Indiana: the counties with the lowest-performing public schools

80 counties

Indiana counties ranked by the lowest enrollment-weighted state-assessment proficiency. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify. The median ranked county is at 38.2%. Showing ranks 1 to 50.

#	County	State	Schools	Students	% Proficient
1	Marion County	IN	252	161,456	26.7%
2	Jackson County	IN	15	7,459	29.2%
3	Cass County	IN	14	6,815	29.3%
4	Rush County	IN	7	2,057	29.4%
5	Sullivan County	IN	9	3,108	29.6%
6	Madison County	IN	28	18,227	31.4%
7	Vanderburgh County	IN	42	22,423	32.2%
8	Vigo County	IN	27	13,416	33.0%
9	Benton County	IN	3	1,601	33.6%
10	White County	IN	12	4,271	33.7%
11	Vermillion County	IN	6	2,279	33.9%
12	Knox County	IN	12	5,081	34.1%
13	Orange County	IN	6	2,999	34.4%
14	Lake County	IN	118	74,661	35.0%
15	Lawrence County	IN	13	5,502	35.1%
16	Carroll County	IN	6	2,334	35.5%
17	Jefferson County	IN	10	4,109	35.5%
18	Noble County	IN	15	6,651	35.7%
19	Switzerland County	IN	4	1,422	35.9%
20	Warren County	IN	4	1,332	35.9%
21	Howard County	IN	28	12,786	36.0%
22	Parke County	IN	7	2,182	36.1%
23	Owen County	IN	6	2,156	36.2%
24	Wayne County	IN	22	9,696	36.4%
25	DeKalb County	IN	14	6,781	36.8%
26	St. Joseph County	IN	70	35,614	36.9%
27	Fayette County	IN	7	3,103	37.0%
28	Pike County	IN	5	1,668	37.0%
29	Jennings County	IN	8	3,800	37.2%
30	Scott County	IN	9	3,870	37.2%
31	Daviess County	IN	10	4,753	37.4%
32	Pulaski County	IN	6	1,684	37.4%
33	Delaware County	IN	34	15,683	37.6%
34	Jay County	IN	6	2,950	37.6%
35	Newton County	IN	7	1,850	37.7%
36	Fountain County	IN	8	2,485	37.8%
37	Allen County	IN	89	55,262	37.9%
38	Henry County	IN	19	7,081	37.9%
39	Wabash County	IN	13	5,096	38.0%
40	Whitley County	IN	11	5,594	38.0%
41	Elkhart County	IN	58	33,574	38.4%
42	Fulton County	IN	7	2,763	38.5%
43	Greene County	IN	14	4,739	38.7%
44	Tipton County	IN	5	2,152	38.9%
45	Bartholomew County	IN	19	12,688	39.4%
46	Morgan County	IN	22	10,142	39.9%
47	Starke County	IN	7	3,114	40.1%
48	Marshall County	IN	16	7,661	40.5%
49	Shelby County	IN	17	7,418	40.7%
50	LaPorte County	IN	36	15,515	40.8%

See the national lowest proficiency ranking →