Quality Counts 2016: State Report Cards Map
Quality Counts 2016: State Report Cards Map
Select a state in the map or sorted list to view details and data.
The Quality Counts 2016 report, published as the Jan. 7 issue of Education Week and online, included errors in the school finance analysis. This page has been revised to correct grades, scores, and rankings in summative results and school finance. Details are available at .
Overall Grades & Scores (2016)
Chance for Success (2016)
K-12 Achievement (2016)
School Finance (2016)
Alabama
D+ (68.1)
Chance for Success: C- (70.4)
Early foundations: B- (79.5)
School years: D (63.6)
Adult outcomes: C- (71.7)
K-12 Achievement: D (64.6)
Status: F (45.1)
Change: C- (70.2)
Equity: B+ (88.9)
School Finance: D+ (69.4)
Equity: B+ (88.4)
Spending: F (50.5)
Alaska
C (75.1)
Chance for Success: C+ (76.7)
Early foundations: B (86.3)
School years: D+ (67.7)
Adult outcomes: B- (81.8)
K-12 Achievement: D (65.6)
Status: F (58.1)
Change: D (64.5)
Equity: B- (80.7)
School Finance: B (83.2)
Equity: C (74.3)
Spending: A- (92.1)
Arizona
D+ (68.5)
Chance for Success: C (72.8)
Early foundations: C+ (77.5)
School years: D+ (69.3)
Adult outcomes: C (73.7)
K-12 Achievement: C- (70.7)
Status: D- (60.0)
Change: C (74.2)
Equity: B (83.4)
School Finance: D- (61.8)
Equity: B (84.1)
Spending: F (39.6)
Arkansas
C- (69.8)
Chance for Success: C- (70.8)
Early foundations: C (76.1)
School years: D+ (68.7)
Adult outcomes: D+ (68.1)
K-12 Achievement: D (66.0)
Status: F (53.4)
Change: D+ (66.9)
Equity: B (86.4)
School Finance: C- (72.5)
Equity: B+ (87.5)
Spending: F (57.4)
California
C- (69.8)
Chance for Success: C (73.6)
Early foundations: C (73.9)
School years: C- (72.3)
Adult outcomes: C (75.7)
K-12 Achievement: D+ (69.3)
Status: F (58.9)
Change: C (73.5)
Equity: B- (80.0)
School Finance: D (66.4)
Equity: B (86.0)
Spending: F (46.8)
Colorado
C (74.5)
Chance for Success: B (83.2)
Early foundations: A- (89.7)
School years: C+ (78.0)
Adult outcomes: B (84.8)
K-12 Achievement: C- (71.8)
Status: C (74.1)
Change: D (66.2)
Equity: C+ (77.7)
School Finance: D+ (68.6)
Equity: B (86.4)
Spending: F (50.7)
Connecticut
B- (82.5)
Chance for Success: B+ (87.4)
Early foundations: A- (91.9)
School years: B (85.3)
Adult outcomes: B (85.6)
K-12 Achievement: C (73.3)
Status: C+ (78.1)
Change: D (66.4)
Equity: C+ (76.8)
School Finance: B+ (86.7)
Equity: B (84.3)
Spending: B+ (89.1)
Delaware
C+ (76.8)
Chance for Success: C+ (79.3)
Early foundations: B (86.4)
School years: C (73.8)
Adult outcomes: B- (80.6)
K-12 Achievement: D+ (67.9)
Status: D- (61.7)
Change: D- (62.5)
Equity: B+ (88.2)
School Finance: B (83.1)
Equity: B (84.6)
Spending: B- (81.6)
District of Columbia
C (72.9)
Chance for Success: B (82.8)
Early foundations: B- (80.1)
School years: C (76.5)
Adult outcomes: A (99.1)
K-12 Achievement: D (63.1)
Status: F (47.1)
Change: B (86.5)
Equity: F (50.0)
School Finance: NA (NA)
Equity: NA (NA)
Spending: A- (91.6)
Florida
C- (72.4)
Chance for Success: C (75.1)
