The most improved public schools in each state are listed below (2021-26).
A school's improvement is based on a its total rise in ranking spots during the last five years (2021-26).
% Schools Improving Rankings Range: 19%
86%
Avg. % Schools Improving Rankings: 40%%
Public Schools in Each State By Overall Rank Improvement (2026)
State
% Schools Improving Rankings
Most Improved Schools
Rank: #11.
86%
(715 out of 832 schools improved rank)
(715 out of 832 schools improved rank)
- La Esperanza
Rank Change: +1,412 (from 1,444 to 32) - Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Ponce
Rank Change: +1,310 (from 1,481 to 171) - Judith A. Vivas
Rank Change: +1,265 (from 1,413 to 148) - Centro De Adiestramiento Vocacional
Rank Change: +1,247 (from 1,413 to 166) - Ines Encarnacion
Rank Change: +1,247 (from 1,317 to 70) - View Full List of Most Improved PR Schools
Rank: #22.
60%
(12 out of 20 schools improved rank)
(12 out of 20 schools improved rank)
- Juanita Gardine
Rank Change: +24 (from 25 to 1) - Ivanna Eudora Kean High School
Rank Change: +20 (from 29 to 9) - Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School
Rank Change: +18 (from 26 to 8) - Alfredo Andrews Elementary School
Rank Change: +12 (from 14 to 2) - St. Croix Central High School
Rank Change: +12 (from 30 to 18) - View Full List of Most Improved VI Schools
Rank: #3-43-4.
54%
(1,463 out of 2,711 schools improved rank)
(1,463 out of 2,711 schools improved rank)
- Littlestown Sr. High School
Rank Change: +2,287 (from 2,500 to 213) - Pittsburgh Montessori K-5
Rank Change: +2,121 (from 2,451 to 330) - Penn Cambria High School
Rank Change: +2,116 (from 2,301 to 185) - Bucktail High School
Rank Change: +2,093 (from 2,840 to 747) - Greenfield Albert M School
Rank Change: +2,079 (from 2,123 to 44) - View Full List of Most Improved PA Schools
Rank: #3-43-4.
54%
(1,687 out of 3,133 schools improved rank)
(1,687 out of 3,133 schools improved rank)
- Hillsboro Intermediate School
Rank Change: +2,404 (from 2,747 to 343) - Salem-liberty Elementary School
Rank Change: +2,257 (from 2,487 to 230) - Jackson Center Elementary School
Rank Change: +2,158 (from 2,460 to 302) - Lima South Science-technology Magnet K-8
Rank Change: +2,113 (from 3,337 to 1,224) - Hardin Northern Elementary School
Rank Change: +2,102 (from 2,571 to 469) - View Full List of Most Improved OH Schools
Rank: #5-65-6.
52%
(481 out of 927 schools improved rank)
(481 out of 927 schools improved rank)
- Northeast School
Rank Change: +480 (from 783 to 303) - Betances Learning Lab Magnet School
Rank Change: +440 (from 945 to 505) - Quinebaug Middle College
Rank Change: +433 (from 976 to 543) - Glenville School
Rank Change: +416 (from 533 to 117) - Spring Glen School
Rank Change: +416 (from 601 to 185) - View Full List of Most Improved CT Schools
Rank: #5-65-6.
52%
(313 out of 606 schools improved rank)
(313 out of 606 schools improved rank)
- Junior Elementary School
Rank Change: +625 (from 673 to 48) - Ghent Elementary School
Rank Change: +566 (from 647 to 81) - Pressley Ridge @ Grant Gardens
Rank Change: +566 (from 677 to 111) - Gilmore Elementary School
Rank Change: +532 (from 552 to 20) - Wirt County Primary Center
Rank Change: +486 (from 616 to 130) - View Full List of Most Improved WV Schools
Rank: #77.
51%
(608 out of 1,202 schools improved rank)
(608 out of 1,202 schools improved rank)
- South Page Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,021 (from 1,295 to 274) - Essex Junior-senior High School
Rank Change: +1,007 (from 1,183 to 176) - Sioux Central Middle School
Rank Change: +871 (from 1,126 to 255) - Vinton-shellsburg Middle School
Rank Change: +860 (from 982 to 122) - Whittier Elementary School
Rank Change: +835 (from 854 to 19) - View Full List of Most Improved IA Schools
Rank: #88.
