This page allows you to sort metropolitan regions by characteristics of their public elementary schools. The variables here include racial/ethnic composition, measures of segregation between schools, and performance of the schools that different groups attend on state standardized tests in math and reading. These data do not refer to a specific school district, but rather to all the public elementary schools found in the metropolitan region.

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1 Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA834,794699,551765,544937,804
2 Chicago, IL PMSA849,674731,881613,784783,978
3 New York, NY PMSA721,274620,056569,143685,737
4 Houston, TX PMSA242,911383,617378,039470,969
5 Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA395,787351,101354,199428,789
6 Detroit, MI PMSA598,578507,921373,719418,368
7 Atlanta, GA MSA254,309279,622326,386404,761
8 Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA479,772405,978328,754402,866
9 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA PMSA155,319163,277283,034373,128
10 Dallas, TX PMSA190,182242,513272,872365,970
11 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA144,281203,898211,975312,611
12 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA253,494265,231224,039282,718
13 Boston, MA-NH PMSA343,858280,405227,699268,311
14 Orange County, CA PMSA201,927189,244195,306268,174
15 San Diego, CA MSA160,154167,603219,359263,187
16 Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA339,503251,585198,748248,133
17 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA308,247221,268218,308228,755
18 Baltimore, MD PMSA256,558219,513202,413226,998
19 Oakland, CA PMSA208,972159,373173,403206,569
20 Miami, FL PMSA123,153129,945160,091203,250
21 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA189,758144,854166,646198,608
22 Denver, CO PMSA144,053144,196154,301196,801
23 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA102,512144,690146,901192,706
24 Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA271,115196,286175,413189,570
25 Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PMSA92,446113,519139,757177,697
26 Pittsburgh, PA MSA275,415217,730162,678176,838
27 Newark, NJ PMSA221,596182,756146,639174,886
28 San Antonio, TX MSA113,335155,269152,129171,641
29 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA176,264142,004150,172166,931
30 Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA PMSA128,157127,829140,484166,606
31 Sacramento, CA PMSA106,38294,481132,117159,613
32 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA139,726131,602147,574154,801
33 Orlando, FL MSA60,84785,554106,505149,032
34 Indianapolis, IN MSA182,853151,354128,483146,898
35 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA111,647131,260151,064145,931
36 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA43,45254,48575,810145,782
37 San Jose, CA PMSA157,127130,858123,694141,422
38 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN PMSA179,683137,634134,085140,622
39 Columbus, OH MSA152,168142,776121,756140,163
40 Fort Lauderdale, FL PMSA54,78991,11588,523138,803
41 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA112,979108,216102,819137,475
42 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PMSA162,579121,489120,524134,283
43 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA40,74058,24586,053119,542
44 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA144,283105,428101,010117,732
45 New Orleans, LA MSA141,762125,047117,520114,195
46 Fresno, CA MSA65,99359,34794,082112,349
47 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA116,09783,59486,925112,022
48 Hartford, CT MSA121,276101,17089,448107,523
49 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA98,75990,13989,716107,277
50 Jacksonville, FL MSA81,67981,39089,605106,332
51 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA73,98697,84269,589106,021
