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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 School 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 School	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	Middle	627	99.7%
2	Santa Maria Middle School	SANTA MARIA, TX	SANTA MARIA ISD	Middle	123	98.4%
3	Perkins Middle School	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	Middle	480	98.3%
4	Faulk Middle School	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	Middle	885	96.3%
5	Oliveira Middle School	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	Middle	699	94.8%
6	Miller Jordan Middle School	SAN BENITO, TX	SAN BENITO CISD	Middle	477	94.5%
7	Besteiro Middle School	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	Middle	558	94.4%
8	Stell Middle School	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	Middle	733	91.7%
9	San Benito Riverside Middle School	SAN BENITO, TX	SAN BENITO CISD	Middle	558	90.1%
10	Jo Nelson Middle School	SANTA ROSA, TX	SANTA ROSA ISD	Middle	206	89.3%
11	Memorial Middle School	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 School	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	Middle	870	87.7%
14	Noemi Dominguez Elementary School	LA FERIA, TX	LA FERIA ISD	Middle	387	87.3%
15	Rio Hondo Middle School	RIO HONDO, TX	RIO HONDO ISD	Middle	434	86.9%
16	Vernon Middle School	HARLINGEN, TX	HARLINGEN CISD	Middle	631	86.5%
17	Port Isabel Junior High School	PORT ISABEL, TX	POINT ISABEL ISD	Middle	396	84.3%
18	Liberty Memorial Middle School	SAN BENITO, TX	LOS FRESNOS CISD	Middle	673	84.0%
19	Vela Middle School	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	Middle	658	82.8%
20	Coakley Middle School	HARLINGEN, TX	HARLINGEN CISD	Middle	687	82.8%
21	Manzano Middle School	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	Middle	837	81.2%
22	W B Green Junior High School	LA FERIA, TX	LA FERIA ISD	Middle	391	80.1%
23	Berta Cabaza Middle School	SAN BENITO, TX	SAN BENITO CISD	Middle	695	80.0%
24	Los Cuates Middle School	LOS FRESNOS, TX	LOS FRESNOS CISD	Middle	825	78.2%
25	Resaca Middle School	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 School	HARLINGEN, TX	HARLINGEN CISD	Middle	747	69.7%
28	Stillman Middle School	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	Middle	964	67.7%
29	Moises Vela Middle School	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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