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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Virginia

1,755 public schools in Virginia appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. R.I.S.E Academy at the John M. Langston Campus leads the list at 13.5%, against a median of 71.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,755

Virginia

Best % Proficient

13.5%

Median % Proficient

71.8%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	R.I.S.E Academy at the John M. Langston Campus	Danville, VA	Danville City Public Schools	High	62.0%	163	13.5%
2	George W. Carver Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	99.8%	404	18.9%
3	Pleasants Lane Elementary	Petersburg, VA	Petersburg City Public Schools	Elementary	93.1%	493	22.0%
4	Lakemont Elementary	Petersburg, VA	Petersburg City Public Schools	Elementary	93.6%	393	24.1%
5	Woodville Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	98.6%	217	26.9%
6	Douglass Park Elementary	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	Elementary	103%	510	27.0%
7	Ruffner School	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	Middle	93.4%	576	27.3%
8	Edwin A. Gibson Elementary	Danville, VA	Danville City Public Schools	Elementary	94.8%	466	28.5%
9	Cool Spring Elementary	Petersburg, VA	Petersburg City Public Schools	Elementary	94.3%	540	29.9%
10	Richmond High School for the Arts	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	94.4%	1,116	32.4%
11	River City Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	99.0%	1,150	32.4%
12	Jacox Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	Elementary	99.3%	596	32.5%
13	Huntington Middle	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	Middle	99.0%	292	33.6%
14	John Rolfe Middle	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	Middle	89.1%	874	33.8%
15	Henry Marsh III Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	97.7%	512	34.5%
16	Blackwell Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	98.8%	420	34.6%
17	Highland Springs Elementary	Highland Springs, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	Elementary	89.3%	469	34.7%
18	Carlin Springs Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	57.5%	534	34.9%
19	Laburnum Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	Elementary	89.3%	466	35.5%
20	Westhaven Elementary	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	Elementary	100%	401	35.6%
21	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	98.2%	500	35.9%
22	Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	98.0%	551	36.3%
23	Addison Aerospace Magnet Middle	Roanoke, VA	Roanoke City Public Schools	Middle	97.2%	540	36.3%
24	Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	Elementary	89.7%	417	36.3%
25	Waterview Elementary	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	Elementary	99.7%	576	36.4%
26	Vernon Johns Middle	Petersburg, VA	Petersburg City Public Schools	Middle	92.4%	949	36.5%
27	Chesterfield Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	Elementary	101%	325	36.6%
28	S.P. Morton Elementary	Franklin, VA	Franklin City Public Schools	Elementary	102%	620	36.8%
29	Cradock Elementary	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	Elementary	100%	616	36.8%
30	Walnut Hill Elementary	Petersburg, VA	Petersburg City Public Schools	Elementary	93.7%	574	36.9%
31	Glen Lea Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	Elementary	88.7%	461	37.0%
32	Miles Jones Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	99.0%	505	37.3%
33	Lynbrook Elementary	Springfield, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Elementary	93.4%	595	37.3%
34	Bellwood Elementary	North Chesterfield, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	Elementary	76.7%	493	37.4%
35	Fairfield Court Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	99.5%	222	37.4%
36	Guilford Elementary	Sterling, VA	Loudoun County Public Schools	Elementary	99.4%	504	37.5%
37	Newsome Park Elementary	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	Elementary	98.4%	386	37.6%
38	Cardinal Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	99.6%	821	37.6%
39	Lincoln Terrace Elementary	Roanoke, VA	Roanoke City Public Schools	Elementary	102%	287	38.1%
40	Hutchison Elementary	Herndon, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Elementary	92.4%	970	38.5%
41	Bensley Elementary	North Chesterfield, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	Elementary	77.6%	615	38.6%
42	Fair Oaks Elementary	Highland Springs, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	Elementary	88.2%	330	39.2%
43	Frances W. McClenney Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	100%	302	39.3%
44	Falling Creek Middle	North Chesterfield, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	Middle	75.7%	1,443	39.4%
45	Woodbrook Elementary	Charlottesville, VA	Albemarle County Public Schools	Elementary	90.0%	522	39.5%
46	G.H. Reid Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	99.1%	671	39.5%
47	Hurt Park Elementary	Roanoke, VA	Roanoke City Public Schools	Elementary	101%	321	39.8%
48	Charles City County Elementary	Charles City, VA	Charles City County Public Schools	Elementary	101%	302	40.3%
49	Tanners Creek Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	Elementary	102%	517	40.4%
50	Graham Road Elementary	Falls Church, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Elementary	92.7%	438	40.5%

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