
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, A new study ranked New Jersey’s public school system No. 2 in the country. WalletHub released 2019’s States with the Best & Worst School Systems .
The study focuses on performance, funding, safety, class size and instructor credentials.
Researchers compared the 50 states plus the District of Columbia. New Jersey ranked No. 2 in highest reading test scores and lowest drop out rate and No. 3 in highest math test scores and lowest pupil to teacher ratio. Delaware ranked No. 12 overall, No. 2 in lowest bullying incidents and tied for 4th in highest median ACT score.
Pennsylvania public schools ranked 27th overall and No. 5 in lowest percentage of threatened or injured high school students. Massachusetts was ranked No. 1 and Connecticut was ranked No. 3 overall.
To see the full list, click here.
So says Wallethub…..
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Always check the methodology:
On a 100 point scale:
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36.35 points – Academics (Math 4th+8th grade only, Reading 4th+8th grade only, AP scores “3” or better, SAT, ACT
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43.65 points – Other non-academic items
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20.00 points – Safety
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