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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 601 to 650.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
601Jefferson CountyNY3916,78953.0%
602Oconto CountyWI174,34953.0%
603Pope CountyMN71,42153.0%
604Vernon CountyWI233,66953.0%
605Armstrong CountyPA176,97252.9%
606Big Horn CountyWY142,65752.9%
607Hillsborough CountyFL300223,19352.9%
608Routt CountyCO153,41952.9%
609Suwannee CountyFL106,00452.9%
610Davison CountySD133,13752.8%
611Delaware CountyPA10974,66352.8%
612Highlands CountyFL2212,04052.8%
613Oneida CountyWI143,94952.8%
614Pitt CountyNC4225,20252.8%
615Carroll CountyMO111,26852.7%
616Columbia CountyNY166,00652.7%
617Cortland CountyNY175,38152.7%
618Goshen CountyWY121,61752.7%
619Bayfield CountyWI121,54052.6%
620Dodge CountyWI3710,45052.6%
621Duval CountyFL211141,20952.6%
622Kane CountyUT101,48452.6%
623Porter CountyIN5325,81352.6%
624Pulaski CountyMO219,88452.6%
625Erie CountyNY222122,51952.5%
626Greene CountyMO9342,42352.5%
627Johnson CountyKY104,04452.5%
628Polk CountyMO204,96552.5%
629Cache CountyUT4328,29152.4%
630Clinton CountyNY2810,72952.4%
631Jones CountyNC51,01652.4%
632St. Lucie CountyFL5450,80952.4%
633Vilas CountyWI132,77152.4%
634Davidson CountyNC4723,69652.3%
635Lawrence CountyMO237,27152.3%
636Gregg CountyTX4120,49852.2%
637Lewis CountyMO41,41652.2%
638Martin CountyTX41,30352.2%
639Niagara CountyNY5026,38852.2%
640Steuben CountyNY3413,70152.2%
641Stone CountyMO143,40652.2%
642Washburn CountyWI152,09752.2%
643Blair CountyPA3215,69252.1%
644Charlton CountyGA41,61352.1%
645Macon CountyNC124,46952.1%
646Mercer CountyPA3412,81552.1%
647Clinton CountyMO123,69252.0%
648Fulton CountyPA81,95852.0%
649Lawrence CountySD123,18352.0%
650Lebanon CountyPA3218,80452.0%

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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