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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 351 to 400.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
351Jackson CountyAR51,79035.2%
352Jefferson Davis ParishLA125,21035.2%
353Camden CountyNJ15282,10435.3%
354Cape May CountyNJ3111,38835.3%
355Columbia CountyAR93,47235.3%
356Logan CountyAR113,55735.3%
357Santa Barbara CountyCA12066,19135.3%
358Valencia CountyNM2711,95635.3%
359Chilton CountyAL127,92135.4%
360Crawford CountyAR2310,49635.4%
361Humboldt CountyCA9117,31935.4%
362Independence CountyAR136,85535.4%
363Kent CountyMD51,69435.4%
364Butler CountyKY62,21935.5%
365Carroll CountyIN62,33435.5%
366Jefferson CountyIN104,10935.5%
367Knox CountyIL176,35935.5%
368Labette CountyKS183,46835.5%
369Grays Harbor CountyWA4510,56435.6%
370Whitfield CountyGA3319,57035.6%
371Koochiching CountyMN71,54535.7%
372Mercer CountyNJ10658,64735.7%
373Muhlenberg CountyKY94,84635.7%
374Noble CountyIN156,65135.7%
375Pine CountyMN153,65735.7%
376Trinity CountyTX82,25735.7%
377Warren CountyIL102,78835.7%
378Doniphan CountyKS91,34035.8%
379Gadsden CountyFL164,63335.8%
380Kankakee CountyIL3716,49935.8%
381Socorro CountyNM112,13535.8%
382Vance CountyNC187,49535.8%
383Bourbon CountyKS72,17235.9%
384Gray CountyTX93,54535.9%
385Jefferson CountyKS143,12335.9%
386Major CountyOK61,11735.9%
387Multnomah CountyOR16781,09635.9%
388Sutter CountyCA4323,78435.9%
389Switzerland CountyIN41,42235.9%
390Tulare CountyCA192101,49435.9%
391Warren CountyIN41,33235.9%
392Caldwell CountyTX169,28636.0%
393Cherokee CountyKS173,64736.0%
394Doña Ana CountyNM7736,56136.0%
395Howard CountyIN2812,78636.0%
396Long CountyGA54,72436.0%
397Marion CountyIL225,63636.0%
398Mesa CountyCO5422,23236.0%
399Tuscaloosa CountyAL5430,50836.0%
400Weber CountyUT8349,67036.0%

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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