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

Across Union County, North Carolina, 52 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Monroe High leads the list at 99.7%, against a median of 40.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Union County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.7%

Median % FRL

40.7%

HIGHEST POVERTY · UNION COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Monroe High	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	1,215	99.7%
2	Monroe Middle	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	802	99.6%
3	East Union Middle	Marshville, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	683	99.6%
4	Rocky River Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	536	99.4%
5	Benton Heights Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	451	99.3%
6	Walter Bickett Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	444	99.3%
7	East Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	423	99.3%
8	Forest Hills High	Marshville, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	973	99.3%
9	Wingate Elementary	Wingate, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	394	99.2%
10	Rock Rest Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	394	99.2%
11	Union Elementary	Wingate, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	296	99.0%
12	Prospect Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	373	98.7%
13	Marshville Elementary	Marshville, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	419	98.3%
14	Sardis Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	529	98.1%
15	Wolfe School	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	109	97.2%
16	Porter Ridge Elementary	Indian Trail, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	765	56.6%
17	Shiloh Valley Primary School	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	563	55.2%
18	Sun Valley Middle	Indian Trail, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	909	54.3%
19	Shiloh Valley Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	574	51.2%
20	Indian Trail Elementary	Indian Trail, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	633	50.6%
21	Waxhaw Elementary	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	615	48.8%
22	Parkwood Middle	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	879	47.2%
23	Sun Valley High	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	1,272	46.1%
24	Parkwood High	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	1,082	43.7%
25	Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail	Indian Trail, NC	Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai	Combined	1,268	43.7%
26	Piedmont Middle	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	980	40.8%
27	Western Union Elementary	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	539	40.6%
28	Porter Ridge Middle School	Indian Trail, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	1,447	39.7%
29	Porter Ridge High School	Indian Trail, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	1,809	39.4%
30	Piedmont High	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	1,270	38.3%
31	Unionville Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	679	38.0%
32	New Salem Elementary	Marshville, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	249	37.8%
33	Poplin Elementary	Indian Trail, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	756	35.6%
34	Fairview Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	394	35.3%
35	Hemby Bridge Elementary	Indian Trail, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	491	35.0%
36	Union County Early College	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	340	35.0%
37	Stallings Elementary	Stallings, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	766	27.7%
38	Wesley Chapel Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	729	14.4%
39	Central Academy of Technology and Arts	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	875	13.8%
40	Kensington Elementary	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	901	12.0%
41	Cuthbertson Middle	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	1,323	11.0%
42	New Town Elementary	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	691	10.9%
43	Cuthbertson High	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	1,857	10.2%
44	Antioch Elementary	Matthews, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	816	8.9%
45	Weddington High	Matthews, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	1,899	8.1%
46	Weddington Middle	Matthews, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	1,324	7.3%
47	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	528	7.2%
48	Rea View Elementary	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	629	5.4%
49	Weddington Elementary	Matthews, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	652	4.8%
50	Marvin Ridge Middle	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	1,277	4.5%

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