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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Johnston County, North Carolina

25 public elementary schools in Johnston County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public elementary schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Four Oaks Elementary leads the list at 99.7%, against a median of 99.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Johnston County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.7%

Median % FRL

99.3%

HIGHEST POVERTY · JOHNSTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Four Oaks Elementary	Four Oaks, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	1,051	99.7%
2	River Dell Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	981	99.7%
3	McGee's Crossroads Elem	Angier, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	950	99.7%
4	Selma Elementary	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	794	99.6%
5	Princeton Elementary	Princeton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	770	99.6%
6	Riverwood Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	728	99.6%
7	Benson Elementary	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	719	99.6%
8	Powhatan Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	656	99.5%
9	Thanksgiving Elementary	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	870	99.5%
10	Dixon Road Elementary	Willow Spring, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	644	99.5%
11	Corinth-Holders Elementary	Zebulon, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	585	99.5%
12	South Smithfield Elementary	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	450	99.3%
13	Glendale-Kenly Elementary	Kenly, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	433	99.3%
14	Micro Elementary	Micro, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	404	99.3%
15	Wilson's Mills Elementary	Wilson's Mills, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	496	99.2%
16	Cooper Academy	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	447	98.9%
17	Pine Level Elementary	Pine Level, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	341	98.8%
18	Cleveland Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	851	98.6%
19	West Clayton Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	742	98.5%
20	West View Elementary	Garner, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	969	98.5%
21	Meadow School	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	646	98.3%
22	East Clayton Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	524	98.3%
23	Polenta Elementary	Garner, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	1,010	98.0%
24	West Smithfield Elementary	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	494	97.4%
25	Johnston Charter Academy	Clayton, NC	Johnston Charter Academy	Elementary	677	50.5%

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