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Top 100 Worst Performing Public Schools in the U.S.
School Year: 2016-2017
About Scout’s patented & nationally-comparable school ratings
List is a countdown from the 100th to the No. 1 worst performing school in the country. Click on any school name to get a report.
Rank |
School |
Location |
100 |
NEWBRIDGE MATH & READING PREPARATORY ACADEMY |
COLUMBUS, OH |
99 |
TRINITY H S |
EULESS, TX |
98 |
WINFIELD HIGH |
WINFIELD, MO |
97 |
ATKINSON ACADEMY |
LOUISVILLE, KY |
96 |
WINTON PREPARATORY ACADEMY |
CINCINNATI, OH |
95 |
LINDEN-MCKINLEY STEM ACADEMY |
COLUMBUS, OH |
94 |
ROBERT FROST SIXTH-GRADE ACADEMY |
LOUISVILLE, KY |
93 |
CLAY ELEM. |
ST LOUIS, MO |
92 |
COLUMBIA ELEM. COMM. ED. CTR. |
ST LOUIS, MO |
91 |
R. G. CENTRAL MIDDLE |
ST LOUIS, MO |
90 |
MOUND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
CLEVELAND, OH |
89 |
TROOST ELEM. |
KANSAS CITY, MO |
88 |
HARLINGEN H S |
HARLINGEN, TX |
87 |
LITZSINGER |
LADUE, MO |
86 |
WILLIAM WELLS BROWN ELEMENTARY |
LEXINGTON, KY |
85 |
SILVER STATE CHARTER SCHOOL |
CARSON CITY, NV |
84 |
BELAIRE HIGH SCHOOL |
BATON ROUGE, LA |
83 |
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
GARY, IN |
82 |
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA HS |
PHILADELPHIA, PA |
81 |
CASTLEMONT HIGH |
OAKLAND, CA |
80 |
MACARTHUR H S |
HOUSTON, TX |
79 |
ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
KANSAS CITY, MO |
78 |
BUCKEYE PREPARATORY ACADEMY |
COLUMBUS, OH |
77 |
FURNESS HORACE HS |
PHILADELPHIA, PA |
76 |
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MIDDLE |
RICHMOND, VA |
75 |
SYMINGTON ELEM. |
KANSAS CITY, MO |
74 |
HARVEY RICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
CLEVELAND, OH |
73 |
BOLTON |
CLEVELAND, OH |
72 |
EAGLE ACADEMY |
TOLEDO, OH |
71 |
CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL |
MONROE, LA |
70 |
FELS SAMUEL HS |
PHILADELPHIA, PA |
69 |
MIDLAND H S |
MIDLAND, TX |
68 |
WESTERN HILLS UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL |
CINCINNATI, OH |
67 |
MILES PARK SCHOOL |
CLEVELAND, OH |
66 |
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT |
CLEVELAND, OH |
65 |
CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE |
ST LOUIS, MO |
64 |
FAIRVIEW PREK-6 SCHOOL |
DAYTON, OH |
63 |
DELLA LAMB @ WALLACE |
KANSAS CITY, MO |
62 |
SHERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
TOLEDO, OH |
61 |
EAST HIGH SCHOOL |
YOUNGSTOWN, OH |
60 |
WOODLAWN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY |
SHREVEPORT, LA |
59 |
PHILLIS WHEATLEY ELEM. |
KANSAS CITY, MO |
58 |
FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED ACADEMY NORTH |
LOUISVILLE, KY |
57 |
MINORS LANE ELEMENTARY |
LOUISVILLE, KY |
56 |
ROBERT A. TAFT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL |
CINCINNATI, OH |
55 |
FERRIDAY HIGH SCHOOL |
FERRIDAY, LA |
