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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 801 to 850.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
801Washington CountyUT6341,35649.4%
802Williamson CountyIL219,70049.4%
803Elmore CountyAL2013,86749.3%
804Guilford CountyNC13779,53949.3%
805Person CountyNC155,65949.3%
806Richmond cityVA4620,25349.3%
807Stoddard CountyMO224,71249.3%
808Yalobusha CountyMS41,36449.3%
809Buchanan CountyMO2911,82549.2%
810Cambria CountyPA3715,78949.2%
811Boone CountyKY3222,39449.1%
812Brown CountyTX236,23849.0%
813Erie CountyPA6735,73849.0%
814Goliad CountyTX31,24449.0%
815Meade CountySD153,39549.0%
816Murray CountyMN51,05749.0%
817Scott CountyMO215,99949.0%
818Nemaha CountyKS71,88448.9%
819Sampson CountyNC2311,00148.9%
820Stephens CountyTX41,37448.9%
821Turner CountySD151,45948.9%
822Winston CountyAL123,90648.9%
823Forsyth CountyNC8555,90248.8%
824Gulf CountyFL51,90148.8%
825Johnson CountyIN3928,82448.8%
826Lee CountyAL3824,81248.8%
827Washington CountyFL93,20448.8%
828Hardee CountyFL94,54748.7%
829Johnson CountyMO228,05848.7%
830Lauderdale CountyAL2212,52648.7%
831Onondaga CountyNY12267,04448.7%
832Schuyler CountyNY61,80148.7%
833Scott CountyMN5826,04148.7%
834Sunflower CountyMS112,80748.7%
835Taylor CountyTX4824,15948.7%
836Houston CountyMN184,08948.6%
837McHenry CountyIL8350,12348.6%
838Monroe CountyPA2920,75248.6%
839Plaquemines ParishLA94,28348.6%
840Cameron CountyTX17497,39248.5%
841Nash CountyNC2514,28548.5%
842Scott CountyMS115,62748.5%
843Arenac CountyMI61,89648.4%
844Berrien CountyGA53,06148.4%
845Bronx CountyNY470202,02848.4%
846El Paso CountyTX246165,40448.4%
847Leon CountyTX123,28648.4%
848San Diego CountyCA749467,43748.4%
849Wayne CountyMS62,97748.4%
850Brookings CountySD204,92148.3%

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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