According to Scholaroo, a scholarship finding service, Massachusetts ranks 5th in the country for education in 2023. In fact, 4 New England states made the top 5!

Boston.com reports that Scholaroo’s scoring is based on “three categories: student success, student safety, and school quality.” More good news. Massachusetts’ education system is #1 in student success. That was compiled using 40 considerations; from test scores to dropout rates and college-going rates. In case you were wondering, New Jersey ranked #1 overall with 86 total points. Mass’ total points were just behind at 83.

• Dropout rate

  Massachusetts has the 3rd lowest dropout rate in the country

  

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• Math Scores

  Massachusetts boasts the 2nd highest math scores in the U.S.

  

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• Dollars Spent per student

  Putting our money where our kids are: When it comes to spending money, Mass ranks 5th in the country for dollars spent per student

  

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• ACT scores

  Where do we rank nationally for ACT scores? According to Scholaroo, Mass has the 2nd highest ACT scores across the states.

  

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• New Hampshire

  New Hampshire’s overall score tied with New Jersey’s at 86. But, the 603 is ranked 3rd in student success, 6th in student safety, and 1st in student quality, falling slightly behind New Jersey(4th , 1st and 5th respectively) New Hampshire also came in 4th for its math scores and ranked fifth for having the lowest number of students per teacher.

  

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• Vermont

  With a total over score of 84, The Green Mountain State ranked 8th in student success, 4th in safty and 5th in quality. High marks for Vermont’s graduation rates – it ranked 2nd in the country. 

  

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• Connecticut

  Connecticut tied Vermont’s overall score of 84, and even ranked 2nd for both student success and student quality. They did fall behind in student safety with a ranking of 25 in the country. Great math scores, however, coming in 3rd, and coming in 2nd for math scores, and money spent per student. 

  

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• Maine and Rhode Island

  The remaining New England States, Maine and Rhode Island, came in 7th overall and 23rd respectively. Maine scored an 80 overall, while RI scored a 73. FYI, Main also had the 3rd highest grad rates and 2nd lowest number of students per teacher.  

  

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• The Full List

  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
  10	Virginia	78	7	24	10
  11	Colorado	78	10	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	10	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	South Carolina	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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