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O N A M E R I C A N E D U C A T I O N
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RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Report Card on American Education: K-12 Performance, Progress and Reform is published by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) as part of its mission to promote limited government, free markets and federalism. ALEC is the nation’s largest nonpartisan, voluntary membership organization of state legislators, industry representatives, research analysts and policy think tanks. ALEC is governed by a board of directors of state lawmakers, which is advised by the Private Enterprise Advisory Council representing business leaders and entrepreneurs.
The American Legislative Exchange Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, public policy organization. Contributions are tax deductible.
Report Card on American Education: K-12 Performance, Progress and Reform is published by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) as part of its mission to promote limited government, free markets and federalism. ALEC is the nation’s largest nonpartisan, voluntary membership organization of state legislators, industry representatives, research analysts and policy think tanks. ALEC is governed by a board of directors of state lawmakers, which is advised by the Private Enterprise Advisory Council representing business leaders and entrepreneurs.
The American Legislative Exchange Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, public policy organization. Contributions are tax deductible.
For an online comparison tool, custom report cards and state education
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Dear friends, colleagues and concerned citizens,
Another year of fighting the good fight for greater educational opportunities has come and gone. Now, it is time to see how we did. That means it is time for the annual ALEC Report Card on American Education.
But while it is the 23rd annual report card, it is my first. So, allow me a brief introduction.
Hello. I am Scott Kaufman, the new task force director for Education and Workforce Development.
I come to ALEC after a career in journalism. I got my start at Human Events in Washington, D.C. before returning to my home state of California as a reporter at the Santa Barbara News-Press.
In 2013, I joined the editorial board of the Orange County Register and spent the last year as the opinion editor of the Southern California News Group that includes the Register and 10 other newspapers. In my time at the paper, we routinely editorialized on California’s educational system, charter schools and school choice more broadly.
I look forward to working with you all to continue to highlight opportunities for greater educational choice in this new capacity as task force director.
I would also be remiss if I didn’t thank my predecessor, Inez Feltscher Stepman, who did the lion’s share of work on this year’s report card. None of this would have been possible if not for Inez.
Now, returning to the education front, the past year was lukewarm for school choice and the midterms brought some dispiriting gains by those critical of innovative and parent-empowering choices in several states.
Yes, the defeat of choice candidates and proposals at the hands of those openly hostile to educational reform in places like Wiscon-sin, California and Arizona is disappointing, but no one said reforming an entrenched and adversarial status quo would be easy.
And, the biggest setback this past year was the wasted opportunities. Even in states seemingly ripe for reform with legislative major-ities that understood the positive competitive pressures that free markets provide, only a handful of states implemented meaningful reform to open-up the educational marketplace.
But, as divisiveness and gridlock continue to reign supreme in our nation’s capital, the states are where meaningful change must happen – where it belongs. And, we can do more, we must do more to see that educational reform doesn’t remain a backburner issue.
In fact, educational reform is perhaps the most important of issues. Ensuring that the next generation receives a quality education of their own choosing does not only improve outcomes, reduce criminality, and give students a greater sense of self-worth, as has been shown in study after study, it helps form more well-rounded citizens. And, our very Republic depends on that.
Onward,
Scott Kaufman
Introduction
Education Policy Grades & School Choice Ranking Methodology
Education Policy Grade
The education policy grade on each state’s Report Card is based on six factors: state academic standards, charter schools, home-school regulation burden, private school choice, teacher quali-ty, and digital learning. Because the Education and Workforce Task Force at ALEC focuses the most on private school choice and charter schools, those factors were given double weight in the calculation over overall rank and grade. The weighted grades were converted into a GPA average and an individual rank.
Ties were broken by states’ private school choice grades, fol-lowed by grades in charter schools and finally, grades in digital learning. States with school choice or charter laws that earned Fs still benefited from having them in ties with states that do not have any programs on the books.
Some reports have not been updated in the last year, and some states did not report data in some of the categories. In these cas-es, the previous year’s grade was used.
State Academic Standards
Without rigorous standards, high “proficiency” levels can mean little in terms of academic achievement. A state’s academic stan-dards grade comes from an Education Next report,1 which mea-sured the difference in the percentage of students considered proficient by the state exam and the percentage of students in that state who scored as proficient on NAEP.
