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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Ohio

319 public middle schools in Ohio appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public middle schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. St. Marys Middle School leads the list at 99.3%, against a median of 40.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

319

Ohio

Top % FRL

99.3%

Median % FRL

40.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · OHIO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	St. Marys Middle School	Saint Marys, OH	St Marys City	Middle	445	99.3%
2	Madison-Plains Intermediate School	London, OH	Madison-Plains Local	Middle	269	98.9%
3	William S Guy Middle School	Youngstown, OH	Liberty Local	Middle	254	98.8%
4	New London Middle School	New London, OH	New London Local	Middle	204	98.5%
5	Fayetteville-Perry Middle School	Fayetteville, OH	Fayetteville-Perry Local	Middle	163	98.2%
6	Black River Education Center Middle School	Sullivan, OH	Black River Local	Middle	153	98.0%
7	Northridge Middle School	Johnstown, OH	Northridge Local	Middle	270	93.0%
8	Wauseon Middle School	Wauseon, OH	Wauseon Exempted Village	Middle	382	92.9%
9	Utica Middle School	Utica, OH	North Fork Local	Middle	349	92.6%
10	Springfield Middle School	Holland, OH	Springfield Local	Middle	761	89.6%
11	Finland Middle School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	Middle	673	87.8%
12	Franklin Woods Intermediate School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	Middle	666	85.0%
13	Galloway Ridge Intermediate School	Galloway, OH	South-Western City	Middle	705	83.1%
14	Lakeview Middle School	Cortland, OH	Lakeview Local	Middle	370	82.4%
15	Pleasant View Middle School	Grove City, OH	South-Western City	Middle	651	81.1%
16	Norton Middle School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	Middle	583	80.6%
17	Bluffton Middle School	Bluffton, OH	Bluffton Exempted Village	Middle	294	80.3%
18	Holt Crossing Intermediate School	Grove City, OH	South-Western City	Middle	733	77.6%
19	Barberton Middle School	Barberton, OH	Barberton City	Middle	741	77.3%
20	Dalton Middle School	Dalton, OH	Dalton Local	Middle	277	76.5%
21	Richmond Heights Middle School	Richmond Heights, OH	Richmond Heights Local	Middle	137	73.7%
22	Schrop Intermediate School	Akron, OH	Springfield Local	Middle	382	73.3%
23	Baldwin Road Junior High School	Reynoldsburg, OH	Reynoldsburg City	Middle	781	71.2%
24	Jefferson Middle School	Delphos, OH	Delphos City	Middle	248	70.6%
25	Madison Middle School	Mansfield, OH	Madison Local	Middle	761	70.4%
26	Bellaire Middle School	Bellaire, OH	Bellaire Local	Middle	368	68.8%
27	LaBrae Middle School	Leavittsburg, OH	LaBrae Local	Middle	236	68.2%
28	Waggoner Road Junior High	Reynoldsburg, OH	Reynoldsburg City	Middle	924	67.3%
29	Columbia Middle School	Columbia Station, OH	Columbia Local	Middle	343	67.1%
30	Sidney Middle School	Sidney, OH	Sidney City	Middle	840	66.8%
31	Beulah Park Middle School	Grove City, OH	South-Western City	Middle	710	66.8%
32	Princeton Community Middle School	Cincinnati, OH	Princeton City	Middle	1,332	66.4%
33	Creekside Middle School	Fairfield, OH	Fairfield City	Middle	1,111	65.3%
34	Eastlake Middle School	Eastlake, OH	Willoughby-Eastlake City	Middle	330	64.5%
35	Summit Station Intermediate	Pataskala, OH	Licking Heights Local	Middle	836	64.1%
36	Bolich Middle School	Cuyahoga Falls, OH	Cuyahoga Falls City School District	Middle	508	63.8%
37	Willowick Middle School	Willowick, OH	Willoughby-Eastlake City	Middle	404	63.4%
38	Jefferson Junior High School	Toledo, OH	Washington Local	Middle	496	63.1%
39	Urbana Junior High School	Urbana, OH	Urbana City	Middle	387	63.0%
40	Crestview Middle School	Ashland, OH	Crestview Local	Middle	271	62.4%
41	Woodridge Middle School	Peninsula, OH	Woodridge Local	Middle	415	61.4%
42	Park Street Intermediate School	Grove City, OH	South-Western City	Middle	667	60.7%
43	Minerva Park Middle School	Columbus, OH	Westerville City	Middle	753	60.7%
44	Roberts Middle School	Cuyahoga Falls, OH	Cuyahoga Falls City School District	Middle	372	60.5%
45	Clay Middle School	Portsmouth, OH	Clay Local	Middle	134	60.4%
46	Mt Orab Middle School	Mount Orab, OH	Western Brown Local	Middle	600	60.2%
47	Delhi Middle School	Cincinnati, OH	Oak Hills Local	Middle	524	59.9%
48	Washington Junior High School	Toledo, OH	Washington Local	Middle	504	59.9%
49	Elida Middle School	Elida, OH	Elida Local	Middle	467	59.7%
50	Elgin Middle School	Marion, OH	Elgin Local	Middle	257	59.1%

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