Massachusetts’ School Systems Named Best in America

Massachusetts educators can hang their hats on the fact that their school systems are the tops in the country.

According to a recent report from the data experts at WalletHub, the Bay State is home to 2019’s best school systems.

The report — 2019’s States with the Best & Worst School Systems — compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 29 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.):

• 1^st – Math Test Scores
• 1^st – Reading Test Scores
• 11^th – Pupil-Teacher Ratio
• 21^st – Median SAT Score
• 2^nd – Median ACT Score
• 12^th – Dropout Rate
• 5^th – Bullying Incidence Rate
• 1^st – % of Threatened/Injured High School Students

To see how the rest of the country compared to Massachusetts, please scroll the map below:

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