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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Texas

1,648 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 School leads the list at 100%, against a median of 65.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,648

Texas

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

65.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Pro-Vision Middle School	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 School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	310	100%
4	Dorothy Thompson Middle School	PROGRESO, TX	PROGRESO ISD	Middle	281	100%
5	Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	669	99.9%
6	Welch Middle School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	547	99.8%
7	Edison Middle School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	388	99.7%
8	Williams Middle School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	352	99.7%
9	Lucio Middle School	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	Middle	627	99.7%
10	Joaquin Cigarroa Middle School	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 School	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 School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	752	99.2%
15	Billy Earl Dade Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	599	99.2%
16	Fondren Middle School	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 School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	363	98.9%
20	Forest Brook Middle School	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 School	PENITAS, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	601	98.5%
23	E B Comstock Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	599	98.5%
24	Ser-Ninos Charter Middle School	HOUSTON, TX	SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL	Middle	266	98.5%
25	Davis College Prep Middle School	SAN ANTONIO, TX	SAN ANTONIO ISD	Middle	126	98.4%
26	Santa Maria Middle School	SANTA MARIA, TX	SANTA MARIA ISD	Middle	123	98.4%
27	Int'l Newcomer Academy	FORT WORTH, TX	FORT WORTH ISD	Middle	429	98.4%
28	Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	427	98.4%
29	Perkins Middle School	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	Middle	480	98.3%
30	Spring Woods Middle School	HOUSTON, TX	SPRING BRANCH ISD	Middle	778	98.3%
31	Deady Middle School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	413	98.3%
32	Las Americas	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	111	98.2%
33	Jaime Escalante Middle School	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 School	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 School	RIO BRAVO, TX	UNITED ISD	Middle	361	98.1%
38	Dora M Sauceda Middle School	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	Middle	553	98.0%
39	Webb Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Middle	502	98.0%
40	McReynolds Middle School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	297	98.0%
41	Thomas Middle School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	391	98.0%
42	Guillen Middle School	EL PASO, TX	EL PASO ISD	Middle	433	97.9%
43	Morningside Middle School	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 School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	491	97.8%
46	Navarro Middle School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	400	97.8%
47	Sgt William G Harrell Middle School	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	Middle	390	97.7%
48	Holland Middle School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	476	97.7%
49	Memorial Middle School	LAREDO, TX	LAREDO ISD	Middle	679	97.6%
50	Boude Storey Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	379	97.6%

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