Massachusetts Schools Are The Best, And It Isn't Close: Study

One new study is confirming what we hear parents and legislators say all the time: While not perfect, Massachusetts has the very best school systems in America. Personal finance website WalletHub used 21 metrics to measure quality and safety, both of which the Bay State finished first in, meaning a first-place overall ranking by a wide margin.

The highest math test scores? Massachusetts. Reading test scores? Massachusetts. We are also tied in first with Connecticut for the highest median ACT scores. The median SAT scores slumped to 24th but not enough to ding the overall mark.

The study also determined Massachusetts maintains the lowest percentage of high school students who are threatened and/or injured. The state is sixth in bullying incidence rates.

More local school rankings: Wondering what the high schools in Massachusetts are? We've got the U.S. News & World Report rankings right here. What about best public high schools? You can see that right here. And for last year's list of the best private schools around, you can click here.

Massachusetts finished with a total quality/safety score of 78.16. Second-place New Jersey had a 66.92, and third-place New Hampshire and Wisconsin had scores of 64.25.

You can see more details of the WalletHub study, including the methodology, here.