52 Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA141,929104,59383,022105,992
53 Rochester, NY MSA125,98298,41092,342102,691
54 Nashville, TN MSA91,07986,18888,531102,462
55 Oklahoma City, OK MSA94,72789,39298,858102,240
56 San Francisco, CA PMSA143,272100,37891,328101,621
57 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA108,68297,97387,66797,277
58 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA156,750116,16690,47295,126
59 Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA98,87478,09967,76994,386
60 Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA79,59785,34774,93493,993
61 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA92,28494,77685,80793,901
62 El Paso, TX MSA65,74977,23977,09187,874
63 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA81,52391,84475,62787,676
64 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA24,13949,37261,94684,142
65 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA34,00244,91459,50984,138
66 Birmingham, AL MSA121,972131,92980,86283,206
67 Tulsa, OK MSA66,85961,56572,94982,314
68 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA140,011100,61085,72881,937
69 Louisville, KY-IN MSA108,288102,40978,26680,849
70 Bakersfield, CA MSA50,98442,18966,79879,741
71 Ventura, CA PMSA56,68855,15262,54774,555
72 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA88,90472,00368,36373,635
73 Tucson, AZ MSA41,51950,99558,73673,624
74 Syracuse, NY MSA91,18377,83369,84569,259
75 Tacoma, WA PMSA53,14446,05660,15869,180
76 Omaha, NE-IA MSA71,09859,62062,75166,237
77 Gary, IN PMSA86,74672,79764,52963,167
78 Albuquerque, NM MSA46,27655,11253,84262,530
79 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA46,95236,65455,25262,299
80 Worcester, MA-CT PMSA56,44151,24652,50061,560
81 Akron, OH PMSA88,42463,11456,55659,134
82 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA64,04262,31449,56359,077
83 Knoxville, TN MSA63,45665,03550,41456,855
84 Toledo, OH MSA75,97556,28855,92256,198
85 New Haven-Meriden, CT PMSA57,90453,36045,24153,689
86 Wichita, KS MSA58,42539,31547,31852,342
87 Baton Rouge, LA MSA54,41763,82851,65152,238
88 Modesto, CA MSA27,00923,45444,47852,073
89 Ann Arbor, MI PMSA46,37546,91041,37651,122
90 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA54,21451,61951,72551,085
91 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA53,75447,30044,28050,778
92 Columbia, SC MSA41,15851,18740,57050,775
93 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA44,78943,28647,47350,199
94 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA45,52956,89147,54250,095
95 Colorado Springs, CO MSA31,48632,31940,36749,958
96 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA76,27666,61752,24249,883
97 Mobile, AL MSA56,94960,93247,93949,551
98 Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA PMSA34,69332,36743,50049,205
99 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA19,15834,92040,87747,981
100 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA21,06427,65941,92147,619
101 Flint, MI PMSA67,49958,83946,67947,359
102 Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD PMSA49,79363,28439,76945,785
103 Fort Wayne, IN MSA53,13247,44743,63445,751
104 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA27,96333,50137,34045,259
105 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA57,71054,13043,83144,518
106 Jersey City, NJ PMSA61,63352,84035,68544,341
107 Springfield, MA MSA60,93540,00546,50943,925
108 Corpus Christi, TX MSA39,83843,12045,07843,557
109 Bridgeport, CT PMSA56,19644,65034,89843,218
110 Des Moines, IA MSA44,29736,87238,87343,147
111 Provo-Orem, UT MSA18,41731,38438,34343,128
112 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA52,24446,63541,55441,695
113 Newburgh, NY-PA PMSA28,33032,34133,21641,600
114 Jackson, MS MSA51,53146,65239,70341,005
115 Salinas, CA MSA28,18729,05936,09840,951
116 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA54,45244,02143,61940,733
