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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 401 to 450.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
401Parke CountyIN72,18236.1%
402Kingman CountyKS91,09136.2%
403Montgomery CountyAR51,13836.2%
404Ocean CountyNJ11366,05136.2%
405Owen CountyIN62,15636.2%
406Prairie CountyAR41,20236.2%
407Refugio CountyTX71,19736.2%
408Adams CountyWI31,27036.3%
409Cook CountyIL1,271697,93436.3%
410Dickinson CountyKS193,53036.3%
411Garland CountyAR2714,39136.3%
412Jackson CountyKS92,42636.3%
413Yamhill CountyOR3414,72436.3%
414Bracken CountyKY41,46736.4%
415Josephine CountyOR289,94436.4%
416Linn CountyKS81,83936.4%
417Metcalfe CountyKY31,41236.4%
418San Bernardino CountyCA563393,64836.4%
419Sebastian CountyAR4220,23936.4%
420Wayne CountyIN229,69636.4%
421Dorchester CountyMD114,58636.5%
422Putnam CountyGA42,93836.5%
423Union CountyOR133,64636.5%
424Casey CountyKY52,17936.6%
425Cecil CountyMD2814,85336.6%
426Madison CountyFL92,28036.6%
427Stevens CountyKS61,15836.6%
428Swift CountyMN71,76736.6%
429Allen ParishLA123,85936.7%
430Anderson CountyKS61,18836.7%
431Bladen CountyNC144,75636.7%
432Houston CountyTX133,14136.7%
433Kodiak Island BoroughAK122,12236.7%
434Sevier CountyAR73,01336.7%
435Yuma CountyCO91,75936.7%
436Christian CountyKY188,68236.8%
437Clark CountyNV447360,22536.8%
438Cleveland CountyAR41,29136.8%
439DeKalb CountyIN146,78136.8%
440La Salle CountyTX41,15736.8%
441Randolph CountyIL133,87636.8%
442Crane CountyTX31,23336.9%
443Ector CountyTX5138,12336.9%
444Lawrence CountyIL61,96436.9%
445St. Joseph CountyIN7035,61436.9%
446Tift CountyGA117,47136.9%
447Victoria CountyTX3114,16036.9%
448Wadena CountyMN143,20136.9%
449Chattooga CountyGA83,91737.0%
450Coles CountyIL135,97337.0%

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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