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Towns With Highest Average Public School Reading/Language Arts Proficiency in Each State

Listed below are towns with the highest average reading/language arts proficiency in each state.
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Range: 28% 84% Avg. Reading/Language Arts Proficiency: 47%

Towns With Highest Average Public School Reading/Language Arts Proficiency in Each State (2026)

Town
Average Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
School Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Rank: #11.
Osprey, FL
99%
Rank: #22.
Camden, ME
96%
Rank: #3-63-6.
Highlands, NJ
95%
Rank: #3-63-6.
Teterboro, NJ
95%
Rank: #3-63-6.
Guilderland Center, NY
95%
Rank: #3-63-6.
Medina, WA
95%
Rank: #7-177-17.
Van Meter, IA
92%
Rank: #7-177-17.
Ocean City, MD
92%
Rank: #7-177-17.
Hinckley, OH
92%
Rank: #7-177-17.
Terrace Park, OH
92%
Rank: #7-177-17.
Union Furnace, OH
92%
Rank: #7-177-17.
Bradfordwoods, PA
92%
Rank: #7-177-17.
Harrison City, PA
92%
Rank: #7-177-17.
Leetsdale, PA
92%
Rank: #7-177-17.
Venetia, PA
92%
Rank: #7-177-17.
Daleville, VA
92%
Rank: #7-177-17.
Saint Paul, VA
92%
Rank: #18-1918-19.
Bulverde, TX
91%
Rank: #18-1918-19.
Mauldin, SC
91%
Rank: #2020.
Greenville, NH
90%
Rank: #2121.
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
88%
Rank: #22-2322-23.
Old Greenwich, CT
87%
Rank: #22-2322-23.
Wrightsville Beach, NC
87%
Rank: #2424.
Troy, ID
85%
Rank: #25-2925-29.
Lookout Mountain, GA
82%
Rank: #25-2925-29.
Evangeline, LA
82%
Rank: #25-2925-29.
Dassel, MN
82%
Rank: #25-2925-29.
Lookout Mountain, TN
82%
Rank: #25-2925-29.
Norwich, VT
82%
Rank: #30-3130-31.
Warner, SD
81%
Rank: #30-3130-31.
Hathorne, MA
81%
Rank: #32-3532-35.
Sidney, MI
80%
Rank: #32-3532-35.
Dwight, NE
80%
Rank: #32-3532-35.
Blue Diamond, NV
80%
Rank: #32-3532-35.
Alta, WY
80%
Rank: #36-4036-40.
Indian Hills, CO
77%
Rank: #36-4036-40.
Bartelso, IL
77%
Rank: #36-4036-40.
Keavy, KY
77%
Rank: #36-4036-40.
Sweeden, KY
77%
Rank: #36-4036-40.
El Prado, NM
77%
Rank: #4141.
Owens Cross Roads, AL
76%
Rank: #42-4442-44.
Granger, IN
75%
Rank: #42-4442-44.
Essex, MO
75%
Rank: #42-4442-44.
West Glacier, MT
75%
Rank: #4545.
Tipton, KS
74%
Rank: #46-4746-47.
Paradise Valley, AZ
73%
Rank: #46-4746-47.
Lake Oswego, OR
73%
Rank: #48-5048-50.
Skagway, AK
72%
Rank: #48-5048-50.
Houlton, WI
72%
Rank: #48-5048-50.
Richfield, WI
72%
Rank: #5151.
Mililani, HI
71%
Rank: #52-5552-55.
Buxton, ND
70%
Rank: #52-5552-55.
Barrington, RI
70%
Rank: #52-5552-55.
Madison, MS
70%
Rank: #52-5552-55.
Orlando, OK
70%
Rank: #5656.
Smithville, WV
69%
Rank: #5757.
Midway, UT
66%
Rank: #58-5958-59.
Ocean View, DE
65%
Rank: #58-5958-59.
Taylor, AR
65%
Rank: #6060.
Washington, DC
31%

Frequently Asked Questions

What towns have the public schools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency?
The towns with the highest reading/language arts proficiency are Osprey, FL (99% average reading/language arts proficiency), Camden, ME (96% average reading/language arts proficiency) and Highlands, NJ (95% average reading/language arts proficiency).

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The state with highest average public school reading/language arts proficiency is Maine, with 84%. The state with lowest average public school reading/language arts proficiency is Oklahoma, with 28%.