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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Virginia

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public middle schools in Virginia, drawn from 340 qualifying public middle schools. L.F. Addington Middle leads the list at 118%, against a median of 72.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

340

Virginia

Top % FRL

118%

Median % FRL

72.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	L.F. Addington Middle	Wise, VA	Wise County Public Schools	Middle	387	118%
2	Fieldale-Collinsville Middle	Collinsville, VA	Henry County Public Schools	Middle	792	104%
3	Cradock Middle	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	Middle	516	104%
4	Joseph P. King Jr. Middle	Franklin, VA	Franklin City Public Schools	Middle	155	103%
5	Prince Edward Middle	Farmville, VA	Prince Edward County Public Schools	Middle	520	102%
6	Chilhowie Middle	Chilhowie, VA	Smyth County Public Schools	Middle	273	102%
7	Carter G. Woodson Middle	Hopewell, VA	Hopewell City Public Schools	Middle	803	101%
8	Montross Middle	Montross, VA	Westmoreland County Public Schools	Middle	334	101%
9	Virginia Middle	Bristol, VA	Bristol City Public Schools	Middle	452	101%
10	James S. Russell Middle	Lawrenceville, VA	Brunswick County Public Schools	Middle	288	101%
11	Martinsville Middle	Martinsville, VA	Martinsville City Public Schools	Middle	387	101%
12	Churchland Middle	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	Middle	798	101%
13	Nottoway Intermediate	Crewe, VA	Nottoway County Public Schools	Middle	272	100%
14	Cumberland Middle	Cumberland, VA	Cumberland County Public Schools	Middle	374	100%
15	B.T. Washington Middle	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	Middle	413	100%
16	Lucille M. Brown Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	605	100%
17	Breckinridge Middle	Roanoke, VA	Roanoke City Public Schools	Middle	733	100%
18	Laurel Park Middle	Martinsville, VA	Henry County Public Schools	Middle	734	100%
19	Jonesville Middle	Jonesville, VA	Lee County Public Schools	Middle	231	100%
20	Academy for Discovery at Lakewood	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	Middle	739	100%
21	Marion Middle	Marion, VA	Smyth County Public Schools	Middle	401	100%
22	Albert Hill Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	505	99.8%
23	Bayside 6th Grade Campus	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	Middle	329	99.7%
24	James H. Cary Intermediate	Tappahannock, VA	Essex County Public Schools	Middle	299	99.7%
25	James Madison Middle	Roanoke, VA	Roanoke City Public Schools	Middle	598	99.7%
26	Pennington Middle	Pennington Gap, VA	Lee County Public Schools	Middle	278	99.6%
27	Sussex Central Middle	Sussex, VA	Sussex County Public Schools	Middle	238	99.6%
28	Edward W. Wyatt Middle	Emporia, VA	Greensville County Public Schools	Middle	448	99.6%
29	Northampton Middle	Eastville, VA	Northampton County Public Schools	Middle	214	99.5%
30	Galax Middle	Galax, VA	Galax City Public Schools	Middle	335	99.4%
31	Northwood Middle	Saltville, VA	Smyth County Public Schools	Middle	158	99.4%
32	Thomas C. Boushall Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	621	99.4%
33	Woodrow Wilson Middle	Roanoke, VA	Roanoke City Public Schools	Middle	601	99.3%
34	Huntington Middle	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	Middle	292	99.0%
35	River City Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	1,150	99.0%
36	Dogwood Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	371	98.9%
37	William E. Waters Middle	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	Middle	549	98.9%
38	Nottoway Middle	Crewe, VA	Nottoway County Public Schools	Middle	269	98.9%
39	Thomas H. Henderson Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	430	98.6%
40	Halifax County Middle	South Boston, VA	Halifax County Public Schools	Middle	847	98.6%
41	Hardin Reynolds Memorial School	Critz, VA	Patrick County Public Schools	Middle	203	98.5%
42	Arcadia Middle	Oak Hall, VA	Accomack County Public Schools	Middle	469	98.5%
43	Elydale Middle	Ewing, VA	Lee County Public Schools	Middle	133	98.5%
44	St. Clare Walker Middle	Locust Hill, VA	Middlesex County Public Schools	Middle	259	98.5%
45	Colonial Heights Middle	Colonial Heights, VA	Colonial Heights City Public Schools	Middle	700	98.4%
46	Luray Middle	Luray, VA	Page County Public Schools	Middle	315	98.4%
47	Crittenden Middle	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	Middle	781	98.3%
48	Buckingham County Middle	Buckingham, VA	Buckingham County Public Schools	Middle	407	98.3%
49	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	500	98.2%
50	Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	Middle	988	98.2%

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