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Colorado: the counties with the lowest-performing public schools

34 counties

Colorado public school districts ranked by the lowest enrollment-weighted state-assessment proficiency. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
1Kit Carson CountyCO91,34222.5%
2Pueblo CountyCO6432,25425.0%
3Adams CountyCO16787,93825.5%
4Garfield CountyCO2710,79025.7%
5Rio Grande CountyCO111,62826.8%
6Prowers CountyCO112,15327.2%
7Moffat CountyCO71,82127.8%
8Las Animas CountyCO121,87028.1%
9Montrose CountyCO186,23730.3%
10Fremont CountyCO134,64031.0%
11Weld CountyCO11461,27431.8%
12Denver CountyCO20091,23332.0%
13Archuleta CountyCO51,58833.2%
14Grand CountyCO61,68533.6%
15Eagle CountyCO237,14833.8%
16Arapahoe CountyCO172115,50234.3%
17Delta CountyCO174,59134.6%
18Mesa CountyCO5422,23236.0%
19Yuma CountyCO91,75936.7%
20El Paso CountyCO240114,35638.6%
21Summit CountyCO93,47338.6%
22Gunnison CountyCO72,09539.4%
23La Plata CountyCO247,50439.8%
24Elbert CountyCO173,26540.6%
25Teller CountyCO82,24941.0%
26Park CountyCO81,26442.6%
27Conejos CountyCO101,50743.7%
28Jefferson CountyCO14874,73943.7%
29Rio Blanco CountyCO51,15743.8%
30Larimer CountyCO9247,15945.4%
31Broomfield CountyCO1611,84451.3%
32Routt CountyCO153,41952.9%
33Boulder CountyCO8642,20053.4%
34Douglas CountyCO9263,84153.8%

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