Charter Schools
The charter school grade on the Report Card is based on a pub-lication of the Center for Education Reform,2 which grades char-ter school laws across a series of factors. The Charter School Law Ranking and Scorecard takes into account features of a state’s charter law that influence how well charters are able to flourish, such as availability of independent authorizers, lack of growth caps, autonomous operation free from legal or regulatory red tape, and funding equity. The handful of states that have not yet passed a charter school law received Fs on their Report Cards.
Homeschool Regulation Burden
Almost two million students each year are homeschooled in the United States. ALEC supports homeschooling freedom and the right of parents to take direct control of their children’s educa-tions.3 The policy grades in this category correspond to the Home School Legal Defense Association’s analysis of state laws,4 which categorizes the burdens states place on parents who wish to ho-meschool, from relatively-innocuous notice requirements, to high-regulatory environments that may make it difficult for par-ents who choose this form of education for their families.
1. Rigor of State Proficiency Standards, 2017, Education Next, available at https://www.educationnext.org/rigor-state-proficiency-standards-map-2017/.2. Charter School Law Ranking and Scorecard, Center for Education Reform, available at https://edreform.com/national-charter-school-law-rankings-score-
card-2018/.3. Resolution Supporting Homeschooling Freedom, American Legislative Exchange Council, available at https://www.alec.org/model-policy/resolution-support-
ing-homeschooling-freedom/.4. Homeschool Laws in Your State, Home School Legal Defense Association, available at https://www.hslda.org/laws/.
Footnotes:
Teacher Quality and Policies
No one who has felt or seen the power of a good teacher to change a child’s life can doubt the importance of teacher qual-ity to the overall performance of our education system. The Na-tional Council on Teacher Quality analyzes state policies across a number of crucial factors, including teacher preparation, licens-ing, evaluation, compensation structure, professional develop-ment, and dismissal procedures.5
Digital Learning
In 2016, integration of technology into the classroom is wide-spread and necessary, but some states have done a more effi-cient and effective job utilizing new technology than others. The Foundation for Excellence in Education puts out an annual Digital Learning Report Card,6 grading states on factors such as student eligibility and access, personalized learning, and quality choices.
School Choice Ranking Methodology
The school choice ranking was compiled by the American Legisla-tive Exchange Council.
Any ranking purporting to compare the varied types of educa-tional choice programs across the country, from education sav-ings accounts, to vouchers, to tax credit scholarships, must nec-essarily examine the programs from the 10,000-foot level. ALEC has chosen to address three main policy decisions that impact
the success of any choice program: a program’s size and scope, purchasing power in the educational marketplace, and flexibili-ty and freedom. Some states with long-standing school choice programs may be surprised to discover their lower scores, but af-ter more than two decades, it is time for the educational choice movement to set its sights higher, and to aim for broad-based, useful, and successful programs.
Size and Scope
The most important aspect of any educational choice program is, of course, the number of students who are ultimately able to uti-lize it. The most heavily-weighted category of the school choice grade assigned by ALEC includes the number of students as a per-centage of the state’s public school population, percentage of students eligible, and points for the breadth of a program. States lost points for restricting their choice programs to families with limited income, families within a certain geographical region, or families of children with special needs. All families deserve to be empowered to choose the best education for their children.
Purchasing Power
The financial awards parents receive when they participate in ed-ucational choice programs can determine the options they have to choose from. A too-low award may help middle-class families move a child to a private school, but will not provide those op-portunities to a wider group of parents, especially in states that do not allow parents to “top up” tuition payments beyond the award amount. Funding too low to cover tuition costs is among the most-cited complaints from private schools that receive
5. 2017 State Teacher Policy Yearbook: National Summary, National Council on Teacher Quality (December 2017, available at https://www.nctq.org/publica-tions/2017-State-Teacher-Policy-Yearbook.
6. Digital Learning Now Report Card, Foundation for Excellence in Education, available at http://www.digitallearningnow.com/report-card/. Homeschool Laws in Your State, Home School Legal Defense Association, available at https://www.hslda.org/laws/.
Footnotes:
Education Policy Grades & School Choice Ranking Methodology
school choice students. While higher per-pupil spending has not produced better academic performance, a child should not re-ceive lower funding merely because his or her parents chose to opt in to an educational choice program. Awards are measured as a percentage of public school per-pupil spending in the state to take into account differing costs of living and relative public ed-ucation spending levels, as well as appropriately adjusted in pro-grams that exclusively serve special-needs students, for whose education the state pays public schools two, three, or more times the average public expenditure.
