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 951 to 1,000.

#	District	State	Schools	Students	% Proficient
951	Addison SD 4	IL	9	3,389	33.5%
952	Douglas County	GA	35	25,521	33.5%
953	Elmwood Park School District	NJ	5	2,597	33.5%
954	Harmony Emge SD 175	IL	3	735	33.5%
955	KERMIT ISD	TX	3	1,339	33.5%
956	Mulvane	KS	4	1,718	33.5%
957	Philadelphia City SD	PA	220	116,230	33.5%
958	Benton Community School Corp	IN	3	1,601	33.6%
959	Bullitt County	KY	24	13,007	33.6%
960	Dodge County	GA	5	2,659	33.6%
961	JARRELL ISD	TX	7	4,157	33.6%
962	Marshall County	AL	14	6,494	33.6%
963	Ottawa	KS	6	2,150	33.6%
964	Deptford Township Public School District	NJ	8	4,096	33.7%
965	McPherson	KS	6	2,117	33.7%
966	Montgomery County	GA	3	902	33.7%
967	Paramount Unified	CA	19	11,623	33.7%
968	Romoland Elementary	CA	6	4,793	33.7%
969	SPRING ISD	TX	42	33,678	33.7%
970	Tonganoxie	KS	3	1,972	33.7%
971	Weaver Union	CA	3	3,047	33.7%
972	Webster County	KY	6	2,165	33.7%
973	Whitko Community School Corp	IN	3	1,103	33.7%
974	BATESVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	AR	5	3,513	33.8%
975	El Tejon Unified	CA	3	699	33.8%
976	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	CA	31	20,505	33.8%
977	Lac qui Parle Valley Schools	MN	4	890	33.8%
978	Nevada County Office of Education	CA	5	1,200	33.8%
979	North Santiam SD 29J	OR	6	2,110	33.8%
980	Oregon City SD 62	OR	13	7,202	33.8%
981	Oxnard Union High	CA	12	16,014	33.8%
982	RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT	AR	3	789	33.8%
983	Reeths-Puffer Schools	MI	7	3,395	33.8%
984	SHEPHERD ISD	TX	4	1,968	33.8%
985	San Juan Unified	CA	67	39,171	33.8%
986	WILLOW SPRINGS R-IV	MO	3	1,171	33.8%
987	CRAWFORD CO. R-I	MO	3	827	33.9%
988	Center Joint Unified	CA	8	4,593	33.9%
989	Charles County Public Schools	MD	38	28,162	33.9%
990	FREER ISD	TX	3	709	33.9%
991	FRIONA ISD	TX	4	1,016	33.9%
992	Fleming County	KY	5	2,183	33.9%
993	HARRISBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT	AR	3	1,070	33.9%
994	Lake Elsinore Unified	CA	24	20,539	33.9%
995	Mannheim SD 83	IL	5	2,338	33.9%
996	Mariposa County Unified	CA	11	1,685	33.9%
997	Perry Township Schools	IN	21	16,243	33.9%
998	Pickens County	AL	6	2,210	33.9%
999	Rochester School District	NH	10	3,778	33.9%
1000	Waterford Unified	CA	5	1,721	33.9%

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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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