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The highest-poverty public middle schools in North Dakota

Across North Dakota, 37 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL leads the list at 100%, against a median of 31.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

North Dakota

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

31.8%

HIGHEST POVERTY · NORTH DAKOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL	Belcourt, ND	BELCOURT 7	Middle	318	100%
2	Turtle Mountain Middle School	Belcourt, ND	Turtle Mountain Middle School	Middle	326	99.1%
3	Circle of Nations	Wahpeton, ND	Circle of Nations	Middle	121	97.5%
4	CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL	Minot, ND	MINOT 1	Middle	482	50.4%
5	VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL	Grand Forks, ND	GRAND FORKS 1	Middle	508	49.8%
6	GRAFTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	Grafton, ND	GRAFTON 18	Middle	137	49.6%
7	NEW TOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL	New Town, ND	NEW TOWN 1	Middle	126	46.8%
8	CARL BEN EIELSON MIDDLE SCHOOL	Fargo, ND	FARGO 1	Middle	677	45.5%
9	CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL	Devils Lake, ND	DEVILS LAKE 1	Middle	536	41.0%
10	CHENEY MIDDLE SCHOOL	West Fargo, ND	WEST FARGO 6	Middle	1,006	40.8%
11	LISBON MIDDLE SCHOOL	Lisbon, ND	LISBON 19	Middle	197	40.1%
12	WATFORD CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL	Watford City, ND	MCKENZIE CO 1	Middle	509	37.7%
13	SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL	Grand Forks, ND	GRAND FORKS 1	Middle	549	35.5%
14	WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Valley City, ND	VALLEY CITY 2	Middle	209	34.0%
15	BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL	Fargo, ND	FARGO 1	Middle	873	33.6%
16	WAHPETON MIDDLE SCHOOL	Wahpeton, ND	WAHPETON 37	Middle	272	33.5%
17	MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL	Minot AFB, ND	MINOT 1	Middle	157	32.5%
18	MANDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	Mandan, ND	MANDAN 1	Middle	1,003	32.0%
19	WILLISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL CENTRAL CAMPUS	Williston, ND	WILLISTON BASIN 7	Middle	1,536	31.8%
20	JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL	Jamestown, ND	JAMESTOWN 1	Middle	466	31.8%
21	VALLEY CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	Valley City, ND	VALLEY CITY 2	Middle	159	30.8%
22	WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOL	Bismarck, ND	BISMARCK 1	Middle	1,012	30.7%
23	DICKINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL	Dickinson, ND	DICKINSON 1	Middle	944	30.7%
24	JIM HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL	Minot, ND	MINOT 1	Middle	505	30.5%
25	ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL	Minot, ND	MINOT 1	Middle	584	29.6%
26	DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL	Fargo, ND	FARGO 1	Middle	992	29.4%
27	LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL	West Fargo, ND	WEST FARGO 6	Middle	1,103	24.8%
28	SIMLE MIDDLE SCHOOL	Bismarck, ND	BISMARCK 1	Middle	1,053	22.5%
29	BEULAH MIDDLE SCHOOL	Beulah, ND	BEULAH 27	Middle	233	19.3%
30	HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL	Hazen, ND	HAZEN 3	Middle	143	18.9%
31	MAY-PORT CG MIDDLE SCHOOL	Mayville, ND	MAY-PORT CG 14	Middle	129	18.6%
32	SCHROEDER MIDDLE SCHOOL	Grand Forks, ND	GRAND FORKS 1	Middle	569	16.0%
33	HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL	Bismarck, ND	BISMARCK 1	Middle	1,124	15.8%
34	CENTRAL CASS MIDDLE SCHOOL	Casselton, ND	CENTRAL CASS 17	Middle	343	13.1%
35	HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	Horace, ND	WEST FARGO 6	Middle	799	12.6%
36	NORTHERN CASS MIDDLE SCHOOL	Hunter, ND	NORTHERN CASS 97	Middle	169	6.5%
37	KINDRED MIDDLE SCHOOL	Kindred, ND	KINDRED 2	Middle	205	4.9%

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