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The highest-poverty public schools in Caldwell County, North Carolina

Across Caldwell County, North Carolina, 22 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Granite Falls Middle leads the list at 99.4%, against a median of 98.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Caldwell County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.4%

Median % FRL

98.8%

HIGHEST POVERTY · CALDWELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Granite Falls Middle	Granite Falls, NC	Caldwell County Schools	Middle	518	99.4%
2	Gamewell Elementary	Lenoir, NC	Caldwell County Schools	Elementary	459	99.3%
3	Dudley Shoals Elementary	Granite Falls, NC	Caldwell County Schools	Elementary	433	99.3%
4	Davenport A+ School	Lenoir, NC	Caldwell County Schools	Elementary	429	99.3%
5	Lower Creek Elementary	Lenoir, NC	Caldwell County Schools	Elementary	396	99.2%
6	Granite Falls Elementary	Granite Falls, NC	Caldwell County Schools	Elementary	647	99.2%
7	Baton Elementary	Granite Falls, NC	Caldwell County Schools	Elementary	357	99.2%
8	Sawmills Elementary	Granite Falls, NC	Caldwell County Schools	Elementary	351	99.1%
9	South Caldwell High	Hudson, NC	Caldwell County Schools	High	1,272	99.1%
10	Hudson Middle	Hudson, NC	Caldwell County Schools	Middle	551	98.9%
11	William Lenoir Middle	Lenoir, NC	Caldwell County Schools	Middle	512	98.8%
12	Collettsville School	Collettsville, NC	Caldwell County Schools	Elementary	321	98.8%
13	West Caldwell High	Lenoir, NC	Caldwell County Schools	High	634	98.7%
14	Hibriten High	Lenoir, NC	Caldwell County Schools	High	818	98.7%
15	Gamewell Middle	Lenoir, NC	Caldwell County Schools	Middle	457	98.5%
16	Kings Creek Elementary	Lenoir, NC	Caldwell County Schools	Elementary	153	98.0%
17	Happy Valley Elementary	Lenoir, NC	Caldwell County Schools	Elementary	234	97.9%
18	Valmead Elementary	Lenoir, NC	Caldwell County Schools	Elementary	305	97.4%
19	Hudson Elementary	Hudson, NC	Caldwell County Schools	Elementary	665	97.0%
20	Whitnel Elementary	Lenoir, NC	Caldwell County Schools	Elementary	330	94.8%
21	Caldwell Early College	Hudson, NC	Caldwell County Schools	High	387	39.0%
22	Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy	Hudson, NC	Caldwell County Schools	High	218	33.9%

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