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The highest-poverty public high schools in Orange County, New York

14 public high schools in Orange County, New York appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public high schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL leads the list at 71.2%, against a median of 36.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Orange County, New York

Top % FRL

71.2%

Median % FRL

36.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · ORANGE COUNTY, NEW YORK

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL	MIDDLETOWN, NY	MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	2,495	71.2%
2	PORT JERVIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	PORT JERVIS, NY	PORT JERVIS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	743	55.6%
3	NEWBURGH FREE ACADEMY	NEWBURGH, NY	NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	3,550	49.7%
4	PINE BUSH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	PINE BUSH, NY	PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,562	43.0%
5	CHESTER ACADEMY-MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL	CHESTER, NY	CHESTER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	538	42.0%
6	MONROE-WOODBURY HIGH SCHOOL	CENTRAL VALLEY, NY	MONROE-WOODBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	2,285	38.2%
7	VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	MONTGOMERY, NY	VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY)	High	1,385	36.2%
8	WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	WASHINGTONVILLE, NY	WASHINGTONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,308	35.9%
9	S S SEWARD INSTITUTE	FLORIDA, NY	FLORIDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	391	33.8%
10	JAMES I O'NEILL HIGH SCHOOL	FORT MONTGOMERY, NY	HIGHLAND FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	409	33.0%
11	GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	GOSHEN, NY	GOSHEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	983	32.5%
12	MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL	MIDDLETOWN, NY	MINISINK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,116	27.7%
13	CORNWALL CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	NEW WINDSOR, NY	CORNWALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,010	21.2%
14	WARWICK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL	WARWICK, NY	WARWICK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,314	20.7%

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