Most Improved Schools in America
These schools have shown the biggest gains in academic proficiency over the past 3 years. A school on the rise may be a better bet than one that's slowly declining — growth is weighted 30% of every DataScore.
| # | School | Location | District | Grade | DataScore | 3yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuba City Elementary School | Tuba City, AZ | Tuba City Unified School District #15 (4197) | C | 50 | ↑+40 pts |
| 2 | KIPP BLYTHEVILLE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL | BLYTHEVILLE, AR | KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | C | 58 | ↑+40 pts |
| 3 | MOUNTAIN PINE ELEM. SCHOOL | MOUNTAIN PINE, AR | MOUNTAIN PINE SCHOOL DISTRICT | D | 45 | ↑+40 pts |
| 4 | Tracy Elementary | Baldwin Park, CA | Baldwin Park Unified | C | 54 | ↑+40 pts |
| 5 | Wren Avenue Elementary | Concord, CA | Mt. Diablo Unified | C | 55 | ↑+40 pts |
| 6 | Thurgood Marshall Elementary | Oxnard, CA | Oxnard | C | 57 | ↑+40 pts |
| 7 | Howard J. McKibben Elementary | Whittier, CA | South Whittier Elementary | D | 48 | ↑+40 pts |
| 8 | RIVERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | BROWARD | C | 57 | ↑+40 pts |
| 9 | PINES LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | PEMBROKE PINES, FL | BROWARD | C | 56 | ↑+40 pts |
| 10 | ST. PETER'S ACADEMY | VERO BEACH, FL | INDIAN RIVER | C | 50 | ↑+40 pts |
| 11 | Baker County K12 School | Newton, GA | Baker County | C | 53 | ↑+40 pts |
| 12 | Barton Chapel Elementary School | Augusta, GA | Richmond County | D | 49 | ↑+40 pts |
| 13 | Avondale - Logandale Elem Sch | Chicago, IL | City of Chicago SD 299 | C | 50 | ↑+40 pts |
| 14 | OKeeffe Elem School | Chicago, IL | City of Chicago SD 299 | C | 53 | ↑+40 pts |
| 15 | YCCS-CCA Academy HS | Chicago, IL | City of Chicago SD 299 | C | 57 | ↑+40 pts |
| 16 | Natchitoches Central High School | Natchitoches, LA | Natchitoches Parish | C | 50 | ↑+40 pts |
| 17 | DELMAR A COBBLE SCHOOL | COLUMBIA, MO | MO SCHLS FOR THE SEV DISABLED | C | 61 | ↑+40 pts |
| 18 | Anna L. Klein | GUTTENBERG, NJ | Guttenberg School District | C | 57 | ↑+40 pts |
| 19 | POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE | SANTA FE, NM | POJOAQUE VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | C | 56 | ↑+40 pts |
| 20 | STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN | NEW YORK, NY | NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3 | C | 55 | ↑+40 pts |
| 21 | HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION | NEW YORK, NY | NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6 | C | 56 | ↑+40 pts |
| 22 | Struthers High School | Struthers, OH | Struthers City | C | 60 | ↑+40 pts |
| 23 | Lindley Academy CS at Birney | Philadelphia, PA | Lindley Academy CS at Birney | D | 49 | ↑+40 pts |
| 24 | Cheraw Intermediate | Cheraw, SC | Chesterfield 01 | C | 51 | ↑+40 pts |
| 25 | Delmae Heights Elementary | Florence, SC | Florence 01 | C | 58 | ↑+40 pts |
| 26 | Plantersville Elementary | Georgetown, SC | Georgetown 01 | D | 48 | ↑+40 pts |
| 27 | Clear Dot Charter School | Columbia, SC | Charter Institute at Erskine | C | 55 | ↑+40 pts |
| 28 | WELDON EL | GLADEWATER, TX | GLADEWATER ISD | C | 58 | ↑+40 pts |
| 29 | PATTERSON EL | HOUSTON, TX | HOUSTON ISD | C | 54 | ↑+40 pts |
| 30 | WILLS POINT J H | WILLS POINT, TX | WILLS POINT ISD | C | 54 | ↑+40 pts |
| 31 | Oakview Elementary School | Centralia, WA | Centralia School District | D | 49 | ↑+40 pts |
| 32 | Birney Elementary School | Tacoma, WA | Tacoma School District | C | 56 | ↑+40 pts |
