middle58563.4%
4EXCELSIOR SPRINGS MIDDLEEXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MOEXCELSIOR SPRINGS 40Middle54048.0%
5ANTIOCH MIDDLEGLADSTONE, MONORTH KANSAS CITY 74Middle88640.1%
6GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTERKansas City, MONORTH KANSAS CITY 74Middle88236.1%
7LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOLLIBERTY, MOLIBERTY 53Middle60935.5%
8HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLLIBERTY, MOLIBERTY 53Middle75724.6%
9NEW MARK MIDDLEKANSAS CITY, MONORTH KANSAS CITY 74Middle96523.3%
10SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLELIBERTY, MOLIBERTY 53Middle80919.7%
11DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOLLIBERTY, MOLIBERTY 53Middle67818.3%
12KEARNEY MIDDLEKEARNEY, MOKEARNEY R-IMiddle59116.9%
13Smithville MiddleSMITHVILLE, MOSMITHVILLE R-IIMiddle37112.9%
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