Flexibility and Freedom
Regulatory burdens differ from program type to program type; it is difficult to compare regulations on scholarship-granting orga-nizations in Florida’s tax credit program with regulations on Lou-isiana’s vouchers or Arizona’s education savings accounts. How-ever, two factors serve as reasonable proxies: private school participation, which provides a rough measure of private-sector enthusiasm, presumably tied to regulatory barriers to entry, and state testing mandates, which rank among private schools’ top concerns regarding school choice program participation.
Finally, states with ESA programs were given extra points, par-tially to offset the inappropriateness of the school participation metric to evaluate programs that are supposed to move beyond school choice to educational choice, offering parents the ability to completely customize their children’s educations beyond the classroom environment. Research has shown that ESAs general-ly impose the lowest regulatory burden on participating provid-ers, followed by tax credit scholarship programs, with vouchers bringing up the rear.
Notes
States with brand-new educational choice programs that have not begun enrollment yet can expect to see their numbers jump substantially in the ranking as they are able to post student en-rollment and private sector participation numbers. A few states do not report particular data points, and estimates or zero scores were awarded as necessary.
Additional Information
Our Education Report Card rollout this year will focus on the non-academic effects of educational choice. This is not because there are no academic effects; indeed, 19 gold-standard studies have found that school choice improves math and reading test scores, and the Report Card includes a grade for state standards of proficiency as compared to the NAEP exam.
This success, however, is overshadowing what are arguably the more important results of empowering families with education-al freedom: school choice is helping families shape their children into better citizens, and into young adults of whom both they and America can be proud.
A state’s ALEC rank is based on its policies across the six catego-ries we studied. As always, a state’s funding breakdown, gradua-tion rate, and average class size are provided for the reader’s in-formation, but none were factored into a state’s rank or GPA.
Education Policy Grades & School Choice Ranking Methodology
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements
The author would like to thank the following for making this report possible:
First and always, our immense thanks to the Allegheny Foundation and the Gleason Family Foundation, whose generous support makes the Report Card on American Education possible.
The author would like to further thank Lisa B. Nelson, Bartlett Cleland, Bill Meierling, Dan Reynolds, Marie Vulaj and Tom McLaughlin for their skill and hard work in contributing to this report. Additional thanks must go to Inez Feltscher Step-man, who did the lion’s share of work on this year’s Report Card, and who made the Report Card what it is today.
ALEC is grateful to Education Next, Center for Education Reform, the Home School Legal Defense Association, the National Council on Teacher Quality and Excellence in Education for their invaluable work, and for their publications that are the backbone of this Report.
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Per-PupilSpending
$9,258
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
89.3% 17.5
State Academic Standards B-
Charter Schools D
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) B
Private School Choice Programs C-
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
C
Digital Learning D-
1.7C25Alabama
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 216
4th Grade Math 232
8th Grade Reading 258
8th Grade Math 268
$8,797
$9,258
33.9%
11.2%
54.9%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-1
1
-0.5-1 -1
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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20,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 15,00010,0005,000
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
78.2% 17
State Academic Standards B+
Charter Schools F
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) A
Private School Choice Programs F
School Choice Allowed No
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
D-
Digital Learning D+
1.2D+47
Per-PupilSpending
$17,510
Alaska
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 207
4th Grade Math 230
8th Grade Reading 258
8th Grade Math 277
$20,117
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
$17,510
59.7%
25%15.3%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-6
-2-4.25
-6-3
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
2017
2015
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 215
4th Grade Math 234
8th Grade Reading 263
8th Grade Math 282
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
78% 23.3
State Academic Standards B
Charter Schools A
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) B
Private School Choice Programs A
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
D
Digital Learning C+
3.4B+1
Per-PupilSpending
$7,772
Arizona
$7,461
$7,772
46%
15.4%
38.6%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
0
-4
0
-1 -1.25
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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20,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 216
4th Grade Math 234
8th Grade Reading 260
8th Grade Math 274
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
88% 13.8
Per-PupilSpending
$9,900
State Academic Standards A
Charter Schools D
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) B
Private School Choice Programs D-
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
C+
Digital Learning C
1.8C21Arkansas
$9,573
$9,900
38.2%
11.6%
50.2%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-2 -1
1
-1 -0.75
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 215
4th Grade Math 232
8th Grade Reading 263
8th Grade Math 277
Per-PupilSpending
$11,420
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
82.7% 23.3
State Academic Standards B
Charter Schools B
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) B
Private School Choice Programs F
School Choice Allowed No
