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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

18 public middle schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public middle schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Universal Vare CS leads the list at 134%, against a median of 102% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Top % FRL

134%

Median % FRL

102%

HIGHEST POVERTY · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Universal Vare CS	Philadelphia, PA	Universal Vare CS	Middle	107	134%
2	Middle Years Alternative	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	128	121%
3	Richard Allen Preparatory CS	Philadelphia, PA	Richard Allen Preparatory CS	Middle	315	117%
4	AMY at Martin	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	185	112%
5	Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones	Philadelphia, PA	Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones	Middle	493	110%
6	Washington Grover Jr School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	400	107%
7	Conwell Russell Middle School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	119	107%
8	Harding Warren G Middle School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	570	106%
9	Wagner Gen Louis Middle School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	296	102%
10	Feltonville School of Arts & Sciences	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	543	102%
11	Baldi C C A Middle School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	1,510	100%
12	Science Leadership Academy Middle School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	353	99.7%
13	John B Stetson Middle School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	560	99.1%
14	Tilden William T Middle School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	266	98.9%
15	Castor Gardens Middle School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	1,318	96.3%
16	Young Scholars CS	Philadelphia, PA	Young Scholars CS	Middle	265	94.7%
17	Amy Nw	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	150	89.3%
18	Clemente Roberto Middle School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	259	78.4%

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