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The public elementary schools with the biggest test-score declines in the United States

15,059 public elementary schools in the United States appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the biggest test-score declines, ranked by the 3-year drop in composite math + reading proficiency. IRELAND EL leads the list at -48.0pp, against a median of +2.5pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

15,059

the United States

Best 3-yr change

-48.0pp

Median 3-yr change

+2.5pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · THE UNITED STATES

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	IRELAND EL	ODESSA, TX	ECTOR COUNTY ISD	431	78.5%	30.5%	-48.0pp
2	BRUCEVILLE-EDDY INT	EDDY, TX	BRUCEVILLE-EDDY ISD	126	80.0%	32.5%	-47.5pp
3	J P STARKS EL	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	255	91.0%	43.5%	-47.5pp
4	EDGAR GLOVER JR EL	MISSOURI CITY, TX	FORT BEND ISD	338	78.5%	35.0%	-43.5pp
5	LINDEN EL	LINDEN, TX	LINDEN-KILDARE CISD	299	69.0%	26.0%	-43.0pp
6	WOLFFARTH EL	LUBBOCK, TX	LUBBOCK ISD	282	83.5%	41.0%	-42.5pp
7	R A HALL EL	BEEVILLE, TX	BEEVILLE ISD	463	80.0%	40.5%	-39.5pp
8	BASIS Chandler Primary - North Campus	CHANDLER, AZ	BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (92997)	619	82.5%	45.5%	-37.0pp
9	WALTER MOSES BURTON EL	FRESNO, TX	FORT BEND ISD	668	72.5%	35.5%	-37.0pp
10	Mesopotamia Elementary School	Mesopotamia, OH	Bloomfield-Mespo Local	115	72.8%	36.3%	-36.5pp
11	WHITTIER EL	AMARILLO, TX	AMARILLO ISD	440	77.5%	41.0%	-36.5pp
12	FOSTER EL	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	334	65.0%	29.0%	-36.0pp
13	GENE HOWE EL	AMARILLO, TX	CANYON ISD	363	78.5%	43.0%	-35.5pp
14	HARVEY EL	KINGSVILLE, TX	KINGSVILLE ISD	486	62.0%	27.0%	-35.0pp
15	SAMUEL HOUSTON EL	HUNTSVILLE, TX	HUNTSVILLE ISD	760	58.0%	24.0%	-34.0pp
16	PONDEROSA EL	HOUSTON, TX	SPRING ISD	740	52.0%	18.5%	-33.5pp
17	COOPER EL	COOPER, TX	COOPER ISD	490	75.0%	42.0%	-33.0pp
18	CLINT Q SMITH EL	DUNCANVILLE, TX	DUNCANVILLE ISD	344	50.0%	17.5%	-32.5pp
19	BILL J ELLIOTT EL	FORT WORTH, TX	FORT WORTH ISD	381	70.0%	37.5%	-32.5pp
20	JACKIE CARDEN EL	FORT WORTH, TX	CROWLEY ISD	486	68.0%	36.0%	-32.0pp
21	WINONA EL	WINONA, TX	WINONA ISD	582	58.0%	26.0%	-32.0pp
22	HERFF EL	SAN ANTONIO, TX	SAN ANTONIO ISD	461	47.5%	17.0%	-30.5pp
23	FRAZIER EL	BURLESON, TX	BURLESON ISD	552	89.0%	59.0%	-30.0pp
24	KRIEWALD ROAD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS	SAN ANTONIO, TX	SOUTHWEST ISD	610	70.0%	40.0%	-30.0pp
25	MARY HARRIS EL	FORT WORTH, TX	CROWLEY ISD	438	56.0%	27.0%	-29.0pp
26	FLORENCE HILL EL	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	GRAND PRAIRIE ISD	486	58.0%	29.5%	-28.5pp
27	George Washington Academy	SNOWFLAKE, AZ	Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Village School (79211)	124	39.0%	11.0%	-28.0pp
28	J A HARGRAVE EL	FORT WORTH, TX	CROWLEY ISD	442	59.0%	31.0%	-28.0pp
29	TERRELL EL	DENISON, TX	DENISON ISD	432	66.5%	38.5%	-28.0pp
30	NADINE JOHNSON EL	HUTTO, TX	HUTTO ISD	547	77.5%	49.5%	-28.0pp
31	WEINERT EL	SEGUIN, TX	SEGUIN ISD	443	66.5%	38.5%	-28.0pp
32	HONEY GROVE EL	HONEY GROVE, TX	HONEY GROVE ISD	288	77.0%	49.5%	-27.5pp
33	GRAY EL	BALCH SPRINGS, TX	MESQUITE ISD	409	65.0%	37.5%	-27.5pp
34	KOHFELDT EL	TEXAS CITY, TX	TEXAS CITY ISD	429	64.0%	36.5%	-27.5pp
35	LAW EL	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	426	55.0%	28.0%	-27.0pp
36	Mary D Altavesta	Woburn, MA	Woburn	248	46.0%	19.5%	-26.5pp
37	ROCK PRAIRIE EL	COLLEGE STATION, TX	COLLEGE STATION ISD	538	67.5%	41.0%	-26.5pp
38	INDUSTRIAL EL EAST	VANDERBILT, TX	INDUSTRIAL ISD	264	81.5%	55.0%	-26.5pp
39	NORMAN-SIMS EL	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	274	47.5%	21.5%	-26.0pp
40	NORTHWEST EL	HEREFORD, TX	HEREFORD ISD	479	50.0%	24.0%	-26.0pp
41	VENABLE VILLAGE EL	FORT CAVAZOS, TX	KILLEEN ISD	597	72.0%	46.0%	-26.0pp
42	Ernest Gallet Elementary School	Youngsville, LA	Lafayette Parish	643	75.0%	49.5%	-25.5pp
43	MAHANAY EL	HOUSTON, TX	ALIEF ISD	499	63.0%	37.5%	-25.5pp
44	NORTHBROOK EL	FORT WORTH, TX	EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD	536	56.5%	31.0%	-25.5pp
45	EDWARD BRISCOE EL	FORT WORTH, TX	FORT WORTH ISD	288	45.5%	20.0%	-25.5pp
46	Atkinson	North Andover, MA	North Andover	274	52.0%	27.0%	-25.0pp
47	SAM HOUSTON EL	CORSICANA, TX	CORSICANA ISD	422	64.5%	39.5%	-25.0pp
48	Redding Elementary	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco Unified	240	37.0%	12.1%	-24.9pp
49	Rio Vista Elementary	North Hollywood, CA	Los Angeles Unified	348	71.0%	46.3%	-24.7pp
50	Palmetto Elementary School	Palmetto, LA	St. Landry Parish	223	69.5%	45.0%	-24.5pp

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