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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Pennsylvania · page 3

Ranks 101–150 of the highest-poverty public schools in Pennsylvania. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
101	Steel Valley MS	Munhall, PA	Steel Valley SD	Middle	429	98.8%
102	A J McMullen Sch	Markleysburg, PA	Uniontown Area SD	Middle	164	98.8%
103	Wilmington Area Upper El Sch	New Wilmington, PA	Wilmington Area SD	Middle	142	98.6%
104	Carmichaels Area MS	Carmichaels, PA	Carmichaels Area SD	Middle	208	98.6%
105	West Branch MS	Morrisdale, PA	West Branch Area SD	Middle	191	98.4%
106	Pottstown MS	Pottstown, PA	Pottstown SD	Middle	918	98.4%
107	Catasauqua MS	Catasauqua, PA	Catasauqua Area SD	Middle	477	98.1%
108	Panther Valley Intermediate Sch	Lansford, PA	Panther Valley SD	Middle	458	98.0%
109	South Scranton Intrmd Sch	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Middle	798	97.9%
110	Tunkhannock STEM Academy	Tunkhannock, PA	Tunkhannock Area SD	Middle	137	97.8%
111	Mercer Area MS	Mercer, PA	Mercer Area SD	Middle	136	97.8%
112	Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	179	97.8%
113	Solomon/Plains MS	Plains, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	Middle	758	97.8%
114	Intermediate Sch	Shillington, PA	Governor Mifflin SD	Middle	623	97.8%
115	Pocono Mountain West JHS	Pocono Summit, PA	Pocono Mountain SD	Middle	697	97.7%
116	New Brighton Area MS	New Brighton, PA	New Brighton Area SD	Middle	290	97.2%
117	Benton Area MS	Benton, PA	Benton Area SD	Middle	100	97.0%
118	Beaty-Warren MS	Warren, PA	Warren County SD	Middle	662	97.0%
119	Linglestown MS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Middle	841	96.9%
120	G A R MS	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	Middle	1,101	96.8%
121	St Marys Area MS	Saint Marys, PA	Saint Marys Area SD	Middle	459	96.7%
122	Northern Lehigh MS	Slatington, PA	Northern Lehigh SD	Middle	238	96.6%
123	West Perry MS	Elliottsburg, PA	West Perry SD	Middle	499	96.6%
124	Washington Junior High School	Washington, PA	Washington SD	Middle	205	96.6%
125	Union City MS	Union City, PA	Union City Area SD	Middle	224	96.4%
126	C E Cole Intermediate Sch	Reading, PA	Muhlenberg SD	Middle	986	96.3%
127	Windber Area MS	Windber, PA	Windber Area SD	Middle	300	96.3%
128	Castor Gardens MS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	1,318	96.3%
129	Rochester MS	Rochester, PA	Rochester Area SD	Middle	181	96.1%
130	Woodrow Wilson MS	Erie, PA	Erie City SD	Middle	769	96.1%
131	Lafayette MS	Uniontown, PA	Uniontown Area SD	Middle	150	96.0%
132	Beaver Falls MS	Beaver Falls, PA	Big Beaver Falls Area SD	Middle	360	95.8%
133	River Valley MS	Blairsville, PA	River Valley SD	Middle	332	95.8%
134	Central MS	Reading, PA	Reading SD	Middle	1,785	95.7%
135	Derry Area MS	Derry, PA	Derry Area SD	Middle	440	95.7%
136	Penn Wood MS	Darby, PA	William Penn SD	Middle	667	95.2%
137	Ambridge Area MS	Freedom, PA	Ambridge Area SD	Middle	500	95.0%
138	Tussey Mountain MS	Saxton, PA	Tussey Mountain SD	Middle	272	94.9%
139	Mifflinburg Area MS	Mifflinburg, PA	Mifflinburg Area SD	Middle	445	94.8%
140	Harrison-Morton MS	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	Middle	704	94.7%
141	Young Scholars CS	Philadelphia, PA	Young Scholars CS	Middle	265	94.7%
142	Governor Mifflin MS	Shillington, PA	Governor Mifflin SD	Middle	631	94.5%
143	Central Dauphin East MS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Middle	702	94.4%
144	Lincoln MS	Lancaster, PA	Lancaster SD	Middle	465	94.4%
145	Maple Manor El/MS	Hazle Township, PA	Hazleton Area SD	Middle	1,092	93.6%
146	Harlan Rowe MS	Athens, PA	Athens Area SD	Middle	496	93.5%
147	Arts Academy CS	Allentown, PA	Arts Academy CS	Middle	296	93.2%
148	Marshall Math Science Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Middle	408	93.1%
149	Kane Area MS	Kane, PA	Kane Area SD	Middle	218	93.1%
150	California Area MS	Coal Center, PA	California Area SD	Middle	158	93.0%

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