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 every state for quality and safety using 33 parameters. These included math and reading scores, average SAT and ACT scores, the student-to-teacher ratio, the high school graduation rate among low-income students and incidents of bullying at school.
Unlike other research on the best schools, WalletHub's analysis is more comprehensive, considering performance, safety, class size, funding, and instructor 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 found both in the states with the highest educational level and in the states with the best school systems. Massachusetts was ranked as having the best public education system in all U.S.
states. In the United States, according to an annual ranking. While Massachusetts topped the list, Alabama and New Mexico ranked lower. Alabama ranked 49th in preschool education through twelfth grade and 47th in higher education.
New Mexico ranked 50th in preschool education through twelfth grade and 29th in higher education. Louisiana ranked 46th in preschool education through twelfth grade and 49 in higher education. Alaska ranked 47th in pre-K to 12th 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 pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and 46th in higher education. Arkansas ranked 40th in preschool education through twelfth grade and 40th in higher education.
Rhode Island ranked 36th between preschool and 12th grade and 48th in higher education. Arizona ranked 44th in preschool education through twelfth grade and 24 in higher education. Oklahoma ranked 43rd in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade and 28th in higher education. Kentucky ranked 32nd in preschool education through twelfth grade and 43rd in higher education.
Michigan ranked 29th in preschool education through twelfth grade and 42nd in higher education. Delaware ranked 39th in preschool education through twelfth grade and The 22nd in higher education. Tennessee ranked 38th in pre-kindergarten through 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 preschool education through twelfth grade and 35th in higher education. Pennsylvania ranked 10th in preschool education through twelfth grade and 50th in higher education. Ohio ranked 18th in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade and 38th in higher education. Georgia ranked 31st in preschool education through twelfth grade and 25th in higher education.
Hawaii ranked 30th in preschool education through twelfth grade and 21st in higher education. Maine ranked sixth between preschool and 17th grade and 34th in higher education. Missouri ranked 21st in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade and 26th in higher education. Montana ranked 20th in preschool education through twelfth grade and 19th in higher education.
North Carolina ranked 28th in preschool education through twelfth grade and 12th in higher education. Indiana ranked 6th in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade and 39th in higher education. Delaware ranked 24th in preschool education through twelfth grade and 16th in higher education. New York ranked 25th in preschool education through twelfth grade and 15th in higher education.
California ranked 37th in preschool education through twelfth grade and fourth in higher education. North Dakota ranked 35th in preschool education through twelfth grade and fifth in higher education. Illinois ranked seventh in pre-K through twelfth grade and 31st in higher education. South Dakota ranked 23rd in preschool education through twelfth grade and tenth in higher education.
Minnesota ranked 12th in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade and 20th in higher education. Wyoming ranked 34th in preschool education through twelfth grade and third in higher education. Kansas ranked 15th in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade and 13th in higher education. Wisconsin ranked 16th in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade and eleventh in higher education.
Maryland ranked 11th in preschool education through twelfth grade and 17th in higher education. Connecticut ranked fifth in preschool education through 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 preschool education through twelfth grade and sixth in higher education.
Iowa ranked 13th in preschool education through twelfth grade and eighth in higher education. Vermont ranked fourth in preschool education through twelfth grade and 41st in higher education. Virginia ranked eighth in preschool through twelfth grade and 14th in higher education. Nebraska ranked ninth between preschool and twelfth grade and seventh in higher education.
New Hampshire ranked third in preschool education through twelfth grade and 37th in higher education. Washington ranked 19th in preschool education through twelfth grade and second in higher education. Florida ranked 27th in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade and first in higher education. New Jersey ranked second in preschool education through twelfth grade and 30th in higher education.
Massachusetts ranked first in preschool education through twelfth grade and 29th in higher education. Massachusetts has the highest-ranked public schools in the United States and is the second most educated state, just behind the District of Columbia. The US News and World Report rankings analyzed how well states are educating 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. Primary and secondary education refers to the educational path that covers from kindergarten to twelfth grade, covering the years of primary and secondary education.
Florida's educational ranking is ranked 42nd overall in the country, as it has one of the lowest quality education systems and its students are one of the least academically successful in the entire country country.
