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Towns With Highest Average Public School Overall Rank in Each State

Listed below are towns with the highest average overall rank in each state.

Math Proficiency Range: 22% 89% Avg. Math Proficiency: 40%

Reading Proficiency Range: 27% 84% Avg. Reading Proficiency: 47%

Towns With Highest Average Public School Overall Rank in Each State (2025-26)

Town

Average Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %

Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)

Rank: #11.

Port Alsworth, AK

Math: 70%
Reading: 70%

Tanalian School
Rank: #12 of 441 (Top 1%)
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: 60-79%)

Rank: #22.

Owens Cross Roads, AL

Math: 58%
Reading: 76%

Rank: #33.

Math: 62%
Reading: 72%

Rank: #44.

Math: 75%
Reading: 65%

Weiner Elementary School
Rank: #72 of 989 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 60-69%)

Rank: #55.

Paradise Valley, AZ

Math: 68%
Reading: 73%

Rank: #66.

Olympic Valley, CA

Math: 87%
Reading: 87%

Creekside Charter
Rank: #167 of 9,523 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)

Rank: #77.

Indian Hills, CO

Math: 72%
Reading: 77%

Parmalee Elementary School
Rank: #97 of 1,748 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)

Rank: #88.

Math: 82%
Reading: 85%

Rank: #99.

Old Greenwich, CT

Math: 82%
Reading: 87%

Old Greenwich School
Rank: #29 of 939 (Top 1%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)

Rank: #1010.

Math: 84%
Reading: 85%

Rank: #1111.

Math: 22%
Reading: 31%

Rank: #1212.

Math: 66%
Reading: 65%

Lord Baltimore Elementary School
Rank: #20 of 199 (Top 5%)
(Math: 66% | Reading: 65%)

Rank: #1313.

Math: 99%
Reading: 99%

Pine View School
Rank: #2 of 3,662 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%)

Rank: #1414.

Lookout Mountain, GA

Math: 82%
Reading: 82%

Fairyland Elementary School
Rank: #62 of 2,192 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)

Rank: #1515.

Math: 73%
Reading: 69%

Laie Elementary School
Rank: #62 of 292 (Top 10%)
(Math: 73% | Reading: 69%)

Rank: #1616.

Math: 92%
Reading: 92%

Readlyn Elementary School
Rank: #15 of 1,223 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)

Rank: #1717.

Math: 68%
Reading: 78%

Rank: #1818.

Math: 65%
Reading: 85%

Rank: #1919.

Lincolnshire, IL

Math: 73%
Reading: 70%

Rank: #2020.

Math: 83%
Reading: 72%

Greenville Elementary School
Rank: #46 of 1,743 (Top 1%)
(Math: 83% | Reading: 72%)

Rank: #2121.

Math: 75%
Reading: 70%

Haviland Elementary School
Rank: #40 of 1,269 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 60-79%)

Rank: #2222.

Math: 75%
Reading: 74%

Tipton Community School
Rank: #25 of 1,269 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 70-79%)

Rank: #2323.

Math: 72%
Reading: 77%

Kyrock Elementary School
Rank: #30 of 1,250 (Top 1%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)

Rank: #2424.

Math: 77%
Reading: 82%

Evangeline Elementary School
Rank: #57 of 1,244 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)

Rank: #2525.

Math: 81%
Reading: 77%

Rank: #2626.

Math: 82%
Reading: 92%

Ocean City Elementary School
Rank: #9 of 1,338 (Top 1%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%)

Rank: #2727.

Cape Elizabeth, ME

Math: 80%
Reading: 96%

Rank: #2828.

Math: 87%
Reading: 95%

Mapleton Elementary School
Rank: #12 of 500 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: ≥95%)

Rank: #2929.

Bloomfield Hills, MI

Math: 72%
Reading: 78%

Rank: #3030.

Math: 82%
Reading: 82%

Dassel Elementary School
Rank: #26 of 1,773 (Top 1%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)

Rank: #3131.

Math: 75%
Reading: 72%

Park Hill South High School
Rank: #69 of 2,076 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75% | Reading: 72%)

Rank: #3232.

Math: 80%
Reading: 70%

Mark Twain Elementary School
Rank: #87 of 2,076 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥80% | Reading: 60-79%)

Rank: #3333.

