Fact of the Week
Did you know?
There are several different measures of state educational performance in the U.S. Three of the well known lists rank Delaware as 24th (1), 23rd (2), and 26th (3) in the nation for academic performance.
Interestingly these same rankings place Delaware near the top for school safety. One measure ranks Delaware as the second lowest in the country for bullying (1), another ranks the state as 10th for quality and safety (2), and the third gives Delaware a 9th place for student safety (3).
In conclusion, Delaware ranks right in the middle of the country for educational performance. (But we must remember that the whole country performs poorly in academics. (4) ) But our state scores well in terms of student safety.
(1) https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/education
(2) https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/best-states-for-education
(3) https://scholaroo.com/state-education-rankings/
(4) https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/reading/states/scores/