Texas: the counties with the lowest-performing public schools

192 counties

Texas 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 46.5%. Showing ranks 51 to 100.

#	County	State	Schools	Students	% Proficient
51	Ward County	TX	7	2,338	41.5%
52	Val Verde County	TX	18	10,448	41.7%
53	Bee County	TX	12	5,097	41.9%
54	Castro County	TX	5	1,526	42.0%
55	Tom Green County	TX	65	18,896	42.0%
56	Palo Pinto County	TX	10	7,087	42.4%
57	Shelby County	TX	10	5,174	42.4%
58	Jim Wells County	TX	16	7,302	42.5%
59	Aransas County	TX	4	2,913	42.6%
60	Orange County	TX	25	15,100	42.6%
61	Wheeler County	TX	6	1,229	42.6%
62	Bosque County	TX	11	2,462	42.7%
63	Karnes County	TX	12	2,456	42.7%
64	Nacogdoches County	TX	26	10,396	42.7%
65	Bailey County	TX	4	1,330	42.8%
66	Dallas County	TX	731	459,645	42.9%
67	Rusk County	TX	27	10,350	42.9%
68	Wharton County	TX	19	7,729	42.9%
69	Zapata County	TX	6	3,290	43.0%
70	Bandera County	TX	5	2,461	43.1%
71	Grimes County	TX	12	4,974	43.1%
72	Howard County	TX	13	5,521	43.2%
73	Wichita County	TX	45	23,047	43.3%
74	Lamb County	TX	13	2,773	43.4%
75	Jones County	TX	14	2,572	43.6%
76	Rains County	TX	4	1,712	43.6%
77	Kaufman County	TX	62	41,319	43.8%
78	Hartley County	TX	5	1,773	44.0%
79	Bell County	TX	115	71,041	44.1%
80	Bexar County	TX	599	368,487	44.3%
81	Hunt County	TX	44	20,771	44.3%
82	Wise County	TX	28	12,854	44.4%
83	Polk County	TX	18	7,045	44.9%
84	Tarrant County	TX	604	385,835	45.0%
85	Willacy County	TX	13	3,889	45.2%
86	Andrews County	TX	6	4,209	45.3%
87	Milam County	TX	17	4,337	45.3%
88	Hamilton County	TX	6	1,787	45.4%
89	Bowie County	TX	44	17,523	45.5%
90	Brewster County	TX	6	1,093	45.5%
91	McLennan County	TX	107	45,703	45.6%
92	Colorado County	TX	14	3,697	46.0%
93	Gaines County	TX	8	3,764	46.1%
94	Llano County	TX	5	2,113	46.2%
95	Cherokee County	TX	24	10,948	46.4%
96	McCulloch County	TX	5	1,218	46.4%
97	Sabine County	TX	7	1,807	46.6%
98	Angelina County	TX	40	15,649	46.7%
99	Burleson County	TX	9	3,128	46.7%
100	Lamar County	TX	20	8,516	46.8%

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