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

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public middle schools in Gaston County, North Carolina, drawn from 11 qualifying public middle schools. Southwest Middle leads the list at 99.6%, against a median of 99.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Gaston County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.6%

Median % FRL

99.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · GASTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Southwest Middle	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	832	99.6%
2	W P Grier Middle School	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	659	99.5%
3	W C Friday Middle School	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	618	99.5%
4	Stanley Middle	Stanley, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	602	99.5%
5	Mount Holly Middle	Mount Holly, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	570	99.5%
6	Bessemer City Middle	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	497	99.4%
7	John Chavis Middle School	Cherryville, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	412	99.3%
8	York Chester Middle	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	398	99.2%
9	Holbrook Middle	Lowell, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	712	97.8%
10	Cramerton Middle	Cramerton, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	959	43.2%
11	Belmont Middle	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	770	42.2%

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