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Alabama: the lowest-performing school districts

127 districts

Alabama public school districts ranked by the lowest enrollment-weighted state-assessment proficiency. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
1Fairfield CityAL41,34812.4%
2Midfield CityAL399213.8%
3Anniston CityAL51,82115.5%
4Lanett CityAL397115.9%
5Bessemer CityAL73,01216.2%
6Wilcox CountyAL51,14718.2%
7Lowndes CountyAL71,10918.6%
8Sumter CountyAL496618.8%
9Bullock CountyAL31,32719.2%
10Dallas CountyAL112,28320.1%
11Selma CityAL82,30121.5%
12Sheffield CityAL41,02922.4%
13Talladega CityAL51,67622.6%
14Choctaw CountyAL41,02522.7%
15Macon CountyAL61,90723.1%
16Birmingham CityAL4320,95423.6%
17Conecuh CountyAL71,34424.1%
18Hale CountyAL62,19326.2%
19Butler CountyAL62,69927.0%
20Montgomery CountyAL5126,95827.2%
21Ozark CityAL41,90528.2%
22Clarke CountyAL72,13028.3%
23Greene CountyAL384128.4%
24Chambers CountyAL93,20329.5%
25Jefferson CountyAL5535,44429.8%
26Daleville CityAL31,15630.4%
27Dothan CityAL168,22031.6%
28Albertville CityAL75,91032.3%
29Gadsden CityAL124,94032.3%
30Russell CountyAL73,85032.3%
31Monroe CountyAL72,96333.1%
32Marshall CountyAL146,49433.6%
33Pickens CountyAL62,21033.9%
34Lawrence CountyAL124,67634.1%
35Escambia CountyAL114,07234.3%
36Bibb CountyAL83,06335.0%
37Tuscaloosa CountyAL3519,27835.0%
38Attalla CityAL31,46035.4%
39Chilton CountyAL127,92135.4%
40Mobile CountyAL8549,94635.5%
41Alexander CityAL52,83635.7%
42Phenix CityAL117,19835.9%
43Opelika CityAL95,37736.3%
44Crenshaw CountyAL32,06337.3%
45DeKalb CountyAL128,76937.7%
46Decatur CityAL198,90237.7%
47Tuscaloosa CityAL1911,23037.7%
48Marengo CountyAL396538.0%
49Washington CountyAL72,39039.3%
50Clay CountyAL41,72939.4%

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