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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 501 to 550.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
501Duplin CountyNC139,82237.7%
502Lake CountyMN41,28637.7%
503Newton CountyIN71,85037.7%
504Pennington CountyMN62,00037.7%
505Peoria CountyIL6527,82737.7%
506Riverside CountyCA513424,87237.7%
507Champaign CountyIL5625,91937.8%
508Fountain CountyIN82,48537.8%
509Livingston CountyIL215,27337.8%
510Washington CountyAR7542,45137.8%
511Allen CountyIN8955,26237.9%
512Henry CountyIN197,08137.9%
513Letcher CountyKY102,88237.9%
514Pacific CountyWA163,24337.9%
515Baltimore CountyMD177110,87238.0%
516Cloud CountyKS81,36138.0%
517Green CountyKY41,67538.0%
518Lac qui Parle CountyMN51,22638.0%
519Lincoln CountyKY73,24038.0%
520Talladega CountyAL2610,97338.0%
521Wabash CountyIN135,09638.0%
522Whitley CountyIN115,59438.0%
523Essex CountyNJ241145,47338.1%
524Kandiyohi CountyMN206,21338.1%
525Lee CountyIL133,77838.1%
526Luzerne CountyPA6545,20938.1%
527Murray CountyGA116,58538.1%
528Bath CountyKY51,93638.2%
529Fulton CountyIL214,16038.2%
530Jasper CountyTX135,41138.2%
531Shiawassee CountyMI2910,10538.2%
532DeKalb CountyAL1712,27738.3%
533Rapides ParishLA4621,48138.3%
534Santa Cruz CountyCA7936,31638.3%
535Screven CountyGA32,06638.3%
536Alpena CountyMI103,59838.4%
537Elkhart CountyIN5833,57438.4%
538Franklin CountyMO4015,02538.4%
539Wilbarger CountyTX82,09938.4%
540Andrew CountyMO112,89238.5%
541Ferry CountyWA111,10238.5%
542Fulton CountyIN72,76338.5%
543Gratiot CountyMI245,24538.5%
544Kane CountyIL12987,25238.5%
545White CountyAR2612,34238.5%
546El Paso CountyCO240114,35638.6%
547Floyd CountyTX61,05538.6%
548Racine CountyWI5225,90138.6%
549Summit CountyCO93,47338.6%
550Washington CountyMO123,45038.6%

By state

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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