117 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA45,53947,58342,11340,530
118 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA17,75329,49231,48540,529
119 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA48,55448,27941,15940,220
120 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA49,77145,17238,12439,434
121 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA34,14024,69531,46538,655
122 Santa Rosa, CA PMSA26,35716,77335,45338,515
123 Spokane, WA MSA34,01432,77135,53938,315
124 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA51,03246,16436,60838,122
125 Pensacola, FL MSA31,54938,73533,15238,067
126 Portsmouth-Rochester, NH-ME PMSA25,83429,27835,07037,924
127 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA54,10956,74836,24837,595
128 Lexington, KY MSA32,48134,18835,38137,100
129 Lawrence, MA-NH PMSA21,54633,57228,10637,070
130 Lafayette, LA MSA55,07846,94137,98037,060
131 Daytona Beach, FL MSA17,66024,63628,89637,054
132 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA49,85644,52036,94736,997
133 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA33,21123,58730,05236,748
134 Galveston-Texas City, TX PMSA24,04033,29532,48336,550
135 Lancaster, PA MSA37,72735,50632,46836,326
136 Reading, PA MSA35,62730,55928,71735,581
137 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA14,31924,54330,20735,439
138 Rockford, IL MSA37,95235,02629,55235,424
139 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA36,12731,67631,91434,948
140 Madison, WI MSA36,01731,74629,61234,684
141 Macon, GA MSA38,73931,33330,59233,208
142 Lowell, MA-NH PMSA28,39230,00826,90033,074
143 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA36,08933,14826,33732,503
144 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA9,69321,71224,28732,488
145 Atlantic-Cape May, NJ PMSA22,33523,01624,89732,349
146 Salem, OR PMSA15,69117,85426,69432,216
147 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA41,35036,05430,50932,202
148 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA47,57740,00032,87331,979
149 Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA39,86127,30221,27731,844
150 York, PA MSA30,51933,92226,00231,500
151 Montgomery, AL MSA39,57031,54530,28831,419
152 Huntsville, AL MSA42,81135,05927,10531,317
153 Reno, NV MSA15,65123,85521,44931,201
154 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA31,66726,39526,51430,430
155 Laredo, TX MSA10,38115,19520,15829,989
156 Trenton, NJ PMSA30,39526,97323,64829,905
157 Savannah, GA MSA27,72921,99427,71429,598
158 Hamilton-Middletown, OH PMSA29,11029,83927,46429,568
159 Fayetteville, NC MSA27,85825,86424,43029,086
160 Springfield, MO MSA21,18623,39324,80328,089
161 Anchorage, AK MSA18,72718,99424,30428,043
162 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA22,40924,23729,34628,023
163 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA11,78916,61120,20127,720
164 Yakima, WA MSA22,10519,33022,60327,569
165 Danbury, CT PMSA23,33522,41922,46927,440
166 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA39,75341,62530,19926,966
167 Brazoria, TX PMSA15,12922,82624,10426,753
168 Columbus, GA-AL MSA35,13124,15124,77126,693
169 Merced, CA MSA13,46412,84423,80626,670
170 Utica-Rome, NY MSA53,47332,60428,28726,597
171 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA9,14615,86419,63826,108
172 Brockton, MA PMSA22,69023,38022,84025,906
173 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA24,04324,31025,50225,749
174 Manchester, NH PMSA15,93219,79621,43225,491
175 New London-Norwich, CT-RI MSA34,71624,52523,07425,234
176 Dutchess County, NY PMSA27,02423,10021,00024,936
177 Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA18,35718,57820,59924,932
178 Waterbury, CT PMSA24,42223,69618,68624,037
179 Lubbock, TX MSA22,89321,49025,40623,551
180 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA19,46423,51523,48723,398
181 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA34,60328,61124,35823,326