Math: 81%
Reading: 65%

Rank: #3434.

Gallatin Gateway, MT

Math: 60%
Reading: 74%

Rank: #3535.

Wrightsville Beach, NC

Math: 92%
Reading: 87%

Wrightsville Beach Elementary School
Rank: #90 of 2,617 (Top 5%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)

Rank: #3636.

Math: 68%
Reading: 64%

Rank: #3737.

Math: 87%
Reading: 72%

Elmwood-murdock Elementary School
Rank: #63 of 901 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 70-74%)

Rank: #3838.

Math: 84%
Reading: 84%

Lafayette Regional School
Rank: #12 of 455 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 80-89%)

Rank: #3939.

Math: 95%
Reading: 95%

Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro
Rank: #7 of 2,184 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)

Rank: #4040.

Math: 62%
Reading: 77%

Anansi Charter School
Rank: #18 of 796 (Top 1%)
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)

Rank: #4141.

Math: 69%
Reading: 70%

Rank: #4242.

Blue Diamond, NV

Math: 80%
Reading: 80%

Blue Diamond Elementary School
Rank: #17 of 684 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥80% | Reading: ≥80%)

Rank: #4343.

Williston Park, NY

Math: 92%
Reading: 84%

Rank: #44-4544-45.

Math: 95%
Reading: 92%

Hinckley Elementary School
Rank: #26 of 3,181 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 92%)

Rank: #44-4544-45.

Terrace Park, OH

Math: 95%
Reading: 92%

Terrace Park Elementary School
Rank: #26 of 3,181 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)

Rank: #4646.

Math: 63%
Reading: 52%

Rank: #4747.

Lake Oswego, OR

Math: 63%
Reading: 73%

Rank: #4848.

Bradfordwoods, PA

Math: 92%
Reading: 92%

Bradford Woods Elementary School
Rank: #15 of 2,733 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)

Rank: #4949.

Math: 70%
Reading: 85%

Centro Residencial Oportunidades Educativas De Ceiba (Croec)
Rank: #101 of 839 (Top 5%)
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: 80-89%)

Rank: #5050.

Math: 63%
Reading: 70%

Rank: #5151.

Math: 82%
Reading: 91%

Mauldin High School
Rank: #54 of 1,118 (Top 5%)
(Math: 82% | Reading: 91%)

Rank: #5252.

Math: 80%
Reading: 81%

Rank: #5353.

Lookout Mountain, TN

Math: 87%
Reading: 82%

Lookout Mountain Elementary School
Rank: #27 of 1,728 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)

Rank: #5454.

Math: 88%
Reading: 89%

Rank: #5555.

Math: 70%
Reading: 66%

Midway School
Rank: #67 of 957 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70% | Reading: 66%)

Rank: #5656.

Math: 97%
Reading: 92%

St. Paul Elementary School
Rank: #41 of 1,773 (Top 1%)
(Math: 97% | Reading: 90-94%)

Rank: #5757.

Math: 91%
Reading: 78%

Rank: #5858.

Math: 82%
Reading: 82%

Marion W. Cross School
Rank: #2 of 280 (Top 1%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)

Rank: #5959.

Math: 94%
Reading: 95%

Medina Elementary School
Rank: #12 of 2,088 (Top 1%)
(Math: 94% | Reading: 95%)

Rank: #6060.

Math: 82%
Reading: 72%

Houlton Elementary School
Rank: #32 of 1,962 (Top 1%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 70-74%)

Rank: #6161.

Math: 87%
Reading: 67%

Sherman Elementary School
Rank: #10 of 617 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 65-69%)

Rank: #6262.

Math: 85%
Reading: 69%

Smithville Elementary School
Rank: #9 of 617 (Top 1%)
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 60-79%)

Rank: #6363.

Math: 80%
Reading: 80%

Alta Elementary School
Rank: #16 of 303 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥80% | Reading: ≥80%)

Frequently Asked Questions

What towns have the public schools with the highest overall rank?

The towns with the highest overall rank are Port Alsworth, AK ( average overall rank), Owens Cross Roads, AL ( average overall rank) and Saraland, AL ( average overall rank).

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