| 33 | Holcombe Elementary | Holcombe, WI | Lake Holcombe School District | C | 56 | ↑+40 pts |
| 34 | Burdick Elementary | Milwaukee, WI | Milwaukee School District | C | 59 | ↑+40 pts |
| 35 | Dutton Elementary School | Dutton, AL | Jackson County | C | 52 | ↑+40 pts |
| 36 | Shungnak School | Shungnak, AK | Northwest Arctic Borough School District | C | 56 | ↑+40 pts |
| 37 | COTTER HIGH SCHOOL | COTTER, AR | COTTER SCHOOL DISTRICT | C | 54 | ↑+40 pts |
| 38 | WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | SPRINGDALE, AR | SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT | C | 57 | ↑+40 pts |
| 39 | Wilson Middle | Exeter, CA | Exeter Unified | C | 50 | ↑+40 pts |
| 40 | Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy | Oakland, CA | Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy District | C | 56 | ↑+40 pts |
| 41 | Adelanto Virtual Academy | Victorville, CA | Adelanto Elementary | C | 51 | ↑+40 pts |
| 42 | Health Sciences High and Middle College | San Diego, CA | Health Sciences High District | C | 59 | ↑+40 pts |
| 43 | Sycamore Junior High | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Union High | C | 51 | ↑+40 pts |
| 44 | Muir (John) Elementary | San Francisco, CA | San Francisco Unified | C | 55 | ↑+40 pts |
| 45 | HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | JACKSONVILLE, FL | DUVAL | D | 47 | ↑+40 pts |
| 46 | KIPP JACKSONVILLE K-12 | JACKSONVILLE, FL | DUVAL | C | 58 | ↑+40 pts |
| 47 | SPRINGHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | PLANT CITY, FL | HILLSBOROUGH | D | 49 | ↑+40 pts |
| 48 | CHENEY ELEMENTARY | ORLANDO, FL | ORANGE | C | 55 | ↑+40 pts |
| 49 | MONTESSORI ACADEMYOF EARLY ENRICHMENT INC | GREENACRES, FL | PALM BEACH | C | 55 | ↑+40 pts |
| 50 | Rome High School | Rome, GA | Rome City | C | 59 | ↑+40 pts |
| 51 | North Chicago Community High Sch | North Chicago, IL | North Chicago SD 187 | C | 54 | ↑+40 pts |
| 52 | SIU Charter Sch of East St Louis | East Saint Louis, IL | East St Louis SD 189 | C | 54 | ↑+40 pts |
| 53 | Winston Campus Jr High | Palatine, IL | Palatine CCSD 15 | C | 55 | ↑+40 pts |
| 54 | Marshall Elementary School | Eureka, KS | Eureka | C | 52 | ↑+40 pts |
| 55 | Garfield School | Parsons, KS | Parsons | C | 50 | ↑+40 pts |
| 56 | Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School | Roanoke, LA | Jefferson Davis Parish | C | 52 | ↑+40 pts |
| 57 | Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove | Baltimore, MD | Baltimore City Public Schools | C | 61 | ↑+40 pts |
| 58 | Harford Hills Elementary | Baltimore, MD | Baltimore County Public Schools | C | 57 | ↑+40 pts |
| 59 | South Lake Elementary | Gaithersburg, MD | Montgomery County Public Schools | C | 55 | ↑+40 pts |
| 60 | Star International Academy | DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI | Star International Academy | C | 50 | ↑+40 pts |
| 61 | Consolidated Community School Services | KINCHELOE, MI | Engadine Consolidated Schools | C | 56 | ↑+40 pts |
| 62 | Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education | Ypsilanti, MI | Washtenaw ISD | C | 58 | ↑+40 pts |
| 63 | BENNDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | LUCEDALE, MS | GEORGE CO SCHOOL DIST | D | 47 | ↑+40 pts |
| 64 | WARFORD ELEMENTARY | KANSAS CITY, MO | HICKMAN MILLS C-1 | D | 45 | ↑+40 pts |
| 65 | BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ST. LOUIS, MO | NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE | D | 44 | ↑+40 pts |
