School Climate
Conducive to Learning
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?
indicates state did not participate in national assessment, survey, or data collection,
and grade could not be calculated due to lack of data.
* California did not receive a grade because the state has
drastically reduced class sizes, but the data do not yet reflect it. |
STATE |
GRADES
|
CLASS SIZE
35% OF GRADE |
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|
% 4th graders in classes of 25 or fewer students (1996) |
% 8th graders in math classes of 25 or fewer students (1996) |
North Dakota |
83 |
B |
82 |
72 |
Connecticut |
83 |
B |
89 |
74 |
Maine |
82 |
B- |
96 |
88 |
Nebraska |
82 |
B- |
92 |
69 |
Vermont |
81 |
B- |
97 |
88 |
Wisconsin |
79 |
C+ |
78 |
54 |
Iowa |
79 |
C+ |
79 |
67 |
Massachusetts |
76 |
C |
77 |
62 |
Rhode Island |
76 |
C |
82 |
79 |
Texas |
76 |
C |
97 |
65 |
Wyoming |
74 |
C |
89 |
74 |
Minnesota |
72 |
C- |
45 |
40 |
Arkansas |
72 |
C- |
71 |
77 |
Missouri |
71 |
C- |
77 |
57 |
Montana |
71 |
C- |
71 |
60 |
Alaska |
70 |
C- |
64 |
53 |
Colorado |
70 |
C- |
61 |
36 |
Indiana |
69 |
D+ |
67 |
57 |
West Virginia |
69 |
D+ |
82 |
65 |
Virginia |
68 |
D+ |
68 |
55 |
New Mexico |
67 |
D+ |
83 |
53 |
South Carolina |
66 |
D |
72 |
63 |
Michigan |
65 |
D |
43 |
41 |
Alabama |
65 |
D |
74 |
57 |
Mississippi |
65 |
D |
71 |
71 |
Arizona |
64 |
D |
45 |
35 |
Georgia |
64 |
D |
66 |
45 |
North Carolina |
64 |
D |
59 |
52 |
Tennessee |
64 |
D |
65 |
45 |
Oregon |
64 |
D |
43 |
45 |
New York |
63 |
D |
55 |
48 |
Louisiana |
62 |
D- |
50 |
49 |
Delaware |
62 |
D- |
50 |
34 |
Kentucky |
62 |
D- |
73 |
44 |
Utah |
60 |
D- |
34 |
21 |
Washington |
60 |
D- |
46 |
31 |
Florida |
57 |
F |
46 |
24 |
Hawaii |
52 |
F |
37 |
52 |
Maryland |
52 |
F |
34 |
33 |
California |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Idaho |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Illinois |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Kansas |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Nevada |
? |
? |
17 |
? |
New Hampshire |
? |
? |
? |
? |
New Jersey |
? |
? |
77 |
? |
Ohio |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Oklahoma |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Pennsylvania |
? |
? |
52 |
? |
South Dakota |
? |
? |
? |
? |
U.S. |
|
|
60 |
50 |
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