Early foundations: B- (79.5)
School years: C (73.5)
Adult outcomes: C- (72.3)
K-12 Achievement: C (73.9)
Status: D (64.4)
Change: C (73.4)
Equity: A- (91.4)
School Finance: D+ (68.3)
Equity: A- (91.9)
Spending: F (44.7)
Georgia
C- (71.9)
Chance for Success: C (74.6)
Early foundations: B- (79.8)
School years: C- (71.1)
Adult outcomes: C (74.7)
K-12 Achievement: C- (71.2)
Status: D- (61.7)
Change: C (74.2)
Equity: B- (82.4)
School Finance: C- (70.0)
Equity: B (85.8)
Spending: F (54.2)
Hawaii
C (74.0)
Chance for Success: C+ (78.9)
Early foundations: B+ (88.1)
School years: C- (71.1)
Adult outcomes: B- (82.3)
K-12 Achievement: D+ (69.0)
Status: F (55.1)
Change: C (73.8)
Equity: B (85.2)
School Finance: NA (NA)
Equity: NA (NA)
Spending: C+ (79.1)
Idaho
D+ (67.9)
Chance for Success: C (75.5)
Early foundations: B (86.4)
School years: C- (70.4)
Adult outcomes: C- (71.0)
K-12 Achievement: D+ (69.2)
Status: D (63.2)
Change: D (65.2)
Equity: B+ (86.7)
School Finance: F (59.0)
Equity: C (76.3)
Spending: F (41.7)
Illinois
C+ (76.6)
Chance for Success: B- (80.5)
Early foundations: B (85.2)
School years: C+ (77.5)
Adult outcomes: B- (80.2)
K-12 Achievement: C- (71.2)
Status: D+ (67.1)
Change: D (66.3)
Equity: B+ (87.1)
School Finance: C+ (78.2)
Equity: B- (80.4)
Spending: C (76.1)
Indiana
C (74.9)
Chance for Success: C+ (77.5)
Early foundations: B (84.0)
School years: C (75.2)
Adult outcomes: C (73.5)
K-12 Achievement: C (75.3)
Status: C- (71.9)
Change: C- (71.1)
Equity: B+ (88.4)
School Finance: C- (72.0)
Equity: B+ (88.0)
Spending: F (56.0)
Iowa
C (76.2)
Chance for Success: B (84.6)
Early foundations: A (93.2)
School years: B- (79.8)
Adult outcomes: B (82.6)
K-12 Achievement: C- (70.3)
Status: D+ (69.1)
Change: D (63.8)
Equity: B (83.6)
School Finance: C (73.7)
Equity: B+ (88.6)
Spending: F (58.7)
Kansas
C (73.8)
Chance for Success: B- (80.7)
Early foundations: B+ (88.5)
School years: C (75.8)
Adult outcomes: B- (79.9)
K-12 Achievement: D (66.0)
Status: D (63.4)
Change: D- (60.1)
Equity: B- (81.0)
School Finance: C (74.7)
Equity: B+ (88.1)
Spending: D- (61.2)
Kentucky
C (73.3)
Chance for Success: C (75.4)
Early foundations: B- (81.5)
School years: C (73.5)
Adult outcomes: C- (71.1)
K-12 Achievement: C- (72.3)
Status: D (65.1)
Change: C- (71.2)
Equity: B+ (86.6)
School Finance: C- (72.1)
Equity: B+ (88.6)
Spending: F (55.6)
Louisiana
D+ (68.7)
Chance for Success: C- (70.3)
Early foundations: C+ (77.7)
School years: D (64.9)
Adult outcomes: C- (71.2)
K-12 Achievement: D (62.8)
Status: F (43.4)
Change: D (65.9)
Equity: A- (91.3)
School Finance: C (72.9)
Equity: B (83.5)
Spending: D- (62.3)
Maine
C+ (78.5)
Chance for Success: B- (79.5)
Early foundations: B+ (88.0)
School years: C (75.7)
Adult outcomes: C (75.8)
K-12 Achievement: C- (72.4)
Status: C- (69.9)
Change: D (66.5)
Equity: B+ (87.0)
School Finance: B (83.5)
Equity: B (83.4)
Spending: B (83.7)
Maryland
B (82.7)
Chance for Success: B (84.7)
Early foundations: A (93.8)
School years: C+ (77.4)
