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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in the United States · page 9

Ranks 401–450 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
401	South High School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District 60	High	73.2%	795	13.2%
402	Academy Charter High School	LAKE COMO, NJ	Academy Charter High School	High	86.1%	166	13.2%
403	Skyline High School	LONGMONT, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	High	64.1%	1,082	13.2%
404	Rochester Beacon Academy	ROCHESTER, MN	Rochester Beacon Academy	High	43.5%	115	13.2%
405	Valley High School	Valley, AL	Chambers County	High	58.1%	692	13.3%
406	CLARKTON HIGH	CLARKTON, MO	CLARKTON C-4	High	100%	135	13.3%
407	NORTHEAST HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	High	100%	732	13.3%
408	Shasta County Independent Study	Redding, CA	Shasta County Office of Education	High	74.5%	102	13.3%
409	East Lawrence High School	Trinity, AL	Lawrence County	High	63.0%	408	13.3%
410	Harrison High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District Two	High	72.5%	1,089	13.3%
411	New Urban High School	Milwaukie, OR	North Clackamas SD 12	High	22.5%	320	13.3%
412	Bethel Regional High School	Bethel, AK	Lower Kuskokwim School District	High	71.0%	410	13.3%
413	East Hollywood High	WEST VALLEY CITY, UT	East Hollywood High	High	58.2%	318	13.4%
414	Milwaukee Excellence Charter School	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	86.2%	269	13.4%
415	Paterson STEAM High School	PATERSON, NJ	Paterson Public School District	High	64.6%	379	13.4%
416	OTTERVILLE HIGH	OTTERVILLE, MO	OTTERVILLE R-VI	High	32.4%	102	13.4%
417	Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School	Ewing, NJ	Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School	High	24.6%	562	13.4%
418	Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	86.9%	842	13.5%
419	Steinmetz College Prep High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	87.6%	1,230	13.5%
420	8th and 9th Grade Academy	Muskogee, OK	MUSKOGEE	High	79.5%	595	13.5%
421	Sayre William L Middle School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	94.9%	447	13.5%
422	R.I.S.E Academy at the John M. Langston Campus	Danville, VA	Danville City Public Schools	High	62.0%	163	13.5%
423	CLEARWATER HIGH	PIEDMONT, MO	CLEARWATER R-I	High	62.2%	230	13.5%
424	KIPP BLYTHEVILLE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL	BLYTHEVILLE, AR	KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	100%	132	13.5%
425	Rockdale County High School	Conyers, GA	Rockdale County	High	78.6%	2,336	13.5%
426	NORTH PEMISCOT SR. HIGH	WARDELL, MO	NORTH PEMISCOT CO. R-I	High	100%	134	13.5%
427	Pittsburgh Westinghouse	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	104%	573	13.5%
428	West Morgan High School	Trinity, AL	Morgan County	High	66.8%	476	13.6%
429	Sierra High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District Two	High	72.5%	843	13.6%
430	Thomas Kelly College Preparatory	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	93.9%	1,762	13.6%
431	North High	Wichita, KS	Wichita	High	86.2%	2,041	13.7%
432	Groves High School	Garden City, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	High	75.2%	1,469	13.7%
433	EL DORADO SPRINGS HIGH	EL DORADO SPRINGS, MO	EL DORADO SPRINGS R-II	High	46.1%	321	13.7%
434	Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts	THORNTON, CO	Mapleton Public Schools	High	69.2%	393	13.8%
435	Salem High School	SALEM, NJ	Salem City School District	High	63.1%	393	13.8%
436	Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	63.7%	786	13.8%
437	Horlick High	Racine, WI	Racine Unified School District	High	66.8%	1,212	13.8%
438	Marksville High School	Marksville, LA	Avoyelles Parish	High	78.6%	640	13.8%
439	GIDEON HIGH	GIDEON, MO	GIDEON 37	High	100%	102	13.8%
440	ACE Amandla Charter School	Chicago, IL	ACE Amandla Charter School	High	94.9%	137	13.8%
441	Farrell Area HS/UMS	Farrell, PA	Farrell Area SD	High	96.4%	281	13.9%
442	Rocky Mountain Prep RISE	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	77.8%	586	13.9%
443	Roosevelt High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	87.9%	1,144	13.9%
444	Jefferson High School	Portland, OR	Portland SD 1J	High	98.7%	456	14.0%
445	CROCKER HIGH	CROCKER, MO	CROCKER R-II	High	17.6%	296	14.0%
446	Pleasanton High	Pleasanton, KS	Pleasanton	High	58.0%	162	14.0%
447	Laquey R-V High	Laquey, MO	LAQUEY R-V	High	54.6%	205	14.0%
448	Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts	SOMERS POINT, NJ	Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts	High	74.7%	253	14.0%
449	Union City Community Jr/Sr High	Union City, IN	Randolph Eastern School Corp	High	62.0%	389	14.0%
450	Riverdale Ridge High School	THORNTON, CO	School District 27J	High	39.2%	1,784	14.1%

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