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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Hudson County, New Jersey

Across Hudson County, New Jersey, 12 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. West New York Middle School leads the list at 91.4%, against a median of 77.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Hudson County, New Jersey

Top % FRL

91.4%

Median % FRL

77.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · HUDSON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	West New York Middle School	WEST NEW YORK, NJ	West New York School District	Middle	1,087	91.4%
2	Emerson Middle School	UNION CITY, NJ	Union City School District	Middle	999	86.7%
3	Washington Middle School	HARRISON, NJ	Harrison Public Schools	Middle	466	85.0%
4	Ezra L. Nolan School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Middle	250	84.0%
5	Union Hill Middle School	UNION CITY, NJ	Union City School District	Middle	865	83.5%
6	Franklin L. Williams School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Middle	906	81.9%
7	Lincoln Middle School	KEARNY, NJ	Kearny	Middle	763	72.5%
8	Middle School # 4	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Middle	755	55.5%
9	Academy I	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Middle	415	53.7%
10	Hoboken Middle School	HOBOKEN, NJ	Hoboken Public School District	Middle	438	43.4%
11	Secaucus Middle School	SECAUCUS, NJ	Secaucus School District	Middle	478	37.2%
12	Explore Middle School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	Middle	163	27.6%

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