The lowest-performing school districts

5,554 districts

US public school districts ranked by the lowest enrollment-weighted state-assessment proficiency. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify. The median ranked district is at 48.2%. Showing ranks 501 to 550.

#	District	State	Schools	Students	% Proficient
501	Powell County	KY	6	2,031	28.1%
502	South Central CUD 401	IL	3	592	28.1%
503	CROCKETT ISD	TX	4	1,124	28.2%
504	Colton Joint Unified	CA	27	18,397	28.2%
505	FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS	AR	7	1,350	28.2%
506	Federal Way School District	WA	43	22,250	28.2%
507	Merced City Elementary	CA	19	11,108	28.2%
508	Modoc Joint Unified	CA	5	766	28.2%
509	Ozark City	AL	4	1,905	28.2%
510	San Lorenzo Unified	CA	16	7,936	28.2%
511	Sutherlin SD 130	OR	5	1,285	28.2%
512	BLOOMINGTON ISD	TX	4	795	28.3%
513	Clarke County	AL	7	2,130	28.3%
514	DREW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	AR	3	1,262	28.3%
515	Northeast School Corp	IN	3	773	28.3%
516	San Bernardino City Unified	CA	72	44,080	28.3%
517	Snowline Joint Unified	CA	12	8,074	28.3%
518	South Bay Union	CA	12	5,513	28.3%
519	UVALDE CISD	TX	9	4,397	28.3%
520	Weldon City Schools	NC	4	664	28.3%
521	Dublin City	GA	5	2,370	28.4%
522	Elliott County	KY	4	892	28.4%
523	Greene County	AL	3	841	28.4%
524	Harrisburg SD 7J	OR	3	861	28.4%
525	Madera Unified	CA	28	19,922	28.4%
526	Midlothian SD 143	IL	4	1,620	28.4%
527	Moreno Valley Unified	CA	38	31,001	28.4%
528	New Castle Area SD	PA	4	2,872	28.4%
529	POST ISD	TX	3	686	28.4%
530	Pendleton SD 16	OR	8	2,901	28.4%
531	Union County	KY	7	2,086	28.4%
532	Winfield	KS	6	1,915	28.4%
533	Assumption Parish	LA	9	2,701	28.5%
534	Elbert County	GA	5	3,007	28.5%
535	Great Bend	KS	7	2,876	28.5%
536	Hollister	CA	10	5,908	28.5%
537	MAYFLOWER SCHOOL DISTRICT	AR	3	1,015	28.5%
538	MCGEHEE SCHOOL DISTRICT	AR	3	1,121	28.5%
539	PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	AR	26	12,586	28.5%
540	Wellington	KS	7	1,439	28.5%
541	Delhi Unified	CA	5	2,276	28.6%
542	Grant Parish	LA	8	2,871	28.6%
543	HUNTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	AR	6	2,287	28.6%
544	Merced Union High	CA	9	11,061	28.6%
545	NORTH ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-I	MO	5	2,581	28.6%
546	San Juan District	UT	11	2,873	28.6%
547	Santa Ana Unified	CA	51	35,993	28.6%
548	Springfield SD 19	OR	21	8,928	28.6%
549	EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD	TX	9	4,349	28.7%
550	Junction City SD 69	OR	4	1,545	28.7%

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36 states

Alaska 10 Alabama 127 Arkansas 138 California 534 Colorado 70 Florida 63 Georgia 160 Iowa 169 Illinois 327 Indiana 147 Kansas 124 Kentucky 139 Louisiana 54 Maryland 24 Michigan 121 Minnesota 163 Missouri 225 Mississippi 126 North Carolina 112 Nebraska 22 New Hampshire 54 New Jersey 243 New Mexico 23 Nevada 8 New York 437 Ohio 223 Oklahoma 17 Oregon 89 Pennsylvania 356 South Dakota 23 Texas 667 Utah 41 Virginia 117 Washington 128 Wisconsin 243 Wyoming 30

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