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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 701 to 750.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
701McCreary CountyKY52,66841.0%
702Teller CountyCO82,24941.0%
703Walker CountyGA189,63741.0%
704Clay CountyMS62,52841.1%
705Phelps CountyMO136,21741.1%
706Whiteside CountyIL288,44541.1%
707Yoakum CountyTX71,89741.1%
708Clark CountyWI214,52241.2%
709Cooke CountyTX206,98641.2%
710Douglas CountyKS2813,76641.2%
711Fresno CountyCA352206,07241.2%
712Greene CountyGA52,59741.2%
713Moultrie CountyIL61,62841.2%
714Parmer CountyTX112,16441.2%
715Perry CountyIN52,84241.2%
716Roseau CountyMN92,58241.2%
717St. Clair CountyIL8540,87941.2%
718Winona CountyMN194,58041.2%
719Barren CountyKY197,74941.3%
720Baxter CountyAR104,98441.3%
721Clinton CountyIN115,96041.3%
722Perry CountyIL82,54541.3%
723Pike CountyMO122,42441.3%
724Waller CountyTX1510,29441.3%
725Douglas CountyIL102,78041.4%
726Gray CountyKS81,00241.4%
727Pend Oreille CountyWA111,82541.4%
728Ste. Genevieve CountyMO41,92641.4%
729Taylor CountyKY94,06441.4%
730Terrebonne ParishLA3115,20141.4%
731Ventura CountyCA228147,84141.4%
732Adair CountyKY52,58541.5%
733Brown CountyIN51,54941.5%
734Chippewa CountyMN92,19441.5%
735Forest CountyWI71,48341.5%
736Goodhue CountyMN287,09941.5%
737Graham CountyNC31,09641.5%
738Granville CountyNC188,37641.5%
739Larue CountyKY62,44841.5%
740Midland CountyTX5035,11941.5%
741Mille Lacs CountyMN266,10041.5%
742Polk CountyMN195,07541.5%
743Ward CountyTX72,33841.5%
744Bates CountyMO142,51441.6%
745Bolivar CountyMS154,41541.6%
746Juniata CountyPA52,23441.6%
747Renville CountyMN91,80641.6%
748Steuben CountyIN93,47141.6%
749Anson CountyNC92,92441.7%
750Edgar CountyIL152,65041.7%

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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