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
D+
Digital Learning D-
1.8C24California
$11,145
$11,420
33.1%
8.9%
58%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
20
42 2
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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20,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 225
4th Grade Math 241
8th Grade Reading 270
8th Grade Math 286
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
79.1% 17.4
State Academic Standards A
Charter Schools B
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) C
Private School Choice Programs F
School Choice Allowed No
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
D+
Digital Learning D+
1.7C26
Per-PupilSpending
$9,619
Colorado
49.1%
$10,899
$9,619
49%
7.1%
43.8%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
1
-1
20 0.5
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 228
4th Grade Math 239
8th Grade Reading 273
8th Grade Math 284
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
87.9% 12.6
State Academic Standards B
Charter Schools D
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) A
Private School Choice Programs F
School Choice Allowed No
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
C+
Digital Learning F
1.4C-36
Per-PupilSpending
$19,615
$17,759
Connecticut
$19,615
54.4%
3.5%
42.2%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-1 -1 -0.5
0 0
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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20,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 221
4th Grade Math 236
8th Grade Reading 263
8th Grade Math 278
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
86.9% 14.8
State Academic Standards B-
Charter Schools D
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) B
Private School Choice Programs F
School Choice Allowed No
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
B-
Digital Learning D-
1.4C-37
Per-PupilSpending
$14,397
Delaware
$15,858
$14,397
32.6%
56.4%
11%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-3
0
-2 -2-3
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 213
4th Grade Math 231
8th Grade Reading 247
8th Grade Math 266
Per-PupilSpending
$21,134
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
73.2% 12.8
State Academic Standards A
Charter Schools A
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) C
Private School Choice Programs C-
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
D+
Digital Learning N/A
2.7B5District of Columbia
$14,799
$21,134
92.4%
7.6%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
1 0
-1
30.75
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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20,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 228
4th Grade Math 246
8th Grade Reading 267
8th Grade Math 279
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
82.3% 15.1
State Academic Standards A
Charter Schools B
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) C
Private School Choice Programs A
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
B+
Digital Learning A-
3.4B+2
Per-PupilSpending
$9,176
Florida
$9,223
$9,176
42%
11.7%
46.2%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
13 4 4
3
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 220
4th Grade Math 236
8th Grade Reading 266
8th Grade Math 281
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
80.6% 15.4
State Academic Standards B+
Charter Schools C
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) B
Private School Choice Programs B+
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
B-
Digital Learning B
2.8B4
Per-PupilSpending
$9,835
Georgia
$9,291
$9,835
43.4%
11.2%
45.4%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-2
0
42
1
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
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State Funds
Local Funds
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20,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 216
4th Grade Math 238
8th Grade Reading 261
8th Grade Math 277
State Academic Standards B
Charter Schools D
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) C
Private School Choice Programs F
School Choice Allowed No
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
D+
Digital Learning D
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
82.7% 15.4
1.1D+49
Per-PupilSpending
$13,748
$12,014
Hawaii
$13,748
86.1%
11.9%
1.9%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
1 0
4
-2
0.75
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 223
4th Grade Math 240
8th Grade Reading 270
8th Grade Math 284
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
79.7% 18.3
State Academic Standards B+
Charter Schools C
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) A
Private School Choice Programs F
School Choice Allowed No
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
C
Digital Learning C
1.9C17
Per-PupilSpending
$7,178
$8,928
Idaho
$7,178
68.5%
9.8%
21.8%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
1 1 1 0 0.75
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
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State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
20,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 220
4th Grade Math 238
8th Grade Reading 267
8th Grade Math 282
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
87% 15.7
State Academic Standards A
Charter Schools D
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) A
Private School Choice Programs C+
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
C+
Digital Learning D-
1.6C+30
Per-PupilSpending
$14,327
$12,288
Illinois
$14,327
24%
7.9%
68.2%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-2
1 0 0
-0.25
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 226
4th Grade Math 247
8th Grade Reading 272
8th Grade Math 288
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
83.8% 17.5
State Academic Standards C+
Charter Schools A
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) A
Private School Choice Programs B+
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
B-
Digital Learning B-
3.3B+3
Per-PupilSpending
$9,691
$8,034
Indiana
$9,691
59.1%
9.8%
31.1%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-1 -1
4
1 0.75
