Top 100 Worst Performing Public Schools in the U.S.
School Year: 聽2016-2017
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List is a countdown from the 100th to the No. 1聽worst performing school in the country. Click on any school name to get a report.
| Rank | School | Location | |
| 100 | COLUMBUS, OH | ||
| 99 | EULESS, TX | ||
| 98 | WINFIELD, MO | ||
| 97 | LOUISVILLE, KY | ||
| 96 | CINCINNATI, OH | ||
| 95 | COLUMBUS, OH | ||
| 94 | LOUISVILLE, KY | ||
| 93 | ST LOUIS, MO | ||
| 92 | ST LOUIS, MO | ||
| 91 | ST LOUIS, MO | ||
| 90 | CLEVELAND, OH | ||
| 89 | KANSAS CITY, MO | ||
| 88 | HARLINGEN, TX | ||
| 87 | LADUE, MO | ||
| 86 | LEXINGTON, KY | ||
| 85 | CARSON CITY, NV | ||
| 84 | BATON ROUGE, LA | ||
| 83 | GARY, IN | ||
| 82 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | ||
| 81 | OAKLAND, CA | ||
| 80 | HOUSTON, TX | ||
| 79 | KANSAS CITY, MO | ||
| 78 | COLUMBUS, OH | ||
| 77 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | ||
| 76 | RICHMOND, VA | ||
| 75 | KANSAS CITY, MO | ||
| 74 | CLEVELAND, OH | ||
| 73 | CLEVELAND, OH | ||
| 72 | TOLEDO, OH | ||
| 71 | MONROE, LA | ||
| 70 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | ||
| 69 | MIDLAND, TX | ||
| 68 | CINCINNATI, OH | ||
| 67 | CLEVELAND, OH | ||
| 66 | CLEVELAND, OH | ||
| 65 | ST LOUIS, MO | ||
| 64 | DAYTON, OH | ||
| 63 | KANSAS CITY, MO | ||
| 62 | TOLEDO, OH | ||
| 61 | YOUNGSTOWN, OH | ||
| 60 | SHREVEPORT, LA | ||
| 59 | KANSAS CITY, MO | ||
| 58 | LOUISVILLE, KY | ||
| 57 | LOUISVILLE, KY | ||
| 56 | CINCINNATI, OH | ||
| 55 | FERRIDAY, LA | ||
| 54 | DAYTON, OH | ||
| 53 | ST LOUIS, MO | ||
| 52 | DELHI, LA | ||
| 51 | TROTWOOD, OH | ||
| 50 | ST LOUIS, MO | ||
| 49 | KANSAS CITY, MO | ||
| 48 | ROSENDALE, MO | ||
| 47 | KANSAS CITY, MO | ||
| 46 | ST LOUIS, MO | ||
| 45 | ST LOUIS, MO | ||
| 44 | TOLEDO, OH | ||
| 43 | ST LOUIS, MO | ||
| 42 | COLUMBUS, OH | ||
| 41 | CLEVELAND, OH | ||
| 40 | MACY, NE | ||
| 39 | CLEVELAND, OH | ||
| 38 | DAYTON, OH | ||
| 37 | SPRINGFIELD, MA | ||
| 36 | CINCINNATI, OH | ||
| 35 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | ||
| 34 | LOUISVILLE, KY | ||
| 33 | ST LOUIS, MO | ||
| 32 | CLEVELAND, OH | ||
| 31 | LOUISVILLE, KY | ||
| 30 | KANSAS CITY, MO | ||
| 29 | HARRISBURG, PA | ||
| 28 | SPRINGFIELD, OH | ||
| 27 | ST LOUIS, MO | ||
| 26 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | ||
| 25 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | ||
| 24 | ST LOUIS, MO | ||
| 23 | ST LOUIS, MO | ||
| 22 | CLEVELAND, OH | ||
| 21 | COLUMBUS, OH | ||
| 20 | CLEVELAND, OH | ||
| 19 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | ||
| 18 | LOUISVILLE, KY | ||
| 17 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | ||
| 16 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | ||
| 15 | ST LOUIS, MO | ||
| 14 | ST LOUIS, MO | ||
| 13 | ST LOUIS, MO | ||
| 12 | LOUISVILLE, KY | ||
| 11 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | ||
| 10 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | ||
| 9 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | ||
| 8 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | ||
| 7 | CHESTER, PA | ||
| 6 | HOMER, LA | ||
| 5 | LOUISVILLE, KY | ||
| 4 | LOUISVILLE, KY | ||
| 3 | MONROE, LA | ||
| 2 | LOUISVILLE, KY | ||
| 1 | LOUISVILLE, KY | ||
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