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The lowest-performing public K-12 schools by test proficiency in the United States · page 5

Ranks 201250 of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in the United States. Back to page 1.

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · THE UNITED STATES
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
201FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY - CONROECONROE, TXTEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIESCombined35.3%92135.7%
202TENAHA SCHOOLSTENAHA, TXTENAHA ISDCombined90.8%41435.9%
203Entheos Academy KearnsKEARNS, UTEntheos AcademyCombined42.1%57935.9%
204Empowerment Academy Charter SchoolJersey City, NJEmpowerment Academy Charter SchoolCombined53.9%1,27236.1%
205FORESTBURG SCHOOLFORESTBURG, TXFORESTBURG ISDCombined35.6%18036.1%
206HOZHO ACADEMYGALLUP, NMHOZHO ACADEMYCombined100%78136.2%
207HERMLEIGH SCHOOLHERMLEIGH, TXHERMLEIGH ISDCombined46.1%25836.2%
208Satanta ElemSatanta, KSSatantaCombined64.8%12836.2%
209Jackson City SchoolJackson, KYJackson IndependentCombined60.4%37136.3%
210Lacassine High SchoolLacassine, LAJefferson Davis ParishCombined41.9%58736.3%
211Sylvania SchoolSylvania, ALDeKalb CountyCombined58.5%91536.3%
212KERENS SCHOOLKERENS, TXKERENS ISDCombined73.7%65736.6%
213MIAMI SCHOOLMIAMI, TXMIAMI ISDCombined31.6%17736.6%
214HARBOR SCIENCE AND ARTS CHARTER SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYHARBOR SCIENCE AND ARTS CHARTER SCHOOLCombined86.9%24436.8%
215Pe Ell SchoolPe Ell, WAPe Ell School DistrictCombined55.3%28437.0%
216Pine Prairie High SchoolPine Prairie, LAEvangeline ParishCombined58.4%75737.0%
217Augusta Independent SchoolAugusta, KYAugusta IndependentCombined55.1%33437.1%
218TEXAS EMPOWERMENT ACADEMYAUSTIN, TXTEXAS EMPOWERMENT ACADEMYCombined98.8%41337.1%
219ODEN SCHOOLSMENA, AROUACHITA RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined78.2%13337.3%
220PETERSBURG SCHOOLPETERSBURG, TXPETERSBURG ISDCombined76.5%24337.4%
221RICHARDS H SRICHARDS, TXRICHARDS ISDCombined38.2%24937.4%
222COTTON CENTER SCHOOLCOTTON CENTER, TXCOTTON CENTER ISDCombined62.0%10037.5%
223Pickford Public SchoolsPICKFORD, MIPickford Public SchoolsCombined47.2%43037.5%
224Elizabeth High SchoolElizabeth, LAAllen ParishCombined62.9%33737.7%
225SOUTHLAND SCHOOLSOUTHLAND, TXSOUTHLAND ISDCombined71.2%13237.8%
226KOPPERL SCHOOLKOPPERL, TXKOPPERL ISDCombined67.0%19137.9%
227Hathaway High SchoolJennings, LAJefferson Davis ParishCombined44.7%56638.0%
228Oak Hill High SchoolElmer, LARapides ParishCombined65.6%71538.0%
229SIERRA BLANCA SCHOOLSIERRA BLANCA, TXSIERRA BLANCA ISDCombined72.0%10038.1%
230WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOLWELLMAN, TXWELLMAN-UNION CISDCombined49.2%24838.1%
231JEFFERSON SCHOOLS K-12MONTICELLO, FLJEFFERSONCombined73.7%66938.2%
232Thorsby High SchoolThorsby, ALChilton CountyCombined41.7%89538.2%
233CHERRY VALLEY-SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOLCHERRY VALLEY, NYCHERRY VALLEY-SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined48.3%42038.3%
234VALOR KYLEKYLE, TXVALOR EDUCATIONCombined32.7%90738.3%
235Pitkin High SchoolPitkin, LAVernon ParishCombined81.7%38738.3%
236ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOLROCHESTER, NYROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOLCombined98.2%39538.5%
237Columbia High And ElementaryHunters, WAColumbia (Stevens) School DistrictCombined76.0%12138.5%
238Curlew Elem & High SchoolCurlew, WACurlew School DistrictCombined55.1%23438.5%
239Valley AcademyHURRICANE, UTValley AcademyCombined42.5%64238.5%
240Isabella High SchoolMaplesville, ALChilton CountyCombined44.7%78938.5%
241Touchet Elem & High SchoolTOUCHET, WATouchet School DistrictCombined59.8%25138.6%
242J U Blacksher SchoolUriah, ALMonroe CountyCombined53.8%74738.6%
243KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOLSAINT JOSEPH, MNST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined49.7%58238.6%
244GHOLSON ISDWACO, TXGHOLSON ISDCombined72.3%26438.7%
245Brilliant SchoolBrilliant, ALMarion CountyCombined65.1%25838.8%
246MADISON CENTRAL SCHOOLMADISON, NYMADISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined50.1%41338.8%
247MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOLOLMSTEDVILLE, NYMINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined66.3%10438.8%
248Quilcene High And ElementaryQuilcene, WAQuilcene School DistrictCombined61.8%20738.8%
249Grand Rapids Montessori AcademyGRAND RAPIDS, MIGrand Rapids Public SchoolsCombined41.8%29738.9%
250OTSELIC VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOLSOUTH OTSELIC, NYOTSELIC VALLEY CSDCombined44.4%26138.9%
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