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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Across Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 51 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Sto-Rox Upper El Sch leads the list at 115%, against a median of 37.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Top % FRL

115%

Median % FRL

37.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Sto-Rox Upper El Sch	McKees Rocks, PA	Sto-Rox SD	Middle	193	115%
2	Pittsburgh Classical 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	245	112%
3	Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	148	110%
4	Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	242	105%
5	South Allegheny MS	McKeesport, PA	South Allegheny SD	Middle	321	104%
6	Highlands MS	Natrona Heights, PA	Highlands SD	Middle	575	104%
7	Linton MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Penn Hills SD	Middle	626	103%
8	West Mifflin Area MS	West Mifflin, PA	West Mifflin Area SD	Middle	776	101%
9	Pittsburgh Sterrett 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	183	101%
10	Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	260	100%
11	Gateway MS	Monroeville, PA	Gateway SD	Middle	1,017	99.6%
12	J.E. Harrison MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Baldwin-Whitehall SD	Middle	716	99.6%
13	Founders Hall Middle Sch	McKeesport, PA	McKeesport Area SD	Middle	642	99.1%
14	Steel Valley MS	Munhall, PA	Steel Valley SD	Middle	429	98.8%
15	Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	179	97.8%
16	Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	387	83.7%
17	Dickson Prep STEAM Academy	Swissvale, PA	Woodland Hills SD	Middle	579	80.3%
18	Brentwood MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Brentwood Borough SD	Middle	269	56.5%
19	Provident CS	Pittsburgh, PA	Provident CS	Middle	306	52.6%
20	Deer Lakes MS	Cheswick, PA	Deer Lakes SD	Middle	383	45.4%
21	Life Male STEAM Academy CS	Pittsburgh, PA	Life Male STEAM Academy CS	Middle	101	43.6%
22	Chartiers Valley MS	Bridgeville, PA	Chartiers Valley SD	Middle	751	43.5%
23	Shaler Area MS	Glenshaw, PA	Shaler Area SD	Middle	589	41.1%
24	Keystone Oaks MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Keystone Oaks SD	Middle	442	41.0%
25	Elizabeth Forward MS	Elizabeth, PA	Elizabeth Forward SD	Middle	538	40.9%
26	Shaler Area El Sch	Glenshaw, PA	Shaler Area SD	Middle	870	37.1%
27	Holiday Park Intermediate Sch	Pittsburgh, PA	Plum Borough SD	Middle	513	33.1%
28	David E Williams MS	Coraopolis, PA	Montour SD	Middle	952	32.4%
29	South Park MS	South Park, PA	South Park SD	Middle	580	32.2%
30	Plum MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Plum Borough SD	Middle	550	31.8%
31	Pleasant Hills MS	Pittsburgh, PA	West Jefferson Hills SD	Middle	813	28.3%
32	West Allegheny MS	Imperial, PA	West Allegheny SD	Middle	796	27.8%
33	Moon Area Upper MS	Moon Township, PA	Moon Area SD	Middle	621	27.4%
34	North Hills MS	Pittsburgh, PA	North Hills SD	Middle	1,127	26.4%
35	Moon Area Lower MS	Moon Township, PA	Moon Area SD	Middle	639	24.9%
36	Quaker Valley MS	Sewickley, PA	Quaker Valley SD	Middle	425	22.4%
37	Dorseyville MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Fox Chapel Area SD	Middle	981	22.1%
38	Neil Armstrong 5-6 MS	Bethel Park, PA	Bethel Park SD	Middle	597	21.9%
39	Independence MS	Bethel Park, PA	Bethel Park SD	Middle	602	19.1%
40	Hampton MS	Allison Park, PA	Hampton Township SD	Middle	606	18.2%
41	Jefferson MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	Middle	621	17.6%
42	South Fayette MS	McDonald, PA	South Fayette Township SD	Middle	859	14.1%
43	Carson MS	Pittsburgh, PA	North Allegheny SD	Middle	652	14.0%
44	Mellon MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	Middle	661	13.8%
45	Boyce MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	Middle	624	12.3%
46	Fort Couch MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	Middle	647	11.3%
47	Avonworth MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Avonworth SD	Middle	446	10.5%
48	Eden Hall Upper El Sch	Gibsonia, PA	Pine-Richland SD	Middle	1,076	9.3%
49	Ingomar MS	Pittsburgh, PA	North Allegheny SD	Middle	514	6.8%
50	Pine-Richland MS	Gibsonia, PA	Pine-Richland SD	Middle	703	6.4%

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