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The highest-poverty public schools in Wake County, North Carolina · page 4

Ranks 151–200 of the highest-poverty public schools in Wake County, North Carolina. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
151	Heritage High	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,778	27.7%
152	Leesville Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	528	27.7%
153	Holly Ridge Middle	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	955	26.0%
154	Buckhorn Creek Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	905	25.7%
155	Sycamore Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	778	25.6%
156	South Lakes Elementary	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	774	25.5%
157	Salem Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	776	25.4%
158	Fuquay-Varina High	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,858	25.1%
159	Apex Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	867	24.8%
160	Woods Creek Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	406	24.6%
161	Leesville Road High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,411	24.5%
162	Lacy Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	695	23.7%
163	Turner Creek Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	638	22.6%
164	Apex High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,449	22.5%
165	Parkside Elementary	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	730	21.9%
166	Alston Ridge Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,494	21.3%
167	Baucom Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	675	21.2%
168	Pleasant Union Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	530	21.1%
169	Holly Springs Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	751	20.4%
170	Salem Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,057	19.2%
171	Holly Ridge Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	735	18.1%
172	Alston Ridge Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	917	17.8%
173	Mills Park Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	594	17.7%
174	Holly Grove Middle	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	979	17.7%
175	Cedar Fork Elementary	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	778	17.0%
176	Heritage Middle	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	947	16.9%
177	Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	High	260	16.5%
178	Jones Dairy Elementary	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	627	15.0%
179	Peak Charter Academy	Apex, NC	Peak Charter Academy	Elementary	651	14.9%
180	Panther Creek High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,609	14.8%
181	Green Hope Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	548	14.4%
182	Holly Springs High	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,018	13.8%
183	Davis Drive Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	992	13.3%
184	Holly Grove Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	889	13.3%
185	Morrisville Elementary	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	643	13.2%
186	Laurel Park Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	694	12.7%
187	Green Hope High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,304	12.5%
188	Barton Pond Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	515	12.2%
189	Oakview Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	873	11.9%
190	Olive Chapel Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	1,066	11.6%
191	Hortons Creek Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	739	11.5%
192	Apex Friendship High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,748	11.2%
193	Davis Drive Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	794	9.2%
194	Highcroft Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	698	9.2%
195	Scotts Ridge Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	869	8.2%
196	Apex Friendship Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,412	7.9%
197	Mills Park Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,632	7.6%
198	Green Level High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,283	6.4%
199	Apex Friendship Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	896	4.6%
200	White Oak Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	843	3.6%

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