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Iowa: the counties with the lowest-performing public schools

89 counties

Iowa 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 72.1%. Showing ranks 51 to 89.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
51Fremont CountyIA81,10472.9%
52Boone CountyIA133,73573.2%
53Howard CountyIA61,45274.0%
54Union CountyIA61,74674.0%
55Hamilton CountyIA82,43274.1%
56Carroll CountyIA102,91274.2%
57Cherokee CountyIA82,04874.3%
58Buchanan CountyIA173,23175.0%
59Chickasaw CountyIA72,05575.4%
60Harrison CountyIA102,53575.4%
61Shelby CountyIA61,87775.6%
62Marion CountyIA175,57176.1%
63Clay CountyIA62,14776.6%
64Benton CountyIA123,91976.7%
65Warren CountyIA2010,47376.8%
66Sac CountyIA61,36276.9%
67Iowa CountyIA102,58077.4%
68Monroe CountyIA51,12377.4%
69Madison CountyIA103,35577.6%
70Butler CountyIA112,12077.7%
71Mills CountyIA62,44978.0%
72Poweshiek CountyIA102,56678.2%
73Dickinson CountyIA93,00578.3%
74Kossuth CountyIA81,95478.5%
75Plymouth CountyIA164,21978.7%
76Winnebago CountyIA92,19079.4%
77Sioux CountyIA185,32179.5%
78Story CountyIA2611,66579.7%
79Humboldt CountyIA61,53080.0%
80Dallas CountyIA4022,93880.4%
81Delaware CountyIA102,57180.9%
82O'Brien CountyIA92,37781.5%
83Grundy CountyIA112,33482.0%
84Taylor CountyIA41,04182.0%
85Bremer CountyIA205,34682.1%
86Mitchell CountyIA61,63182.4%
87Winneshiek CountyIA102,43482.6%
88Lyon CountyIA82,15783.1%
89Hancock CountyIA61,56083.9%

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