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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 851 to 900.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
851Decatur CountyIN73,78943.5%
852Iroquois CountyIL233,90943.5%
853Middlesex CountyNJ209129,25543.5%
854Northumberland CountyPA2110,38643.5%
855Jones CountyTX142,57243.6%
856McLeod CountyMN215,12143.6%
857Monroe CountyMI5020,28643.6%
858Morrison CountyMN225,33043.6%
859Putnam CountyFL1810,08243.6%
860Rains CountyTX41,71243.6%
861Shasta CountyCA9026,63943.6%
862Clark CountyIL82,45643.7%
863Conejos CountyCO101,50743.7%
864Faulkner CountyAR3618,97743.7%
865Gilmer CountyGA54,12443.7%
866Jefferson CountyCO14874,73943.7%
867Macon CountyMO122,01543.7%
868Rusk CountyWI91,54743.7%
869Warren CountyKY4023,32443.7%
870Cass CountyMI236,25843.8%
871Clinton CountyPA103,87943.8%
872Columbus CountyNC198,38643.8%
873Harnett CountyNC3120,61143.8%
874Kaufman CountyTX6241,31943.8%
875Marshall CountyMN101,46943.8%
876Pemiscot CountyMO152,86543.8%
877Rio Blanco CountyCO51,15743.8%
878White CountyGA75,47443.8%
879Decatur CountyGA74,65243.9%
880Hancock CountyKY51,44943.9%
881Jessamine CountyKY138,33143.9%
882Le Sueur CountyMN113,86943.9%
883Steele CountyMN206,99743.9%
884Daviess CountyKY3315,98344.0%
885Hartley CountyTX51,77344.0%
886Marshall CountyKY114,30244.0%
887Becker CountyMN164,63744.1%
888Bell CountyTX11571,04144.1%
889Butte CountySD81,50444.1%
890Caldwell CountyKY41,87944.1%
891Calhoun CountyAL3316,68644.1%
892Garrett CountyMD123,85344.1%
893Laurens CountyGA148,69344.1%
894Monroe CountyWI226,84544.1%
895Sharp CountyAR62,73844.1%
896Hillsborough CountyNH12453,97444.2%
897Laclede CountyMO105,76344.2%
898Langlade CountyWI112,18444.2%
899Pickens CountyGA63,97044.2%
900Rockcastle CountyKY62,79244.2%

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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