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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Cary, North Carolina

Across Cary, North Carolina, 18 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Reedy Creek Elementary leads the list at 67.4%, against a median of 31.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Cary, North Carolina

Top % FRL

67.4%

Median % FRL

31.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · CARY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Reedy Creek Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	605	67.4%
2	Adams Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	655	61.2%
3	Cardinal Charter Academy	Cary, NC	Cardinal Charter	Elementary	584	47.4%
4	Briarcliff Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	486	43.0%
5	Cary Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	477	42.6%
6	Kingswood Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	427	42.4%
7	Penny Road Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	509	36.9%
8	Northwoods Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	579	35.1%
9	Weatherstone Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	730	31.1%
10	Farmington Woods Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	648	31.0%
11	Carpenter Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	604	28.8%
12	Turner Creek Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	638	22.6%
13	Alston Ridge Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	917	17.8%
14	Mills Park Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	594	17.7%
15	Green Hope Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	548	14.4%
16	Hortons Creek Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	739	11.5%
17	Davis Drive Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	794	9.2%
18	Highcroft Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	698	9.2%

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