182 Tallahassee, FL MSA19,73121,39220,94823,086
183 Binghamton, NY MSA40,40525,84424,03222,795
184 Erie, PA MSA29,05828,89821,82922,664
185 Amarillo, TX MSA17,38919,83421,08122,460
186 Bremerton, WA PMSA12,71215,96619,98922,244
187 Waco, TX MSA14,84918,84219,87022,229
188 Nashua, NH PMSA10,88916,24216,90521,979
189 South Bend, IN MSA33,62523,51520,70921,914
190 Ocala, FL MSA8,97115,31516,22821,498
191 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA PMSA16,21714,99220,45121,477
192 Portland, ME MSA21,99219,37221,32121,446
193 Charleston, WV MSA32,76427,84922,76221,375
194 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA13,38418,43518,08520,843
195 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA10,71814,69517,76220,770
196 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA12,95617,47818,35820,443
197 Las Cruces, NM MSA11,17112,55315,88220,437
198 Roanoke, VA MSA24,49923,45618,75920,193
199 Green Bay, WI MSA18,75416,77016,97019,891
200 Houma, LA MSA25,63622,64421,14719,738
201 Lincoln, NE MSA19,86215,63518,44619,408
202 Olympia, WA PMSA10,10614,70617,16719,332
203 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA10,66311,29117,64919,032
204 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA36,24818,96822,88419,025
205 Naples, FL MSA3,39710,84911,75918,783
206 Burlington, VT MSA13,20614,93216,38218,506
207 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA13,23714,59613,78118,457
208 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA17,63614,75515,51018,369
209 Lynchburg, VA MSA21,09322,69017,29118,098
210 Wilmington, NC MSA17,43417,84814,56918,078
211 Lake Charles, LA MSA25,38322,92518,11518,007
212 Asheville, NC MSA21,52520,87415,78917,881
213 Springfield, IL MSA16,73315,15616,13717,869
214 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA11,4219,98116,55717,751
215 Benton Harbor, MI MSA27,12020,34418,45617,402
216 Johnstown, PA MSA27,85525,47519,35517,344
217 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA21,64317,65015,06017,317
218 Tyler, TX MSA11,74717,90015,78416,997
219 Greeley, CO PMSA10,50713,13113,43416,990
220 Gainesville, FL MSA14,50314,87115,27416,922
221 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA16,60712,97514,32616,228
222 Monroe, LA MSA18,42418,46116,41416,191
223 Racine, WI PMSA21,88414,91816,47316,047
224 Yuma, AZ MSA6,35010,04412,02716,000
225 Mansfield, OH MSA26,89221,05916,87215,958
226 Rocky Mount, NC MSA23,32410,75813,48015,866
227 Bangor, ME MSA19,42215,11917,27315,817
228 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA11,55812,91113,27815,664
229 Yuba City, CA MSA13,09011,92114,30815,660
230 Sioux Falls, SD MSA13,40511,60514,48915,335
231 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA9,99312,57013,51115,284
232 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA13,83012,44214,62015,273
233 Joplin, MO MSA13,35113,01013,52715,134
234 Redding, CA MSA7,7926,75314,32915,100
235 Lima, OH MSA20,06816,99015,96014,962
236 Kenosha, WI PMSA15,43711,05911,38614,896
237 Panama City, FL MSA9,96810,79612,37014,779
238 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA19,64213,96113,76114,709
239 Yolo, CA PMSA10,7668,57312,47314,689
240 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA13,39913,29413,91914,521
241 Jackson, MI MSA19,05815,39213,42014,491
242 Decatur, AL MSA13,28625,33814,00314,438
243 St. Cloud, MN MSA12,52111,40614,82214,334
244 Lafayette, IN MSA18,25012,45212,90914,292
245 Topeka, KS MSA19,89214,57914,44514,011
246 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ PMSA13,85214,34112,80713,932
247 Wichita Falls, TX MSA13,55512,95813,68413,804
248 Dover, DE MSA12,15513,65912,93913,692
249 Pueblo, CO MSA16,34617,20312,62713,689
250 Bellingham, WA MSA8,8269,38711,37613,621
251 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA13,15810,57911,28213,588
252 Abilene, TX MSA10,83910,94713,51613,469
