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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 751 to 800.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
751Fannin CountyGA52,75341.7%
752Fremont CountyWY336,60641.7%
753Val Verde CountyTX1810,44841.7%
754Huntington CountyIN104,87441.8%
755McLean CountyKY61,38741.8%
756Oglethorpe CountyGA42,29341.8%
757St. Francois CountyMO239,96241.8%
758Walla Walla CountyWA318,51641.8%
759Bee CountyTX125,09741.9%
760DeSoto CountyFL94,17141.9%
761Fulton CountyAR61,66041.9%
762Schuylkill CountyPA3418,25941.9%
763Wells CountyIN95,10641.9%
764Bollinger CountyMO101,72542.0%
765Castro CountyTX51,52642.0%
766Caswell CountyNC62,09842.0%
767Kosciusko CountyIN2011,02942.0%
768Tom Green CountyTX6518,89642.0%
769Fayette CountyPA3915,34042.1%
770Jeff Davis CountyGA43,07442.1%
771Marshall CountyMS123,76242.1%
772Pratt CountyKS71,58442.1%
773Rice CountyMN308,30142.1%
774Benton CountyMN136,68042.2%
775Cameron ParishLA51,12042.2%
776Morgan CountyKY81,76942.2%
777Randolph CountyAL103,44442.2%
778Clay CountyIL82,13042.3%
779Huntingdon CountyPA174,45442.3%
780Leavenworth CountyKS3013,18542.3%
781Belknap CountyNH237,34442.4%
782DeKalb CountyMO91,02842.4%
783Hopkins CountyKY166,89642.4%
784Juneau CountyWI243,47142.4%
785Lonoke CountyAR2513,47842.4%
786Palo Pinto CountyTX107,08742.4%
787Shelby CountyTX105,17442.4%
788Floyd CountyGA2515,38342.5%
789Henry CountyAL52,52442.5%
790Isanti CountyMN226,08642.5%
791Jim Wells CountyTX167,30242.5%
792Madison CountyMO62,01142.5%
793Marion CountyKS112,15342.5%
794Simpson CountyKY63,08042.5%
795Aransas CountyTX42,91342.6%
796Dale CountyAL146,43742.6%
797Gordon CountyGA1510,45242.6%
798Iron CountyMO81,66942.6%
799Orange CountyTX2515,10042.6%
800Park CountyCO81,26442.6%

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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