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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20,00020,000
Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 222
4th Grade Math 243
8th Grade Reading 268
8th Grade Math 286
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
91% 14.2
State Academic Standards D+
Charter Schools F
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) A
Private School Choice Programs C-
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
D+
Digital Learning D
1.3C-41
Per-PupilSpending
$11,148
Iowa
$10,613
$11,148
56.5%
5.6%
37.9%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-2
0 0 0
-0.5
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
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CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
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Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 223
4th Grade Math 241
8th Grade Reading 267
8th Grade Math 285
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
86.5% 13.7
State Academic Standards A
Charter Schools F
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) B
Private School Choice Programs D-
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
D+
Digital Learning B-
1.6C-33
Per-PupilSpending
$10,216
Kansas
$9,822
$10,216
64.7%
8%
27.3%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
20 0 1 0.75
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
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CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
20,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 224
4th Grade Math 239
8th Grade Reading 265
8th Grade Math 278
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
89.7% 16.3
State Academic Standards B-
Charter Schools D
Charter Schools Allowed No
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) B
Private School Choice Programs F
School Choice Allowed No
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
C-
Digital Learning D
1.3C-44
Per-PupilSpending
$9,831
$9,635
Kentucky
$9,831
54.6%
33.8%
11.6%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-4-3
0
-2.5-3
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
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CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 212
4th Grade Math 229
8th Grade Reading 257
8th Grade Math 267
State Academic Standards B-
Charter Schools C
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) C
Private School Choice Programs D+
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
B+
Digital Learning B-
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
78.1% 14.8
2.2C+12
Per-PupilSpending
$11,169
Louisiana
$10,511
$11,169
42.3
45%
12.7%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-4 -5
2
-1 -2
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
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CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
20,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 221
4th Grade Math 240
8th Grade Reading 269
8th Grade Math 284
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
86.9% 12.2
State Academic Standards B+
Charter Schools D
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) C
Private School Choice Programs D
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
D+
Digital Learning C
1.6C-31
Per-PupilSpending
$14,202
Maine
$8,957
$14,202
35.9%
48.2%
15.9%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-3 -2
1
-1 -1.25
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
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CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
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Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 225
4th Grade Math 241
8th Grade Reading 267
8th Grade Math 281
State Academic Standards A
Charter Schools D
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) C
Private School Choice Programs D
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
D+
Digital Learning C
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
87.7% 14.84
1.4C-35
Per-PupilSpending
$14,523
Maryland
$14,249
$14,523
42.8% 50.7%
6.5%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
2 2
-1 -2
0.25
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
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CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
20,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 236
4th Grade Math 249
8th Grade Reading 278
8th Grade Math 297
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
88.3% 13.3
State Academic Standards A
Charter Schools B
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) D
Private School Choice Programs F
School Choice Allowed No
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
B-
Digital Learning D+
1.9C19
Per-PupilSpending
$16,986
$16,678
Massachusetts
$16,986
38.5% 56.8%
4.7%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
1
-2
4
0 0.75
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
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CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
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Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 218
4th Grade Math 236
8th Grade Reading 265
8th Grade Math 280
2.2
State Academic Standards B+
Charter Schools B
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) A
Private School Choice Programs F
School Choice Allowed No
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
C
Digital Learning C
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
80.2% 18.3
C+13
Per-PupilSpending
$11,051
Michigan
$15,175
$11,051
65.9%
27.2%
6.9%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
20 1
21.25
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
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CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
20,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 225
4th Grade Math 249
8th Grade Reading 269
8th Grade Math 294
State Academic Standards B-
Charter Schools A
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) C
Private School Choice Programs F
School Choice Allowed No
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
C-
Digital Learning B+
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
82.7% 15.4
2.2C10
Per-PupilSpending
$12,364
Minnesota
$12,180
$12,364
68.1%
27%
4.9%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
