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Lowest middle schools by state

Middle 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 4 or above and highest grade 9 or below.

  1. 1Vermont29
  2. 2Alaska33
  3. 3Delaware40
  4. 4North Dakota41
  5. 5District of Columbia42
  6. 6Hawaii42
  7. 7Rhode Island62
  8. 8Wyoming64
  9. 9Maine93
  10. 10New Hampshire97
  11. 11West Virginia110
  12. 12Nevada116
  13. 13Idaho117
  14. 14Nebraska146
  15. 15Utah149
  16. 16New Mexico167
  17. 17South Dakota170
  18. 18Connecticut188
  19. 19Mississippi196
  20. 20Arizona208
  21. 21Oregon210
  22. 22Kentucky222
  23. 23Louisiana226
  24. 24Maryland226
  25. 25Kansas227
  26. 26Arkansas232
  27. 27Montana234
  28. 28South Carolina252
  29. 29Iowa258
  30. 30Colorado273
  31. 31Alabama274
  32. 32Minnesota307
  33. 33Massachusetts311
  34. 34Virginia339
  35. 35Indiana340
  36. 36Tennessee345
  37. 37Oklahoma372
  38. 38Washington379
  39. 39Wisconsin387
  40. 40Missouri402
  41. 41New Jersey448
  42. 42North Carolina481
  43. 43Georgia495
  44. 44Michigan498
  45. 45Pennsylvania539
  46. 46Florida573
  47. 47Ohio662
  48. 48Illinois719
  49. 49New York790
  50. 50California1369
  51. 51Texas1785
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Source: NCES via Urban Institute. · How this is built