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

Across Onslow County, North Carolina, 39 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology leads the list at 95.2%, against a median of 52.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Onslow County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

95.2%

Median % FRL

52.7%

HIGHEST POVERTY · ONSLOW COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology	Jacksonville, NC	Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology	Elementary	104	95.2%
2	Summersill Elementary	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	482	74.3%
3	Bell Fork Elementary	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	551	74.0%
4	Northwoods Elementary	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	439	72.2%
5	Hunters Creek Elementary	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	585	71.8%
6	Jacksonville Commons Elem	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	506	69.8%
7	Blue Creek Elementary	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	498	67.3%
8	Jacksonville Commons Middle	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Middle	918	62.6%
9	Sand Ridge Elementary	Hubert, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	527	62.0%
10	Southwest Middle	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Middle	510	62.0%
11	Clyde Erwin Elementary	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	283	61.8%
12	Meadow View Elementary	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	520	61.2%
13	Southwest Elementary	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	720	60.4%
14	Morton Elementary	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	715	59.9%
15	Southwest High	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	High	803	57.3%
16	Hunters Creek Middle	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Middle	856	57.2%
17	Northside High	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	High	1,067	54.8%
18	Heritage Elementary School	Richlands, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	565	52.9%
19	Northwoods Park Middle	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Middle	633	52.8%
20	Clear View Elementary	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	535	52.7%
21	Parkwood Elementary	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	457	52.5%
22	Queens Creek Elementary	Swansboro, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	706	51.1%
23	Trexler Middle	Richlands, NC	Onslow County Schools	Middle	770	50.5%
24	Richlands Elementary	Richlands, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	591	49.7%
25	White Oak High	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	High	1,252	48.4%
26	Carolina Forest Elementary	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	570	47.9%
27	Stateside Elementary	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	579	47.8%
28	Jacksonville High	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	High	1,441	47.4%
29	Silverdale Elementary	Maysville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	648	46.6%
30	Richlands High	Richlands, NC	Onslow County Schools	High	1,027	43.4%
31	Swansboro Middle	Swansboro, NC	Onslow County Schools	Middle	1,052	43.1%
32	New Bridge Middle	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Middle	482	39.0%
33	Swansboro Elementary	Swansboro, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	592	38.2%
34	Swansboro High	Swansboro, NC	Onslow County Schools	High	1,232	36.7%
35	Dixon Middle	Sneads Ferry, NC	Onslow County Schools	Middle	997	34.3%
36	Dixon Elementary	Holly Ridge, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	760	33.4%
37	Coastal Elementary	Holly Ridge, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	833	33.1%
38	Dixon High	Holly Ridge, NC	Onslow County Schools	High	1,085	30.9%
39	Onslow Early College	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	High	189	24.3%

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