2
-1 -1
0 0
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
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CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
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Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 215
4th Grade Math 235
8th Grade Reading 256
8th Grade Math 271
1.6
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
83% 15.1
State Academic Standards B+
Charter Schools D
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) B
Private School Choice Programs D-
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
C
Digital Learning D-
C-32
Per-PupilSpending
$8,692
$8,779
Mississippi
$8,692
46.9%
33.8%
19.4%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
1 1
4
01.5
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
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CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
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Education Policy Grades
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Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
20,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 223
4th Grade Math 240
8th Grade Reading 266
8th Grade Math 281
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
88.3% 13.5
State Academic Standards C
Charter Schools C
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) A
Private School Choice Programs F
School Choice Allowed No
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
C
Digital Learning D+
1.7C-29
Per-PupilSpending
$10,385
Missouri
$10,755
$10,385
33% 58.5%
8.4%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
0 1
-1
0 0
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
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CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
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Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 222
4th Grade Math 241
8th Grade Reading 267
8th Grade Math 286
State Academic Standards B+
Charter Schools F
Charter Schools Allowed No
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) B
Private School Choice Programs C
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
F
Digital Learning F
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
85.8% 13.9
1.3C-43Montana
Per-PupilSpending
$11,374
$10,859
$11,374
52.6%
33.8%
13.7%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-3
0
-3-1 -1.75
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
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CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
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Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
20,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 224
4th Grade Math 246
8th Grade Reading 269
8th Grade Math 288
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
89.1% 13.5
State Academic Standards C+
Charter Schools F
Charter Schools Allowed No
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) B
Private School Choice Programs F
School Choice Allowed No
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
D
Digital Learning F
0.8D51Nebraska
Per-PupilSpending
$12,379
$10,012
$12,379
36% 57.4%
6.5%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-3
20
20.25
Rank Grade GPA
State Academic Standards A
Charter Schools A
Charter Schools Allowed Yes/No
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) A
Private School Choice Programs A
School Choice Allowed Yes/No
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
A
Digital Learning A
Funding Sources
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Graduation Rate Average Class Size
0.0% 0.0
Education Policy Grades
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Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 215
4th Grade Math 232
8th Grade Reading 260
8th Grade Math 275
2.7B7
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
80.9% 20
State Academic Standards B+
Charter Schools C
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) B
Private School Choice Programs B
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
C-
Digital Learning B+
Nevada
Per-PupilSpending
$8,753
$8,956
$8,753
37% 51.6%
11.4%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
1
-2
1 0 0
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
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CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
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Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
20,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 229
4th Grade Math 245
8th Grade Reading 275
8th Grade Math 293
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
88.9% 12.3
State Academic Standards B+
Charter Schools D
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) C
Private School Choice Programs D-
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
D+
Digital Learning D
1.4C-38New Hampshire
Per-PupilSpending
$15,535
$17,115
$15,535
32.5% 61.9%
5.6%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-3-4
0
-1 -2
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 233
4th Grade Math 248
8th Grade Reading 275
8th Grade Math 292
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
90.5% 12.2
State Academic Standards A
Charter Schools C
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) A
Private School Choice Programs F
School Choice Allowed No
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
B
Digital Learning D-
2.0C15New Jersey
Per-PupilSpending
$19,041
$19,041
$20,925
40.9% 55.3%
3.8%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
43
4
-1
2.5
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
20,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 208
4th Grade Math 230
8th Grade Reading 256
8th Grade Math 269
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
71.1% 15.8
State Academic Standards A
Charter Schools C
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) B
Private School Choice Programs F
School Choice Allowed No
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
C
Digital Learning C
1.9C20New Mexico
Per-PupilSpending
$9,959
$10,633
$9,959
17.7%
67.4%
14.8%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
1
-1
3
-2
0.25
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
