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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 351 to 400.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
351Ashe CountyNC62,67659.1%
352Greene CountyMS51,62159.1%
353Live Oak CountyTX61,62959.1%
354Wapello CountyIA186,89259.1%
355Washington CountyPA5426,07959.1%
356Westmoreland CountyPA8441,30259.1%
357Iowa CountyWI153,37359.0%
358Polk CountyWI266,12659.0%
359Jefferson CountyNE81,68358.9%
360Leslie CountyKY51,53858.9%
361Lewis CountyNY134,08258.9%
362Newport News cityVA4025,88258.9%
363Smith CountyMS42,53858.9%
364Woodford CountyIL206,33858.9%
365Clarke CountyMS72,37758.8%
366Manassas Park cityVA43,39258.7%
367Flagler CountyFL1113,52158.6%
368Lincoln CountyMS105,32758.6%
369Webster CountyMO155,21058.6%
370Franklin CountyTX31,60858.5%
371Oldham CountyKY1912,03858.5%
372Bucks CountyPA12281,95658.4%
373Chatham CountyNC2410,37458.4%
374Miller CountyMO155,09258.2%
375Glades CountyFL71,85258.1%
376Hardin CountyOH134,05058.1%
377Palm Beach CountyFL234192,83158.1%
378Camp CountyTX52,24558.0%
379Marion CountyMO144,72458.0%
380Portsmouth cityVA2212,90558.0%
381Brevard CountyFL10973,58757.9%
382Clay CountyNC41,32257.9%
383Robertson CountyTX113,40857.9%
384Liberty CountyFL71,26457.8%
385Lynchburg cityVA167,65757.8%
386Cabarrus CountyNC5643,27857.7%
387Christian CountyMO3216,17557.7%
388Pender CountyNC1911,07357.7%
389Columbia CountyPA197,50157.6%
390Kings CountyNY582291,69757.6%
391Queens CountyNY392268,20557.6%
392Rensselaer CountyNY4119,27457.6%
393Santa Clara CountyCA401230,05957.6%
394Somerset CountyPA298,27157.6%
395Carver CountyMN4818,07657.5%
396Posey CountyIN93,45457.5%
397Waynesboro cityVA73,04357.5%
398Jo Daviess CountyIL163,01257.4%
399Norfolk cityVA4426,80757.4%
400Rutherford CountyNC209,20557.4%

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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