253 New Bedford, MA PMSA14,46414,78014,18113,429
254 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA17,33214,18213,40013,374
255 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA27,29217,45314,33113,331
256 Terre Haute, IN MSA19,09315,51013,24613,245
257 Lawton, OK MSA12,27010,50012,84713,054
258 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA12,51913,41013,61613,002
259 Albany, GA MSA14,93413,10313,31412,921
260 Jamestown, NY MSA20,98113,74114,01512,908
261 Alexandria, LA MSA18,66914,41513,65912,513
262 Eau Claire, WI MSA13,63913,39912,66412,476
263 Columbia, MO MSA8,03410,03310,15412,374
264 Florence, SC MSA15,45214,77912,92912,371
265 Charlottesville, VA MSA10,63411,84511,23212,317
266 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA14,16610,07711,47612,218
267 Athens, GA MSA9,83911,12210,94612,134
268 Florence, AL MSA19,29919,70812,00812,059
269 Jacksonville, NC MSA9,7118,59110,51512,026
270 Dothan, AL MSA15,70019,03512,82412,014
271 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA MSA10,77310,09211,64011,918
272 Billings, MT MSA9,7909,70011,96411,861
273 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA5,7188,64610,00011,853
274 Glens Falls, NY MSA16,33212,51411,28011,824
275 Greenville, NC MSA10,45610,6719,60711,712
276 Fitchburg-Leominster, MA PMSA9,90210,40712,72511,577
277 State College, PA MSA9,4948,18211,44811,399
278 Hagerstown, MD PMSA12,95913,85610,10011,197
279 Rochester, MN MSA8,1499,15710,35311,157
280 Goldsboro, NC MSA14,31510,1249,81811,119
281 Sumter, SC MSA16,45112,02510,69411,086
282 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA21,38016,64412,33811,074
283 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA8,74110,25810,21411,033
284 San Angelo, TX MSA7,8658,38111,37610,901
285 Kankakee, IL PMSA8,72212,6609,57810,895
286 Santa Fe, NM MSA9,1558,4729,94510,886
287 Wausau, WI MSA10,0429,29610,43910,854
288 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA6,4615,73110,36910,836
289 Decatur, IL MSA15,56912,84810,88110,823
290 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA21,28518,12211,73810,636
291 Hattiesburg, MS MSA10,58915,71110,03510,601
292 Grand Junction, CO MSA6,3477,5699,55310,592
293 Anniston, AL MSA15,82116,60811,55410,439
294 Altoona, PA MSA15,44612,4659,81710,400
295 Sheboygan, WI MSA10,9718,0089,45110,168
296 Williamsport, PA MSA15,18812,62211,02410,017
297 Sharon, PA MSA16,67013,0659,9669,913
298 Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA8,4179,5007,6679,881
299 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA10,11010,0119,6159,874
300 Muncie, IN MSA18,54513,1919,5899,644
301 St. Joseph, MO MSA13,34810,2069,6949,384
302 Rapid City, SD MSA10,3437,61810,6779,372
303 Kokomo, IN MSA17,01514,2249,3359,263
304 Victoria, TX MSA5,87118,3929,6309,253
305 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA16,17311,46710,0789,130
306 Danville, VA MSA16,68812,6909,5779,114
307 Jackson, TN MSA7,4285,2948,5538,991
308 Gadsden, AL MSA12,26413,8079,6778,952
309 Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA9,46310,3949,6008,772
310 Punta Gorda, FL MSA1,4253,0046,3918,677
311 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA12,7349,61610,3498,599
312 Pine Bluff, AR MSA13,78111,4009,4498,117
313 Bismarck, ND MSA7,12211,0419,1848,075
314 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA11,98211,3608,4758,062
315 Cheyenne, WY MSA8,4397,0357,9247,711
316 Great Falls, MT MSA11,49213,1448,2877,467
317 Jonesboro, AR MSA4,8288,5226,5967,449
318 Lawrence, KS MSA5,2974,0616,0737,427
319 Owensboro, KY MSA8,7819,9057,5277,303
320 Missoula, MT MSA7,5947,4977,8847,285
321 Bloomington, IN MSA9,0399,4557,2367,270
322 Iowa City, IA MSA6,0785,8476,4677,168
323 Elmira, NY MSA14,5668,9418,2427,073
324 Casper, WY MSA7,5317,5377,4026,237
325 Dubuque, IA MSA6,7477,6155,6995,685
326 Enid, OK MSA5,5935,7736,2045,399
327 Corvallis, OR MSA5,1334,8995,3514,845
328 Pittsfield, MA MSA13,55884211,265306