With student scores in math and reading having dropped significantly across the country last year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2023’s States with the Best & Worst School Systems, with Maryland coming in 8th as a state (this report does not reflect individual county rank, but rather the state as a whole). Neighboring Virginia was ranked 5th (where Maryland was ranked in 2022).
In order to determine the best school systems in America, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 32 key measures of quality and safety. The data set ranges from pupil-teacher ratio and dropout rate to median standardized-test scores. Quality & Safety of Schools in Maryland (1=Best; 25=Avg.):
- 25th – Pupil-Teacher Ratio
- 13th – Median ACT Score
- 26th – Dropout Rate
- 12th – Bullying Incidence Rate
- 11th – % of Threatened/Injured High School Students
- 1st – Existence of Digital Learning Plan
For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-the-best-schools/5335