The top 5 states for education are New Jersey, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont and Massachusetts. New Jersey offers the safest environment for its students and has one of the most successful education systems in the entire country. WalletHub ranked public schools in all states for quality and safety using 33 metrics. These include math and reading scores, the median SAT and ACT scores, the student-to-teacher ratio, the high school graduation rate among low-income students.
and incidents of bullying. Unlike other research on top schools, WalletHub's analysis is more comprehensive, considering instructor performance, safety, class size, funding, and credentials. Based on these metrics, the states with the best school systems, in order, are Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Virginia, Vermont, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Delaware, and Maryland. Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Virginia, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maryland are both in the states with the highest educational level and in the states with the best school systems.
Massachusetts ranked as the best public education system of all U.S. states. In the United States, according to an annual ranking. While Massachusetts topped the list, Alabama and New Mexico ranked lowest.
Alabama ranked 49th for preschool to twelfth grade and 47th for higher education. New Mexico ranked 50th in preschool education to twelfth grade and 29th in higher education. Louisiana ranked 46th in preschool education in twelfth grade and 49th. in higher education.
Alaska ranked 47th in pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade and 36th in higher education. Mississippi ranked 45th in preschool education through twelfth grade and 33rd in higher education. Nevada ranked 48th in preschool education through twelfth grade and 18th in higher education. West Virginia ranked 42nd in preschool education through twelfth grade and 45th in higher education.
South Carolina ranked 41st in preschool education to twelfth and 46th in higher education. Arkansas ranked 40th in preschool education through twelfth grade and 40th in higher education. Rhode Island ranked 36th in preschool education to twelfth grade and 48th in higher education. Arizona ranked 44th in preschool education through twelfth grade and the 24th in higher education.
Oklahoma ranked 43rd in pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade and 28th in higher education. Kentucky ranked 32nd in pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade and 43rd in higher education. Michigan ranked 29th in pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade and 42nd in higher education. Delaware ranked 39th in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade and 22nd in higher education.
Tennessee ranked 38th in pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade and 23rd in higher education. Texas ranked 33rd in preschool education through twelfth grade and 32nd in higher education. Idaho ranked 26th in pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade and 35th in higher education. Pennsylvania ranked tenth in pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade and 50th in higher education.
Ohio ranked 18th in pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade and 38th in higher education. Georgia ranked 31st in pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade and 25th in higher education. Hawaii ranked 30th in preschool education through twelfth grade and 21st in higher education. Maine ranked sixth in pre-kindergarten to seventeenth grade and 34th in higher education.
Missouri ranked 21st in pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade and 26th in higher education. Montana ranked 20th in pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade and 19th in higher education. North Carolina ranked 28th in preschool education to twelfth and 12th in higher education. Indiana ranked sixth in pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade and 39th in higher education.
Delaware ranked 24th in preschool education to twelfth and 16th in higher education. New York ranked 25th in preschool education to twelfth grade and 15th in higher education. California ranked 37th in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade and fourth in higher education. North Dakota ranked 35th in preschool education through the twelfth grade and the fifth in higher education.
Illinois ranked seventh in pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade and 31st in higher education. South Dakota ranked 23rd in pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade and tenth in higher education. Minnesota ranked 12th in preschool to 12th grade and 20th in higher education. Wyoming ranked 34th in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade and third.
Kansas ranked 15th in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and 13th in higher education. Wisconsin ranked 16th in preschool education through twelfth grade and 11th in higher education. Maryland ranked 11th in preschool to 12th grade and 17th in higher education. Connecticut ranked fifth in pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade and 44th in higher education.
Colorado ranked 14th in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade and ninth in higher education. Utah ranked 22nd in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade and sixth in higher education. Iowa ranked 13th in pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade and eighth in higher education. Vermont ranked fourth in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade and 41st in higher education.
Virginia ranked eighth in pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade and 14th in higher education. Nebraska ranked ninth in pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade and seventh in higher education. New Hampshire ranked third in pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade and 37th in higher education. Washington ranked 19th in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade and second in higher education.
Florida ranked 27th in pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade and first in higher education. New Jersey ranked second in pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade and 30th in higher education. Massachusetts ranked first in pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade and 29th in higher education. Primary and secondary education refers to the educational journey that spans from kindergarten to the twelfth grade, covering the years of primary and secondary education.
The US News and World Report rankings analyzed how well states educate their students in preschool, elementary, and secondary and higher education, after examining areas such as preschool enrollment, math and reading scores, college readiness, graduation rates, enrollment and graduation rates and debt. Massachusetts has the highest-ranked public schools in the United States and is the second highest-educated state, behind only the District of Columbia. Florida's educational ranking is ranked 42nd overall in the country, as it has one of the worst quality education systems and its students are among the least academically successful in the entire world. country.
