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The lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in the United States

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in the United States, drawn from 12,221 qualifying public middle schools. Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School leads the list at 2.7%, against a median of 44.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

12,221

the United States

Best % Proficient

2.7%

Median % Proficient

44.4%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · THE UNITED STATES

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School	Trenton, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	78.4%	329	2.7%
2	Frick United Academy of Language Middle	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	Middle	99.7%	392	3.2%
3	Battle Monument Intermediate School	TRENTON, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	87.8%	499	3.4%
4	Navarre Middle School	South Bend, IN	South Bend Community School Corp	Middle	79.4%	378	3.7%
5	Arlington Middle School - a STEM School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Middle	67.7%	365	4.0%
6	Barstow Junior High	Barstow, CA	Barstow Unified	Middle	80.0%	646	4.3%
7	Baker Middle School	Columbus, GA	Muscogee County	Middle	100%	631	4.7%
8	Joyce Kilmer Intermediate School	Trenton, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	82.2%	546	4.9%
9	Morgan Village Middle School	Camden, NJ	Camden City School District	Middle	69.0%	203	5.0%
10	Clemente Roberto MS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	78.4%	259	5.0%
11	Jackson Middle School	South Bend, IN	South Bend Community School Corp	Middle	72.3%	537	5.2%
12	Glenn Hills Middle School	Augusta, GA	Richmond County	Middle	100%	706	5.3%
13	King International Baccalaureate Middle	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	Middle	91.2%	159	5.3%
14	Grant Intermediate School	TRENTON, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	87.2%	610	5.4%
15	Barstow Intermediate	Barstow, CA	Barstow Unified	Middle	88.7%	692	5.5%
16	Katherine Johnson Middle	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	90.2%	612	5.6%
17	Red Lake Middle School	RED LAKE, MN	RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	83.2%	268	5.6%
18	Northwest Middle School - an IB World School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Middle	63.7%	623	5.7%
19	Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate School	TRENTON, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	78.0%	668	5.7%
20	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School	ASBURY PARK, NJ	Asbury Park School District	Middle	77.4%	195	6.0%
21	Ezra L. Nolan School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Middle	84.0%	250	6.0%
22	D D Eisenhower Middle	Kansas City, KS	Kansas City	Middle	73.3%	634	6.3%
23	Kennedy Middle School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	90.3%	393	6.3%
24	Richmond Hill Middle School	Augusta, GA	Richmond County	Middle	100%	667	6.3%
25	Central Middle	Kansas City, KS	Kansas City	Middle	84.3%	687	6.3%
26	Timothy L. Johnson Academy Middle	Fort Wayne, IN	Timothy L. Johnson Academy Middle	Middle	78.0%	150	6.3%
27	Eisenhower Middle School	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	Middle	86.6%	440	6.3%
28	E. A. Hall Middle	Watsonville, CA	Pajaro Valley Unified	Middle	97.4%	491	6.4%
29	Andrew S Douglas Middle	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	Middle	88.7%	106	6.5%
30	Arthur J. Holland Middle School	Trenton, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	82.7%	474	6.5%
31	CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL	LITTLE ROCK, AR	LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	88.4%	655	6.5%
32	Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School	Trenton, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	75.8%	650	6.6%
33	Camp Curtin Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Middle	64.9%	724	6.7%
34	MABELVALE MIDDLE SCHOOL	MABELVALE, AR	LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	99.4%	477	6.7%
35	Montbello Middle School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	Middle	91.7%	315	6.8%
36	Eddy Middle School	Columbus, GA	Muscogee County	Middle	100%	448	6.9%
37	DR. ALICE HOLLOWAY YOUNG SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE	ROCHESTER, NY	ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	97.2%	285	7.0%
38	Adams City Middle School	COMMERCE CITY, CO	School District N. 14 in the county of Adams & State of Colo	Middle	90.9%	296	7.0%
39	Murphey Middle School	Augusta, GA	Richmond County	Middle	100%	512	7.0%
40	Radium Springs Middle School	Albany, GA	Dougherty County	Middle	100%	747	7.0%
41	Grace A Dunn Middle School	TRENTON, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	77.1%	703	7.0%
42	WONDER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	WEST MEMPHIS, AR	WEST MEMPHIS SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	100%	511	7.2%
43	Wagner Gen Louis MS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	102%	296	7.2%
44	Toby Farms Intermediate School	Chester Twp, PA	Chester-Upland SD	Middle	87.5%	359	7.2%
45	W.S. Hornsby Middle School	Augusta, GA	Richmond County	Middle	100%	391	7.2%
46	Thornton Middle School	THORNTON, CO	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Middle	84.2%	721	7.2%
47	Lovonya DeJean Middle	Richmond, CA	West Contra Costa Unified	Middle	81.9%	381	7.3%
48	John B Stetson MS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	99.1%	560	7.4%
49	Spirit Creek Middle School	Hephzibah, GA	Richmond County	Middle	93.4%	530	7.5%
50	Baker Middle School	Baker, LA	City of Baker School District	Middle	85.8%	155	7.5%

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