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The lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in the United States · page 2

Ranks 51–100 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
51	Toby Farms Intermediate School	Chester Twp, PA	Chester-Upland SD	Middle	87.5%	359	7.2%
52	W.S. Hornsby Middle School	Augusta, GA	Richmond County	Middle	100%	391	7.2%
53	Thornton Middle School	THORNTON, CO	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Middle	84.2%	721	7.2%
54	Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle	East Palo Alto, CA	Ravenswood City Elementary	Middle	89.3%	488	7.3%
55	Helms Middle	San Pablo, CA	West Contra Costa Unified	Middle	81.9%	558	7.4%
56	John B Stetson MS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	99.1%	560	7.4%
57	Spirit Creek Middle School	Hephzibah, GA	Richmond County	Middle	93.4%	530	7.5%
58	Argentine Middle	Kansas City, KS	Kansas City	Middle	80.0%	519	7.5%
59	Hancock Central Middle School	Sparta, GA	Hancock County	Middle	100%	160	7.5%
60	John L. Costley Middle School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	East Orange School District	Middle	9.9%	334	7.6%
61	Lovonya DeJean Middle	Richmond, CA	West Contra Costa Unified	Middle	81.9%	381	7.6%
62	Kearney Middle School	COMMERCE CITY, CO	School District N. 14 in the county of Adams & State of Colo	Middle	85.9%	397	7.7%
63	Hamilton Middle School	Wichita, KS	Wichita	Middle	95.9%	604	7.8%
64	Paulsboro Junior High School	Paulsboro, NJ	Paulsboro School District	Middle	81.9%	155	7.8%
65	North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology Campus	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	Middle	91.2%	565	7.9%
66	Muhammad Ali School Number 23	Passaic, NJ	Passaic City School District	Middle	99.3%	442	7.9%
67	Brooklyn Center Middle School	BROOKLYN CENTER, MN	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	Middle	82.3%	334	8.0%
68	Bellingrath Middle School	Montgomery, AL	Montgomery County	Middle	87.5%	583	8.0%
69	Rothschild Leadership Academy School	Columbus, GA	Muscogee County	Middle	100%	498	8.0%
70	Truesdell Middle School	Wichita, KS	Wichita	Middle	91.8%	924	8.1%
71	Life Male STEAM Academy CS	Pittsburgh, PA	Life Male STEAM Academy CS	Middle	43.6%	101	8.2%
72	ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL	SAINT PAUL, MN	St. Paul City School	Middle	88.0%	150	8.3%
73	Patrick F. Healy Middle School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	East Orange School District	Middle	14.0%	322	8.3%
74	Carroll Junior High School	Monroe, LA	City of Monroe School District	Middle	94.3%	348	8.3%
75	Washington Middle School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Middle	79.8%	516	8.3%
76	PINE BLUFF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	PINE BLUFF, AR	PINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	100%	610	8.3%
77	Tilden William T MS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	98.9%	266	8.4%
78	Gary Middle School	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Middle	62.5%	365	8.4%
79	New Roberto Clemente	PATERSON, NJ	Paterson Public School District	Middle	63.0%	473	8.4%
80	Caddo Middle Career and Technology School	Shreveport, LA	Caddo Parish	Middle	84.2%	336	8.5%
81	Park Forest Middle School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Middle	74.4%	445	8.5%
82	Wirth/Parks Middle School	Cahokia, IL	Cahokia CUSD 187	Middle	81.6%	571	8.5%
83	Rosedale Middle	Kansas City, KS	Kansas City	Middle	86.4%	501	8.6%
84	Abraham Lincoln Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	99.4%	527	8.6%
85	Antioch Middle	Antioch, CA	Antioch Unified	Middle	93.5%	665	8.7%
86	Homer Junior High School	Homer, LA	Claiborne Parish	Middle	95.7%	232	8.7%
87	Aurora Hills Middle School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	Middle	85.9%	821	8.7%
88	Tipton Durant Middle School	Selma, AL	Dallas County	Middle	92.6%	176	8.8%
89	Carl B. Bruce Middle School	Kansas City, KS	Kansas City	Middle	90.7%	821	8.8%
90	Langford Middle School	Augusta, GA	Richmond County	Middle	92.5%	719	8.8%
91	Pueblo Academy of Arts	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and	Middle	85.4%	562	9.0%
92	Ferriday Junior High School	Ferriday, LA	Concordia Parish	Middle	94.2%	241	9.0%
93	Rayville Junior High School	Rayville, LA	Richland Parish	Middle	92.4%	145	9.0%
94	East St. John Preparatory Academy	LaPlace, LA	St. John the Baptist Parish	Middle	85.2%	318	9.0%
95	Greenville Park Leadership Academy	Hammond, LA	Tangipahoa Parish	Middle	88.5%	384	9.0%
96	DOBIE MIDDLE	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Middle	93.4%	512	9.0%
97	Risley International Academy of Innovation	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and	Middle	91.6%	335	9.0%
98	East Middle School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	Middle	92.1%	634	9.0%
99	Seymour Rogers Middle School	Liberal, KS	Liberal	Middle	90.7%	472	9.1%
100	William Penn Middle School - a STEM School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	Middle	65.4%	367	9.1%

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