Mass. ranks 5th in the nation for education, 1st for student achievement

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Mass. ranks 5th in the nation for education, 1st for student achievement


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New England States clinched four of the top five spots.

Massachusetts has the fifth-best education system in the nation for 2023, according to a report by Scholaroo. Four New England states were in the top five list.

Scholaroo is a scholarship research service that also publishes education-related data reports. Its Best and Worst School Systems 2023 score is based on three categories: student success, student safety, and school quality.

The state’s education system ranked first in student achievement, fourteenth in student safety, and sixth in student quality. He scored a total of 83, putting him three points behind New Jersey, which placed first overall.

Student success accounted for 25 points of the total, student quality 35 points, and student safety 40 points. To measure student success, Schoolaroo used 40 considerations, including test scores, high school dropout rates, and college attendance rates.

Schoolaroo calculated student quality using metrics such as amount spent on students, student-teacher ratio, and health education curriculum. He considered factors such as the rate of bullying, exposure to illegal drugs, and rates of sexual assault to determine student safety.

In a breakdown of these categories, Massachusetts was found to have the third-lowest dropout rate, the second-highest math test scores, and the fifth-highest dollar spent per student.

The state’s teachers also have one of the best pay rates in the nation, and students have the second-highest average ACT scores in any state, according to a statement. The state also has the second highest number of public high schools ranked among the top 100 in the nation.

Three other New England states – New Hampshire, Vermont and Connecticut – respectively took places two through four in the rankings.

New Hampshire’s overall score is tied with New Jersey’s – 86 – but the state ranked third in student success, sixth in student safety and first in student quality, slightly behind fourth. , New Jersey’s first and fifth respective rankings. New Hampshire also came in fourth for its math scores and fifth for having the lowest student-to-teacher ratio.

Vermont earned an overall score of 84, ranking eighth in student success, fourth in student safety, and fifth in student quality. It ranked second for its high graduation rates.

Connecticut tied Vermont’s overall score and even ranked second in student achievement and student quality, but fell behind in student safety with a ranking of 25. The state was also third for math scores, second for its money spent per student, and fourth for having a low student-to-teacher ratio in the classroom.

State Total score Student Success Student Safety School quality
1 New Jersey 86 4 1 5
2 New Hampshire 86 3 6 1
3 Vermont 84 8 4 3
4 Connecticut 84 2 25 2
5 Massachusetts 83 1 14 6
6 New York 81 13 23 4
7 Maine 80 6 3 11
8 Delaware 79 16 7 7
9 Pennsylvania 78 12 18 9
ten Virginia 78 7 24 ten
11 Colorado 78 ten 2 22
12 Maryland 77 5 26 12
13 Wyoming 75 24 15 17
14 Iowa 75 17 22 21
15 Minnesota 75 15 20 24
16 South Dakota 74 22 8 25
17 Washington 74 9 17 32
18 Indiana 73 20 40 14
19 Illinois 73 11 41 18
20 Nebraska 73 33 16 19
21 Wisconsin 73 25 29 20
22 Ohio 73 39 5 16
23 Rhode Island 73 18 45 8
24 Missouri 71 32 36 13
25 Oregon 71 21 9 43
26 North Dakota 70 29 ten 33
27 Kansas 70 27 30 29
28 Arkansas 70 34 37 15
29 Kentucky 69 36 28 26
30 Montana 69 28 27 34
31 Georgia 68 38 34 27
32 West Virginia 68 37 31 30
33 Michigan 68 19 38 41
34 Texas 68 46 12 31
35 Idaho 67 26 19 45
36 Tennessee 66 43 35 28
37 Mississippi 66 50 11 35
38 Utah 65 23 21 49
39 Hawaii 65 31 42 36
40 Alaska 65 30 39 44
41 Florida 64 42 32 40
42 Caroline from the south 64 40 47 23
43 Alabama 63 47 33 39
44 North Carolina 63 35 44 38
45 California 63 14 49 42
46 New Mexico 62 41 43 37
47 Oklahoma 62 48 13 48
48 Louisiana 55 49 48 47
49 Nevada 54 45 50 46
50 Arizona 51 44 46 50

The two remaining New England states – Maine and Rhode Island – ranked seventh and 23rd, respectively, with scores of 80 and 73. Maine also had the third highest graduation rate and the second lowest. number of students per teacher.

YouOverall rank State Total score Student Success Student Safety School quality
1 New Jersey 86 4 1 5
2 New Hampshire 86 3 6 1
3 Vermont 84 8 4 3
4 Connecticut 84 2 25 2
5 Massachusetts 83 1 14 6
6 New York 81 13 23 4
7 Maine 80 6 3 11
8 Delaware 79 16 7 7
9 Pennsylvania 78 12 18 9
ten Virginia 78 7 24 ten
11 Colorado 78 ten 2 22
12 Maryland 77 5 26 12
13 Wyoming 75 24 15 17
14 Iowa 75 17 22 21
15 Minnesota 75 15 20 24
16 South Dakota 74 22 8 25
17 Washington 74 9 17 32
18 Indiana 73 20 40 14
19 Illinois 73 11 41 18
20 Nebraska 73 33 16 19
21 Wisconsin 73 25 29 20
22 Ohio 73 39 5 16
23 Rhode Island 73 18 45 8
24 Missouri 71 32 36 13
25 Oregon 71 21 9 43
26 North Dakota 70 29 ten 33
27 Kansas 70 27 30 29
28 Arkansas 70 34 37 15
29 Kentucky 69 36 28 26
30 Montana 69 28 27 34
31 Georgia 68 38 34 27
32 West Virginia 68 37 31 30
33 Michigan 68 19 38 41
34 Texas 68 46 12 31
35 Idaho 67 26 19 45
36 Tennessee 66 43 35 28
37 Mississippi 66 50 11 35
38 Utah 65 23 21 49
39 Hawaii 65 31 42 36
40 Alaska 65 30 39 44
41 Florida 64 42 32 40
42 Caroline from the south 64 40 47 23
43 Alabama 63 47 33 39
44 North Carolina 63 35 44 38
45 California 63 14 49 42
46 New Mexico 62 41 43 37
47 Oklahoma 62 48 13 48
48 Louisiana 55 49 48 47
49 Nevada 54 45 50 46
50 Arizona 51 44 46 50

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