Correcting an oft-repeated fallacy. Of the 100 worst schools in the US, most are in blue counties, and many in blue states.

Rank      School      Location
100      EAST ST LOUIS-LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL      East St. Louis, IL
99      FAIRVIEW PREK-8 SCHOOL      Dayton, OH
98      NORTH HIGH SCHOOL      Akron, OH
97      BOOKER T. WASHINGTON MIDDLE      Baltimore, MD
96      F.D. MOON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL      Oklahoma City, OK
95      BROADWAY ACADEMY      Cleveland, OH
94      CROW AGENCY SCHOOL      Crow Agency, MT
93      FRANKFORD HIGH SCHOOL      Philadelphia, PA
92      SOUTH PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL      Philadelphia, PA
91      LUIS MUNOZ MARIN SCHOOL      Cleveland, OH
90      WOGAMAN 5-8 SCHOOL      Dayton, OH
89      CELIA CLINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL      Tulsa, OK
88      DELASALLE CHARTER SCHOOL      Kansas City, MO
87      SOUTHSIDE ACADEMY      Youngstown, OH
86      DOUGLASS MS      Oklahoma City, OK
85      MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MIDDLE      Richmond, VA
84      CLEVELAND COMMUNITY SCHOOL      Cleveland, OH
83      HOPE COLLEGE PREP HIGH SCHOOL      Chicago, IL
82      HALE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL      Tulsa, OK
81      MARION-STERLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL      Cleveland, OH
80      DUNBAR-PULASKI ACADEMIC & CAREER      Gary, IN
79      ROBESON HIGH SCHOOL      Chicago, IL
78      FORT YATES MIDDLE SCHOOL      Fort Yates, ND
77      LINCOLN PARK ACADEMY      Cleveland, OH
76      KEARNEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL      Kearney, NE
75      DELHI HIGH SCHOOL      Delhi, LA
74      OVERBROOK HIGH SCHOOL      Philadelphia, PA
73      TELSTAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL      Midwest City, OK
72      MOUND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL      Cleveland, OH
71      LODGE GRASS HIGH SCHOOL      Lodge Grass, MT
70      KENSINGTON INTERN BUSINESS FINANCE & EN      Philadelphia, PA
69      POPLAR 7-8      Poplar, MT
68      HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL      Tulsa, OK
67      TRAICE      Tulsa, OK
66      JOHN MARSHALL COMMUNITY JR HIGH SCHOOL      Indianapolis, IN
65      TREVITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL      Columbus, OH
64      RENEW ACCELERATED HIGH SCHOOL WEST BANK CAMPUS      New Orleans, LA
63      VILLAVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL      Cleveland, OH
62      ROCKWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL      Oklahoma City, OK
61      AUSTIN POLYTECHNICAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL      Chicago, IL
60      GOODMAN PICKENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL      Pickens, MS
59      DAVIS-RAMOTH SCHOOL      Selawik, AK
58      AUGUSTA FELLS SAVAGE INSTITUTE OF VISUAL ARTS      Baltimore, MD
57      WEST PREPATORY ACADEMY AT CHARLLES I WEST HALL SEC      Las Vegas, NV
56      IMAGINE COLUMBUS PRIMARY SCHOOL      Columbus, OH
55      WESTWOOD PREK-8 SCHOOL      Dayton, OH
54      BOLTON      Cleveland, OH
53      CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL      Cannon Ball, ND
52      HOOPER BAY SCHOOL      Hooper Bay, AK
51      MARY B MARTIN SCHOOL      Cleveland, OH
50      CINCINNATI LEADERSHIP ACADEMY      Cincinnati, OH
49      WOODLAND ACADEMY      Cleveland, OH
48      POPLAR 5-6 SCHOOL      Poplar, MT
47      SAYRE WILLIAM L MS      Philadelphia, PA
46      KENSINGTON CREATIVE & PERFORMING ARTS HIGH SCHOOL      Philadelphia, PA
45      FAIR PARK COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY      Shreveport, LA
44      IMAGINE INTEGRITY ACADEMY      Columbus, OH
43      FOREST PARK HIGH      Baltimore, MD
42      AKIACHAK SCHOOL      Bethel, AK
41      FOUR WINDS COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL      Fort Totten, ND
40      SUMNER HIGH      St. Louis, MO
39      KING MARTIN LUTHER HIGH SCHOOL      Philadelphia, PA
38      NELSON ISLAND AREA SCHOOL      Bethel, AK
37      WOODLAWN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY      Shreveport, LA
36      PATRICK HENRY SCHOOL      Cleveland, OH
35      BELAIRE HIGH SCHOOL      Baton Rouge, LA
34      SPRINGDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL      Tulsa, OK
33      FRANKLIN BENJAMIN HIGH SCHOOL      Philadelphia, PA
32      MARITIME INDUSTRIES ACADEMY      Baltimore, MD
31      PENN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL      Tulsa, OK
30      WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL      Camden, NJ
29      CAMDEN HIGH SCHOOL      Camden, NJ
28      HEART BUTTE ELEMENTARY      Valier, MT
27      ANTON GRDINA      Cleveland, OH
26      CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL      Tulsa, OK
25      MCLAIN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL      Tulsa, OK
24      GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY LAB HIGH SCHOOL      Grambling, LA
23      KENSINGTON HEALTH SCIENCES      Philadelphia, PA
22      LUTHER E BALL (CHJCF)      Highland Hills, OH
21      WALTHILL HIGH SCHOOL      Macy, NE
20      MCCLURE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL      Tulsa, OK
19      NORTHWESTERN HIGH      Baltimore, MD
18      NORTH HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL      Oklahoma City, OK
17      LODGE GRASS SCHOOL      Lodge Grass, MT
16      STRAWBERRY MANSION HIGH SCHOOL      Philadelphia, PA
15      ALFRED BENESCH      Cleveland, OH