See Where NY Ranks In Just Released Survey Of US School Systems

NEW YORK — New York schools were ranked the very best for digital learning plans, but among the worst for dropout rates, according to a just released report from WalletHub.

New York was ranked number 17 overall among the states with the best school systems in the U.S., according to the new school safety and quality rankings.

With the gaps in test scores between low-poverty and high-poverty elementary schools growing by 15 to 20 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal finance website WalletHub on Monday released its report on 2022's States with the Best & Worst School Systems.

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 included pupil-teacher ratios, dropout rates, standardized test scores, percent of threatened or injured high school students and reported bullying rates.

New York was among the states with the best school systems, coming in at number 17 on the list.

The state with the best school system in the country was Massachusetts. Connecticut came in at number 2, while New Jersey took the number 3 spot.

New Mexico was ranked as the state with the worst school system in the U.S.

New York Schools' Quality & Safety Rankings (1=Best; 25=Avg.):

• 34th – Math Test Scores
• 30th – Reading Test Scores
• 7th – Pupil-Teacher Ratio
• 37th – Median SAT Score
• 6th – Median ACT Score
• 27th – Percent of Licensed/Certified Public K–12 Teachers
• 37th – Dropout Rate
• 36th – Bullying Incidence Rate
• 34th – percentage of Threatened/Injured High School Students
• 1st – Existence of Digital Learning Plan