WalletHub Study : New Jersey Has the 3rd Best School System in America

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, with more than half of educators reporting significant learning loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2021’s States with the Best & Worst School Systems, as well as accompanying videos and expert commentary.

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 New Jersey (1=Best; 25=Avg.):

3^rd – Math Test Scores

2^nd – Reading Test Scores

2^nd – Pupil-Teacher Ratio

27^th – Median SAT Score

8^th – Median ACT Score

4^th – Dropout Rate

12^th – Bullying Incidence Rate

24^th – % of Threatened/Injured High School Students

1^st – Existence of Digital Learning Plan

For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-the-best-schools/5335