Adult outcomes: B+ (87.2)
K-12 Achievement: C+ (76.8)
Status: C+ (77.5)
Change: C (74.3)
Equity: B- (80.0)
School Finance: B+ (86.6)
Equity: B+ (88.3)
Spending: B (84.9)
Massachusetts
B+ (86.8)
Chance for Success: A- (92.3)
Early foundations: A (94.2)
School years: A (92.6)
Adult outcomes: B+ (89.1)
K-12 Achievement: B (85.2)
Status: A (94.8)
Change: C+ (77.9)
Equity: B- (81.1)
School Finance: B (83.0)
Equity: B- (82.0)
Spending: B (84.0)
Michigan
C- (71.7)
Chance for Success: C (76.1)
Early foundations: B (85.7)
School years: C- (70.4)
Adult outcomes: C (74.9)
K-12 Achievement: D (65.6)
Status: F (58.1)
Change: D- (60.6)
Equity: B+ (87.1)
School Finance: C (73.4)
Equity: B (85.3)
Spending: D- (61.4)
Minnesota
B- (79.6)
Chance for Success: B+ (87.4)
Early foundations: A (95.5)
School years: B (82.8)
Adult outcomes: B (85.8)
K-12 Achievement: C (75.9)
Status: B (82.6)
Change: D+ (68.4)
Equity: C+ (77.2)
School Finance: C (75.5)
Equity: B+ (86.6)
Spending: D (64.3)
Mississippi
D (65.6)
Chance for Success: C- (69.8)
Early foundations: C+ (76.6)
School years: D (66.4)
Adult outcomes: D+ (67.5)
K-12 Achievement: D- (60.0)
Status: F (41.7)
Change: D (65.8)
Equity: B- (82.0)
School Finance: D+ (67.1)
Equity: B (86.0)
Spending: F (48.3)
Missouri
C- (72.2)
Chance for Success: C+ (78.7)
Early foundations: B+ (87.6)
School years: C (74.5)
Adult outcomes: C (75.2)
K-12 Achievement: D+ (67.6)
Status: D (63.0)
Change: D (63.0)
Equity: B (83.5)
School Finance: C- (70.5)
Equity: B (86.1)
Spending: F (54.8)
Montana
C (72.8)
Chance for Success: C+ (77.2)
Early foundations: B (85.6)
School years: C (74.1)
Adult outcomes: C- (72.1)
K-12 Achievement: C- (70.5)
Status: D+ (67.4)
Change: D (62.6)
Equity: A- (89.8)
School Finance: C- (70.7)
Equity: C+ (77.5)
Spending: D (63.9)
Nebraska
C+ (76.5)
Chance for Success: B (84.1)
Early foundations: A (92.5)
School years: B- (79.6)
Adult outcomes: B- (82.0)
K-12 Achievement: C- (71.6)
Status: C- (69.6)
Change: D+ (68.2)
Equity: B- (81.1)
School Finance: C (73.8)
Equity: B- (80.9)
Spending: D+ (66.8)
Nevada
D (65.2)
Chance for Success: D (66.5)
Early foundations: C (72.7)
School years: D- (61.1)
Adult outcomes: D+ (68.9)
K-12 Achievement: D (66.2)
Status: F (51.3)
Change: D+ (67.9)
Equity: B+ (89.4)
School Finance: D (62.8)
Equity: B (84.9)
Spending: F (46.2)
New Hampshire
B- (82.3)
Chance for Success: B+ (89.1)
Early foundations: A (96.8)
School years: B (85.7)
Adult outcomes: B (85.4)
K-12 Achievement: C+ (79.4)
Status: B- (82.3)
Change: C- (72.1)
Equity: B+ (87.1)
School Finance: C+ (78.4)
Equity: C (74.6)
Spending: B- (82.3)
New Jersey
B (85.1)
Chance for Success: B+ (88.1)
Early foundations: A- (90.3)
School years: B+ (88.0)
Adult outcomes: B (85.4)
K-12 Achievement: B- (81.0)
Status: B (86.3)
Change: C (76.2)
Equity: B- (80.4)
School Finance: B (86.2)
Equity: C+ (78.8)
Spending: A (93.6)
New Mexico
D (65.8)
Chance for Success: D+ (66.9)
Early foundations: C- (72.0)
School years: D- (61.7)
