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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in North Carolina · page 2

Ranks 51100 of the highest-poverty public schools in North Carolina. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · NORTH CAROLINA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
51Grove Park Elementary SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary74099.6%
52Lincoln ElementaryLeland, NCBrunswick County SchoolsElementary73899.6%
53Shepherd ElementaryMooresville, NCIredell-Statesville SchoolsElementary73899.6%
54University Meadows ElementaryCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary73799.6%
55Renaissance West STEAM AcademyCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary73799.6%
56North Duplin ElementaryMt. Olive, NCDuplin County SchoolsElementary73099.6%
57Riverwood ElementaryClayton, NCJohnston County Public SchoolsElementary72899.6%
58Benson ElementaryBenson, NCJohnston County Public SchoolsElementary71999.6%
59Berewick ElementaryCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary71799.6%
60Sedge Garden ElementaryKernersville, NCWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsElementary71499.6%
61Saint Stephens ElementaryConover, NCCatawba County SchoolsElementary71199.6%
62Albemarle Road ElementaryCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary71199.6%
63Research Triangle CharterDurham, NCResearch Triangle CharterElementary71099.6%
64Saint Pauls ElementarySaint Pauls, NCPublic Schools of Robeson CountyElementary71099.6%
65River Bend ElementaryRaleigh, NCWake County SchoolsElementary70999.6%
66Mountain View ElementaryHickory, NCCatawba County SchoolsElementary70899.6%
67Pembroke ElementaryPembroke, NCPublic Schools of Robeson CountyElementary70399.6%
68Ridgewood ElementaryWinterville, NCPitt County SchoolsElementary70099.6%
69Millers Creek Elementary SchoolMillers Creek, NCWilkes County SchoolsElementary69999.6%
70Jefferson ElementaryGreensboro, NCGuilford County SchoolsElementary69899.6%
71Red Oak ElementaryRed Oak, NCNash County Public SchoolsElementary69699.6%
72Lillington-Shawtown ElementaryLillington, NCHarnett County SchoolsElementary69599.6%
73River Gate ElementaryCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary69399.6%
74Zebulon ElementaryZebulon, NCWake County SchoolsElementary69399.6%
75W H Robinson ElementaryWinterville, NCPitt County SchoolsElementary69299.6%
76Elon ElementaryElon, NCAlamance-Burlington SchoolsElementary68999.6%
77Brogden PrimaryDudley, NCWayne County Public SchoolsElementary68999.6%
78Balls Creek ElementaryNewton, NCCatawba County SchoolsElementary68699.6%
79Hopewell Elementary SchoolTrinity, NCRandolph County School SystemElementary67999.6%
80Wakelon ElementaryZebulon, NCWake County SchoolsElementary67999.6%
81Beaverdam ElementaryRaleigh, NCWake County SchoolsElementary67899.6%
82W A Bess Elementary SchoolGastonia, NCGaston County SchoolsElementary67499.6%
83Rankin ElementaryGreensboro, NCGuilford County SchoolsElementary67399.6%
84Guilford Preparatory AcademyGreensboro, NCGuilford Preparatory AcademyElementary67299.6%
85PreEminent CharterRaleigh, NCPreEminent Charter SchoolElementary66799.6%
86Carr ElementaryDallas, NCGaston County SchoolsElementary66599.5%
87East Iredell ElementaryStatesville, NCIredell-Statesville SchoolsElementary66399.5%
88Forest View ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary66299.5%
89Royal Oaks ElementaryKannapolis, NCCabarrus County SchoolsElementary66199.5%
90Julius I Foust ElementaryGreensboro, NCGuilford County SchoolsElementary66199.5%
91David D Jones ElementaryGreensboro, NCGuilford County SchoolsElementary66099.5%
92Williams TownshipWhiteville, NCColumbus County SchoolsElementary65999.5%
93Beulaville ElementaryBeulaville, NCDuplin County SchoolsElementary87799.5%
94PactolusGreenville, NCPitt County SchoolsElementary65799.5%
95Crown Point ElementaryMatthews, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary65799.5%
96E E Miller ElementaryFayetteville, NCCumberland County SchoolsElementary65699.5%
97Powhatan ElementaryClayton, NCJohnston County Public SchoolsElementary65699.5%
98Wolf Meadow ElementaryConcord, NCCabarrus County SchoolsElementary65599.5%
99Union ElementaryShallotte, NCBrunswick County SchoolsElementary65499.5%
100South Johnson ElementaryLaurinburg, NCScotland County SchoolsElementary65499.5%
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