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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Charlotte, North Carolina

Across Charlotte, North Carolina, 23 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Southwest Middle School leads the list at 99.8%, against a median of 99.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Charlotte, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.8%

Median % FRL

99.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Southwest Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,205	99.8%
2	McClintock Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,056	99.7%
3	Northridge Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,014	99.7%
4	Kennedy Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	990	99.7%
5	Albemarle Road Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	945	99.7%
6	Martin Luther King Jr Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	844	99.6%
7	Ridge Road Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	840	99.6%
8	Ranson Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	757	99.6%
9	Whitewater Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	731	99.6%
10	Gov's Village STEM (Upper)	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	684	99.6%
11	James Martin Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	659	99.5%
12	Coulwood STEM Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	632	99.5%
13	Wilson STEM Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	456	99.3%
14	Eastway Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	849	99.3%
15	Quail Hollow Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,090	99.2%
16	Sedgefield Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	534	97.0%
17	Alexander Graham Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,187	52.4%
18	Randolph Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,215	48.1%
19	Piedmont Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,108	46.5%
20	Carmel Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,004	36.4%
21	South Charlotte Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	770	23.1%
22	Community House Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,425	20.4%
23	Jay M. Robinson Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,333	20.1%

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