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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public middle schools in North Carolina

Across North Carolina, 472 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Marvin Ridge Middle leads the list at 4.5%, against a median of 99.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

472

North Carolina

Best % FRL

4.5%

Median % FRL

99.0%

LOWEST POVERTY · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Marvin Ridge Middle	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	1,277	4.5%
2	Weddington Middle	Matthews, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	1,324	7.3%
3	Mills Park Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,632	7.6%
4	Apex Friendship Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,412	7.9%
5	The Brawley School	Mooresville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Middle	641	8.6%
6	Cuthbertson Middle	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	1,323	11.0%
7	Davis Drive Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	992	13.3%
8	Harris Road Middle	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Middle	1,368	13.5%
9	Brown Summit Middle	Browns Summit, NC	Guilford County Schools	Middle	242	14.9%
10	Heritage Middle	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	947	16.9%
11	Hickory Ridge Middle	Harrisburg, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Middle	1,057	17.1%
12	Holly Grove Middle	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	979	17.7%
13	Salem Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,057	19.2%
14	Topsail Middle	Hampstead, NC	Pender County Schools	Middle	837	20.1%
15	Jay M. Robinson Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,333	20.1%
16	Community House Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,425	20.4%
17	Margaret B. Pollard Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chatham County Schools	Middle	736	20.8%
18	Northwest Guilford Middle	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Middle	915	21.0%
19	Surf City Middle	Hampstead, NC	Pender County Schools	Middle	752	21.3%
20	Alston Ridge Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,494	21.3%
21	Smith Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	763	22.4%
22	South Charlotte Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	770	23.1%
23	Bailey Middle	Cornelius, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,315	23.5%
24	Woodland Heights Middle	Mooresville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Middle	581	23.6%
25	Apex Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	867	24.8%
26	Camden Middle	Camden, NC	Camden County Schools	Middle	461	25.8%
27	Holly Ridge Middle	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	955	26.0%
28	Phillips Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	600	27.0%
29	McDougle Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	659	27.6%
30	Fuquay-Varina Middle	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,004	28.3%
31	North Lincoln Middle	Denver, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Middle	774	28.9%
32	Moore Square Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	594	29.0%
33	Martin Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,011	29.6%
34	Moyock Middle	Moyock, NC	Currituck County Schools	Middle	635	29.6%
35	West Cary Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	824	30.0%
36	Broad Creek Middle	Newport, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Middle	722	30.1%
37	Oberlin Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,049	30.1%
38	Carnage Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	924	30.8%
39	Wakefield Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	803	31.4%
40	Leesville Road Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	795	31.7%
41	West Millbrook Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,164	32.3%
42	New Century Middle	Cameron, NC	Moore County Schools	Middle	602	32.4%
43	First Flight Middle School	Kill Devil Hills, NC	Dare County Schools	Middle	604	32.8%
44	Northwest Cabarrus Middle	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Middle	825	33.0%
45	Pine Hollow Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	776	33.1%
46	Roland-Grise Middle	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Middle	878	33.5%
47	Herbert Akins Road Middle	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,253	33.5%
48	Lufkin Road Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,035	33.5%
49	Northern Guilford Middle	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Middle	780	33.8%
50	Culbreth Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	632	33.9%

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