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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 951 to 1,000.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
951Jackson CountyWI82,86746.9%
952Lincoln CountyGA31,26146.9%
953Polk CountyFL164117,00446.9%
954Hendry CountyFL137,59246.8%
955Lamar CountyTX208,51646.8%
956Travis CountyTX312191,70646.8%
957Warren CountyMO125,04546.8%
958Yankton CountySD103,32146.8%
959Angelina CountyTX4015,64946.7%
960Ballard CountyKY41,01546.7%
961Boone CountyAR175,81846.7%
962Burleson CountyTX93,12846.7%
963Harrison CountyIN145,93246.7%
964Henry CountyIL257,72346.7%
965Jersey CountyIL62,37746.7%
966Lee CountyNC2010,64146.7%
967St. Mary's CountyMD2616,90546.7%
968Utah CountyUT194164,46746.7%
969Brule CountySD91,24946.6%
970Fillmore CountyMN142,94646.6%
971Jackson CountyKY81,99746.6%
972Lehigh CountyPA8356,98446.6%
973Montgomery CountyMD208159,18146.6%
974Sabine CountyTX71,80746.6%
975Morgan CountyAL4120,20446.5%
976Spokane CountyWA17876,58846.5%
977Blount CountyAL178,98046.4%
978Cherokee CountyTX2410,94846.4%
979Cleburne CountyAL72,49046.4%
980Fulton CountyGA202138,27046.4%
981Lanier CountyGA31,65246.4%
982McCulloch CountyTX51,21846.4%
983Monroe CountyMO101,52046.4%
984Russell CountyKY53,02446.4%
985Barton CountyMO91,59346.3%
986Lee CountyGA85,94946.3%
987Meade CountyKY105,00146.3%
988Oregon CountyMO81,75046.3%
989Riley CountyKS188,14546.3%
990Washington CountyIL71,73946.3%
991Aitkin CountyMN91,67046.2%
992Gaston CountyNC6035,89846.2%
993Llano CountyTX52,11346.2%
994Shawano CountyWI174,83246.2%
995Gaines CountyTX83,76446.1%
996Jasper CountyMO4721,17746.1%
997Missaukee CountyMI62,22346.1%
998Ray CountyMO123,42346.1%
999Colorado CountyTX143,69746.0%
1000Greene CountyPA124,33146.0%

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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