These are the 20 worst public schools in Colombia according to Universidad Javeriana

In many regions of the country, parents do not have many options and have to limit themselves to the educational offer available in their community, regardless of whether they have the desired quality. The ranking carried out by the Laboratory for Economics of Education (LEE), through the tool 'Read your Colegio' evaluated more than 8,000 public schools throughout Colombia and mentioned the 20 worst.

The tool is used to quickly and amicably consult how the country's official colleges are doing in six dimensions (academic achievement, English and connectivity, permanence and well-being, teaching, student improvement and probation.)

Through the 'Read Your Colegio' index, important aspects of education were scrutinized in more than 8,000 public schools, and it was found that 39% of the country's official institutions perform high in educational quality, 40% performed on average and 21% perform poorly.

For this, the multidimensional index measures performance from 0 to 110 points, so that the best schools are those that exceed the threshold of 70 points, those with average performance between 70 and 50 points, and those that do not reach this threshold are rated as low-quality institutions.

Among the worst public schools in Colombia, the first is in Santa Marta, followed by a school in Socorro, Santander; third of one in Acacias, Meta,; then in Bucaramanga and the fifth in Cucuta.

The first schools on the following list are those with the worst performance and quality according to the LEE ranking:

1. Sagrado Corazón de Jesús District Educational Center (Santa Marta)

2. José Antonio Galán School (Socorro, Santander)

3. Las Acacias Educational Institution (Acacias, Meta)

4. San Juan Bosco Institution (Bucaramanga)

5. Francisco de Paula Santander Educational Institution (Cúcuta)

6. Missionaries of Knowledge Educational Institution (Buenaventura)

7. Enrique Low Multra Integrated Institute (Girón, Santander)

8. Policarpa Salavarrieta Educational Institution (Guaduas, Cundinamarca)

9. Paulo Freira Educational Center (Valledupar)

10. Luis Alfonso Yepes Rojo School (Tarapaca, Amazon)

11. Jose Maria Carbonell School (Tarapaca, Amazon)

12. Children's Garden Magic Colors (Villavicencio)

13. Embera Ame de Chirrinchao Indigenous Educational Institution (Medio Atrato, Chocó)

14. Imari School (Mirití-Parana, Amazonas)

15. Small Ideas Kindergarten (Villavicencio)

16. Imariya School (La Pedrera, Amazonas)

17. Yurerita School (La Pedrera, Amazonas)

18. Tres Esquinas Educational Center (Cumaribo, Vichada)

19. Campoalegre Educational Center (Santacruz, Nariño)

20. Santa Rosa Street Educational Center (Timbiquí, Cauca)

According to 'Read Your Colegio', the best public school in the country, according to the LEE index, is the Integrated High School University of Nariño, located in Pasto, an institution that is characterized by high performance in English and connectivity of 92.99 points out of 100. Their good team of teachers, and the proper relationship between students and teachers, were also considered.

The second school with the best educational quality was: the Alexander Von Humboldt District Educational Institution, in Barranquilla, which positioned itself as having a good level of improvement in Saber 11 tests; for guaranteeing the permanence and well-being of its students in this institution, highlighting that most students succeed in passing grades and, moreover, and low or no levels of student dropout.

The third and fourth place go to two schools in Bogotá: the Patria Army Lyceum Sector Norte B, which stood out for its excellent performance in the Saber 11 Tests, only 8 points below 100, and the Arturo Ramírez Montúfar Pedagogical Institute, which has an excellent level in the inclusion of students from various strata, ethnic groups, or people with disabilities, as well as good teaching staff.

In fifth place is the National Technical Institute of Commerce, in Cucuta, with outstanding performance in Saber 11 (90.75) and in English and Connectivity, with a score of 81.11.

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