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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in North Carolina · page 3

Ranks 101–150 of the highest-poverty public schools in North Carolina. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
101	Thanksgiving Elementary	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	870	99.5%
102	Rocky River Elementary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	652	99.5%
103	Elizabeth Elementary	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	Elementary	649	99.5%
104	Sunset Avenue Elementary	Clinton, NC	Clinton City Schools	Elementary	649	99.5%
105	Briarwood Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	649	99.5%
106	Barwell Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	648	99.5%
107	Dixon Road Elementary	Willow Spring, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	644	99.5%
108	Hickory Grove Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	643	99.5%
109	Caleb's Creek Elementary	Kernersville, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	642	99.5%
110	Southwest Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	639	99.5%
111	Welcome Elementary	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	638	99.5%
112	Clara J Peck Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	638	99.5%
113	Piney Grove Elementary	Kernersville, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	635	99.5%
114	Ed V Baldwin Elementary	Hope Mills, NC	Cumberland County Schools	Elementary	634	99.5%
115	Walkertown Elementary	Walkertown, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	633	99.5%
116	Lake Wylie Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	633	99.5%
117	Manning Elementary School	Roanoke Rapids, NC	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	Elementary	630	99.5%
118	Florence Elementary	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	628	99.5%
119	Don D Steed Elementary	Raeford, NC	Hoke County Schools	Elementary	628	99.5%
120	A T Allen Elementary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	626	99.5%
121	Movement Charter School	Charlotte, NC	Movement Freedom	Elementary	625	99.5%
122	Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary	Elon, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	Elementary	623	99.5%
123	Guilford Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	623	99.5%
124	Creekside Elementary	Winterville, NC	Pitt County Schools	Elementary	622	99.5%
125	Newport Elementary	Newport, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Elementary	621	99.5%
126	Griffith Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	621	99.5%
127	Springmore Elementary	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	Elementary	618	99.5%
128	South Topsail Elementary	Hampstead, NC	Pender County Schools	Elementary	618	99.5%
129	Old Town Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	617	99.5%
130	Southwood Elementary	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	616	99.5%
131	J. H. Gunn Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	616	99.5%
132	Belmont Elementary School	Roanoke Rapids, NC	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	Elementary	614	99.5%
133	Landis Elementary	Landis, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	613	99.5%
134	Scurlock Elementary	Raeford, NC	Hoke County Schools	Elementary	611	99.5%
135	West Rowan Elementary	Cleveland, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	611	99.5%
136	Virginia Williamson Elem	Bolivia, NC	Brunswick County Schools	Elementary	610	99.5%
137	Nations Ford Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	610	99.5%
138	Dunn Elementary	Dunn, NC	Harnett County Schools	Elementary	813	99.5%
139	Lyons Farm Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	608	99.5%
140	Cherokee Central Elementary School	Cherokee, NC	Cherokee Central Elementary School	Elementary	607	99.5%
141	Rockfish Hoke Elementary	Raeford, NC	Hoke County Schools	Elementary	606	99.5%
142	David Cox Road Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	604	99.5%
143	Merry Oaks International Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	601	99.5%
144	Hornets Nest Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	601	99.5%
145	John W Jones Elementary	Wilson, NC	Wilson County Schools	Elementary	601	99.5%
146	Konnoak Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	600	99.5%
147	Kenansville Elementary	Kenansville, NC	Duplin County Schools	Elementary	599	99.5%
148	Tabor City School	Tabor City, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	598	99.5%
149	Smith Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	596	99.5%
150	Gibsonville Elementary	Gibsonville, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	595	99.5%

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