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Ranks 2,101–2,150 of the highest-poverty public schools in North Carolina. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
2101	West Forsyth High	Clemmons, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	2,145	37.9%
2102	East Lincoln Middle	Iron Station, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Middle	738	37.8%
2103	The Franklin School of Innovation	Asheville, NC	The Franklin School of Innovation	High	717	37.8%
2104	Claxton Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	405	37.8%
2105	New Salem Elementary	Marshville, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	249	37.8%
2106	Southwest Elementary	Clemmons, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	546	37.7%
2107	Abbotts Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	805	37.5%
2108	River Park Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	523	37.5%
2109	Wilson Early College Academy	Wilson, NC	Wilson County Schools	High	268	37.3%
2110	Patriots Elementary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	636	37.3%
2111	Lansdowne Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	573	37.2%
2112	Reedy Creek Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	805	37.1%
2113	Penny Road Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	509	36.9%
2114	Swansboro High	Swansboro, NC	Onslow County Schools	High	1,232	36.7%
2115	ABSS Early College at ACC	Graham, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	High	247	36.4%
2116	FPG Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	536	36.4%
2117	Carmel Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,004	36.4%
2118	West Henderson High	Hendersonville, NC	Henderson County Schools	High	1,053	36.3%
2119	Hilburn Drive Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	596	36.2%
2120	East Cary Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	597	36.2%
2121	John T Hoggard High	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	2,082	36.2%
2122	Atkins Academic & Tech High	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	1,187	36.1%
2123	North Wake College and Career Academy	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	High	346	36.1%
2124	South Point High	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	989	36.1%
2125	Wakefield High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,065	36.1%
2126	Endhaven Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	790	36.1%
2127	Forbush Elementary	East Bend, NC	Yadkin County Schools	Elementary	208	36.1%
2128	Hawks Nest STEAM Academy	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	356	36.0%
2129	Fuquay-Varina Elementary	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	772	35.9%
2130	Lincoln Heights Elementary	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	667	35.8%
2131	Wake STEM Early College High School	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	294	35.7%
2132	Shawboro Elementary School	Shawboro, NC	Currituck County Schools	Elementary	625	35.7%
2133	Poplin Elementary	Indian Trail, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	756	35.6%
2134	Central Park School For Children	Durham, NC	Central Park School For Children	Elementary	585	35.6%
2135	North Ridge Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	730	35.5%
2136	Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early Coll	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	234	35.5%
2137	Char Eng Early College-UNCC	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	313	35.5%
2138	American Leadership Academy-Coastal	Wilmington, NC	American Leadership Academy-Coastal	Combined	1,002	35.4%
2139	Parkway Elementary	Boone, NC	Watauga County Schools	Elementary	610	35.4%
2140	Northwest Cabarrus High	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	1,142	35.4%
2141	Fairview Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	394	35.3%
2142	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	262	35.1%
2143	Northwoods Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	579	35.1%
2144	Hemby Bridge Elementary	Indian Trail, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	491	35.0%
2145	Union County Early College	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	340	35.0%
2146	Pinecrest High	Southern Pines, NC	Moore County Schools	High	2,290	34.9%
2147	Root Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	469	34.8%
2148	J B Page Primary School	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	396	34.6%
2149	Myers Park High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	3,225	34.5%
2150	Ligon Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	959	34.5%

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