50%
(1,093 out of 2,172 schools improved rank)
(1,093 out of 2,172 schools improved rank)
- School 28
Rank Change: +2,204 (from 2,206 to 2) - James A. Garfield Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,458 (from 1,894 to 436) - Thomas G. Connors Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,402 (from 1,987 to 585) - Cornelia F. Bradford School
Rank Change: +1,381 (from 1,397 to 16) - Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,380 (from 1,629 to 249) - View Full List of Most Improved NJ Schools
Rank: #99.
49%
(868 out of 1,760 schools improved rank)
(868 out of 1,760 schools improved rank)
- Rural Retreat Middle School
Rank Change: +1,415 (from 1,624 to 209) - Tazewell Intermediate
Rank Change: +1,387 (from 1,733 to 346) - Stony Mill Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,367 (from 1,549 to 182) - Francis W. Jones Magnet Middle School
Rank Change: +1,361 (from 1,532 to 171) - Eastern Montgomery High School
Rank Change: +1,360 (from 1,693 to 333) - View Full List of Most Improved VA Schools
Rank: #10-1210-12.
47%
(142 out of 301 schools improved rank)
(142 out of 301 schools improved rank)
- Hot Springs County High School
Rank Change: +247 (from 272 to 25) - Story Elementary School
Rank Change: +182 (from 274 to 92) - Mountain View High School
Rank Change: +179 (from 253 to 74) - Lincoln Middle School
Rank Change: +163 (from 245 to 82) - Thermopolis Middle School
Rank Change: +156 (from 171 to 15) - View Full List of Most Improved WY Schools
Rank: #10-1210-12.
47%
(803 out of 1,713 schools improved rank)
(803 out of 1,713 schools improved rank)
- Csa Lincoln Campus
Rank Change: +1,233 (from 1,285 to 52) - Bloomington High School South
Rank Change: +1,196 (from 1,339 to 143) - Bloomington High School North
Rank Change: +1,163 (from 1,411 to 248) - Jb Stephens Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,143 (from 1,329 to 186) - Chamberlain Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,139 (from 1,594 to 455) - View Full List of Most Improved IN Schools
Rank: #10-1210-12.
47%
(227 out of 488 schools improved rank)
(227 out of 488 schools improved rank)
- Bucksport High School
Rank Change: +488 (from 563 to 75) - Telstar High School
Rank Change: +374 (from 559 to 185) - Morse High School
Rank Change: +367 (from 515 to 148) - Messalonskee High School
Rank Change: +365 (from 488 to 123) - Freeport High School
Rank Change: +356 (from 431 to 75) - View Full List of Most Improved ME Schools
Rank: #13-1913-19.
46%
(745 out of 1,604 schools improved rank)
(745 out of 1,604 schools improved rank)
- Martin Luther King Junior
Rank Change: +1,324 (from 1,350 to 26) - Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School
Rank Change: +1,283 (from 1,362 to 79) - John M Tobin
Rank Change: +1,149 (from 1,362 to 213) - Manning Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,124 (from 1,322 to 198) - Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,051 (from 1,459 to 408) - View Full List of Most Improved MA Schools
Rank: #13-1913-19.
46%
(574 out of 1,238 schools improved rank)
(574 out of 1,238 schools improved rank)
- Bavel
Rank Change: +951 (from 1,183 to 232) - Foothills Academy
Rank Change: +940 (from 1,236 to 296) - Georgia Chaffee Teenage Parent Program
Rank Change: +939 (from 1,235 to 296) - Hardin County Day Treatment Center
Rank Change: +929 (from 1,225 to 296) - Owensboro Day Treatment
Rank Change: +918 (from 1,214 to 296) - View Full List of Most Improved KY Schools
Rank: #13-1913-19.
46%
(1,622 out of 3,527 schools improved rank)
(1,622 out of 3,527 schools improved rank)
- Douglass Academy High School
Rank Change: +3,293 (from 3,697 to 404) - Hancock College Preparatory High School
Rank Change: +3,266 (from 3,651 to 385) - Bronzeville Scholastic High School
Rank Change: +3,238 (from 3,642 to 404) - Meredosia-chambersburg High School
Rank Change: +3,101 (from 3,505 to 404) - Ohio Community High School
Rank Change: +3,030 (from 3,425 to 395) - View Full List of Most Improved IL Schools
Rank: #13-1913-19.