Adult outcomes: C- (70.5)
K-12 Achievement: D- (61.8)
Status: F (42.5)
Change: D (66.0)
Equity: B+ (88.4)
School Finance: D+ (68.7)
Equity: B (84.9)
Spending: F (52.4)
New York
B- (79.8)
Chance for Success: B- (80.8)
Early foundations: B (82.8)
School years: C+ (78.4)
Adult outcomes: B (82.9)
K-12 Achievement: C- (70.6)
Status: D (65.8)
Change: D (63.0)
Equity: A- (92.2)
School Finance: B+ (88.1)
Equity: B (83.3)
Spending: A (93.0)
North Carolina
C- (70.6)
Chance for Success: C+ (76.5)
Early foundations: B- (81.1)
School years: C (74.6)
Adult outcomes: C (74.5)
K-12 Achievement: D+ (69.0)
Status: D+ (68.0)
Change: D (63.5)
Equity: B- (80.4)
School Finance: D (66.2)
Equity: B+ (88.7)
Spending: F (43.7)
North Dakota
C+ (77.1)
Chance for Success: B (85.3)
Early foundations: A (96.8)
School years: C+ (78.5)
Adult outcomes: B (83.8)
K-12 Achievement: D+ (68.1)
Status: D (66.0)
Change: D- (60.8)
Equity: B (84.4)
School Finance: C+ (77.9)
Equity: B (85.9)
Spending: C- (69.9)
Ohio
C (74.7)
Chance for Success: C+ (78.9)
Early foundations: B (85.5)
School years: C (76.0)
Adult outcomes: C (75.9)
K-12 Achievement: C- (70.7)
Status: C- (69.8)
Change: D (65.9)
Equity: B- (80.9)
School Finance: C (74.6)
Equity: B (83.2)
Spending: D (66.0)
Oklahoma
D+ (68.2)
Chance for Success: C (72.6)
Early foundations: B- (80.2)
School years: D+ (67.1)
Adult outcomes: C (73.5)
K-12 Achievement: D (66.1)
Status: F (52.8)
Change: D (64.8)
Equity: A- (91.6)
School Finance: D (66.0)
Equity: B+ (87.7)
Spending: F (44.2)
Oregon
C- (70.2)
Chance for Success: C (75.2)
Early foundations: B- (82.1)
School years: C- (71.8)
Adult outcomes: C (72.7)
K-12 Achievement: D (66.4)
Status: D- (62.2)
Change: D (63.5)
Equity: C+ (79.0)
School Finance: D+ (69.1)
Equity: B+ (87.7)
Spending: F (50.5)
Pennsylvania
B- (80.5)
Chance for Success: B- (82.1)
Early foundations: B+ (87.9)
School years: B- (79.9)
Adult outcomes: C+ (78.7)
K-12 Achievement: C (74.6)
Status: C (73.3)
Change: C- (71.7)
Equity: B- (81.8)
School Finance: B (84.9)
Equity: B (84.7)
Spending: B (85.1)
Rhode Island
C+ (78.9)
Chance for Success: B- (79.8)
Early foundations: B (83.7)
School years: C+ (78.1)
Adult outcomes: C+ (78.2)
K-12 Achievement: C- (71.0)
Status: D (63.1)
Change: C- (70.7)
Equity: B (85.3)
School Finance: B (85.8)
Equity: B (85.5)
Spending: B (86.1)
South Carolina
C- (69.6)
Chance for Success: C (73.4)
Early foundations: B- (79.8)
School years: D+ (69.5)
Adult outcomes: C- (72.4)
K-12 Achievement: D (64.4)
Status: F (56.6)
Change: D (63.6)
Equity: B- (79.6)
School Finance: C- (70.9)
Equity: B (83.6)
Spending: F (58.3)
South Dakota
C- (70.3)
Chance for Success: B- (79.7)
Early foundations: A (93.1)
School years: C- (70.6)
Adult outcomes: B- (80.1)
K-12 Achievement: D (65.2)
Status: D- (62.5)
Change: F (57.6)
Equity: B (83.1)
School Finance: D (66.1)
Equity: B (84.0)
Spending: F (48.2)
Tennessee
C- (70.9)
Chance for Success: C (73.5)
Early foundations: B- (79.9)
School years: C- (70.4)
Adult outcomes: C- (71.2)
