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Ranks 2,001–2,050 of the highest-poverty public schools in North Carolina. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
2001	Nags Head Elementary School	Nags Head, NC	Dare County Schools	Elementary	484	45.2%
2002	Vernon Malone College and Career Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	348	45.1%
2003	North Davidson Middle	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Middle	706	45.0%
2004	Mooresville Intermediate	Mooresville, NC	Mooresville Graded School District	Elementary	690	44.9%
2005	Wake Forest Charter Academy	Wake Forest, NC	Wake Forest Charter Academy	Elementary	650	44.8%
2006	Central Elementary	Barco, NC	Currituck County Schools	Elementary	264	44.7%
2007	West Stokes High School	King, NC	Stokes County Schools	High	799	44.7%
2008	Tucker Creek Middle	Havelock, NC	Craven County Board of Education	Middle	478	44.6%
2009	Randolph Early College High School	Asheboro, NC	Randolph County School System	High	358	44.4%
2010	Hendersonville High	Hendersonville, NC	Henderson County Schools	High	794	44.3%
2011	Benhaven Elementary	Sanford, NC	Harnett County Schools	Elementary	1,065	44.3%
2012	Winget Park Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	677	44.3%
2013	Swift Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	310	44.2%
2014	Watauga Innovation Academy	Boone, NC	Watauga County Schools	High	292	44.2%
2015	Athens Drive High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,156	44.0%
2016	Douglas Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	562	44.0%
2017	Parkwood High	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	1,082	43.7%
2018	Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail	Indian Trail, NC	Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai	Combined	1,268	43.7%
2019	Mount Pleasant Elementary	Mount Pleasant, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	679	43.6%
2020	Sanderson High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,648	43.4%
2021	Richlands High	Richlands, NC	Onslow County Schools	High	1,027	43.4%
2022	Rolesville Middle	Rolesville, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	889	43.4%
2023	Orange Middle	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Middle	514	43.4%
2024	Bethel Elementary	Midland, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	611	43.4%
2025	Cramerton Middle	Cramerton, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	959	43.2%
2026	First Flight Elementary School	Kill Devil Hills, NC	Dare County Schools	Elementary	285	43.2%
2027	Swansboro Middle	Swansboro, NC	Onslow County Schools	Middle	1,052	43.1%
2028	Briarcliff Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	486	43.0%
2029	Friendship Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	470	43.0%
2030	West Lake Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	687	42.9%
2031	Vance Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	445	42.9%
2032	Davidson Early College	Thomasville, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	138	42.8%
2033	Cary Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	477	42.6%
2034	Gaston Early College High School	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	235	42.6%
2035	Conn Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	595	42.5%
2036	Northwest Harnett Elementary	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Harnett County Schools	Elementary	645	42.5%
2037	Ocracoke School	Ocracoke, NC	Hyde County Schools	Combined	139	42.4%
2038	Kingswood Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	427	42.4%
2039	Atkinson Elementary	Hendersonville, NC	Henderson County Schools	Elementary	288	42.4%
2040	Sherrills Ford Elementary	Sherrills Ford, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	633	42.3%
2041	Richland Creek Elementary	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	558	42.3%
2042	Belmont Middle	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	770	42.2%
2043	Highland Creek Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	477	42.1%
2044	Collinswood Language Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	893	42.1%
2045	Brassfield Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	613	41.9%
2046	North Davidson High	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	935	41.8%
2047	Combs Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	695	41.7%
2048	Jack Britt High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	1,940	41.6%
2049	North Forest Pines Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	536	41.6%
2050	Hardin Park Elementary	Boone, NC	Watauga County Schools	Elementary	854	41.6%

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