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Iowa: the counties with the lowest-performing public schools

89 counties

Iowa 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
1Webster CountyIA114,67856.4%
2Buena Vista CountyIA154,69156.6%
3Wapello CountyIA186,89259.1%
4Clarke CountyIA51,67259.5%
5Wright CountyIA72,45160.2%
6Marshall CountyIA176,90362.3%
7Muscatine CountyIA156,52762.3%
8Tama CountyIA102,77063.5%
9Jackson CountyIA92,62863.7%
10Appanoose CountyIA81,76763.9%
11Floyd CountyIA82,15264.3%
12Davis CountyIA41,14764.4%
13Des Moines CountyIA155,63264.4%
14Polk CountyIA13277,43665.0%
15Emmet CountyIA41,29765.1%
16Woodbury CountyIA3618,21065.3%
17Washington CountyIA133,82066.1%
18Greene CountyIA51,42566.5%
19Montgomery CountyIA71,47366.7%
20Scott CountyIA4926,10066.8%
21Pottawattamie CountyIA3415,27067.0%
22Henry CountyIA133,23067.2%
23Lucas CountyIA41,24967.6%
24Black Hawk CountyIA3418,22468.0%
25Lee CountyIA136,01468.1%
26Fayette CountyIA143,22268.8%
27Calhoun CountyIA51,47269.0%
28Wayne CountyIA61,03269.4%
29Linn CountyIA8136,48069.5%
30Louisa CountyIA92,16569.6%
31Cedar CountyIA133,03069.7%
32Cerro Gordo CountyIA135,24869.8%
33Dubuque CountyIA2613,16469.8%
34Clinton CountyIA187,12970.0%
35Jasper CountyIA185,66870.2%
36Jefferson CountyIA61,97470.3%
37Jones CountyIA102,69370.8%
38Mahaska CountyIA82,75770.8%
39Monona CountyIA71,21071.2%
40Franklin CountyIA71,80071.4%
41Ida CountyIA51,15671.8%
42Johnson CountyIA4320,01971.8%
43Crawford CountyIA113,00771.9%
44Palo Alto CountyIA101,47271.9%
45Page CountyIA112,55772.1%
46Allamakee CountyIA112,18372.2%
47Cass CountyIA113,95772.2%
48Hardin CountyIA143,07372.2%
49Keokuk CountyIA61,06372.4%
50Guthrie CountyIA91,85872.8%

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