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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 251 to 300.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
251St. John the Baptist ParishLA105,03923.4%
252Amity SD 4JOR374623.5%
253LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Chicot)AR484223.5%
254Pemberton Township School DistrictNJ94,26123.5%
255Wilkinson County School DistrictMS369423.5%
256Williams UnifiedCA41,30323.5%
257Bellevue UnionCA41,64623.6%
258Birmingham CityAL4320,95423.6%
259Community School of ExcellenceMN31,45523.6%
260Cucamonga ElementaryCA42,35723.6%
261Pajaro Valley UnifiedCA3316,48223.6%
262Seeds of Health IncWI31,28723.6%
263Topeka Public SchoolsKS2511,69523.6%
264Willows UnifiedCA41,39923.6%
265Jefferson CountyGA52,01723.7%
266Lamar School District No. Re-2CO61,39723.7%
267Morrow SD 1OR92,23423.7%
268Atchison Public SchoolsKS41,45023.8%
269Dover Public School DistrictNJ53,20823.8%
270PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMYMN386023.8%
271Robla ElementaryCA51,89223.9%
272Rockford SD 205IL4428,46723.9%
273SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTNY3118,60823.9%
274Salinas City ElementaryCA158,23623.9%
275San Jacinto UnifiedCA1510,27323.9%
276William Penn SDPA114,49923.9%
277Arvin UnionCA42,80124.0%
278Banning UnifiedCA94,23424.0%
279DeKalb CUSD 428IL126,77124.0%
280ESD 159IL51,65324.0%
281Glassboro School DistrictNJ41,94824.0%
282King City UnionCA42,55424.0%
283LyonsKS469224.0%
284Vidalia CityGA42,27924.0%
285Conecuh CountyAL71,34424.1%
286Crete Monee CUSD 201UIL84,56224.1%
287Farmersville UnifiedCA62,34624.1%
288Garfield School District No. Re-2CO104,69524.1%
289Hutchinson Public SchoolsKS103,95724.1%
290Muncie Community SchoolsIN115,18824.1%
291North Monterey County UnifiedCA84,28924.1%
292North Plainfield School DistrictNJ63,48724.1%
293Rock Island SD 41IL136,29224.1%
294South River Public School DistrictNJ52,39524.1%
295Apple Valley UnifiedCA1413,61324.2%
296Gurnee SD 56IL41,83624.2%
297LeavenworthKS83,26824.3%
298Linden Public School DistrictNJ116,44124.3%
299NewtonKS82,94324.3%
300Richland ParishLA112,69424.3%

By state

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

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