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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in the United States · page 40

Ranks 1,951–2,000 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
1951	Savanna High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	89.6%	1,466	28.0%
1952	Armstrong High School	Armstrong, IL	Armstrong Twp HSD 225	High	37.7%	114	28.0%
1953	Streator Twp High School	Streator, IL	Streator Twp HSD 40	High	54.6%	764	28.0%
1954	Oskaloosa JR-SR High School	Oskaloosa, KS	Oskaloosa Public Schools	High	52.6%	247	28.0%
1955	GUADALUPE CENTERS HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	GUADALUPE CENTERS SCHOOLS	High	83.6%	458	28.0%
1956	YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CS	ROCHESTER, NY	YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CS	High	84.3%	356	28.0%
1957	Fayette County High School	Fayette, AL	Fayette County	High	53.8%	366	28.0%
1958	Magoffin County High School	Salyersville, KY	Magoffin County	High	65.8%	538	28.0%
1959	BRONX LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7	High	96.6%	266	28.0%
1960	EAST COMMUNITY SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	93.5%	386	28.0%
1961	Pendleton High School	Pendleton, OR	Pendleton SD 16	High	96.3%	763	28.0%
1962	Phoenix High School	Phoenix, OR	Phoenix-Talent SD 4	High	103%	687	28.0%
1963	Austin High School	EL PASO, TX	EL PASO ISD	High	88.5%	946	28.0%
1964	San Benito High School	SAN BENITO, TX	SAN BENITO CISD	High	81.1%	2,057	28.0%
1965	Hidden Valley High School	Grants Pass, OR	Three Rivers/Josephine County SD	High	100%	522	28.0%
1966	HECTOR HIGH SCHOOL	HECTOR, AR	HECTOR SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	100%	227	28.1%
1967	Rocky Ford Junior/Senior High School	ROCKY FORD, CO	Rocky Ford School District No. R2	High	77.5%	271	28.1%
1968	Greeley County Jr./Sr. High	Tribune, KS	Greeley County Schools	High	48.9%	131	28.1%
1969	Chicago Math & Sci Elementary Charter	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	87.8%	623	28.1%
1970	Lakeside High	Lake Elsinore, CA	Lake Elsinore Unified	High	84.9%	1,687	28.1%
1971	Clatskanie Middle/High School	Clatskanie, OR	Clatskanie SD 6J	High	78.2%	307	28.1%
1972	Rushville-Industry High School	Rushville, IL	Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5	High	48.1%	295	28.1%
1973	Desert Mirage High	Thermal, CA	Coachella Valley Unified	High	97.3%	1,875	28.1%
1974	Provine High School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	High	100%	791	28.1%
1975	John Muir High	Pasadena, CA	Pasadena Unified	High	76.2%	1,206	28.1%
1976	Falcon High School	PEYTON, CO	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	High	28.8%	1,172	28.1%
1977	Stewart County High School	Lumpkin, GA	Stewart County	High	86.8%	114	28.1%
1978	Eastern Guilford High	Gibsonville, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	99.3%	1,200	28.1%
1979	Lynn High School	Lynn, AL	Winston County	High	53.5%	256	28.1%
1980	Panorama High	Panorama City, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.6%	1,316	28.1%
1981	MINNESOTA NEW COUNTRY SCHOOL	HENDERSON, MN	Minnesota New Country School	High	33.1%	136	28.1%
1982	Tualatin High School	Tualatin, OR	Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J	High	58.2%	1,687	28.1%
1983	Jefferson Co North High	Winchester, KS	Jefferson County North	High	31.6%	117	28.1%
1984	HOLDEN HIGH	HOLDEN, MO	HOLDEN R-III	High	47.6%	391	28.1%
1985	Concrete High School	Concrete, WA	Concrete School District	High	80.4%	219	28.1%
1986	Derby High School	Derby, KS	Derby	High	48.3%	2,172	28.2%
1987	Orland High	Orland, CA	Orland Joint Unified	High	78.1%	725	28.2%
1988	Jordan High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.9%	797	28.2%
1989	Ogden Int High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	66.1%	519	28.2%
1990	Oblong High School	Oblong, IL	Oblong CUSD 4	High	44.8%	165	28.2%
1991	Menifee County High School	Frenchburg, KY	Menifee County	High	71.5%	376	28.2%
1992	BROOKLYN EMERGING LEADERS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	BROOKLYN, NY	BROOKLYN EMERGING LEADERS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	High	80.8%	219	28.2%
1993	Riverdale High School	Riverdale, GA	Clayton County	High	100%	1,359	28.2%
1994	Pipestone Senior High	PIPESTONE, MN	Pipestone Area School District	High	38.4%	302	28.2%
1995	ODESSA HIGH	ODESSA, MO	ODESSA R-VII	High	30.7%	651	28.2%
1996	Toombs County High School	Lyons, GA	Toombs County	High	100%	896	28.2%
1997	Urbana High School	Urbana, IL	Urbana SD 116	High	65.2%	1,176	28.2%
1998	South High	Waukesha, WI	Waukesha School District	High	55.2%	833	28.2%
1999	Contreras Lrng Center-Los Angeles Sch of Global Studies	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.2%	317	28.2%
2000	South Shore Intl Col Prep High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	73.0%	625	28.2%

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