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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Cameron County, Texas

Across Cameron County, Texas, 30 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. LUCIO MIDDLE leads the list at 99.7%, against a median of 86.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Cameron County, Texas

Top % FRL

99.7%

Median % FRL

86.7%

HIGHEST POVERTY · CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	LUCIO MIDDLE	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	Middle	627	99.7%
2	SANTA MARIA MIDDLE	SANTA MARIA, TX	SANTA MARIA ISD	Middle	123	98.4%
3	PERKINS MIDDLE	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	Middle	480	98.3%
4	FAULK MIDDLE	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	Middle	885	96.3%
5	OLIVEIRA MIDDLE	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	Middle	699	94.8%
6	MILLER JORDAN MIDDLE	SAN BENITO, TX	SAN BENITO CISD	Middle	477	94.5%
7	BESTEIRO MIDDLE	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	Middle	558	94.4%
8	STELL MIDDLE	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	Middle	733	91.7%
9	SAN BENITO RIVERSIDE MIDDLE	SAN BENITO, TX	SAN BENITO CISD	Middle	558	90.1%
10	JO NELSON MIDDLE	SANTA ROSA, TX	SANTA ROSA ISD	Middle	206	89.3%
11	MEMORIAL MIDDLE	HARLINGEN, TX	HARLINGEN CISD	Middle	705	89.2%
12	IDEA HARLINGEN COLLEGE PREPARATORY	HARLINGEN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	457	88.0%
13	GARCIA MIDDLE	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	Middle	870	87.7%
14	NOEMI DOMINGUEZ EL	LA FERIA, TX	LA FERIA ISD	Middle	387	87.3%
15	RIO HONDO MIDDLE	RIO HONDO, TX	RIO HONDO ISD	Middle	434	86.9%
16	VERNON MIDDLE	HARLINGEN, TX	HARLINGEN CISD	Middle	631	86.5%
17	PORT ISABEL J H	PORT ISABEL, TX	POINT ISABEL ISD	Middle	396	84.3%
18	LIBERTY MEMORIAL MIDDLE	SAN BENITO, TX	LOS FRESNOS CISD	Middle	673	84.0%
19	VELA MIDDLE	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	Middle	658	82.8%
20	COAKLEY MIDDLE	HARLINGEN, TX	HARLINGEN CISD	Middle	687	82.8%
21	MANZANO MIDDLE	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	Middle	837	81.2%
22	W B GREEN J H	LA FERIA, TX	LA FERIA ISD	Middle	391	80.1%
23	BERTA CABAZA MIDDLE	SAN BENITO, TX	SAN BENITO CISD	Middle	695	80.0%
24	LOS CUATES MIDDLE	LOS FRESNOS, TX	LOS FRESNOS CISD	Middle	825	78.2%
25	RESACA MIDDLE	BROWNSVILLE, TX	LOS FRESNOS CISD	Middle	870	71.0%
26	COLLEGIATE ACADEMY	SAN BENITO, TX	SAN BENITO CISD	Middle	117	70.1%
27	GUTIERREZ MIDDLE	HARLINGEN, TX	HARLINGEN CISD	Middle	747	69.7%
28	STILLMAN MIDDLE	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	Middle	964	67.7%
29	MOISES VELA MIDDLE	HARLINGEN, TX	HARLINGEN CISD	Middle	761	66.4%
30	SOUTH TEXAS ISD RISING SCHOLARS ACADEMY	SAN BENITO, TX	SOUTH TEXAS ISD	Middle	781	57.0%

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