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Texas: the counties with the lowest-performing public schools

192 counties

Texas public school districts ranked by the lowest enrollment-weighted state-assessment proficiency. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
1Frio CountyTX72,79227.2%
2Liberty CountyTX4027,59929.3%
3Bastrop CountyTX3119,93131.2%
4Reeves CountyTX53,06531.5%
5Presidio CountyTX41,27932.2%
6Brooks CountyTX51,18033.0%
7Terry CountyTX72,08633.0%
8Dawson CountyTX42,11733.1%
9Dimmit CountyTX41,85233.1%
10Winkler CountyTX51,77733.5%
11Uvalde CountyTX125,37133.8%
12Newton CountyTX61,75033.9%
13San Jacinto CountyTX83,55333.9%
14Zavala CountyTX82,17434.5%
15Swisher CountyTX71,31635.1%
16Trinity CountyTX82,25735.7%
17Gray CountyTX93,54535.9%
18Caldwell CountyTX169,28636.0%
19Refugio CountyTX71,19736.2%
20Houston CountyTX133,14136.7%
21La Salle CountyTX41,15736.8%
22Crane CountyTX31,23336.9%
23Ector CountyTX5138,12336.9%
24Victoria CountyTX3114,16036.9%
25Limestone CountyTX113,62837.3%
26Walker CountyTX1813,65537.4%
27Jasper CountyTX135,41138.2%
28Wilbarger CountyTX82,09938.4%
29Floyd CountyTX61,05538.6%
30Deaf Smith CountyTX94,11038.7%
31Gonzales CountyTX123,90839.1%
32Kleberg CountyTX134,74639.1%
33Atascosa CountyTX268,10539.3%
34Navarro CountyTX2110,68139.6%
35Jefferson CountyTX7742,82539.7%
36Mitchell CountyTX51,28839.7%
37Coleman CountyTX61,21839.8%
38Falls CountyTX82,35839.9%
39Marion CountyTX41,12539.9%
40Duval CountyTX92,34640.1%
41Red River CountyTX102,12540.4%
42Tyler CountyTX143,38240.4%
43Burnet CountyTX137,21040.8%
44Scurry CountyTX62,85940.9%
45Hale CountyTX186,06441.0%
46Yoakum CountyTX71,89741.1%
47Cooke CountyTX206,98641.2%
48Parmer CountyTX112,16441.2%
49Waller CountyTX1510,29441.3%
50Midland CountyTX5035,11941.5%

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