46%
(580 out of 1,262 schools improved rank)
(580 out of 1,262 schools improved rank)
- Denton Magnet School Of Technology
Rank Change: +1,019 (from 1,221 to 202) - Hl Sonny Callahan School For The Deaf And Blind
Rank Change: +975 (from 1,307 to 332) - Geneva County Elementary School
Rank Change: +830 (from 1,034 to 204) - Slocomb Middle School
Rank Change: +710 (from 904 to 194) - Locust Fork Elementary School
Rank Change: +694 (from 897 to 203) - View Full List of Most Improved AL Schools
Rank: #13-1913-19.
46%
(609 out of 1,329 schools improved rank)
(609 out of 1,329 schools improved rank)
- Barbara Ingram School For The Arts
Rank Change: +1,174 (from 1,307 to 133) - Carroll Springs School
Rank Change: +950 (from 1,328 to 378) - Claremont School
Rank Change: +929 (from 1,307 to 378) - Gateway School
Rank Change: +922 (from 1,297 to 375) - Capitol Heights Elementary School
Rank Change: +698 (from 900 to 202) - View Full List of Most Improved MD Schools
Rank: #13-1913-19.
46%
(354 out of 776 schools improved rank)
(354 out of 776 schools improved rank)
- Bell Elementary School
Rank Change: +596 (from 718 to 122) - Northwest Middle School
Rank Change: +543 (from 596 to 53) - Nettleton Primary School
Rank Change: +534 (from 662 to 128) - Woodley Elementary School
Rank Change: +532 (from 748 to 216) - Osyka Elementary School
Rank Change: +514 (from 601 to 87) - View Full List of Most Improved MS Schools
Rank: #13-1913-19.
46%
(133 out of 292 schools improved rank)
(133 out of 292 schools improved rank)
- Kona Pacific - Pcs
Rank Change: +178 (from 262 to 84) - Ke Ana Laahana - Pcs
Rank Change: +158 (from 265 to 107) - Keolu Elementary School
Rank Change: +152 (from 254 to 102) - King Kaumualii Elementary School
Rank Change: +134 (from 204 to 70) - Makakilo Elementary School
Rank Change: +132 (from 207 to 75) - View Full List of Most Improved HI Schools
Rank: #20-2120-21.
45%
(525 out of 1,169 schools improved rank)
(525 out of 1,169 schools improved rank)
- Gold Beach Jr/sr High School
Rank Change: +1,095 (from 1,193 to 98) - Early College High School
Rank Change: +1,035 (from 1,043 to 8) - The Ivy School
Rank Change: +961 (from 1,147 to 186) - Falls City High School
Rank Change: +959 (from 1,210 to 251) - Vale High School
Rank Change: +938 (from 1,121 to 183) - View Full List of Most Improved OR Schools
Rank: #20-2120-21.
45%
(860 out of 1,929 schools improved rank)
(860 out of 1,929 schools improved rank)
- Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy
Rank Change: +1,792 (from 1,847 to 55) - Washington Island Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,433 (from 1,499 to 66) - Laurel High School
Rank Change: +1,399 (from 1,847 to 448) - Phantom Knight School Of Opportunity
Rank Change: +1,390 (from 1,847 to 457) - Phelps High School
Rank Change: +1,390 (from 1,847 to 457) - View Full List of Most Improved WI Schools
Rank: #22-2522-25.
44%
(550 out of 1,249 schools improved rank)
(550 out of 1,249 schools improved rank)
- Chase High School
Rank Change: +1,148 (from 1,323 to 175) - Brewster High School
Rank Change: +1,141 (from 1,316 to 175) - Grinnell Grade School
Rank Change: +1,111 (from 1,286 to 175) - Healy Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,111 (from 1,286 to 175) - Wheatland Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,111 (from 1,286 to 175) - View Full List of Most Improved KS Schools
Rank: #22-2522-25.
