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The lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in the United States · page 7

Ranks 301–350 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
301	MONROE LOWER SCHOOL	ROCHESTER, NY	ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	95.7%	230	13.4%
302	SHERWOOD MIDDLE	CREIGHTON, MO	SHERWOOD CASS R-VIII	Middle	42.6%	176	13.5%
303	Bret Harte Preparatory Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	97.4%	456	13.5%
304	Morse Mid	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	Middle	79.6%	383	13.5%
305	Dundalk Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Middle	70.9%	598	13.6%
306	FRANKLIN LOWER SCHOOL	ROCHESTER, NY	ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	95.8%	212	13.6%
307	Joseph George Middle	San Jose, CA	Alum Rock Union Elementary	Middle	82.6%	384	13.6%
308	Mountain Vista Middle	Kelseyville, CA	Kelseyville Unified	Middle	70.4%	405	13.6%
309	BRIGHTON ACADEMY	SYRACUSE, NY	SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	94.8%	363	13.6%
310	Acacia Middle	Hemet, CA	Hemet Unified	Middle	94.8%	958	13.6%
311	Zion Central Middle School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Middle	85.5%	330	13.6%
312	Fort Miller Middle	Fresno, CA	Fresno Unified	Middle	97.9%	652	13.7%
313	Creative Communications Acad	Calumet City, IL	Dolton SD 149	Middle	100%	246	13.7%
314	Southeast Middle School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Middle	75.2%	826	13.7%
315	Amite Westside Middle Magnet	Amite, LA	Tangipahoa Parish	Middle	90.7%	279	13.7%
316	Gustine Middle	Gustine, CA	Gustine Unified	Middle	84.6%	370	13.7%
317	Nicolet Middle	Banning, CA	Banning Unified	Middle	91.1%	966	13.7%
318	John Lewis Invictus Academy	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	Middle	100%	692	13.7%
319	ILTEXAS MSG RAMIREZ MIDDLE	CLEVELAND, TX	INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)	Middle	95.2%	455	13.7%
320	James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School	Middle	73.3%	296	13.8%
321	Del Vallejo Middle	San Bernardino, CA	San Bernardino City Unified	Middle	97.5%	642	13.8%
322	Robert Brown Middle School	Eutaw, AL	Greene County	Middle	90.0%	309	13.8%
323	Cedar Grove Middle School	Decatur, GA	DeKalb County	Middle	100%	685	13.8%
324	Natalbany Middle	Tickfaw, LA	Tangipahoa Parish	Middle	81.6%	347	13.8%
325	Cortney Francis H JHS	Las Vegas, NV	Clark County	Middle	100%	1,014	13.8%
326	WEST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	WEST MEMPHIS, AR	WEST MEMPHIS SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	100%	461	13.8%
327	Sunnymead Middle	Moreno Valley, CA	Moreno Valley Unified	Middle	94.2%	1,185	13.8%
328	The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Middle	92.6%	513	13.9%
329	Hines Middle School	Hines, OR	Harney County SD 3	Middle	94.5%	164	13.9%
330	Wells Middle	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	Middle	95.8%	768	13.9%
331	Oak Grove Middle	Concord, CA	Mt. Diablo Unified	Middle	88.0%	681	13.9%
332	Riverview Middle	Bay Point, CA	Mt. Diablo Unified	Middle	89.3%	682	13.9%
333	Cowan Road Middle School	Griffin, GA	Griffin-Spalding County	Middle	100%	530	13.9%
334	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	Middle	75.1%	943	13.9%
335	Bessemer City Middle School	Bessemer, AL	Bessemer City	Middle	84.4%	616	13.9%
336	Rickover Jr High School	Sauk Village, IL	CCSD 168	Middle	51.5%	371	13.9%
337	Avondale Meadows Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	Avondale Meadows Middle School	Middle	95.3%	192	13.9%
338	Northwest Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	89.8%	532	13.9%
339	Lowery Middle School	Donaldsonville, LA	Ascension Parish	Middle	91.3%	277	14.0%
340	Ray D. Molo Middle Magnet School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Middle	90.6%	265	14.0%
341	C J Donald Middle School	Fairfield, AL	Fairfield City	Middle	87.0%	316	14.0%
342	Ball Junior High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	92.7%	737	14.1%
343	Coalinga Middle	Coalinga, CA	Coalinga-Huron Unified	Middle	79.2%	662	14.1%
344	Terrell Middle School	Dawson, GA	Terrell County	Middle	100%	215	14.1%
345	Edwin Markham Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	98.4%	618	14.1%
346	Sumter County Middle School	Americus, GA	Sumter County	Middle	100%	549	14.2%
347	Oak Park Middle School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Middle	83.0%	388	14.2%
348	Opelousas Middle School	Opelousas, LA	St. Landry Parish	Middle	90.2%	132	14.2%
349	Jean Childs Young Middle School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	Middle	100%	657	14.2%
350	Anniston Middle School	Anniston, AL	Anniston City	Middle	81.5%	357	14.2%

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