40 Report Card on American Education
Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 222
4th Grade Math 236
8th Grade Reading 264
8th Grade Math 282
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
81.8% 13.1
State Academic Standards A
Charter Schools B
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) D
Private School Choice Programs F
School Choice Allowed No
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
B
Digital Learning D-
1.8C22New York
Per-PupilSpending
$22,231
$21,366
$22,231
4.7%
58%37.3%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-1 -1
12
0.25
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
20,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 224
4th Grade Math 241
8th Grade Reading 263
8th Grade Math 282
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
86.6% 15.5
State Academic Standards B+
Charter Schools C
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) C
Private School Choice Programs D+
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
C+
Digital Learning C
2.0C+14North Carolina
Per-PupilSpending
$8,717
$8,620
$8,717
10.4%
31.9%
57.7%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-2-3
2 1
-0.5
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 222
4th Grade Math 244
8th Grade Reading 265
8th Grade Math 288
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
87.2% 11.8
State Academic Standards A
Charter Schools F
Charter Schools Allowed No
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) C
Private School Choice Programs F
School Choice Allowed No
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
D
Digital Learning F
0.9D50North Dakota
Per-PupilSpending
$13,358
$8,518
$13,358
7.7%
50.2%42.1%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-3-1 -2
0
-1.5
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
20,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 225
4th Grade Math 241
8th Grade Reading 268
8th Grade Math 288
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
84.2% 16.7
State Academic Standards C+
Charter Schools C
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) C
Private School Choice Programs D-
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
B-
Digital Learning D
1.7C-27Ohio
Per-PupilSpending
$11,933
$11,530
$11,933
7.5%
48.1%44.3%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
0
-3
2 3
0.5
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
44 Report Card on American Education
Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 217
4th Grade Math 237
8th Grade Reading 261
8th Grade Math 275
State Academic Standards A
Charter Schools C
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) A
Private School Choice Programs C-
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
D+
Digital Learning C+
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
82.6% 16.9
2.4B-8Oklahoma
Per-PupilSpending
$8,091
$7,977
$8,091
11.1%
41%
47.9%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-5-3
-2
0
-2.5
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
20,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 218
4th Grade Math 233
8th Grade Reading 266
8th Grade Math 282
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
76.7% 19.5
State Academic Standards B
Charter Schools D
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) C
Private School Choice Programs F
School Choice Allowed No
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
D-
Digital Learning C
1.2D+46Oregon
Per-PupilSpending
$10,823
$11,127
$10,823
7.3%
41.7%51%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-2
-5
-2 -1 -2.5
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
46 Report Card on American Education
Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 225
4th Grade Math 242
8th Grade Reading 270
8th Grade Math 286
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
86.6% 14.1
State Academic Standards B
Charter Schools C
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) D
Private School Choice Programs C+
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
C
Digital Learning D
2.0C16Pennsylvania
Per-PupilSpending
$15,165
$15,691
$15,165
7.9%
56.9%35.2%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-2 -1
12
0
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
20,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 223
4th Grade Math 238
8th Grade Reading 266
8th Grade Math 277
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
84.1% 13.3
State Academic Standards A
Charter Schools D
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) D
Private School Choice Programs D-
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
B
Digital Learning C
1.7C-28Rhode Island
Per-PupilSpending
$16,082
$19,676
$16,082
8.4%
52.3%39.3%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-2
0 1
-4
-1.25
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
2015
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 213
4th Grade Math 234
8th Grade Reading 260
8th Grade Math 275
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
83.6% 15.2
State Academic Standards B
Charter Schools B
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) C
Private School Choice Programs D-
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
C+
Digital Learning B-
2.2C+11South Carolina
Per-PupilSpending
$10,045
$10,045
$10,005
9%
43.3%
47.7%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-5-3
0
-1 -2.25
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
20,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 222
4th Grade Math 242
8th Grade Reading 267
8th Grade Math 286
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
83.7% 13.9
State Academic Standards B
Charter Schools F
Charter Schools Allowed No
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) C
Private School Choice Programs D
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
F
Digital Learning C
1.1D+48South Dakota
Per-PupilSpending
$9,355
$8,989
$9,355
12.9%
56.8%30.3%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
2 20 1 1.25
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
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CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
50 Report Card on American Education
Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 219
4th Grade Math 237
8th Grade Reading 262
8th Grade Math 279
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