| 66 | EARLY CHILD. EDUCATION | ST LOUIS, MO | RIVERVIEW GARDENS | D | 48 | ↑+40 pts |
| 67 | TRIWAY | STELLA, MO | EAST NEWTON CO. R-VI | C | 52 | ↑+40 pts |
| 68 | Foothill HS | Henderson, NV | CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | C | 55 | ↑+40 pts |
| 69 | The Village Charter School | TRENTON, NJ | The Village Charter School | C | 55 | ↑+40 pts |
| 70 | Weequahic High School | NEWARK, NJ | Newark Public School District | C | 54 | ↑+40 pts |
| 71 | DAVID SKEET ELEMENTARY | VANDERWAGEN, NM | GALLUP-MCKINLEY CTY SCHOOLS | D | 47 | ↑+40 pts |
| 72 | ROBERTSON HIGH | LAS VEGAS, NM | LAS VEGAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | D | 47 | ↑+40 pts |
| 73 | MAGDALENA ELEMENTARY | MAGDALENA, NM | MAGDALENA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS | D | 47 | ↑+40 pts |
| 74 | PS 153 HELEN KELLER | BRONX, NY | NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 | C | 54 | ↑+40 pts |
| 75 | FANNIE LOU HAMER FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL | BRONX, NY | NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 | C | 53 | ↑+40 pts |
| 76 | IS 340 | BROOKLYN, NY | NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 | C | 59 | ↑+40 pts |
| 77 | Jacksonville Commons Elem | Jacksonville, NC | Onslow County Schools | C | 52 | ↑+40 pts |
| 78 | Davidson River School | Brevard, NC | Transylvania County Schools | C | 54 | ↑+40 pts |
| 79 | Monroe Middle | Monroe, NC | Union County Public Schools | C | 52 | ↑+40 pts |
| 80 | Green Primary Elementary School | Franklin Furnace, OH | Green Local | C | 52 | ↑+40 pts |
| 81 | Yoncalla High School | Yoncalla, OR | Yoncalla SD 32 | C | 55 | ↑+40 pts |
| 82 | East MS | Erie, PA | Erie City SD | D | 48 | ↑+40 pts |
| 83 | Fairfield Middle | Winnsboro, SC | Fairfield 01 | C | 53 | ↑+40 pts |
| 84 | Simpsonville Elementary | Simpsonville, SC | Greenville 01 | C | 52 | ↑+40 pts |
| 85 | West Oak Middle | Westminster, SC | Oconee 01 | D | 49 | ↑+40 pts |
| 86 | Liberty STEAM Charter School | Sumter, SC | SC Public Charter School District | C | 54 | ↑+40 pts |
| 87 | LEADERSHIP ACADEMY | KATY, TX | EXCEL ACADEMY | C | 54 | ↑+40 pts |
| 88 | IDEA QUEST ACADEMY | EDINBURG, TX | IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | D | 44 | ↑+40 pts |
| 89 | IDEA ACADEMY SAN BENITO | SAN BENITO, TX | IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | C | 55 | ↑+40 pts |
| 90 | HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - BROWNSVILLE | BROWNSVILLE, TX | HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - SOUTH TEXAS | C | 54 | ↑+40 pts |
| 91 | HINES-CALDWELL | HOUSTON, TX | HOUSTON ISD | C | 51 | ↑+40 pts |
| 92 | ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER | ROSENBERG, TX | LAMAR CISD | C | 57 | ↑+40 pts |
| 93 | FRANCES CORPREW EL | MOUNT PLEASANT, TX | MOUNT PLEASANT ISD | C | 56 | ↑+40 pts |
| 94 | Barcroft Elementary | Arlington, VA | Arlington County Public Schools | C | 59 | ↑+40 pts |
| 95 | Riverside Elementary | Newport News, VA | Newport News City Public Schools | D | 48 | ↑+40 pts |
| 96 | William E. Waters Middle | Portsmouth, VA | Portsmouth City Public Schools | C | 55 | ↑+40 pts |
| 97 | Sage Hills Open Doors Youth Re-Engagement Program | Ephrata, WA | Ephrata School District | C | 56 | ↑+40 pts |
| 98 | Thorndyke Elementary | SEATTLE, WA | Tukwila School District | C | 55 | ↑+40 pts |
| 99 | King International | Milwaukee, WI | Milwaukee School District | C | 60 | ↑+40 pts |
| 100 | Florence Howard Elementary School | Mobile, AL | Mobile County | D | 45 | ↑+40 pts |