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The highest-poverty public schools in North Carolina · page 36

Ranks 1,751–1,800 of the highest-poverty public schools in North Carolina. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1751	Spindale Elementary School	Spindale, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	337	95.3%
1752	Rutherfordton Elementary School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	397	95.2%
1753	Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology	Jacksonville, NC	Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology	Elementary	104	95.2%
1754	Bridgeton Elementary	New Bern, NC	Craven County Board of Education	Elementary	415	95.2%
1755	Old Fort Elementary School	Old Fort, NC	McDowell County Schools	Elementary	360	95.0%
1756	Whitnel Elementary	Lenoir, NC	Caldwell County Schools	Elementary	330	94.8%
1757	Northern Granville Middle	Oxford, NC	Granville County Schools	Middle	495	94.7%
1758	Cliffside Elementary School	Cliffside, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	188	94.7%
1759	South End Elementary	Reidsville, NC	Rockingham County Schools	Elementary	355	94.6%
1760	American Leadership Academy Charlotte	Charlotte, NC	ALA Charlotte	Elementary	277	94.6%
1761	D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy	Wilmington, NC	D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy	Elementary	162	94.4%
1762	Lincoln Elementary	Ruffin, NC	Rockingham County Schools	Elementary	303	94.4%
1763	Bill Hefner Elementary	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	Elementary	712	94.2%
1764	Freedom Trail Elementary	Elk Park, NC	Avery County Schools	Elementary	202	94.1%
1765	Williamsburg Elementary	Reidsville, NC	Rockingham County Schools	Elementary	497	94.0%
1766	Ben D. Quinn Elementary	New Bern, NC	Craven County Board of Education	Elementary	312	93.9%
1767	E O Young Jr Elementary	Henderson, NC	Vance County Schools	Elementary	174	93.7%
1768	Havelock Elementary	Havelock, NC	Craven County Board of Education	Elementary	248	93.5%
1769	Koontz Elementary	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	554	92.8%
1770	Banner Elk Elementary	Banner Elk, NC	Avery County Schools	Elementary	159	92.5%
1771	Graham A Barden Elementary	Havelock, NC	Craven County Board of Education	Elementary	237	92.0%
1772	Overton Elementary	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	237	92.0%
1773	Bartram Academy	Franklin, NC	Macon County Schools	High	102	91.2%
1774	Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville	Whiteville, NC	Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville	Elementary	842	90.4%
1775	Blue Ridge School	Cashiers, NC	Jackson County Public Schools	Elementary	144	90.3%
1776	Durham's Performance Learning Center	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	122	90.2%
1777	Steele Creek Preparatory Academy	Charlotte, NC	Steele Creek Preparatory Academy	Elementary	335	89.9%
1778	Alger B. Wilkins High School	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	159	89.3%
1779	Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington	Wilmington, NC	Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington	Elementary	140	85.7%
1780	Cooleemee Elementary	Cooleemee, NC	Davie County Schools	Elementary	462	83.1%
1781	Summersill Elementary	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	482	74.3%
1782	Bell Fork Elementary	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	551	74.0%
1783	South Davie Middle	Mocksville, NC	Davie County Schools	Middle	492	72.4%
1784	Northwoods Elementary	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	439	72.2%
1785	Appalachian Academy at Middle Fork	Walkertown, NC	Appalachian State U Academy Middle Fork	Elementary	295	71.9%
1786	Hunters Creek Elementary	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	585	71.8%
1787	Elbert Edwin Waddell High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	123	71.5%
1788	Flat Rock Middle	East Flat Rock, NC	Henderson County Schools	Middle	748	71.0%
1789	Jacksonville Commons Elem	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	506	69.8%
1790	Winterville Charter Academy	Winterville, NC	Winterville Charter Academy	Elementary	624	69.7%
1791	Durant Road Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	649	68.6%
1792	Apple Valley Middle	Hendersonville, NC	Henderson County Schools	Middle	820	68.5%
1793	Mocksville Elementary	Mocksville, NC	Davie County Schools	Elementary	543	68.1%
1794	Wayne STEM Academy	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne STEM Academy	Elementary	305	67.5%
1795	Reedy Creek Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	605	67.4%
1796	Blue Creek Elementary	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	498	67.3%
1797	Knightdale High	Knightdale, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,695	66.9%
1798	Coltrane-Webb Elementary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	386	66.6%
1799	Mabel Elementary	Zionville, NC	Watauga County Schools	Elementary	140	66.4%
1800	Pine Forest High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	1,551	65.3%

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