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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 551 to 600.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
551Yellow Medicine CountyMN61,27438.6%
552Adams CountyIL198,71738.7%
553Christian CountyIL184,74038.7%
554De Soto ParishLA94,92338.7%
555Deaf Smith CountyTX94,11038.7%
556Douglas CountyNV154,92738.7%
557Geary CountyKS146,88038.7%
558Greene CountyIN144,73938.7%
559Washington CountyOR13579,46938.7%
560Clark CountyKY105,55238.8%
561Clay CountyKS61,27238.8%
562Faribault CountyMN61,82738.8%
563Banks CountyGA53,22038.9%
564Hancock CountyIL122,70338.9%
565Morgan CountyIL194,44638.9%
566Sangamon CountyIL6727,34538.9%
567Scotland CountyNC105,41638.9%
568Tillman CountyOK81,18938.9%
569Tipton CountyIN52,15238.9%
570Blaine CountyOK142,06739.0%
571Cumberland CountyIL51,49339.0%
572LaSalle CountyIL4414,52339.0%
573Marion CountyAR71,87439.0%
574Thomas CountyGA138,45139.0%
575Clackamas CountyOR11757,60139.1%
576Gonzales CountyTX123,90839.1%
577Kleberg CountyTX134,74639.1%
578Lewis CountyKY61,94239.1%
579Lewis CountyWA4212,54839.1%
580McPherson CountyKS184,82939.1%
581Petersburg cityVA74,58239.1%
582Tallapoosa CountyAL105,65839.1%
583Franklin CountyKY177,12139.2%
584Marshall CountyAL3419,41639.2%
585Stearns CountyMN6424,16039.2%
586Washington CountyKY41,73039.2%
587Atascosa CountyTX268,10539.3%
588Bulloch CountyGA1611,19439.3%
589Carter CountyKY113,98039.3%
590Cumberland CountyKY31,01139.3%
591Fayette CountyIL122,85839.3%
592Franklin CountyGA53,57739.3%
593Iron CountyMI31,24139.3%
594Kings CountyCA6328,74239.3%
595Washington CountyAL72,39039.3%
596Washington CountyMS216,32939.3%
597Bartholomew CountyIN1912,68839.4%
598Butte CountyCA8729,73039.4%
599Clay CountyAL41,72939.4%
600Gunnison CountyCO72,09539.4%

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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