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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Buncombe County, North Carolina

Across Buncombe County, North Carolina, 13 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Valley Springs Middle leads the list at 99.5%, against a median of 98.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Buncombe County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.5%

Median % FRL

98.8%

HIGHEST POVERTY · BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Valley Springs Middle	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	654	99.5%
2	Enka Middle	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	588	99.5%
3	Enka Intermediate	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	585	99.5%
4	Erwin Middle	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	545	99.4%
5	Eblen Intermediate	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	566	99.3%
6	Koontz Intermediate	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	725	99.2%
7	North Buncombe Middle	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	516	98.8%
8	Reynolds Middle	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	490	98.2%
9	North Windy Ridge Intermediate	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	487	98.2%
10	Cane Creek Middle	Fletcher, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	499	98.0%
11	Owen Middle	Swannanoa, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	457	96.7%
12	Asheville Middle	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Middle	670	50.9%
13	Montford North Star Academy	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Middle	217	45.6%

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