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County rankings · Achievement

The counties with the highest-performing public schools

2,013 counties

US counties ranked by enrollment-weighted state-assessment proficiency across the county. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify. The median ranked county is at 45.8%. Showing ranks 451 to 500.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
451Comanche CountyTX92,27456.1%
452Surry CountyNC3011,13956.1%
453Transylvania CountyNC103,64056.1%
454Bergen CountyNJ288133,88356.0%
455San Mateo CountyCA16982,40356.0%
456Bacon CountyGA42,09455.9%
457Lancaster CountyPA11462,71955.9%
458Placer CountyCA11870,59055.9%
459Uinta CountyWY134,02055.9%
460Dutchess CountyNY7536,88555.8%
461Hughes CountySD72,91955.8%
462Morgan CountyGA43,56255.8%
463Carroll CountyMD4326,14155.7%
464Effingham CountyGA1314,56055.7%
465Indiana CountyPA228,47055.7%
466Volusia CountyFL8761,76555.7%
467Waupaca CountyWI267,46655.7%
468Callahan CountyTX112,60855.6%
469Covington CountyMS72,49255.6%
470Johnston CountyNC5141,00455.6%
471Crawford CountyWI131,82755.5%
472Rabun CountyGA42,25755.5%
473Genesee CountyNY217,80055.4%
474La Crosse CountyWI3714,90355.4%
475Morgan CountyUT73,18555.4%
476Pamlico CountyNC51,62855.4%
477Calhoun CountyMS51,98955.3%
478Jefferson CountyWI319,19455.3%
479Montgomery CountyTX143134,59555.3%
480Outagamie CountyWI7231,33055.3%
481Parker CountyTX5028,35455.3%
482Jones CountyMS1511,31355.2%
483Lincoln CountySD2510,53055.2%
484Marion CountyAL134,50655.2%
485Ottawa CountyMI9942,89455.2%
486St. Lawrence CountyNY3913,65355.2%
487Vernon CountyMO122,93855.2%
488Wilkes CountyNC228,54755.2%
489Cherokee CountyGA3842,64255.1%
490Clark CountyMO51,07455.1%
491Harrisonburg cityVA116,93455.1%
492Stanly CountyNC249,47155.1%
493Stevens CountyMN71,69155.1%
494Allegany CountyNY185,58955.0%
495Charlotte CountyFL2416,99755.0%
496Columbia CountyFL169,81555.0%
497Dickinson CountyMI133,63255.0%
498Grafton CountyNH5110,16155.0%
499Madison CountyNY258,40255.0%
500Summit CountyUT227,48555.0%

By state

36 states
Alaska 9Alabama 64Arkansas 66California 55Colorado 34Florida 63Georgia 129Iowa 89Illinois 88Indiana 80Kansas 57Kentucky 109Louisiana 45Maryland 24Michigan 25Minnesota 80Missouri 100Mississippi 73North Carolina 93Nebraska 26New Hampshire 10New Jersey 21New Mexico 10Nevada 7New York 61Ohio 28Oklahoma 15Oregon 26Pennsylvania 62South Dakota 22Texas 192Utah 23Virginia 115Washington 26Wisconsin 67Wyoming 19

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