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The lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in the United States · page 41

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LOWEST PROFICIENCY · THE UNITED STATES
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
2001Indian Trail Middle SchoolOlathe, KSOlatheMiddle49.0%58227.2%
2002PICACHO MIDDLELAS CRUCES, NMLAS CRUCESMiddle100%69827.2%
2003NATALIA J HNATALIA, TXNATALIA ISDMiddle67.3%25427.2%
2004Katherine Johnson STEM AcademyLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedMiddle70.7%13327.3%
2005August Boeger MiddleSan Jose, CAMount Pleasant ElementaryMiddle81.9%39727.3%
2006Montgomery MiddleSan Diego, CASweetwater Union HighMiddle63.5%73427.3%
2007PLAINVIEW INTPLAINVIEW, TXPLAINVIEW ISDMiddle84.1%55427.3%
2008Ruffner SchoolNorfolk, VANorfolk City Public SchoolsMiddle93.4%57627.3%
2009Madison MiddleOceanside, CAVista UnifiedMiddle68.7%1,15827.3%
2010Mason County Middle SchoolMaysville, KYMason CountyMiddle67.1%56527.3%
2011ARCADIA VALLEY MIDDLEIRONTON, MOARCADIA VALLEY R-IIMiddle100%28127.3%
2012Pixley MiddlePixley, CAPixley Union ElementaryMiddle96.3%29727.3%
2013Lombard Middle SchoolGalesburg, ILGalesburg CUSD 205Middle80.5%53427.3%
2014Southwestern Middle SchoolLafayette, INTippecanoe School CorpMiddle37.9%49127.3%
2015David A. Brown MiddleWildomar, CALake Elsinore UnifiedMiddle78.9%1,03027.3%
2016Henry T. Gage MiddleHuntington Park, CALos Angeles UnifiedMiddle95.2%1,13927.3%
2017Moore Middle SchoolLawrenceville, GAGwinnett CountyMiddle81.2%97127.3%
2018Brookwood Middle SchoolVance, ALTuscaloosa CountyMiddle48.8%73827.3%
2019La Quinta MiddleLa Quinta, CADesert Sands UnifiedMiddle85.3%70927.3%
2020Hidden Valley MiddleEscondido, CAEscondido UnionMiddle94.3%73327.3%
2021Leslie Middle SchoolSalem, ORSalem-Keizer SD 24JMiddle87.9%73527.3%
2022Panther Valley Intermediate SchLansford, PAPanther Valley SDMiddle98.0%45827.3%
2023Francis Scott Key MiddleSilver Spring, MDMontgomery County Public SchoolsMiddle63.3%95027.3%
2024Woodrow Wilson SchoolWYANDOTTE, MIWyandotte School District of the City ofMiddle52.7%86927.3%
2025JENNINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLSEFFNER, FLHILLSBOROUGHMiddle67.3%68627.4%
2026Pine Grove MiddleBaltimore, MDBaltimore County Public SchoolsMiddle53.4%80427.4%
2027Memorial Middle SchoolAlbany, ORGreater Albany Public SD 8JMiddle76.1%54427.4%
2028Rainier Middle SchoolAUBURN, WAAuburn School DistrictMiddle60.6%90727.4%
2029CENTRAL ELEMENTARYBELEN, NMBELENMiddle99.4%16627.4%
2030W. E. Mitchell MiddleRancho Cordova, CAFolsom-Cordova UnifiedMiddle62.8%75527.4%
2031Ethel Kucera MiddleRialto, CARialto UnifiedMiddle75.6%97827.4%
2032Durand Middle SchoolDURAND, MIDurand Area SchoolsMiddle50.3%30427.4%
2033BUDEWIG INTHOUSTON, TXALIEF ISDMiddle87.7%1,05427.4%
2034CHRISTA MCAULIFFE MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXFORT BEND ISDMiddle91.1%80627.4%
2035RANCIER MIDDLEKILLEEN, TXKILLEEN ISDMiddle80.0%73527.4%
2036LANDRUM MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXSPRING BRANCH ISDMiddle91.0%69827.4%
2037O'Hara Park MiddleOakley, CAOakley Union ElementaryMiddle41.8%85627.4%
2038Stephenson Middle SchoolStone Mountain, GADeKalb CountyMiddle100%78827.4%
2039Everest MiddleEverest, KSSouth Brown CountyMiddle64.2%15127.4%
2040KIPP AUSTIN COLLEGE PREPAUSTIN, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSMiddle94.2%46527.4%
2041Sierra Vista MiddleLa Puente, CAHacienda la Puente UnifiedMiddle80.0%27027.4%
2042Warren County MiddleWarrenton, NCWarren County SchoolsMiddle99.1%34227.4%
2043Riverside Middle SchoolWathena, KSRiversideMiddle58.0%14327.4%
2044Warrenton Middle SchoolWarrenton, ORWarrenton-Hammond SD 30Middle42.1%22827.4%
2045Pittsfield Middle SchoolPittsfield, NHPittsfield School DistrictMiddle52.4%10327.4%
2046Rodger Quist Middle SchoolTHORNTON, COSchool District 27JMiddle38.6%85527.4%
2047Thomson-McDuffie Middle SchoolThomson, GAMcDuffie CountyMiddle90.1%66727.4%
2048Cassopolis Middle SchoolCASSOPOLIS, MICassopolis Public SchoolsMiddle62.2%18827.4%
2049RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOLCORTLAND, NYCORTLAND CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle67.3%27227.4%
2050Central Dauphin East MSHarrisburg, PACentral Dauphin SDMiddle94.4%70227.5%
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