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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public schools in Orange County, North Carolina

Across Orange County, North Carolina, 30 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Hillsborough Elementary leads the list at 17.5%, against a median of 33.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Orange County, North Carolina

Best % FRL

17.5%

Median % FRL

33.2%

LOWEST POVERTY · ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Hillsborough Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	435	17.5%
2	Glenwood Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	390	19.2%
3	East Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	1,419	22.2%
4	Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	1,608	22.2%
5	Smith Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	763	22.4%
6	Morris Grove Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	383	22.5%
7	Estes Hills Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	336	26.5%
8	Phillips Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	600	27.0%
9	McDougle Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	659	27.6%
10	Ephesus Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	410	30.0%
11	Scroggs Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	410	30.0%
12	Seawell Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	416	30.0%
13	Carrboro High	Carrboro, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	885	30.4%
14	McDougle Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	497	31.4%
15	Carrboro Elementary	Carrboro, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	515	32.6%
16	Culbreth Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	632	33.9%
17	FPG Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	536	36.4%
18	River Park Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	523	37.5%
19	Orange Middle	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Middle	514	43.4%
20	Orange High	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	High	1,161	46.3%
21	Cedar Ridge High	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	High	1,148	47.2%
22	Rashkis Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	455	47.7%
23	Northside Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	412	52.9%
24	Pathways Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	371	54.4%
25	Gravelly Hill Middle	Efland, NC	Orange County Schools	Middle	415	56.4%
26	A L Stanback Middle	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Middle	648	57.7%
27	Grady Brown Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	406	59.6%
28	Central Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	261	98.9%
29	New Hope Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	528	99.1%
30	Efland Cheeks Elementary	Efland, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	532	99.4%

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