44%
(904 out of 2,061 schools improved rank)
(904 out of 2,061 schools improved rank)
- Mallinckrodt A.b.i. Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,919 (from 1,920 to 1) - Eugene Field Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,757 (from 1,941 to 184) - Lake Road Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,673 (from 1,877 to 204) - Fairview Primary
Rank Change: +1,631 (from 1,972 to 341) - Steam Academy At Msb High School
Rank Change: +1,595 (from 1,788 to 193) - View Full List of Most Improved MO Schools
Rank: #22-2522-25.
44%
(1,305 out of 2,979 schools improved rank)
(1,305 out of 2,979 schools improved rank)
- Henry Ford Early College
Rank Change: +2,951 (from 3,143 to 192) - Madison School
Rank Change: +2,857 (from 3,096 to 239) - Crestwood Accelerated Program
Rank Change: +2,854 (from 2,866 to 12) - North Ednew Horizons
Rank Change: +2,758 (from 3,216 to 458) - Lyle A Torrant Center
Rank Change: +2,722 (from 3,157 to 435) - View Full List of Most Improved MI Schools
Rank: #22-2522-25.
44%
(301 out of 691 schools improved rank)
(301 out of 691 schools improved rank)
- Hays-lodge Pole High School
Rank Change: +555 (from 714 to 159) - Noxon High School
Rank Change: +551 (from 710 to 159) - Babb School
Rank Change: +550 (from 709 to 159) - Belt High School
Rank Change: +545 (from 626 to 81) - Hot Springs High School
Rank Change: +542 (from 701 to 159) - View Full List of Most Improved MT Schools
Rank: #26-2826-28.
43%
(256 out of 595 schools improved rank)
(256 out of 595 schools improved rank)
- Timber Lake High School - 01
Rank Change: +590 (from 602 to 12) - Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04
Rank Change: +573 (from 602 to 29) - Cedar Grove Colony Elementary - 14
Rank Change: +483 (from 505 to 22) - Howard High School - 01
Rank Change: +454 (from 460 to 6) - Glendale Colony Elementary - 04
Rank Change: +443 (from 570 to 127) - View Full List of Most Improved SD Schools
Rank: #26-2826-28.
43%
(382 out of 898 schools improved rank)
(382 out of 898 schools improved rank)
- Bruning-davenport Elem/davenpt
Rank Change: +831 (from 906 to 75) - Newman Grove Elementary School
Rank Change: +700 (from 718 to 18) - Ravenna Elementary School
Rank Change: +700 (from 846 to 146) - Stapleton High School
Rank Change: +690 (from 833 to 143) - Centennial Elementary School
Rank Change: +663 (from 846 to 183) - View Full List of Most Improved NE Schools
Rank: #26-2826-28.
43%
(185 out of 435 schools improved rank)
(185 out of 435 schools improved rank)
- Crow Village Sam School
Rank Change: +411 (from 446 to 35) - Kaltag School
Rank Change: +399 (from 434 to 35) - Ouzinkie School
Rank Change: +399 (from 434 to 35) - Aleknagik School
Rank Change: +385 (from 420 to 35) - Qugcuun Memorial School
Rank Change: +385 (from 420 to 35) - View Full List of Most Improved AK Schools
Rank: #29-3129-31.
42%
(692 out of 1,631 schools improved rank)
(692 out of 1,631 schools improved rank)
- Braggs High School
Rank Change: +1,544 (from 1,592 to 48) - Shidler High School
Rank Change: +1,471 (from 1,513 to 42) - Forgan High School
Rank Change: +1,465 (from 1,513 to 48) - Mill Creek High School
Rank Change: +1,433 (from 1,481 to 48) - Wanette High School
Rank Change: +1,433 (from 1,481 to 48) - View Full List of Most Improved OK Schools
Rank: #29-3129-31.
42%
(511 out of 1,213 schools improved rank)
(511 out of 1,213 schools improved rank)
- Riverside Alternative High School
Rank Change: +1,058 (from 1,338 to 280) - La School For Ag Science
Rank Change: +1,040 (from 1,230 to 190) - School For Exceptional Children
Rank Change: +1,019 (from 1,299 to 280) - Belfair Montessori School
Rank Change: +923 (from 1,041 to 118) - D'arbonne Woods Charter School
Rank Change: +842 (from 979 to 137) - View Full List of Most Improved LA Schools
Rank: #29-3129-31.
