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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Texas

1,649 public middle schools in Texas appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public middle schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. PRO-VISION MIDDLE leads the list at 100%, against a median of 65.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,649

Texas

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

65.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	PRO-VISION MIDDLE	HOUSTON, TX	THE PRO-VISION ACADEMY	Middle	140	100%
2	JOHN LEWIS SOCIAL JUSTICE ACADEMY AT O W HOLMES	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	324	100%
3	CULLEN MIDDLE	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	310	100%
4	DOROTHY THOMPSON MIDDLE	PROGRESO, TX	PROGRESO ISD	Middle	281	100%
5	FRANCISCO PANCHO MEDRANO J H	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	669	99.9%
6	WELCH MIDDLE	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	547	99.8%
7	EDISON MIDDLE	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	388	99.7%
8	WILLIAMS MIDDLE	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	352	99.7%
9	LUCIO MIDDLE	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	Middle	627	99.7%
10	JOAQUIN CIGARROA MIDDLE	LAREDO, TX	LAREDO ISD	Middle	1,053	99.6%
11	IDEA PALMVIEW COLLEGE PREPARATORY	MISSION, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	446	99.6%
12	CHRISTEN MIDDLE	LAREDO, TX	LAREDO ISD	Middle	1,115	99.4%
13	NORTH EAST STEM ACADEMY	HOUSTON, TX	RAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOLS FOR SUCCESS	Middle	133	99.2%
14	SAM TASBY MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	752	99.2%
15	BILLY EARL DADE MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	599	99.2%
16	FONDREN MIDDLE	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	713	99.0%
17	BARBARA M MANNS MIDDLE DAEP	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	100	99.0%
18	SUGAR GROVE ACADEMY	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	777	99.0%
19	CLIFTON MIDDLE	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	363	98.9%
20	FOREST BROOK MIDDLE	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	546	98.7%
21	PIEDMONT GLOBAL ACADEMY	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	692	98.6%
22	DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLE	PENITAS, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	601	98.5%
23	E B COMSTOCK MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	599	98.5%
24	SER-NINOS CHARTER MIDDLE	HOUSTON, TX	SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL	Middle	266	98.5%
25	DAVIS COLLEGE PREP MIDDLE	SAN ANTONIO, TX	SAN ANTONIO ISD	Middle	126	98.4%
26	SANTA MARIA MIDDLE	SANTA MARIA, TX	SANTA MARIA ISD	Middle	123	98.4%
27	INT'L NEWCOMER ACAD	FORT WORTH, TX	FORT WORTH ISD	Middle	429	98.4%
28	DR FREDERICK DOUGLASS TODD SR MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	427	98.4%
29	PERKINS MIDDLE	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	Middle	480	98.3%
30	SPRING WOODS MIDDLE	HOUSTON, TX	SPRING BRANCH ISD	Middle	778	98.3%
31	DEADY MIDDLE	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	413	98.3%
32	LAS AMERICAS	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	111	98.2%
33	JAIME ESCALANTE MIDDLE	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	554	98.2%
34	KIPP TRUTH ACADEMY	DALLAS, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	440	98.2%
35	FLEMING MIDDLE	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	319	98.1%
36	YOUNG MEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FRED F FLORENCE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	467	98.1%
37	SALVADOR GARCIA MIDDLE	RIO BRAVO, TX	UNITED ISD	Middle	361	98.1%
38	DORA M SAUCEDA MIDDLE	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	Middle	553	98.0%
39	WEBB MIDDLE	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Middle	502	98.0%
40	MCREYNOLDS MIDDLE	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	297	98.0%
41	THOMAS MIDDLE	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	391	98.0%
42	GUILLEN MIDDLE	EL PASO, TX	EL PASO ISD	Middle	433	97.9%
43	MORNINGSIDE MIDDLE	FORT WORTH, TX	FORT WORTH ISD	Middle	415	97.8%
44	EL PASO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY	EL PASO, TX	EL PASO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY	Middle	181	97.8%
45	T W BROWNE MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	491	97.8%
46	NAVARRO MIDDLE	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	400	97.8%
47	SGT WILLIAM G HARRELL MIDDLE	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	Middle	390	97.7%
48	HOLLAND MIDDLE	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	476	97.7%
49	MEMORIAL MIDDLE	LAREDO, TX	LAREDO ISD	Middle	679	97.6%
50	BOUDE STOREY MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	379	97.6%

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