Massachusetts Has the Best School Systems in America
Massachusetts Has the Best School Systems in America according to a Wallet Hub study.
In order to determine the best school systems in America, WalletHub’s analysts compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 21 key measures of quality and safety. The data set ranges from pupil-teacher ratio to dropout rate to median standardized-test scores.
Quality & Safety of Schools in Massachusetts (1=Best; 25=Avg.):
- 1st – Math Test Scores
- 1st – Reading Test Scores
- 10th – Pupil-Teacher Ratio
- 24th – Median SAT Score
- 1st – Median ACT Score
- 13th – Dropout Rate
- 6th – Bullying Incidence Rate
- 1st – % of Threatened/Injured High School Students
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Top 10:
1 | Massachusetts | 78.16 | 1 | 1 |
2 | New Jersey | 66.92 | 2 | 15 |
3 | New Hampshire | 64.65 | 4 | 14 |
4 | Wisconsin | 64.25 | 6 | 7 |
5 | Vermont | 64.09 | 5 | 11 |
6 | Virginia | 63.77 | 8 | 8 |
7 | Minnesota | 62.68 | 7 | 18 |
8 | Connecticut | 61.31 | 3 | 33 |
9 | Iowa | 61.06 | 11 | 9 |
10 | Maine | 59.93 | 16 | 4 |