42%
(407 out of 970 schools improved rank)
(407 out of 970 schools improved rank)
- Hope Academy Of Public Service
Rank Change: +796 (from 992 to 196) - Mayflower Elementary School
Rank Change: +597 (from 818 to 221) - Joe T. Robinson Middle School
Rank Change: +580 (from 735 to 155) - Cross County Ele Tech Academy
Rank Change: +568 (from 707 to 139) - Nemo Vista High School
Rank Change: +549 (from 781 to 232) - View Full List of Most Improved AR Schools
Rank: #3232.
41%
(184 out of 453 schools improved rank)
(184 out of 453 schools improved rank)
- Moultonborough Academy
Rank Change: +324 (from 426 to 102) - Profile Senior High School
Rank Change: +305 (from 426 to 121) - Alstead Primary School
Rank Change: +301 (from 403 to 102) - Lebanon High School
Rank Change: +294 (from 309 to 15) - Portsmouth High School
Rank Change: +293 (from 349 to 56) - View Full List of Most Improved NH Schools
Rank: #33-3533-35.
40%
(114 out of 283 schools improved rank)
(114 out of 283 schools improved rank)
- Exeter-west Greenwich Regional
Rank Change: +185 (from 224 to 39) - North Smitfield High School
Rank Change: +155 (from 199 to 44) - Burrillville High School
Rank Change: +135 (from 220 to 85) - North Kingstown Sr. High School
Rank Change: +121 (from 148 to 27) - Pilgrim High School
Rank Change: +121 (from 234 to 113) - View Full List of Most Improved RI Schools
Rank: #33-3533-35.
40%
(700 out of 1,754 schools improved rank)
(700 out of 1,754 schools improved rank)
- Northrop Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,473 (from 1,534 to 61) - Windom Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,389 (from 1,625 to 236) - Bancroft Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,207 (from 1,625 to 418) - River Bend Area Learning Center
Rank Change: +1,125 (from 1,798 to 673) - A. G. A. P. E. Teen Parent
Rank Change: +1,115 (from 1,788 to 673) - View Full List of Most Improved MN Schools
Rank: #33-3533-35.
40%
(175 out of 440 schools improved rank)
(175 out of 440 schools improved rank)
- Cavalier High School
Rank Change: +411 (from 434 to 23) - Sweet Briar School
Rank Change: +383 (from 384 to 1) - Demores Elementary School
Rank Change: +382 (from 384 to 2) - North Border-walhalla High School
Rank Change: +364 (from 442 to 78) - Tgu-towner High School
Rank Change: +342 (from 442 to 100) - View Full List of Most Improved ND Schools
Rank: #3636.
39%
(1,676 out of 4,321 schools improved rank)
(1,676 out of 4,321 schools improved rank)
- Lafayette Academy
Rank Change: +3,484 (from 4,268 to 784) - Middle School 442 Carroll Gardens School For Innovation
Rank Change: +3,237 (from 3,953 to 716) - Junior High School 220 John J Pershing
Rank Change: +3,105 (from 3,911 to 806) - P.s. 125 Ralph Bunche
Rank Change: +3,092 (from 4,095 to 1,003) - Science And Technology Academy A Mott Hall School
Rank Change: +3,089 (from 4,203 to 1,114) - View Full List of Most Improved NY Schools
Rank: #37-3937-39.
38%
(301 out of 787 schools improved rank)
(301 out of 787 schools improved rank)
- School On Wheels High School
Rank Change: +688 (from 756 to 68) - Vaughn High School
Rank Change: +668 (from 736 to 68) - Maxwell Elementary School
Rank Change: +630 (from 686 to 56) - Freedom High School
Rank Change: +599 (from 667 to 68) - Coronado High School
Rank Change: +544 (from 612 to 68) - View Full List of Most Improved NM Schools
Rank: #37-3937-39.
38%
(827 out of 2,174 schools improved rank)
(827 out of 2,174 schools improved rank)
- Lake Oconee Charter
Rank Change: +1,691 (from 2,040 to 349) - Morningstar Treatment Services- Inc. Youth Estate
Rank Change: +1,668 (from 2,162 to 494) - Uhs Of Laurel Heights
Rank Change: +1,634 (from 2,142 to 508) - Lighthouse Care Center Of Augusta
Rank Change: +1,633 (from 2,141 to 508) - Folkston Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,608 (from 1,886 to 278) - View Full List of Most Improved GA Schools
Rank: #37-3937-39.
