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The lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in the United States · page 11

Ranks 501–550 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
501	Gifford C. Cole Middle	Lancaster, CA	Eastside Union Elementary	Middle	82.1%	697	16.1%
502	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle	Madera, CA	Madera Unified	Middle	96.9%	865	16.1%
503	DSST: Cole Middle School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	Middle	86.2%	282	16.1%
504	Charles Maclay Middle	Pacoima, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	98.3%	238	16.2%
505	Desert Springs Middle	Desert Hot Springs, CA	Palm Springs Unified	Middle	96.7%	749	16.2%
506	White Mountain Middle School	White City, OR	Eagle Point SD 9	Middle	97.3%	377	16.2%
507	McKinley Institute of Technology	Redwood City, CA	Redwood City Elementary	Middle	92.2%	476	16.2%
508	Black Diamond Middle	Antioch, CA	Antioch Unified	Middle	81.0%	358	16.2%
509	West Middle School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	79.3%	793	16.2%
510	Vikan Middle School	BRIGHTON, CO	School District 27J	Middle	71.0%	528	16.2%
511	John L McCulloch Junior High Sch	Marion, IN	Marion Community Schools	Middle	73.0%	455	16.2%
512	DECKER MIDDLE	AUSTIN, TX	MANOR ISD	Middle	81.2%	606	16.2%
513	The RBHudson STEAM Academy	Selma, AL	Selma City	Middle	93.2%	279	16.2%
514	Samuel Gompers Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	96.1%	406	16.2%
515	TSE BIT AI MIDDLE	SHIPROCK, NM	CENTRAL	Middle	100%	390	16.2%
516	Shandin Hills Middle	San Bernardino, CA	San Bernardino City Unified	Middle	94.9%	709	16.3%
517	North Ridge Middle School	Danville, IL	Danville CCSD 118	Middle	88.2%	740	16.3%
518	Brookwood Middle School	Glenwood, IL	Brookwood SD 167	Middle	68.8%	231	16.3%
519	Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Wayne Township	Middle	66.5%	1,143	16.3%
520	Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center	Ford Heights, IL	Ford Heights SD 169	Middle	98.7%	156	16.3%
521	Walter Stiern Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	81.5%	891	16.3%
522	Acadian Middle School	Lafayette, LA	Lafayette Parish	Middle	75.9%	340	16.3%
523	New Brunswick Middle School	NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ	New Brunswick School District	Middle	94.8%	829	16.3%
524	Natomas Middle	Sacramento, CA	Natomas Unified	Middle	81.3%	672	16.4%
525	Shaw Middle School	Spokane, WA	Spokane School District	Middle	79.2%	693	16.4%
526	Riverside Middle School	RIVERSIDE, NJ	Riverside Township School District	Middle	68.0%	316	16.4%
527	Lynhurst 7th & 8th Grade Center	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Wayne Township	Middle	77.6%	1,135	16.4%
528	Comanche Middle School	Dodge City, KS	Dodge City	Middle	84.8%	783	16.4%
529	Hesperia Junior High	Hesperia, CA	Hesperia Unified	Middle	81.5%	1,228	16.4%
530	Charles Drew Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	99.2%	607	16.4%
531	Shadow Ridge Middle School	THORNTON, CO	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Middle	57.4%	632	16.4%
532	Kepley Middle School	Ulysses, KS	Ulysses	Middle	76.9%	294	16.4%
533	Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Friendship Academy of the Arts	Middle	80.8%	167	16.5%
534	LESLIE F ROBLYER LEARNING CTR	El Reno, OK	EL RENO	Middle	80.9%	388	16.5%
535	Indian Creek Middle School	Covington, GA	Newton County	Middle	99.3%	843	16.5%
536	MANN MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL	LITTLE ROCK, AR	LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	99.5%	557	16.6%
537	TRUMAN MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	99.6%	520	16.6%
538	Global Intermediate Academy	DENVER, CO	Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St	Middle	80.3%	346	16.6%
539	Ronald McNair 78	Huntsville, AL	Huntsville City	Middle	77.4%	390	16.6%
540	Bret Harte Middle	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	Middle	92.6%	337	16.6%
541	Toyon Middle	Valley Springs, CA	Calaveras Unified	Middle	56.1%	522	16.6%
542	CLARY MIDDLE SCHOOL	SYRACUSE, NY	SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	88.1%	270	16.6%
543	EDGAR ALLAN POE STEM DUAL LANGUAGE MIDDLE	SAN ANTONIO, TX	SAN ANTONIO ISD	Middle	95.4%	439	16.6%
544	PS 59 DR CHARLES DREW SCIENCE MAGNET	BUFFALO, NY	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	97.3%	293	16.6%
545	Swainston Theron L MS	N Las Vegas, NV	Clark County	Middle	100%	1,020	16.6%
546	ClayChalkville Middle School	Trussville, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	72.5%	952	16.6%
547	Kendrick Middle School	Jonesboro, GA	Clayton County	Middle	100%	619	16.6%
548	Vista Verde Middle	Greenfield, CA	Greenfield Union Elementary	Middle	80.5%	727	16.6%
549	Valley Center Middle	Valley Center, CA	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	Middle	65.8%	766	16.7%
550	ELGIN INT	ELGIN, TX	ELGIN ISD	Middle	82.7%	863	16.7%

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