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The lowest-performing public K-12 schools by test proficiency in the United States

Across the United States, 668 public K-12 schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Academy for Innovative Studies leads the list at 4.1%, against a median of 44.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

668

the United States

Best % Proficient

4.1%

Median % Proficient

44.2%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · THE UNITED STATES

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Academy for Innovative Studies	Evansville, IN	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	Combined	74.5%	318	4.1%
2	Obama School of Career and Technical Education	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	Combined	84.0%	1,294	4.7%
3	PRAIRIE LEA EL	PRAIRIE LEA, TX	PRAIRIE LEA ISD	Combined	62.2%	267	5.2%
4	Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	Combined	93.4%	286	7.0%
5	STRONG-HUTTIG SCHOOLS	STRONG, AR	STRONG HUTTIG SCHOOL DISTRICT	Combined	94.7%	284	8.1%
6	RISE Learning Center	Indianapolis, IN	Southside Sp Srvs Of Marion Co	Combined	55.0%	200	9.0%
7	GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall	Garden City, KS	Garden City	Combined	86.5%	111	9.2%
8	Athlos Academy of Utah	HERRIMAN, UT	Athlos Academy of Utah	Combined	41.3%	458	10.6%
9	The Pathway	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Combined	84.1%	396	12.3%
10	Pleasant Hill High School	Pleasant Hill, LA	Sabine Parish	Combined	83.3%	228	12.3%
11	Edwin A Lee Elementary School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Combined	87.7%	204	12.7%
12	Central Elementary/High School	Talbotton, GA	Talbot County	Combined	99.2%	364	12.7%
13	CICS - Longwood Campus	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Combined	86.1%	1,137	12.8%
14	Dodson High School	Dodson, LA	Winn Parish	Combined	70.7%	283	13.0%
15	AMHERST SCHOOL	AMHERST, TX	AMHERST ISD	Combined	94.1%	102	13.8%
16	SCHOOL 58-WORLD OF INQUIRY SCHOOL	ROCHESTER, NY	ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Combined	73.7%	896	13.9%
17	Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	Combined	82.1%	670	14.4%
18	Logan Memorial Educational Campus	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Combined	94.7%	1,467	14.6%
19	School of Humanities at Juliette Gordon Low	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	Combined	85.0%	605	14.9%
20	Starks High School	Starks, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Combined	46.1%	284	15.7%
21	Plain Dealing High School	Plain Dealing, LA	Bossier Parish	Combined	77.4%	270	16.0%
22	Doyline High School	Doyline, LA	Webster Parish	Combined	67.5%	385	16.0%
23	Centennial School	SAN LUIS, CO	Centennial School District No. R-1	Combined	91.4%	186	16.4%
24	MILFORD SCHOOL	MILFORD, TX	MILFORD ISD	Combined	64.7%	258	16.5%
25	Robert C Hatch High School	Uniontown, AL	Perry County	Combined	87.6%	402	16.6%
26	J F Shields High School	Beatrice, AL	Monroe County	Combined	81.0%	179	16.6%
27	Autaugaville School	Autaugaville, AL	Autauga County	Combined	78.8%	255	16.7%
28	California Academy of Learning CS	Coal Center, PA	California Academy of Learning CS	Combined	45.1%	153	16.9%
29	ROYAL ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE	SAN ANTONIO, TX	ROYAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Combined	84.9%	469	16.9%
30	Summerfield High School	Summerfield, LA	Claiborne Parish	Combined	66.3%	258	17.0%
31	BIG BEND H S	TERLINGUA, TX	TERLINGUA CSD	Combined	73.6%	121	17.1%
32	Hoquiam Homelink School	Hoquiam, WA	Hoquiam School District	Combined	64.5%	107	17.3%
33	DIME BOX SCHOOL	DIME BOX, TX	DIME BOX ISD	Combined	78.2%	156	17.5%
34	Notasulga High School	Notasulga, AL	Macon County	Combined	78.3%	258	17.9%
35	Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary	DETROIT, MI	Hope of Detroit Academy	Combined	91.4%	430	17.9%
36	Mt. Hermon School	Mt. Hermon, LA	Washington Parish	Combined	71.8%	373	18.0%
37	CALVERT SCHOOL	CALVERT, TX	CALVERT ISD	Combined	92.4%	145	18.2%
38	Helix Aviation Academy	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Combined	90.1%	383	18.7%
39	Avalon K-12	Santa Catalina, CA	Long Beach Unified	Combined	58.2%	443	18.9%
40	Maria Montessori Academy	OGDEN, UT	Maria Montessori Academy	Combined	8.5%	402	19.1%
41	KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation	Camden, NJ	KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation	Combined	97.2%	2,280	19.4%
42	Francis Marion School	Marion, AL	Perry County	Combined	82.3%	413	19.4%
43	Rainier Valley Leadership Academy	Seattle, WA	Rainier Valley Leadership Academy	Combined	56.2%	121	19.4%
44	Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.	Camden, NJ	Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.	Combined	95.2%	2,873	19.5%
45	WAELDER SCHOOL	WAELDER, TX	WAELDER ISD	Combined	90.1%	302	19.6%
46	MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL	DEER, AR	DEER MT JUDEA SCHOOL DISTRICT	Combined	98.3%	175	19.7%
47	Dugway	DUGWAY, UT	Tooele District	Combined	20.5%	112	20.1%
48	New Open World Academy K-12	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Combined	97.6%	911	20.3%
49	Northshore Charter School	Bogalusa, LA	City of Bogalusa School District	Combined	93.9%	428	20.3%
50	Ogden Preparatory Academy	OGDEN, UT	Ogden Preparatory Academy	Combined	64.1%	1,014	20.4%

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