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

9 public middle schools in Durham County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public middle schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Sherwood Githens Middle leads the list at 99.7%, against a median of 99.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
9
Durham County, North Carolina
Top % FRL
99.7%
Median % FRL
99.5%
HIGHEST POVERTY · DURHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Sherwood Githens MiddleDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsMiddle87899.7%
2George L Carrington MiddleDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsMiddle77199.6%
3Neal MiddleDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsMiddle70699.6%
4Rogers-Herr MiddleDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsMiddle66099.5%
5Brogden MiddleDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsMiddle75399.5%
6Lowe's Grove MiddleDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsMiddle56499.5%
7Lucas MiddleDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsMiddle40099.3%
8Lakewood Montessori MiddleDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsMiddle30999.0%
9James E Shepard MiddleDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsMiddle42398.6%
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