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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 201 to 250.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
201Burt CountyNE61,25366.7%
202Montgomery CountyIA71,47366.7%
203Rockingham CountyVA2211,39766.7%
204Greene CountyIA51,42566.5%
205Howard CountyNE71,39666.5%
206Sumter CountyFL1210,01366.4%
207Archer CountyTX82,11066.3%
208Buchanan CountyVA82,31666.3%
209Warren CountyVA95,02466.3%
210Washington CountyIA133,82066.1%
211Accomack CountyVA114,62365.9%
212Halifax CountyVA104,49665.9%
213Henry CountyVA136,91665.9%
214Madison CountyVA41,58565.9%
215Pulaski CountyVA84,38565.9%
216Kendall CountyTX1610,64065.8%
217Forrest CountyMS2010,85765.7%
218Morrow CountyOH124,68565.7%
219Neshoba CountyMS105,18565.7%
220Buffalo CountyNE288,44965.6%
221Crook CountyWY51,20365.6%
222Kearney CountyNE71,32065.6%
223Lunenburg CountyVA41,57765.6%
224Champaign CountyOH156,13565.3%
225Cumberland CountyVA31,27865.3%
226Woodbury CountyIA3618,21065.3%
227Knox CountyNE151,75765.2%
228Emmet CountyIA41,29765.1%
229Cedar CountyNE101,21565.0%
230Polk CountyIA13277,43665.0%
231Prentiss CountyMS103,97365.0%
232Union CountyPA103,81164.9%
233Watauga CountyNC124,82164.8%
234Cass CountyNE153,93264.5%
235Fayette CountyGA2620,37564.5%
236Frederick CountyVA1813,57464.5%
237Hamilton CountyIN6963,06564.5%
238Davis CountyIA41,14764.4%
239Des Moines CountyIA155,63264.4%
240Pierce CountyNE61,22264.4%
241Sarasota CountyFL6145,25364.4%
242Floyd CountyIA82,15264.3%
243Newton CountyMS93,63464.3%
244Custer CountyNE151,84564.2%
245Pontotoc CountyMS125,86564.2%
246Santa Rosa CountyFL3729,38264.1%
247Camden CountyNC51,91864.0%
248Dinwiddie CountyVA74,14764.0%
249Appanoose CountyIA81,76763.9%
250Charlottesville cityVA115,15063.9%

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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