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

12 public middle schools in Johnston 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. Archer Lodge Middle leads the list at 99.8%, against a median of 99.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Johnston County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.8%

Median % FRL

99.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · JOHNSTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Archer Lodge Middle	Wendell, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	1,204	99.8%
2	Cleveland Middle	Garner, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	936	99.7%
3	Riverwood Middle	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	902	99.4%
4	Swift Creek Middle	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	691	99.3%
5	Benson Middle	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	377	99.2%
6	Selma Middle School	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	339	99.1%
7	McGee's Crossroads Middle	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	757	98.9%
8	Smithfield Middle	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	573	98.8%
9	The Innovation Academy at South Campus	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	263	98.5%
10	Four Oaks Middle	Four Oaks, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	477	98.1%
11	North Johnston Middle	Micro, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	598	97.2%
12	Clayton Middle	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	609	96.2%

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