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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in the United States · page 11

Ranks 501–550 of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in the United States. Back to page 1.

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · THE UNITED STATES

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
501	Towers High School	Decatur, GA	DeKalb County	High	100%	876	14.8%
502	Manchester High School	Manchester, GA	Meriwether County	High	95.1%	447	14.8%
503	Greater Johnstown SHS	Johnstown, PA	Greater Johnstown SD	High	93.3%	917	14.8%
504	Willits High	Willits, CA	Willits Unified	High	50.6%	397	14.8%
505	Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School	HALEDON, NJ	Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District	High	62.8%	803	14.8%
506	Cascade Public Schools	Des Moines, WA	Why Not You Academy	High	20.6%	126	14.8%
507	Southern Choctaw High School	Gilbertown, AL	Choctaw County	High	76.8%	211	14.9%
508	Garden City High School	Garden City, KS	Garden City	High	69.9%	1,946	14.9%
509	Simeon Career Academy High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	71.0%	1,095	14.9%
510	Goode STEM Academy High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	82.4%	991	14.9%
511	Edison HS/Fareira Skills	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	90.2%	983	14.9%
512	Booker T Washington High	Tuskegee, AL	Macon County	High	80.3%	656	15.0%
513	Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	85.8%	534	15.0%
514	Marine Leadership Academy - Ames	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	82.5%	549	15.0%
515	Green Street Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	84.3%	808	15.1%
516	Eufaula High School	Eufaula, AL	Eufaula City	High	69.2%	728	15.1%
517	Neptune High School	NEPTUNE, NJ	Neptune Township School District	High	66.2%	1,129	15.1%
518	Schurz High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	88.7%	1,244	15.1%
519	DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL	DUMAS, AR	DUMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	100%	266	15.2%
520	ARKANSAS MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS ACADEMY (AMFRA)	LITTLE ROCK, AR	ARKANSAS MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS ACADEMY (AMFRA)	High	60.2%	176	15.2%
521	Bibb County High School	Centreville, AL	Bibb County	High	59.8%	428	15.2%
522	South Philadelphia High School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	96.1%	684	15.2%
523	Tulelake High	Tulelake, CA	Tulelake Basin Joint Unified	High	82.3%	209	15.2%
524	Barbour County High School	Clayton, AL	Barbour County	High	87.9%	297	15.2%
525	DSST: College View High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	85.7%	533	15.3%
526	West Shores High	Salton City, CA	Coachella Valley Unified	High	93.8%	503	15.3%
527	Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS	Lake Station, IN	Lake Station Community Schools	High	71.8%	595	15.3%
528	Salem High School	Conyers, GA	Rockdale County	High	90.2%	1,118	15.3%
529	Thornton Township High School	Harvey, IL	Thornton Twp HSD 205	High	88.3%	1,697	15.3%
530	THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL	WEST MEMPHIS, AR	WEST MEMPHIS SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	100%	897	15.3%
531	Tennyson High	Hayward, CA	Hayward Unified	High	83.9%	1,511	15.3%
532	Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	High	62.1%	2,045	15.3%
533	Soap Lake Middle & High School	SOAP LAKE, WA	Soap Lake School District	High	82.5%	263	15.3%
534	Ben Lomond High	OGDEN, UT	Ogden City District	High	53.9%	1,180	15.3%
535	Stone Mountain High School	Stone Mountain, GA	DeKalb County	High	100%	1,254	15.3%
536	Fels Samuel High School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	98.4%	1,255	15.4%
537	Rio Vista High	Rio Vista, CA	River Delta Joint Unified	High	71.9%	317	15.4%
538	Delta Charter	Aptos, CA	Santa Cruz City High	High	38.9%	113	15.4%
539	Rooted School Indianapolis	Indianapolis, IN	Rooted School Indianapolis	High	74.0%	150	15.4%
540	SPRINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL	SPRINGDALE, AR	SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	85.9%	2,207	15.4%
541	South Atlanta High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	99.9%	942	15.5%
542	Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	97.8%	510	15.5%
543	DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	73.8%	562	15.5%
544	Pleasure Ridge Park High	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	High	69.7%	1,777	15.5%
545	Varnado High School	Varnado, LA	Washington Parish	High	82.0%	256	15.5%
546	Long Branch High School	LONG BRANCH, NJ	LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District	High	75.3%	1,500	15.5%
547	Wildwood High School	WILDWOOD, NJ	Wildwood City School District	High	71.3%	261	15.5%
548	Carver High	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	99.6%	728	15.5%
549	Greeley Central High School	GREELEY, CO	Greeley-Evans School District 6	High	69.6%	1,507	15.6%
550	Thornwood High School	South Holland, IL	Thornton Twp HSD 205	High	73.5%	1,843	15.6%

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