US Counties With the Lowest Average Test Scores
2,772 US counties ranked by average test score, from lowest to highest. First are Kusilvak Census Area, AK (-1.31), Bethel Census Area, AK (-1.27) and Todd County, SD (-1.21). The middle one of the 2,772 has -0.0648.
What this measures
How far above or below the national average children here score on tests, in grade levels. Minus one means about a year behind. It reflects everything in children's lives, not only their schools. Source: Stanford Education Data Archive.
For most measures, a national ranking mostly sorts places by income and by how urban they are. Each county’s own page compares it with the 50 counties most like it instead, which is often the fairer view.
The 100 lowest counties
More on average test score
- US Counties With the Highest Average Test Scores
- Average test score by US county: map by year and what it goes with
A ranking describes places, not the people in them, and a high or low place does not by itself say why. All US rankings.