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Virginia: the counties with the lowest-performing public schools

115 counties

Virginia 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 70.6%. Showing ranks 51 to 100.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
51Suffolk cityVA1914,56569.4%
52Chesterfield CountyVA6564,19469.6%
53Fluvanna CountyVA43,31569.6%
54Orange CountyVA95,07469.7%
55King George CountyVA54,59170.0%
56Stafford CountyVA3231,81270.0%
57Galax cityVA31,43470.4%
58Augusta CountyVA2010,74270.6%
59Lee CountyVA102,96670.6%
60Middlesex CountyVA31,24970.6%
61Shenandoah CountyVA95,70370.6%
62Northumberland CountyVA31,16270.9%
63Colonial Heights cityVA52,97171.0%
64Giles CountyVA63,57571.0%
65Prince George CountyVA76,22071.2%
66Mecklenburg CountyVA63,90772.3%
67Fairfax cityVA45,33472.6%
68Sussex CountyVA31,04772.8%
69Dickenson CountyVA42,07472.9%
70Page CountyVA82,92872.9%
71King William CountyVA62,95773.0%
72Carroll CountyVA93,43773.1%
73Williamsburg cityVA31,65673.2%
74Albemarle CountyVA2213,43873.3%
75Franklin CountyVA146,54073.3%
76Grayson CountyVA61,56173.4%
77Russell CountyVA113,58373.4%
78Bedford CountyVA198,93073.5%
79Appomattox CountyVA42,42173.7%
80Clarke CountyVA41,88373.7%
81Prince William CountyVA9489,59173.9%
82Campbell CountyVA137,77774.3%
83Hampton cityVA3019,47274.3%
84Fairfax CountyVA196174,47574.6%
85Nelson CountyVA41,49274.9%
86Gloucester CountyVA84,91775.6%
87Powhatan CountyVA54,07776.3%
88James City CountyVA139,71576.5%
89Salem cityVA73,98476.5%
90Arlington CountyVA3627,95076.6%
91Smyth CountyVA144,13276.6%
92Staunton cityVA92,78076.7%
93Isle of Wight CountyVA95,51976.9%
94Lexington cityVA41,48477.0%
95Montgomery CountyVA199,46177.2%
96Chesapeake cityVA4540,60778.2%
97Virginia Beach cityVA8264,73179.1%
98Loudoun CountyVA9881,48679.7%
99Pittsylvania CountyVA187,83079.7%
100Scott CountyVA134,16680.1%

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