38%
(75 out of 199 schools improved rank)
(75 out of 199 schools improved rank)
- Christiana High School
Rank Change: +167 (from 181 to 14) - Kent County Secondary Ilc
Rank Change: +156 (from 191 to 35) - First State School
Rank Change: +138 (from 173 to 35) - Brandywine High School
Rank Change: +111 (from 173 to 62) - Cape Henlopen High School
Rank Change: +102 (from 150 to 48) - View Full List of Most Improved DE Schools
Rank: #40-4240-42.
36%
(3,409 out of 9,467 schools improved rank)
(3,409 out of 9,467 schools improved rank)
- Willowbrook Middle School
Rank Change: +7,715 (from 8,770 to 1,055) - Phoenix High Community Day
Rank Change: +6,656 (from 9,253 to 2,597) - Alameda County Juvenile Hall/court
Rank Change: +6,646 (from 9,243 to 2,597) - Santa Clara County Court
Rank Change: +6,646 (from 9,243 to 2,597) - Merced County Juvenile Court
Rank Change: +6,573 (from 9,170 to 2,597) - View Full List of Most Improved CA Schools
Rank: #40-4240-42.
36%
(739 out of 2,072 schools improved rank)
(739 out of 2,072 schools improved rank)
- Hawthorne Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,606 (from 1,996 to 390) - Paterson Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,355 (from 1,678 to 323) - West Seattle Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,340 (from 1,942 to 602) - James Baldwin Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,307 (from 1,816 to 509) - Olympic Peninsula Academy
Rank Change: +1,274 (from 1,865 to 591) - View Full List of Most Improved WA Schools
Rank: #40-4240-42.
36%
(249 out of 700 schools improved rank)
(249 out of 700 schools improved rank)
- Shoshone High School
Rank Change: +469 (from 614 to 145) - Barbara Morgan Stem Academy
Rank Change: +456 (from 509 to 53) - Frontier Elementary School
Rank Change: +437 (from 539 to 102) - Chief Joseph School Of The Arts
Rank Change: +427 (from 453 to 26) - Mccall-donnelly High School
Rank Change: +416 (from 463 to 47) - View Full List of Most Improved ID Schools
Rank: #4343.
33%
(558 out of 1,703 schools improved rank)
(558 out of 1,703 schools improved rank)
- Valdez Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,392 (from 1,573 to 181) - Merrill Middle School
Rank Change: +1,374 (from 1,621 to 247) - Park Hill School
Rank Change: +1,321 (from 1,364 to 43) - Village High School
Rank Change: +1,242 (from 1,633 to 391) - Justice High Charter School
Rank Change: +1,231 (from 1,703 to 472) - View Full List of Most Improved CO Schools
Rank: #44-4544-45.
32%
(548 out of 1,709 schools improved rank)
(548 out of 1,709 schools improved rank)
- West Tennessee School For The Deaf
Rank Change: +1,186 (from 1,466 to 280) - Andersonville Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,154 (from 1,376 to 222) - North Coffee Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,037 (from 1,291 to 254) - Talbott Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,012 (from 1,376 to 364) - Dandridge Elementary School
Rank Change: +947 (from 1,328 to 381) - View Full List of Most Improved TN Schools
Rank: #44-4544-45.
32%
(827 out of 2,583 schools improved rank)
(827 out of 2,583 schools improved rank)
- A&t Four Middle College
Rank Change: +1,925 (from 2,381 to 456) - Bertie Early College High School
Rank Change: +1,912 (from 2,231 to 319) - Moravian Falls Elementary School
Rank Change: +1,878 (from 1,958 to 80) - Durham School Of Technology
Rank Change: +1,872 (from 2,272 to 400) - East Robeson Primary
Rank Change: +1,821 (from 2,126 to 305) - View Full List of Most Improved NC Schools
Rank: #46-4746-47.
