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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in the United States

61,368 public schools in the United States appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Mission Education Center leads the list at 0.0%, against a median of 45.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

61,368

the United States

Best % Proficient

0.0%

Median % Proficient

45.9%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · THE UNITED STATES

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Mission Education Center	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco Unified	Elementary	64.8%	105	0.0%
2	Wellstone International High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	High	51.2%	166	0.0%
3	Newcomers High School	Paterson, NJ	Paterson Public School District	High	49.1%	106	0.0%
4	CHEROKEE IMMERSION ES-TAHLEQUAH	Tahlequah, OK	CHEROKEE IMMERSION CHARTER ES	Elementary	66.1%	112	0.0%
5	Graham-Dustin Elementary	DUSTIN, OK	GRAHAM-DUSTIN	Elementary	88.6%	105	0.0%
6	OLUSTEE-ELDORADO ES	Olustee, OK	OLUSTEE-ELDORADO	Elementary	77.0%	100	0.0%
7	COPAN ES	Copan, OK	COPAN	Elementary	80.6%	175	0.0%
8	EARLSBORO ES	Earlsboro, OK	EARLSBORO	Elementary	81.8%	159	0.0%
9	PEAVINE PUBLIC SCHOOL	Stilwell, OK	PEAVINE	Elementary	86.7%	105	0.0%
10	GRACEMONT ES	Gracemont, OK	GRACEMONT	Elementary	71.7%	120	0.0%
11	JUSTICE PUBLIC SCHOOL	Wewoka, OK	JUSTICE	Elementary	96.6%	148	0.0%
12	KINTA ES	Kinta, OK	KINTA	Elementary	92.2%	116	0.0%
13	LEFLORE ES	Leflore, OK	LE FLORE	Elementary	93.1%	145	0.0%
14	MILBURN ES	Milburn, OK	MILBURN	Elementary	77.2%	136	0.0%
15	PADEN ES	PADEN, OK	PADEN	Elementary	79.0%	143	0.0%
16	SOUTH COFFEYVILLE ES	South Coffeyville, OK	SOUTH COFFEYVILLE	Elementary	63.8%	163	0.0%
17	SCHULTER ES	Schulter, OK	SCHULTER	Elementary	97.2%	145	0.0%
18	WHITMAN ES	Tulsa, OK	TULSA	Elementary	93.1%	259	0.0%
19	JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN ES	Tulsa, OK	TULSA	Elementary	93.2%	367	0.0%
20	WAPANUCKA ES	Wapanucka, OK	WAPANUCKA	Elementary	69.2%	120	0.0%
21	WATTS ES	Watts, OK	WATTS	Elementary	88.5%	130	0.0%
22	WILSON ES	Henryetta, OK	WILSON	Elementary	84.5%	193	0.0%
23	Skyview High School	College Park, GA	Fulton County	High	88.4%	346	0.5%
24	ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-ALEXANDER	ALEXANDER, AR	DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES SCHOOL SYSTEM	High	97.2%	106	0.6%
25	Utah International Charter School	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Utah International Charter School	High	96.7%	244	0.8%
26	YCCS-Sullivan House Alt HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	98.2%	281	0.8%
27	Raby High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	94.5%	128	1.2%
28	Marshall High	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	81.7%	639	1.2%
29	North Division High	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	91.3%	346	1.4%
30	Roots Charter High School	WEST VALLEY CITY, UT	Roots Charter High School	High	59.2%	218	1.4%
31	YCCS-Innovations of Arts Integr	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	89.3%	392	1.5%
32	Bowen High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	92.4%	278	1.6%
33	International Transition Center	Lawrenceville, GA	Gwinnett County	High	92.0%	640	1.9%
34	YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	95.0%	200	1.9%
35	Trenton Central High School - Main Campus	TRENTON, NJ	Trenton Public School District	High	70.9%	2,097	2.0%
36	New Beginning Learning Center	Bainbridge, GA	Decatur County	High	100%	183	2.1%
37	Hoopa Valley Elementary	Hoopa, CA	Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified	Elementary	77.4%	363	2.1%
38	YCCS Chtr - Chatham	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	97.1%	104	2.1%
39	Phoenix High School	Dalton, GA	Whitfield County	High	100%	141	2.2%
40	YCCS-Scholastic Achievement HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	93.2%	117	2.3%
41	Delta Innovative School	Quitman, GA	Brooks County	High	100%	107	2.4%
42	Anniston High School	Anniston, AL	Anniston City	High	78.9%	498	2.4%
43	YCCS-McKinley-Lakeside Leadership	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	95.1%	103	2.5%
44	Fenger Academy High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	88.5%	312	2.5%
45	YCCS-Youth Connection Leadership	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	85.0%	100	2.5%
46	Evelyn Alexander School	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Elementary	98.3%	354	2.5%
47	Wichita Alternative High	Wichita, KS	Wichita	High	91.0%	133	2.6%
48	Pulaski High	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	76.9%	1,041	2.6%
49	Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School	Trenton, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	78.4%	329	2.7%
50	Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School	Trenton, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Elementary	85.7%	468	2.7%

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