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The highest-poverty public schools in Newport County, Rhode Island

20 public schools in Newport County, Rhode Island appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Frank E. Thompson Middle leads the list at 77.8%, against a median of 30.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Newport County, Rhode Island

Top % FRL

77.8%

Median % FRL

30.7%

HIGHEST POVERTY · NEWPORT COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Frank E. Thompson Middle	Newport, RI	Newport	Middle	499	77.8%
2	Claiborne Pell Elementary	Newport, RI	Newport	Elementary	657	74.3%
3	Rogers High School	Newport, RI	Newport	High	599	69.3%
4	Pocasset School	Tiverton, RI	Tiverton	Elementary	210	42.4%
5	Gaudet Learning Academy	Middletown, RI	Middletown	Elementary	259	40.5%
6	Gaudet Middle School	Middletown, RI	Middletown	Middle	431	39.9%
7	Forest Avenue School	Middletown, RI	Middletown	Elementary	304	35.9%
8	Tiverton High School	Tiverton, RI	Tiverton	High	430	35.1%
9	Tiverton Middle School	Tiverton, RI	Tiverton	Middle	499	34.7%
10	Middletown High School	Middletown, RI	Middletown	High	523	33.3%
11	Aquidneck School	Middletown, RI	Middletown	Elementary	302	28.1%
12	Ranger School	Tiverton, RI	Tiverton	Elementary	212	26.9%
13	Fort Barton School	Tiverton, RI	Tiverton	Elementary	133	24.1%
14	Howard Hathaway School	Portsmouth, RI	Portsmouth	Elementary	409	24.0%
15	Portsmouth Middle School	Portsmouth, RI	Portsmouth	Middle	604	20.9%
16	Portsmouth High School	Portsmouth, RI	Portsmouth	High	785	19.0%
17	Wilbur and McMahon Schools	Little Compton, RI	Little Compton	Elementary	216	18.1%
18	Melville School	Portsmouth, RI	Portsmouth	Elementary	316	15.8%
19	Jamestown School-Lawn	Jamestown, RI	Jamestown	Middle	189	11.6%
20	Jamestown School-Melrose	Jamestown, RI	Jamestown	Elementary	207	9.7%

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