K-12 Achievement: C- (72.0)
Status: D- (60.4)
Change: C+ (77.3)
Equity: B (83.3)
School Finance: D+ (67.3)
Equity: A- (89.9)
Spending: F (44.6)
Texas
C- (69.7)
Chance for Success: C (73.3)
Early foundations: C (74.8)
School years: C- (71.1)
Adult outcomes: C (75.9)
K-12 Achievement: C- (70.9)
Status: D (64.3)
Change: D+ (69.3)
Equity: B (85.4)
School Finance: D (64.8)
Equity: B (83.0)
Spending: F (46.5)
Utah
C- (72.2)
Chance for Success: B- (81.6)
Early foundations: A (93.1)
School years: C (76.0)
Adult outcomes: C+ (77.4)
K-12 Achievement: C (73.2)
Status: C- (71.0)
Change: D+ (67.6)
Equity: B+ (86.7)
School Finance: D- (61.9)
Equity: B (84.8)
Spending: F (38.9)
Vermont
B (83.8)
Chance for Success: B+ (86.8)
Early foundations: A (93.9)
School years: B (85.2)
Adult outcomes: B- (80.6)
K-12 Achievement: C+ (78.8)
Status: B- (81.5)
Change: C- (70.4)
Equity: B+ (88.6)
School Finance: B (85.7)
Equity: C (75.9)
Spending: A (95.5)
Virginia
C+ (79.2)
Chance for Success: B (85.0)
Early foundations: A- (91.9)
School years: B- (80.2)
Adult outcomes: B (85.5)
K-12 Achievement: C (75.8)
Status: B- (79.8)
Change: C- (70.5)
Equity: C+ (77.9)
School Finance: C+ (76.8)
Equity: B (84.7)
Spending: D+ (68.8)
Washington
C (74.9)
Chance for Success: B- (80.4)
Early foundations: B (86.3)
School years: C (75.8)
Adult outcomes: B- (81.8)
K-12 Achievement: C (73.2)
Status: C (74.7)
Change: C- (70.9)
Equity: C (74.6)
School Finance: C- (71.1)
Equity: B+ (88.8)
Spending: F (53.4)
West Virginia
C- (71.8)
Chance for Success: C- (70.7)
Early foundations: B- (80.8)
School years: D (64.9)
Adult outcomes: D+ (68.7)
K-12 Achievement: D (62.8)
Status: F (49.5)
Change: D- (60.1)
Equity: A- (91.0)
School Finance: B- (81.9)
Equity: A- (92.3)
Spending: C- (71.4)
Wisconsin
C+ (79.4)
Chance for Success: B (83.3)
Early foundations: A- (90.8)
School years: B- (80.4)
Adult outcomes: C+ (79.3)
K-12 Achievement: C (74.6)
Status: C+ (76.7)
Change: C- (69.9)
Equity: C+ (79.2)
School Finance: B- (80.3)
Equity: A- (89.5)
Spending: C- (71.1)
Wyoming
B- (80.2)
Chance for Success: B- (81.8)
Early foundations: A (93.4)
School years: C (76.0)
Adult outcomes: C+ (77.8)
K-12 Achievement: C- (71.2)
Status: D (66.4)
Change: D (65.3)
Equity: A- (89.7)
School Finance: B+ (87.7)
Equity: B (84.4)
Spending: A- (91.0)
U.S.
C (74.4)
Chance for Success: C+ (77.8)
Early foundations: B (82.6)
School years: C (74.7)
Adult outcomes: C+ (77.5)
K-12 Achievement: C- (71.0)
Status: D (65.8)
Change: D+ (69.1)
Equity: B (83.5)
School Finance: C (74.4)
Equity: B (84.8)
Spending: D (63.9)
*The District of Columbia and Hawaii are single-district jurisdictions. As a result, it is not possible to calculate measures of financial equity, which capture the distribution of funding across districts within a state. The District of Columbia and Hawaii do not receive grades for school finance.
When sorted by score, states are ordered based on unrounded values; in the case of exact ties, states are listed in alphabetical order.