89.8% 15.6
State Academic Standards A
Charter Schools C
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) C
Private School Choice Programs D-
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
B
Digital Learning F
1.8C23Tennessee
Per-PupilSpending
$8,876
$9,105
$8,876
11.8%
39.8%
48.4%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
0
-4-3
1
-1.5
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
20,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 215
4th Grade Math 241
8th Grade Reading 260
8th Grade Math 282
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
89.7% 15.2
State Academic Standards C-
Charter Schools C
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) A
Private School Choice Programs F
School Choice Allowed No
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
B-
Digital Learning B-
1.9C18Texas
Per-PupilSpending
$9,352
$8,962
$9,352
9.4%
51.3%39.4%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-3-1 -2 -2.25
-3
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
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CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
52 Report Card on American Education
Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 225
4th Grade Math 242
8th Grade Reading 269
8th Grade Math 287
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
86% 22.9
State Academic Standards A
Charter Schools C
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) B
Private School Choice Programs D-
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
C
Digital Learning A-
2.3B-9Utah
Per-PupilSpending
$7,006
$7,711
$7,006
11.4%
39.6%
49%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-1 -1
0 1
-0.25
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
20,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 226
4th Grade Math 241
8th Grade Reading 273
8th Grade Math 288
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
89.1% 10.8
State Academic Standards B+
Charter Schools F
Charter Schools Allowed No
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) D
Private School Choice Programs C+
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
D
Digital Learning D-
1.3C-40Vermont
Per-PupilSpending
$19,023
$19,023
$23,149
6.1%
4.7%
89.2%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-4-2 -1 -2 -2.25
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
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CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 228
4th Grade Math 248
8th Grade Reading 268
8th Grade Math 290
State Academic Standards C-
Charter Schools F
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) D
Private School Choice Programs D-
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
C+
Digital Learning B
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
86.9% 14.1
1.3C-42Virginia
Per-PupilSpending
$11,435
$10,980
$11,435
7.7%
55.6%36.7%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-1
1 12
-0.75
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
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CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
20,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 223
4th Grade Math 242
8th Grade Reading 272
8th Grade Math 289
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
79.4% 18.7
State Academic Standards B
Charter Schools D
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) D
Private School Choice Programs F
School Choice Allowed No
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
C-
Digital Learning B-
1.4C-34Washington
Per-PupilSpending
$11,484
$10,055
$11,484
6.7%
29.7%
63.5%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-3 -3
5
20.25
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 217
4th Grade Math 236
8th Grade Reading 259
8th Grade Math 273
State Academic Standards B
Charter Schools F
Charter Schools Allowed No
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) D
Private School Choice Programs F
School Choice Allowed No
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
C+
Digital Learning B-
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
89.4% 14.2
1.3C-45West Virginia
Per-PupilSpending
$11,424
$12,859
$11,424
16.9%25%
58%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
1 1
-1
20.75
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
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Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
20,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 220
4th Grade Math 240
8th Grade Reading 269
8th Grade Math 288
State Academic Standards A
Charter Schools C
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) B
Private School Choice Programs A
School Choice Allowed Yes
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
D+
Digital Learning D
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
88.6% 14.7
2.7B6Wisconsin
Per-PupilSpending
$11,664
$11,424
$11,664
6.4%
47.5%46.1%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-3 -3-1 -1 -2
Rank Grade GPA
Funding Sources
REPORT CARD ON AMERICAN EDUCATION RANKING STATE K-12 PERFORMANCE, PROGRESS AND REFORM
Supplemental Information(The following is provided solely for informative reasons. It does not influence the above grade or ranking.)
CHANGE IN NAEP SCORES 2015 TO 2017
2017 NAEP RESULTS
Education Policy Grades
ALEC grades are an assessment of state education policy across six factors. Some factors are more heavily weighted than others. More information about how ALEC grades are calculated can be found in the methodology.
Federal Funds
State Funds
Local Funds
58 Report Card on American Education
Per-PupilSpending
$0,000
2015
2017
PER-PUPIL SPENDING
$0 20,000 15,00010,0005,000
School Years / Subjects: Score
4th Grade Reading 227
4th Grade Math 248
8th Grade Reading 269
8th Grade Math 289
Graduation Rate Average Class Size
86.2% 12.6
State Academic Standards B
Charter Schools D
Charter Schools Allowed Yes
Homeschool Regulation Burden (A=None, B=Low, C=Moderate, D=High) B
Private School Choice Programs F
School Choice Allowed No
Teacher Quality and Policies: Overall Grade
D
Digital Learning C-
1.3C-39Wyoming
Per-PupilSpending
$16,431
$16,127
$16,431
6.1%
34.8%
59%
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
4th Grade Reading
4th Grade Math
8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
AVERAGE SCORE
-1
1 02
0.5