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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 501 to 550.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
501Alexander CountyNC114,34454.9%
502Columbia CountyWI318,49854.9%
503Monroe CountyKY51,85654.9%
504Pepin CountyWI41,21954.9%
505Walworth CountyWI4314,38354.9%
506Webb CountyTX9163,71754.9%
507Catawba CountyNC4422,39254.8%
508Marathon CountyWI5118,59254.8%
509Alachua CountyFL6129,61854.7%
510Broome CountyNY5224,59454.7%
511Dixie CountyFL72,43554.7%
512Jackson CountyFL185,83954.7%
513Madison CountyTX52,71054.7%
514Manatee CountyFL7954,20854.7%
515Portage CountyWI309,21754.7%
516St. Louis CountyMO265134,60154.7%
517Cole CountyMO2310,31254.6%
518Eau Claire CountyWI3514,00254.6%
519Iredell CountyNC5131,90654.6%
520Livingston CountyMI4724,69554.6%
521Pasco CountyFL10586,87354.6%
522Adams CountyPA2612,83154.5%
523Cleveland CountyNC2915,68254.5%
524Hood CountyTX189,53054.5%
525Wyoming CountyNY134,15954.5%
526Pulaski CountyKY189,98954.4%
527Roanoke cityVA2514,39254.4%
528Upshur CountyTX257,91854.4%
529Cherokee CountyNC132,99254.3%
530Jackson CountyTX113,10954.3%
531Orange CountyCA630430,45854.3%
532Rock CountyMN61,48554.3%
533Tate CountyMS83,75854.3%
534Gillespie CountyTX103,64154.2%
535Greene CountyNY165,04254.2%
536Howard CountyMD7757,56554.2%
537Hunterdon CountyNJ4818,05654.2%
538Moniteau CountyMO112,22354.2%
539Brunswick CountyNC2215,06954.1%
540Cattaraugus CountyNY2911,22854.1%
541Chippewa CountyWI268,35354.1%
542Mecklenburg CountyNC221170,40754.1%
543Orange CountyNY8257,12254.1%
544Otsego CountyNY216,21654.1%
545Somerset CountyNJ8451,27654.1%
546Barry CountyMO184,97454.0%
547Lowndes CountyMS168,51254.0%
548Shelby CountyAL4335,12054.0%
549Wood CountyWI3210,84954.0%
550Baldwin CountyAL4735,97553.9%

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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