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Ranks 1,951–2,000 of the highest-poverty public schools in North Carolina. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1951	Midway Elementary	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	546	48.9%
1952	Waxhaw Elementary	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	615	48.8%
1953	Seventy-First Classical Middle	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	Middle	433	48.7%
1954	Yadkin Early College	Yadkinville, NC	Yadkin County Schools	High	200	48.5%
1955	Arthur W Edwards Elementary	Havelock, NC	Craven County Board of Education	Elementary	489	48.5%
1956	Wheatmore High School	Trinity, NC	Randolph County School System	High	667	48.4%
1957	White Oak High	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	High	1,252	48.4%
1958	Randolph Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,215	48.1%
1959	Charles E Boger Elementary	Kannapolis, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	895	47.9%
1960	Carolina Forest Elementary	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	570	47.9%
1961	Mount Pleasant Middle	Mount Pleasant, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Middle	660	47.9%
1962	Stateside Elementary	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	579	47.8%
1963	Aspire Trade High	Huntersville, NC	Aspire Trade High School	High	270	47.8%
1964	Smithfield Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	672	47.8%
1965	Rashkis Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	455	47.7%
1966	Edwin A Anderson Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	514	47.7%
1967	Lead Mine Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	359	47.6%
1968	North Davie Middle	Mocksville, NC	Davie County Schools	Middle	444	47.5%
1969	Powell Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	335	47.5%
1970	Cardinal Charter Academy	Cary, NC	Cardinal Charter	Elementary	584	47.4%
1971	Jacksonville High	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	High	1,441	47.4%
1972	Davie County High	Mocksville, NC	Davie County Schools	High	1,819	47.3%
1973	Manteo Middle School	Manteo, NC	Dare County Schools	Middle	383	47.3%
1974	Parkwood Middle	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	879	47.2%
1975	Cedar Ridge High	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	High	1,148	47.2%
1976	Brooks Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	471	47.1%
1977	Middle College of Forsyth Cnty	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	121	47.1%
1978	Cross Creek Early College	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	253	47.0%
1979	Fred T Foard High	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	930	46.9%
1980	South Mecklenburg High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,534	46.8%
1981	Francis Bradley Middle	Huntersville, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,089	46.8%
1982	Cato Middle College High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	173	46.8%
1983	Silverdale Elementary	Maysville, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	648	46.6%
1984	Piedmont Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,108	46.5%
1985	York Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	563	46.4%
1986	Franklin High	Franklin, NC	Macon County Schools	High	996	46.3%
1987	Lucy S. Herring Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	255	46.3%
1988	Orange High	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	High	1,161	46.3%
1989	W Jesse Gurganus Elementary	Havelock, NC	Craven County Board of Education	Elementary	340	46.2%
1990	Gray's Creek High	Hope Mills, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	1,458	46.2%
1991	Sun Valley High	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	1,272	46.1%
1992	Grover C Fields Middle	New Bern, NC	Craven County Board of Education	Middle	542	46.1%
1993	Wake Forest Elementary	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	444	45.9%
1994	Mill Creek Middle	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	Middle	477	45.9%
1995	Charlotte Teacher Early College	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	192	45.8%
1996	Banks Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	651	45.8%
1997	Friedberg Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	468	45.7%
1998	Wilson Academy of Applied Technology	Wilson, NC	Wilson County Schools	High	280	45.7%
1999	Montford North Star Academy	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Middle	217	45.6%
2000	Harnett County Early College	Dunn, NC	Harnett County Schools	High	185	45.4%

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