54 |
EDWIN JOEL BROWN MIDDLE SCHOOL |
DAYTON, OH |
53 |
WALBRIDGE ELEM. COMMUNITY ED. |
ST LOUIS, MO |
52 |
DELHI HIGH SCHOOL |
DELHI, LA |
51 |
TROTWOOD-MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL |
TROTWOOD, OH |
50 |
GLASGOW ELEM. |
ST LOUIS, MO |
49 |
NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL |
KANSAS CITY, MO |
48 |
NORTH ANDREW HIGH |
ROSENDALE, MO |
47 |
CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL |
KANSAS CITY, MO |
46 |
HICKEY ELEM. |
ST LOUIS, MO |
45 |
DUNBAR AND BR. |
ST LOUIS, MO |
44 |
ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
TOLEDO, OH |
43 |
MERAMEC ELEM. |
ST LOUIS, MO |
42 |
TREVITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
COLUMBUS, OH |
41 |
IOWA-MAPLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
CLEVELAND, OH |
40 |
UMO N HO N NATION ELEM SCHOOL |
MACY, NE |
39 |
ALFRED BENESCH |
CLEVELAND, OH |
38 |
WOGAMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL |
DAYTON, OH |
37 |
SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC DAY HIGH SCHOOL |
SPRINGFIELD, MA |
36 |
WOODWARD CAREER TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL |
CINCINNATI, OH |
35 |
FRANKFORD HS |
PHILADELPHIA, PA |
34 |
KING ELEMENTARY |
LOUISVILLE, KY |
33 |
LACLEDE ELEM. |
ST LOUIS, MO |
32 |
BROADWAY ACADEMY |
CLEVELAND, OH |
31 |
PRICE ELEMENTARY |
LOUISVILLE, KY |
30 |
HOGAN PREPARATORY ACAD MIDDLE |
KANSAS CITY, MO |
29 |
HARRISBURG HS |
HARRISBURG, PA |
28 |
KEIFER ACADEMY |
SPRINGFIELD, OH |
27 |
LYON AT BLOW ELEM. |
ST LOUIS, MO |
26 |
THE U SCHOOL: INNOVATIVE LAB |
PHILADELPHIA, PA |
25 |
THE LINC |
PHILADELPHIA, PA |
24 |
PEABODY ELEM. |
ST LOUIS, MO |
23 |
MONROE ELEM. |
ST LOUIS, MO |
22 |
GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER |
CLEVELAND, OH |
21 |
WINDSOR STEM ACADEMY (K-6) |
COLUMBUS, OH |
20 |
MICHAEL R. WHITE |
CLEVELAND, OH |
19 |
FRANKLIN BENJAMIN HS |
PHILADELPHIA, PA |
18 |
STUART SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE ACADEMY |
LOUISVILLE, KY |
17 |
KENSINGTON CREATIVE & PERFORMING ARTS HS |
PHILADELPHIA, PA |
16 |
BARTRAM JOHN – MAIN |
PHILADELPHIA, PA |
15 |
FANNING MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. |
ST LOUIS, MO |
14 |
YEATMAN-LIDDELL MIDDLE SCHOOL |
ST LOUIS, MO |
13 |
CONFLUENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMY |
ST LOUIS, MO |
12 |
BYCK ELEMENTARY |
LOUISVILLE, KY |
11 |
ROXBOROUGH HS |
PHILADELPHIA, PA |
10 |
KING MARTIN LUTHER HS |
PHILADELPHIA, PA |
9 |
SAYRE WILLIAM L MS |
PHILADELPHIA, PA |
8 |
OVERBROOK HS |
PHILADELPHIA, PA |
7 |
CHESTER HS |
CHESTER, PA |
6 |
HOMER HIGH SCHOOL |
HOMER, LA |
5 |
WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY |
LOUISVILLE, KY |
4 |
FRAYSER ELEMENTARY |
LOUISVILLE, KY |
3 |
VISION ACADEMY |
MONROE, LA |
2 |
ROOSEVELT PERRY ELEMENTARY |
LOUISVILLE, KY |
1 |
MAUPIN ELEMENTARY |
LOUISVILLE, KY |