The lowest-performing public K-12 schools by test proficiency in the United States
Across the United States, 684 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 43.2% across the ranked schools.
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