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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Pennsylvania

Across Pennsylvania, 510 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Lebanon Intermediate Sch leads the list at 280%, against a median of 50.0% 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

510

Pennsylvania

Top % FRL

280%

Median % FRL

50.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Lebanon Intermediate Sch	Lebanon, PA	Lebanon SD	Middle	380	280%
2	Rowland Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Middle	353	164%
3	North Brandywine MS	Coatesville, PA	Coatesville Area SD	Middle	274	138%
4	Universal Vare CS	Philadelphia, PA	Universal Vare CS	Middle	107	134%
5	Middle Years Alternative	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	128	121%
6	Claysburg-Kimmel Jr HS	Claysburg, PA	Claysburg-Kimmel SD	Middle	102	118%
7	Richard Allen Preparatory CS	Philadelphia, PA	Richard Allen Preparatory CS	Middle	315	117%
8	Sto-Rox Upper El Sch	McKees Rocks, PA	Sto-Rox SD	Middle	193	115%
9	Southwest MS	Reading, PA	Reading SD	Middle	574	114%
10	Sharon MS	Sharon, PA	Sharon City SD	Middle	254	113%
11	AMY at Martin	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	185	112%
12	Pittsburgh Classical 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	245	112%
13	Shikellamy MS	Northumberland, PA	Shikellamy SD	Middle	588	112%
14	Mount Union Area JHS	Mount Union, PA	Mount Union Area SD	Middle	221	111%
15	Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones	Philadelphia, PA	Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones	Middle	493	110%
16	Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	148	110%
17	Bentworth MS	BENTLEYVILLE, PA	Bentworth SD	Middle	288	109%
18	Connellsville Area MS	Connellsville, PA	Connellsville Area SD	Middle	866	108%
19	Oil City Area MS	Oil City, PA	Oil City Area SD	Middle	528	107%
20	Washington Grover Jr Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	400	107%
21	Floyd C Fretz MS	Bradford, PA	Bradford Area SD	Middle	508	107%
22	Conwell Russell MS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	119	107%
23	Northeast MS	Reading, PA	Reading SD	Middle	868	106%
24	Brownsville Area MS	Brownsville, PA	Brownsville Area SD	Middle	329	106%
25	Harding Warren G MS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	570	106%
26	Southern MS	Reading, PA	Reading SD	Middle	661	106%
27	Trexler MS	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	Middle	771	106%
28	East MS	Erie, PA	Erie City SD	Middle	672	106%
29	Swatara MS	Steelton, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Middle	611	105%
30	Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	242	105%
31	Greensburg-Salem MS	Greensburg, PA	Greensburg Salem SD	Middle	568	105%
32	Blockson MS	Norristown, PA	Norristown Area SD	Middle	695	105%
33	Northern Cambria MS	Northern Cambria, PA	Northern Cambria SD	Middle	234	105%
34	Northwestern MS	Albion, PA	Northwestern SD	Middle	266	105%
35	Berwick Area MS	Berwick, PA	Berwick Area SD	Middle	837	104%
36	Central Mountain MS	Mill Hall, PA	Keystone Central SD	Middle	879	104%
37	South Allegheny MS	McKeesport, PA	South Allegheny SD	Middle	321	104%
38	North Star East MS	Stoystown, PA	North Star SD	Middle	272	104%
39	Drexel Hill MS	Drexel Hill, PA	Upper Darby SD	Middle	1,244	104%
40	Highlands MS	Natrona Heights, PA	Highlands SD	Middle	575	104%
41	Corry Area MS	Corry, PA	Corry Area SD	Middle	415	104%
42	James Buchanan MS	Mercersburg, PA	Tuscarora SD	Middle	535	104%
43	Hopewell El Sch	Oxford, PA	Oxford Area SD	Middle	489	103%
44	Shamokin Area Intermediate Sch	Coal Township, PA	Shamokin Area SD	Middle	308	103%
45	Linton MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Penn Hills SD	Middle	626	103%
46	Northeast Intrmd Sch	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Middle	894	103%
47	Albert Gallatin South MS	Point Marion, PA	Albert Gallatin Area SD	Middle	318	103%
48	West Hills Intermediate Sch	Kittanning, PA	Armstrong SD	Middle	424	103%
49	Mount Carmel Area JHS	Mount Carmel, PA	Mount Carmel Area SD	Middle	253	103%
50	Wyoming Area Intermediate Ctr	West Pittston, PA	Wyoming Area SD	Middle	444	103%

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