31%
(215 out of 683 schools improved rank)
(215 out of 683 schools improved rank)
- Blue Diamond Elementary School
Rank Change: +484 (from 490 to 6) - Academy Of Arts Careers & Technical
Rank Change: +444 (from 490 to 46) - Jacobsen High School
Rank Change: +422 (from 563 to 141) - Clark County Detention Ctr J-shs
Rank Change: +384 (from 525 to 141) - Gabbs Elementary School
Rank Change: +384 (from 525 to 141) - View Full List of Most Improved NV Schools
Rank: #46-4746-47.
31%
(289 out of 945 schools improved rank)
(289 out of 945 schools improved rank)
- Millcreek High School
Rank Change: +604 (from 853 to 249) - Ibapah School
Rank Change: +568 (from 817 to 249) - Snowville School
Rank Change: +555 (from 785 to 230) - Flaming Gorge School
Rank Change: +543 (from 785 to 242) - Antimony School
Rank Change: +536 (from 785 to 249) - View Full List of Most Improved UT Schools
Rank: #4848.
30%
(2,375 out of 7,964 schools improved rank)
(2,375 out of 7,964 schools improved rank)
- Farias Elementary School
Rank Change: +6,728 (from 7,086 to 358) - Calvin Nelms High School
Rank Change: +6,726 (from 7,207 to 481) - Trinity Heights Gifted And Talented School
Rank Change: +6,723 (from 6,976 to 253) - Neches High School
Rank Change: +6,037 (from 6,600 to 563) - Boulevard Heights
Rank Change: +6,022 (from 6,600 to 578) - View Full List of Most Improved TX Schools
Rank: #4949.
27%
(966 out of 3,631 schools improved rank)
(966 out of 3,631 schools improved rank)
- Lorenzo Walker Technical High School
Rank Change: +2,961 (from 2,997 to 36) - Hive Preparatory School
Rank Change: +2,824 (from 2,938 to 114) - Cutler Bay Senior High School
Rank Change: +2,713 (from 3,052 to 339) - Samuel W. Wolfson High School
Rank Change: +2,641 (from 2,936 to 295) - Horizon Charter School Of Tampa
Rank Change: +2,635 (from 2,735 to 100) - View Full List of Most Improved FL Schools
Rank: #5050.
26%
(497 out of 1,895 schools improved rank)
(497 out of 1,895 schools improved rank)
- Mexicayotl Charter School
Rank Change: +1,498 (from 1,644 to 146) - Genesis Academy
Rank Change: +1,432 (from 1,852 to 420) - Tucson Preparatory School
Rank Change: +1,376 (from 1,796 to 420) - Intelli-school - Paradise Valley
Rank Change: +1,312 (from 1,732 to 420) - Pinnacle High School - Casa Grande
Rank Change: +1,312 (from 1,732 to 420) - View Full List of Most Improved AZ Schools
Rank: #5151.
25%
(271 out of 1,106 schools improved rank)
(271 out of 1,106 schools improved rank)
- Hannah Pamplico High School
Rank Change: +988 (from 1,033 to 45) - Bluffton High School
Rank Change: +965 (from 993 to 28) - Chesnee High School
Rank Change: +963 (from 1,010 to 47) - Clinton High School
Rank Change: +958 (from 1,017 to 59) - Newberry High School
Rank Change: +955 (from 1,064 to 109) - View Full List of Most Improved SC Schools
Rank: #5252.
20%
(44 out of 218 schools improved rank)
(44 out of 218 schools improved rank)
- Tyler Elementary School
Rank Change: +134 (from 181 to 47) - Bruce-monroe Es At Park View
Rank Change: +120 (from 163 to 43) - Center City Pcs - Congress Heights
Rank Change: +113 (from 168 to 55) - Maury Elementary School
Rank Change: +112 (from 124 to 12) - Luke C. Moore High School
Rank Change: +105 (from 194 to 89) - View Full List of Most Improved DC Schools
Rank: #5353.
19%
(51 out of 274 schools improved rank)
(51 out of 274 schools improved rank)
- C. P. Smith School
Rank Change: +170 (from 258 to 88) - Craftsbury Schools
Rank Change: +160 (from 220 to 60) - Burlington High School
Rank Change: +155 (from 257 to 102) - Sustainability Academy At Lawrence Barnes
Rank Change: +152 (from 297 to 145) - Waits River Valley Union School
Rank Change: +148 (from 273 to 125) - View Full List of Most Improved VT Schools
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