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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	Steinmetz College Prep HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	87.6%	1,230	13.5%
402	8th and 9th Grade Academy	Muskogee, OK	MUSKOGEE	High	79.5%	595	13.5%
403	Sayre William L MS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	94.9%	447	13.5%
404	R.I.S.E Academy at the John M. Langston Campus	Danville, VA	Danville City Public Schools	High	62.0%	163	13.5%
405	KIPP BLYTHEVILLE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL	BLYTHEVILLE, AR	KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	100%	132	13.5%
406	Rockdale County High School	Conyers, GA	Rockdale County	High	78.6%	2,336	13.5%
407	Pittsburgh Westinghouse	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	104%	573	13.5%
408	West Morgan High School	Trinity, AL	Morgan County	High	66.8%	476	13.6%
409	KNOB NOSTER HIGH	KNOB NOSTER, MO	KNOB NOSTER R-VIII	High	30.4%	474	13.6%
410	Sierra High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an	High	72.5%	843	13.6%
411	Thomas Kelly College Preparatory	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	93.9%	1,762	13.6%
412	North High	Wichita, KS	Wichita	High	86.2%	2,041	13.7%
413	Groves High School	Garden City, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	High	75.2%	1,469	13.7%
414	Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts	THORNTON, CO	Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St	High	69.2%	393	13.8%
415	Salem High School	SALEM, NJ	Salem City School District	High	63.1%	393	13.8%
416	Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	63.7%	786	13.8%
417	Horlick High	Racine, WI	Racine Unified School District	High	66.8%	1,212	13.8%
418	Marksville High School	Marksville, LA	Avoyelles Parish	High	78.6%	640	13.8%
419	ACE Amandla Charter School	Chicago, IL	ACE Amandla Charter School	High	94.9%	137	13.8%
420	Farrell Area HS/UMS	Farrell, PA	Farrell Area SD	High	96.4%	281	13.9%
421	GREENVILLE HIGH	GREENVILLE, MO	GREENVILLE R-II	High	52.2%	209	13.9%
422	Rocky Mountain Prep RISE	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	High	77.8%	586	13.9%
423	Roosevelt High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	87.9%	1,144	13.9%
424	Jefferson High School	Portland, OR	Portland SD 1J	High	98.7%	456	14.0%
425	Pleasanton High	Pleasanton, KS	Pleasanton	High	58.0%	162	14.0%
426	Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts	SOMERS POINT, NJ	Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts	High	74.7%	253	14.0%
427	Union City Community Jr/Sr High	Union City, IN	Randolph Eastern School Corp	High	62.0%	389	14.0%
428	Riverdale Ridge High School	THORNTON, CO	School District 27J	High	39.2%	1,784	14.1%
429	Abbeville High School	Abbeville, AL	Henry County	High	80.8%	266	14.1%
430	MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES HIGH SCHOOL	LITTLE ROCK, AR	PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	57.0%	612	14.1%
431	Jackson High School	Jackson, AL	Clarke County	High	66.8%	376	14.1%
432	Abraham Clark High School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	High	75.4%	926	14.1%
433	Colton High School	Colton, OR	Colton SD 53	High	64.6%	161	14.1%
434	Bartram John - Main	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	90.2%	583	14.2%
435	Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	95.2%	293	14.2%
436	The Barack Obama Green Charter School	Plainfield, NJ	The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District	High	78.2%	358	14.2%
437	FORDYCE HIGH SCHOOL	FORDYCE, AR	FORDYCE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	73.8%	321	14.2%
438	NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL	ROSSTON, AR	NEVADA SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	100%	200	14.2%
439	Horace Mann UCLA Community	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	95.0%	440	14.3%
440	Cumberland Regional High School	BRIDGETON, NJ	Cumberland Regional School District	High	37.0%	1,161	14.3%
441	Saint Clair County High School	Odenville, AL	St Clair County	High	47.5%	665	14.3%
442	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	High	79.0%	1,027	14.3%
443	Selma High School	Selma, AL	Selma City	High	87.1%	680	14.3%
444	Lovejoy High School	Hampton, GA	Clayton County	High	100%	2,049	14.3%
445	St. Helena College and Career Academy	Greensburg, LA	St. Helena Parish	High	100%	435	14.3%
446	Granger High	WEST VALLEY CITY, UT	Granite District	High	58.6%	3,267	14.3%
447	Carver Military Academy HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	81.4%	420	14.4%
448	Effie Kokrine Charter School	Fairbanks, AK	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	High	59.7%	139	14.4%
449	BOWLING GREEN HIGH	BOWLING GREEN, MO	BOWLING GREEN R-I	High	36.2%	373	14.4%
450	Escuela Verde	Milwaukee, WI	Trans Center for Youth Inc	High	80.2%	121	14.4%

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