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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Pennsylvania · page 5

Ranks 201250 of the highest-poverty public schools in Pennsylvania. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
201Shippensburg Area MSShippensburg, PAShippensburg Area SDMiddle85158.5%
202Lehman Intermediate SchDingmans Ferry, PAEast Stroudsburg Area SDMiddle54058.5%
203Tamaqua Area MSTamaqua, PATamaqua Area SDMiddle48858.2%
204Upper Adams MSBiglerville, PAUpper Adams SDMiddle24257.9%
205Upper Adams Intrmdt SchArendtsville, PAUpper Adams SDMiddle36157.1%
206Western Wayne MSLake Ariel, PAWestern Wayne SDMiddle36756.9%
207Wilson Area Intermediate SchEaston, PAWilson Area SDMiddle64356.9%
208Ridley MSRidley Park, PARidley SDMiddle1,29156.7%
209Brentwood MSPittsburgh, PABrentwood Borough SDMiddle26956.5%
210Tyrone Area MSTyrone, PATyrone Area SDMiddle48956.4%
211J T Lambert Intermediate SchEast Stroudsburg, PAEast Stroudsburg Area SDMiddle90756.1%
212Frazier MSPerryopolis, PAFrazier SDMiddle22156.1%
213Cambria Heights MSPatton, PACambria Heights SDMiddle27156.1%
214Milton Area MSMilton, PAMilton Area SDMiddle44556.0%
215DeFranco El SchBangor, PABangor Area SDMiddle41355.9%
216West York Area MSYork, PAWest York Area SDMiddle64555.5%
217Riverside MSEllwood City, PARiverside Beaver County SDMiddle30755.4%
218Gerald G Huesken MSLancaster, PAConestoga Valley SDMiddle85155.3%
219Freedom Area MSFreedom, PAFreedom Area SDMiddle35655.3%
220Upper Dauphin Area MSLykens, PAUpper Dauphin Area SDMiddle30255.3%
221Spring Cove MSRoaring Spring, PASpring Cove SDMiddle36355.1%
222Schuylkill Haven MSSchuylkill Haven, PASchuylkill Haven Area SDMiddle25554.9%
223Newport MSNewport, PANewport SDMiddle22854.8%
224Rock L Butler MSWellsboro, PAWellsboro Area SDMiddle43354.7%
225Chestnut Ridge MSFishertown, PAChestnut Ridge SDMiddle42454.7%
226Ridgway Area MSRidgway, PARidgway Area SDMiddle19854.5%
227Sharpsville Area MSSharpsville, PASharpsville Area SDMiddle21754.4%
228Hamburg Area Middle SchoolHamburg, PAHamburg Area SDMiddle48254.4%
229Elkins Park SchElkins Park, PACheltenham SDMiddle56953.8%
230Donegal JHSMount Joy, PADonegal SDMiddle41953.7%
231Meyersdale Area MSMeyersdale, PAMeyersdale Area SDMiddle16353.4%
232Ephrata Intermediate SchEphrata, PAEphrata Area SDMiddle56853.3%
233Philipsburg-Osceola Area MSPhilipsburg, PAPhilipsburg-Osceola Area SDMiddle37253.2%
234Ephrata MSEphrata, PAEphrata Area SDMiddle60153.1%
235Wilson MSCarlisle, PACarlisle Area SDMiddle60452.8%
236Wind Gap MSPen Argyl, PAPen Argyl Area SDMiddle51052.7%
237East Hills MSBethlehem, PABethlehem Area SDMiddle96652.7%
238Tuscarora MSMifflintown, PAJuniata County SDMiddle32352.6%
239Provident CSPittsburgh, PAProvident CSMiddle30652.6%
240Lehighton Area MSLehighton, PALehighton Area SDMiddle47852.5%
241McGuffey MSClaysville, PAMcGuffey SDMiddle34251.8%
242Halifax Area MSHalifax, PAHalifax Area SDMiddle26351.7%
243Manor Middle SchoolLancaster, PAPenn Manor SDMiddle47251.5%
244Oakview El SchWest Middlesex, PAWest Middlesex Area SDMiddle17151.5%
245Northeastern MSMount Wolf, PANortheastern York SDMiddle59551.4%
246Yough Intrmd/MS SchRuffsdale, PAYough SDMiddle54151.4%
247James S Wilson MSErie, PAMillcreek Township SDMiddle54751.4%
248Fort LeBoeuf MSWaterford, PAFort LeBoeuf SDMiddle47151.2%
249Wayne Highlands MSHonesdale, PAWayne Highlands SDMiddle40851.0%
250Indiana Area JHSIndiana, PAIndiana Area SDMiddle62850.8%
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