New Jersey and Massachusetts earn the nation鈥檚 highest overall marks on the 鈥淨uality Counts 2019鈥 report card, with grades of B-plus. New Mexico gets the nation鈥檚 lowest grade, a D. In all, 32 states receive grades between C-plus and C-minus.
For a description of what these education indicators mean, view the grading scale and methodology.
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