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

21 public schools in Wilkes County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Wilkes Central High School leads the list at 99.6%, against a median of 99.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Wilkes County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.6%

Median % FRL

99.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · WILKES COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Wilkes Central High School	Wilkesboro, NC	Wilkes County Schools	High	719	99.6%
2	Millers Creek Elementary School	Millers Creek, NC	Wilkes County Schools	Elementary	699	99.6%
3	Central Wilkes Middle School	Moravian Falls, NC	Wilkes County Schools	Middle	564	99.5%
4	Mountain View Elementary School	Hays, NC	Wilkes County Schools	Elementary	488	99.4%
5	North Wilkes Middle School	North Wilkesboro, NC	Wilkes County Schools	Middle	484	99.4%
6	East Wilkes High School	Ronda, NC	Wilkes County Schools	High	469	99.4%
7	West Wilkes Middle School	Wilkesboro, NC	Wilkes County Schools	Middle	450	99.3%
8	West Wilkes High School	Millers Creek, NC	Wilkes County Schools	High	582	99.3%
9	Mulberry Elementary School	North Wilkesboro, NC	Wilkes County Schools	Elementary	419	99.3%
10	Wilkesboro Elementary School	Wilkesboro, NC	Wilkes County Schools	Elementary	405	99.3%
11	East Wilkes Middle School	Ronda, NC	Wilkes County Schools	Middle	346	99.1%
12	North Wilkesboro Elementary School	North Wilkesboro, NC	Wilkes County Schools	Elementary	329	99.1%
13	Ronda-Clingman Elementary School	Ronda, NC	Wilkes County Schools	Elementary	318	99.1%
14	C C Wright Elementary School	North Wilkesboro, NC	Wilkes County Schools	Elementary	316	99.1%
15	Wilkes Early College High School	Wilkesboro, NC	Wilkes County Schools	High	265	98.9%
16	Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Ferguson, NC	Wilkes County Schools	Elementary	237	98.7%
17	Moravian Falls Elementary School	Moravian Falls, NC	Wilkes County Schools	Elementary	257	98.4%
18	Roaring River Elementary School	Roaring River, NC	Wilkes County Schools	Elementary	190	98.4%
19	North Wilkes High School	Hays, NC	Wilkes County Schools	High	578	97.9%
20	C B Eller Elementary School	Elkin, NC	Wilkes County Schools	Elementary	248	97.6%
21	Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School	Boomer, NC	Wilkes County Schools	Elementary	111	97.3%

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