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The highest-poverty public middle schools in New York

773 public middle schools in New York appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public middle schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. COMMUNITY MATH AND SCIENCE PREP leads the list at 100%, against a median of 53.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
773
New York
Top % FRL
100%
Median % FRL
53.7%
HIGHEST POVERTY · NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1COMMUNITY MATH AND SCIENCE PREPNEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6Middle115100%
2BRONX ACADEMY FOR MULTI-MEDIABRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8Middle144100%
3CREO COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLBRONX, NYCREO COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLMiddle360100%
4HIGHBRIDGE GREEN SCHOOL (THE)BRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9Middle38399.7%
5VISTA ACADEMYBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19Middle43499.3%
6NEW SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND JOURNALISM (THE)BRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10Middle55599.3%
7BRONX DEBATE ACADEMYBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9Middle13099.2%
8IS 232BRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9Middle24899.2%
9IS 303 LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY SERVICEBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9Middle29199.0%
10IS 219 NEW VENTURE SCHOOLBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9Middle24898.8%
11IS 254BRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10Middle40698.5%
12MOTT HALL BRIDGES ACADEMYBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23Middle20098.5%
13IS 117 JOSEPH H WADEBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9Middle32098.4%
14FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY VIII MIDDLE SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19Middle30398.3%
15ELIJAH STROUD MIDDLE SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17Middle11998.3%
16PS/IS 224BRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7Middle16998.2%
17BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES)BROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23Middle14798.0%
18SOUTH BRONX INTERNATIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOLBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9Middle14297.9%
19IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTSBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12Middle27897.8%
20IS 206 ANN MERSEREAUBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10Middle22997.8%
21NEW PATHWAYS ACADEMYBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9Middle13797.8%
22MS 390BRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10Middle31197.7%
23RENAISSANCE SCHOOL OF THE ARTSNEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4Middle13297.7%
24ANGELO PATRI MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE)BRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10Middle33397.6%
25EAST NEW YORK MIDDLE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCEBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19Middle23597.4%
26JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTTBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9Middle26297.3%
27ACCION ACADEMYBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12Middle18597.3%
28PS 59 DR CHARLES DREW SCIENCE MAGNETBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle29397.3%
29MOTT HALL IVBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23Middle10897.2%
30DR. ALICE HOLLOWAY YOUNG SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCEROCHESTER, NYROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle28597.2%
31MS 302 LUISA DESSUS CRUZBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8Middle31997.2%
32SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTSBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12Middle13797.1%
33JHS 98 HERMAN RIDDERBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12Middle10297.1%
34SOUTH BRONX ACADEMY FOR APPLIED MEDIABRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7Middle16997.0%
35SOUTH BRONX EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLBRONX, NYSOUTH BRONX EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLMiddle26697.0%
36FANNIE LOU HAMER MIDDLE SCHOOLBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12Middle22896.9%
37LIBERTY AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19Middle45096.9%
38KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREPARATORY ACADEMY IIIBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12Middle25696.9%
39HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6Middle12796.9%
40BRONX MATHEMATICS PREPARATORY SCHOOL (THE)BRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8Middle19096.8%
41JHS 143 ELEANOR ROOSEVELTNEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6Middle15896.8%
42ST. HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYST. HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLMiddle18496.7%
43MOTT HALL IIIBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9Middle27096.7%
44KAPPABRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9Middle14396.5%
45ESMT-IS 190BRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12Middle22696.5%
46CRESTON ACADEMYBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10Middle41896.4%
47IS 584BRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7Middle16496.3%
48THOMAS C GIORDANO MIDDLE SCHOOL 45BRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10Middle43696.3%
49LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTSBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19Middle16096.3%
50MS 301 PAUL L DUNBARBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8Middle14895.9%
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