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The highest-poverty public 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	Rockingham County High	Reidsville, NC	Rockingham County Schools	High	878	99.7%
102	Neuse River Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	877	99.7%
103	Tuscola High	Waynesville, NC	Haywood County Schools	High	873	99.7%
104	B F Grady Elementary	Albertson, NC	Duplin County Schools	Elementary	865	99.7%
105	Mint Hill Elementary School	Matthews, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	864	99.7%
106	Pisgah High	Canton, NC	Haywood County Schools	High	859	99.7%
107	Surf City Elementary	Hampstead, NC	Pender County Schools	Elementary	857	99.6%
108	North Pitt High	Bethel, NC	Pitt County Schools	High	854	99.6%
109	Cochrane Collegiate Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	854	99.6%
110	Idlewild Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	850	99.6%
111	Reedy Creek Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	850	99.6%
112	Stoney Creek Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	850	99.6%
113	Jordan-Matthews High	Siler City, NC	Chatham County Schools	High	848	99.6%
114	Norwayne Middle	Fremont, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Middle	848	99.6%
115	Bunker Hill High	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	845	99.6%
116	Martin Luther King Jr Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	844	99.6%
117	Grimsley High	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	1,967	99.6%
118	Ridge Road Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	840	99.6%
119	Red Oak Middle	Battleboro, NC	Nash County Public Schools	Middle	840	99.6%
120	Clemmons Elementary	Clemmons, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	839	99.6%
121	Eastern Elementary	Greenville, NC	Pitt County Schools	Elementary	833	99.6%
122	Southwest Middle	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	832	99.6%
123	Whitewater Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	832	99.6%
124	North Garner Middle	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	831	99.6%
125	Graham High	Graham, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	High	828	99.6%
126	Clinton High	Clinton, NC	Clinton City Schools	High	828	99.6%
127	Meadowlark Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	827	99.6%
128	Clayton High	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,929	99.6%
129	Southeast Guilford Middle	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Middle	826	99.6%
130	Wintergreen Intermediate	Greenville, NC	Pitt County Schools	Elementary	821	99.6%
131	Bunn High	Bunn, NC	Franklin County Schools	High	817	99.6%
132	West Columbus School	Cerro Gordo, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	814	99.6%
133	Belville Elementary	Leland, NC	Brunswick County Schools	Elementary	812	99.6%
134	Warsaw Elementary	Warsaw, NC	Duplin County Schools	Elementary	808	99.6%
135	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	808	99.6%
136	Southwest Elementary	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	808	99.6%
137	Hidden Valley Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	808	99.6%
138	Leland Middle	Leland, NC	Brunswick County Schools	Middle	806	99.6%
139	Monroe Middle	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	802	99.6%
140	West Stanly High	Oakboro, NC	Stanly County Schools	High	800	99.6%
141	J. M. Alexander Middle	Huntersville, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	799	99.6%
142	Brevard High	Brevard, NC	Transylvania County Schools	High	799	99.6%
143	Washington High	Washington, NC	Beaufort County Schools	High	794	99.6%
144	Selma Elementary	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	794	99.6%
145	Speas Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	793	99.6%
146	Shelby High	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	High	792	99.6%
147	SanLee Middle School	Sanford, NC	Lee County Schools	Middle	792	99.6%
148	North Surry High	Mount Airy, NC	Surry County Schools	High	792	99.6%
149	Contentnea-Savannah School	Kinston, NC	Lenoir County Public Schools	Elementary	789	99.6%
150	Wintergreen Primary	Greenville, NC	Pitt County Schools	Elementary	786	99.6%

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