Louisiana: the counties with the lowest-performing public schools

45 counties

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

#	County	State	Schools	Students	% Proficient
1	Franklin Parish	LA	6	2,454	16.2%
2	Claiborne Parish	LA	6	1,616	16.4%
3	Morehouse Parish	LA	5	3,082	21.4%
4	Tangipahoa Parish	LA	32	19,077	21.5%
5	Pointe Coupee Parish	LA	5	2,293	22.8%
6	St. John the Baptist Parish	LA	10	5,039	23.4%
7	Washington Parish	LA	14	6,326	23.4%
8	Richland Parish	LA	12	3,312	23.7%
9	Winn Parish	LA	5	1,732	24.5%
10	Webster Parish	LA	14	4,967	25.7%
11	Caddo Parish	LA	59	33,851	26.7%
12	East Feliciana Parish	LA	7	1,649	27.6%
13	Union Parish	LA	4	2,548	27.7%
14	Jackson Parish	LA	5	1,927	27.8%
15	Assumption Parish	LA	9	2,701	28.5%
16	Grant Parish	LA	8	2,871	28.6%
17	Avoyelles Parish	LA	13	5,726	28.9%
18	Iberville Parish	LA	9	4,589	29.4%
19	St. Landry Parish	LA	34	11,731	29.6%
20	Jefferson Parish	LA	77	47,983	32.1%
21	West Carroll Parish	LA	3	1,483	32.2%
22	Evangeline Parish	LA	13	5,326	32.4%
23	Sabine Parish	LA	10	3,741	32.4%
24	Beauregard Parish	LA	13	5,915	32.7%
25	St. Mary Parish	LA	23	7,765	32.7%
26	Ouachita Parish	LA	58	25,952	33.0%
27	Bienville Parish	LA	7	1,799	33.4%
28	Iberia Parish	LA	21	10,111	34.0%
29	St. James Parish	LA	6	3,194	34.4%
30	Jefferson Davis Parish	LA	12	5,210	35.2%
31	Allen Parish	LA	12	3,859	36.7%
32	St. Bernard Parish	LA	12	7,592	37.0%
33	Acadia Parish	LA	27	9,043	37.4%
34	Rapides Parish	LA	46	21,481	38.3%
35	De Soto Parish	LA	9	4,923	38.7%
36	Vernon Parish	LA	18	7,887	39.8%
37	Calcasieu Parish	LA	59	30,278	39.9%
38	Bossier Parish	LA	34	22,233	40.3%
39	Terrebonne Parish	LA	31	15,201	41.4%
40	Cameron Parish	LA	5	1,120	42.2%
41	Livingston Parish	LA	43	27,209	42.9%
42	St. Tammany Parish	LA	56	36,212	44.6%
43	Vermilion Parish	LA	23	10,278	47.6%
44	Plaquemines Parish	LA	9	4,283	48.6%
45	Ascension Parish	LA	32	23,743	53.0%

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