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County rankings · Achievement

The counties with the lowest-performing public schools

2,013 counties

US 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 45.8%. Showing ranks 451 to 500.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
451Fayette CountyIN73,10337.0%
452Perry CountyMO52,21637.0%
453Pike CountyIN51,66837.0%
454Roscommon CountyMI82,61737.0%
455St. Bernard ParishLA127,59237.0%
456Barrow CountyGA1715,31337.1%
457Colquitt CountyGA138,76737.1%
458Franklin CountyIL195,52337.1%
459Magoffin CountyKY51,90237.1%
460Mobile CountyAL10059,07037.1%
461Sibley CountyMN112,03437.1%
462Breathitt CountyKY72,04237.2%
463Jennings CountyIN83,80037.2%
464Nelson CountyKY187,04737.2%
465Scott CountyIN93,87037.2%
466Crenshaw CountyAL32,06337.3%
467Limestone CountyTX113,62837.3%
468Robeson CountyNC3921,62537.3%
469Acadia ParishLA279,04337.4%
470Crawford CountyIL102,68437.4%
471Daviess CountyIN104,75337.4%
472Deschutes CountyOR5325,82337.4%
473Hood River CountyOR83,60237.4%
474Hudson CountyNJ12986,21637.4%
475Polk CountyAR103,06337.4%
476Pulaski CountyIN61,68437.4%
477Walker CountyTX1813,65537.4%
478Carroll CountyAR103,86237.5%
479Franklin CountyAR83,03937.5%
480Greenup CountyKY155,65337.5%
481Hertford CountyNC72,36737.5%
482Inyo CountyCA192,53937.5%
483Martin CountyKY51,71737.5%
484Ottawa CountyKS61,19337.5%
485Rowan CountyNC3418,91737.5%
486Bernalillo CountyNM20385,72437.6%
487Brown CountyKS71,47437.6%
488De Witt CountyIL72,18537.6%
489DeKalb CountyIL3916,32837.6%
490Delaware CountyIN3415,68337.6%
491Grady CountyGA74,79037.6%
492Izard CountyAR71,88337.6%
493Jay CountyIN62,95037.6%
494Kenai Peninsula BoroughAK428,51037.6%
495Marengo CountyAL103,27037.6%
496Mason CountyIL92,12437.6%
497McDonald CountyMO113,86737.6%
498Napa CountyCA4018,55737.6%
499Talbot CountyMD84,48537.6%
500Allen CountyKY53,13837.7%

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36 states
Alaska 9Alabama 64Arkansas 66California 55Colorado 34Florida 63Georgia 129Iowa 89Illinois 88Indiana 80Kansas 57Kentucky 109Louisiana 45Maryland 24Michigan 25Minnesota 80Missouri 100Mississippi 73North Carolina 93Nebraska 26New Hampshire 10New Jersey 21New Mexico 10Nevada 7New York 61Ohio 28Oklahoma 15Oregon 26Pennsylvania 62South Dakota 22Texas 192Utah 23Virginia 115Washington 26Wisconsin 67Wyoming 19

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