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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in the United States · page 3

Ranks 101–150 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
101	West Side High School	Newark, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	81.1%	541	5.6%
102	Accelerated Charter High	Tulare, CA	Tulare Joint Union High	High	86.2%	152	5.7%
103	Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark	Newark, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	82.6%	155	5.7%
104	LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL	MABELVALE, AR	LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	99.9%	2,045	5.7%
105	Manual High School	Peoria, IL	Peoria SD 150	High	89.7%	731	5.7%
106	Paulsboro High School	PAULSBORO, NJ	Paulsboro School District	High	65.6%	390	5.7%
107	JacksonOlin High School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	86.1%	713	5.8%
108	AGEE LIERLY LIFE PREPARATION SERVICES SCHOOL	FAYETTEVILLE, AR	FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	63.2%	250	5.8%
109	Gateway High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	High	83.1%	1,748	5.8%
110	West High School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	High	90.9%	519	5.8%
111	GRADUATE ARKANSAS CHARTER HIGH	LITTLE ROCK, AR	GRADUATE ARKANSAS CHARTER	High	99.1%	557	5.9%
112	Hinkley High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	High	87.8%	1,527	6.0%
113	F L Schlagle High	Kansas City, KS	Kansas City	High	74.4%	841	6.0%
114	Escambia County High School	Atmore, AL	Escambia County	High	80.3%	390	6.1%
115	Bradley Technology High	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	88.2%	1,048	6.2%
116	Bridgeton High School	BRIDGETON, NJ	Bridgeton City School District	High	91.6%	1,641	6.2%
117	STE. GENEVIEVE SR. HIGH	STE GENEVIEVE, MO	STE. GENEVIEVE CO. R-II	High	39.6%	566	6.3%
118	Central High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	74.5%	1,051	6.3%
119	Washington High	Kansas City, KS	Kansas City	High	67.0%	1,180	6.3%
120	Corinth High School	CORINTH, MS	Corinth School District	High	56.7%	610	6.3%
121	Phillips Academy High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	71.5%	467	6.3%
122	Carver High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	100%	544	6.4%
123	Fremont High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	99.1%	1,166	6.5%
124	Weequahic High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	70.4%	592	6.6%
125	CLARENDON HIGH SCHOOL	CLARENDON, AR	CLARENDON SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	100%	193	6.6%
126	Harlan Community Academy HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	90.5%	220	6.7%
127	Wenonah High School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	81.2%	670	6.7%
128	Career Pathways	SAINT PAUL, MN	Career Pathways	High	87.6%	121	6.7%
129	Bronzeville Scholastic HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	90.8%	119	6.7%
130	Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	Perth Amboy, NJ	Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	High	89.2%	259	6.7%
131	Jemison High School	Huntsville, AL	Huntsville City	High	69.5%	858	6.7%
132	Percy Julian High School	Montgomery, AL	Montgomery County	High	79.2%	1,282	6.7%
133	Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	83.7%	750	6.8%
134	EARLE HIGH SCHOOL	EARLE, AR	EARLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	100%	176	6.8%
135	Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	83.1%	538	6.9%
136	Wilcox Central High School	Camden, AL	Wilcox County	High	89.4%	340	6.9%
137	McAdory High School	McCalla, AL	Jefferson County	High	52.7%	1,259	6.9%
138	PINE BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL	PINE BLUFF, AR	PINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	100%	688	6.9%
139	Quest Charter School Academy	Peoria, IL	Peoria SD 150	High	83.0%	399	7.0%
140	Union Parish High School	Farmerville, LA	Union Parish	High	73.9%	579	7.0%
141	Bogan High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	85.8%	716	7.0%
142	Ben C Rain High School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	High	86.7%	587	7.0%
143	Linden High School	Linden, AL	Linden City	High	87.3%	126	7.1%
144	Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School	Montgomery, AL	Montgomery County	High	76.0%	1,587	7.1%
145	Peoria High School	Peoria, IL	Peoria SD 150	High	85.9%	1,541	7.2%
146	LAFAYETTE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL	STAMPS, AR	LAFAYETTE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	85.5%	228	7.2%
147	Meridian High School	Mounds, IL	Meridian CUSD 101	High	98.5%	206	7.2%
148	Castlemont High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	99.0%	719	7.3%
149	Wells Community Academy HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	76.9%	398	7.4%
150	Rocky Mountain Prep SMART	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	High	92.2%	604	7.5%

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