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Elementary schools.
This measure has no better end. The order describes the states, it does not rank them — see the other direction.
NCES's own definition: lowest grade 3 or below and highest grade 8 or below. Pre-kindergarten counts as below kindergarten, which matters because whether a state codes pre-K at all is a reporting convention — Texas does for thousands of schools and California for none.
California has the highest published elementary schools in this comparison, at 5930. The next states shown are Texas (4707) and New York (2570).
The table orders 51 states by elementary schools. It describes one published measure, not an overall judgment about where to live.
Use the result as a starting point, then compare the underlying source, dates, and local county figures before making a decision. NCES's own definition: lowest grade 3 or below and highest grade 8 or below. Pre-kindergarten counts as below kindergarten, which matters because whether a state codes pre-K at all is a reporting convention — Texas does for thousands of schools and California for none.
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<iframe src="https://movermath.com/embed/elementary-schools" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Elementary schools by state"></iframe>Source: NCES via Urban Institute. · How this is built