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Florida: the counties with the lowest-performing public schools

63 counties

Florida 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
1Gadsden CountyFL164,63335.8%
2Madison CountyFL92,28036.6%
3DeSoto CountyFL94,17141.9%
4Putnam CountyFL1810,08243.6%
5Okeechobee CountyFL126,20644.6%
6Hendry CountyFL137,59246.8%
7Polk CountyFL164117,00446.9%
8Marion CountyFL6246,34947.1%
9Taylor CountyFL72,52447.4%
10Lee CountyFL116102,52448.0%
11Holmes CountyFL83,01348.1%
12Hardee CountyFL94,54748.7%
13Gulf CountyFL51,90148.8%
14Washington CountyFL93,20448.8%
15Levy CountyFL125,55449.8%
16Bradford CountyFL82,84850.3%
17Osceola CountyFL8274,16450.4%
18Hernando CountyFL2923,73450.8%
19Baker CountyFL64,76351.4%
20Escambia CountyFL6737,05651.6%
21Citrus CountyFL2615,59451.9%
22St. Lucie CountyFL5450,80952.4%
23Duval CountyFL211141,20952.6%
24Highlands CountyFL2212,04052.8%
25Hillsborough CountyFL300223,19352.9%
26Suwannee CountyFL106,00452.9%
27Lake CountyFL6047,99753.2%
28Monroe CountyFL228,92853.6%
29Pasco CountyFL10586,87354.6%
30Alachua CountyFL6129,61854.7%
31Dixie CountyFL72,43554.7%
32Jackson CountyFL185,83954.7%
33Manatee CountyFL7954,20854.7%
34Charlotte CountyFL2416,99755.0%
35Columbia CountyFL169,81555.0%
36Volusia CountyFL8761,76555.7%
37Leon CountyFL5535,24656.5%
38Bay CountyFL4827,67256.8%
39Orange CountyFL275216,81357.1%
40Calhoun CountyFL62,03157.2%
41Martin CountyFL3218,31657.3%
42Liberty CountyFL71,26457.8%
43Brevard CountyFL10973,58757.9%
44Glades CountyFL71,85258.1%
45Palm Beach CountyFL234192,83158.1%
46Flagler CountyFL1113,52158.6%
47Union CountyFL32,30959.3%
48Pinellas CountyFL15187,95559.7%
49Wakulla CountyFL105,13859.8%
50Broward CountyFL327244,50260.2%

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