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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Erie County, New York

Across Erie County, New York, 32 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. PS 59 DR CHARLES DREW SCIENCE MAGNET leads the list at 97.3%, against a median of 36.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
32
Erie County, New York
Top % FRL
97.3%
Median % FRL
36.8%
HIGHEST POVERTY · ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1PS 59 DR CHARLES DREW SCIENCE MAGNETBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle29397.3%
2LACKAWANNA MIDDLE SCHOOLLACKAWANNA, NYLACKAWANNA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle44486.5%
3CHEEKTOWAGA MIDDLE SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NYCHEEKTOWAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle67772.2%
4MARYVALE MIDDLE SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NYCHEEKTOWAGA-MARYVALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle51864.7%
5CLEVELAND HILL MIDDLE SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NYCLEVELAND HILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle30563.6%
6JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NYCHEEKTOWAGA-SLOAN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle29959.9%
7BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYKENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle65446.3%
8HERBERT HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYKENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle77246.2%
9WILLIAM G HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOLANGOLA, NYEVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE)Middle45945.8%
10DEPEW MIDDLE SCHOOLDEPEW, NYDEPEW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle42144.2%
11SWEET HOME MIDDLE SCHOOLAMHERST, NYSWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle85841.1%
12AKRON MIDDLE SCHOOLAKRON, NYAKRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle26040.8%
13EAST MIDDLE SCHOOLWEST SENECA, NYWEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle56740.0%
14WILLIAM STREET SCHOOLLANCASTER, NYLANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle1,27439.8%
15GRIFFITH INSTITUTE MIDDLE SCHOOLSPRINGVILLE, NYSPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle34939.0%
16FRONTIER MIDDLE SCHOOLHAMBURG, NYFRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle1,06737.8%
17AMHERST MIDDLE SCHOOLAMHERST, NYAMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle64635.8%
18WEST MIDDLE SCHOOLWEST SENECA, NYWEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle77834.3%
19HOLLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLHOLLAND, NYHOLLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle21831.2%
20ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLALDEN, NYALDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle34328.9%
21VERONICA E CONNOR MIDDLE SCHOOLGRAND ISLAND, NYGRAND ISLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle61427.5%
22CASEY MIDDLE SCHOOLEAST AMHERST, NYWILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle60626.4%
23HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOLWILLIAMSVILLE, NYWILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle64826.2%
24MILL MIDDLE SCHOOLWILLIAMSVILLE, NYWILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle79026.1%
25LANCASTER MIDDLE SCHOOLLANCASTER, NYLANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle87626.0%
26HAMBURG MIDDLE SCHOOLHAMBURG, NYHAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle74125.4%
27BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLMiddle17623.3%
28IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOLELMA, NYIROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle47819.7%
29CLARENCE MIDDLE SCHOOLCLARENCE, NYCLARENCE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle95419.1%
30TRANSIT MIDDLE SCHOOLEAST AMHERST, NYWILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle91216.3%
31ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLORCHARD PARK, NYORCHARD PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle1,08614.4%
32EAST AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOLEAST AURORA, NYEAST AURORA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle50413.3%
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