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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in North Carolina

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public elementary schools in North Carolina, drawn from 1,415 qualifying public elementary schools. Wallace Elementary leads the list at 99.7%, against a median of 98.9% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

1,415

North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.7%

Median % FRL

98.9%

HIGHEST POVERTY · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Wallace Elementary	Wallace, NC	Duplin County Schools	Elementary	1,120	99.7%
2	Rose Hill-Magnolia Elementary	Rose Hill, NC	Duplin County Schools	Elementary	1,118	99.7%
3	Four Oaks Elementary	Four Oaks, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	1,051	99.7%
4	River Dell Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	981	99.7%
5	McGee's Crossroads Elem	Angier, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	950	99.7%
6	Chicod	Greenville, NC	Pitt County Schools	Elementary	902	99.7%
7	Troutman Elementary	Troutman, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Elementary	902	99.7%
8	Blythe Elementary	Huntersville, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	902	99.7%
9	Pleasant Ridge Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	887	99.7%
10	Gallberry Farm Elementary	Hope Mills, NC	Cumberland County Schools	Elementary	883	99.7%
11	B F Grady Elementary	Albertson, NC	Duplin County Schools	Elementary	865	99.7%
12	Mint Hill Elementary School	Matthews, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	864	99.7%
13	Surf City Elementary	Hampstead, NC	Pender County Schools	Elementary	857	99.6%
14	Idlewild Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	850	99.6%
15	Reedy Creek Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	850	99.6%
16	Stoney Creek Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	850	99.6%
17	Clemmons Elementary	Clemmons, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	839	99.6%
18	Eastern Elementary	Greenville, NC	Pitt County Schools	Elementary	833	99.6%
19	Whitewater Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	832	99.6%
20	Meadowlark Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	827	99.6%
21	Wintergreen Intermediate	Greenville, NC	Pitt County Schools	Elementary	821	99.6%
22	West Columbus School	Cerro Gordo, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	814	99.6%
23	Belville Elementary	Leland, NC	Brunswick County Schools	Elementary	812	99.6%
24	Warsaw Elementary	Warsaw, NC	Duplin County Schools	Elementary	808	99.6%
25	Southwest Elementary	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	808	99.6%
26	Hidden Valley Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	808	99.6%
27	Selma Elementary	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	794	99.6%
28	Speas Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	793	99.6%
29	Contentnea-Savannah School	Kinston, NC	Lenoir County Public Schools	Elementary	789	99.6%
30	Wintergreen Primary	Greenville, NC	Pitt County Schools	Elementary	786	99.6%
31	Sterling Elementary	Pineville, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	786	99.6%
32	Winding Springs Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	786	99.6%
33	Paw Creek Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	784	99.6%
34	Gov's Village STEM (Lower)	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	784	99.6%
35	E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	Elementary	782	99.6%
36	Stoney Point Elementary	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	Elementary	780	99.6%
37	Magnolia Elementary	Lumberton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	779	99.6%
38	Huntingtowne Farms Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	776	99.6%
39	Prospect Elementary	Maxton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	775	99.6%
40	Princeton Elementary	Princeton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	770	99.6%
41	Mountain Island Lake Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	766	99.6%
42	Pearsontown Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	765	99.6%
43	South Pine Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	765	99.6%
44	Frank Morgan Elementary	Clemmons, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	761	99.6%
45	W M Irvin Elementary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	760	99.6%
46	Kimmel Farm Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	760	99.6%
47	Lawrence Orr Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	751	99.6%
48	Summit Creek Academy	Browns Summit, NC	Summit Creek Academy	Elementary	749	99.6%
49	Pineville Elementary	Pineville, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	742	99.6%
50	Winecoff Elementary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	740	99.6%

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