Finding the best public school is a priority for many families. A good education is important to these families, who may even choose where they purchase or rent housing to ensure their children are in the best public school systems.

There are about 51 million public school students in the United States. While far from perfect, public schools play a vital role in their respective communities. Public schools improve their communities and the welfare of children. Public schools welcome all children, no matter their income level, disability, or previous academic performance. Many schools provide school meals, which helps children from food-insecure families get nutritious food every day. The better the public school, the more likely students will achieve higher educational attainment.

While there is no comprehensive way to measure what public schools are the best in the nation, a few surveys look at data, including high school graduation rates and college readiness, to determine which states have the best schools.

States with the Best Public Schools WalletHub ranked each state's public schools for "Quality" and "Safety" using 33 relevant metrics. Metrics included high school graduation rate among low-income students, math and reading scores, median SAT and ACT scores, pupil-teach ratio, the share of armed students, the number of school shootings between 2000 and June 2020, bullying incidence rate, and more. Based on these metrics, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Jersey have the best public schools in the United States.

This dataset tracks annual distribution of students across grade levels in Newton School District and average distribution per school district in Massachusetts

This dataset tracks annual distribution of students across grade levels in Oxford School District and average distribution per school district in Massachusetts

This dataset tracks annual two or more races student percentage from 2009 to 2023 for Newton School District vs. Massachusetts

This dataset tracks annual overall district rank from 2011 to 2022 for Newton School District

Historical Dataset of Newton School District is provided by PublicSchoolReview and contain statistics on metrics:Comparison of Diversity Score Trends,Total Revenues Trends,Total Expenditure Trends,Average Revenue Per Student Trends,Average Expenditure Per Student Trends,Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Trends,Math Proficiency Trends,Science Proficiency Trends,Graduation Rate Trends,Overall School District Rank Trends,Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1991-2023),Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1991-2023),Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1991-2023),White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1991-2023),Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2009-2023),Comparison of Students By Grade Trends

This dataset tracks annual white student percentage from 1991 to 2023 for Oxford School District vs. Massachusetts

This dataset tracks annual distribution of students across grade levels in Salem School District and average distribution per school district in Massachusetts

This dataset tracks annual black student percentage from 1991 to 2023 for Newton School District vs. Massachusetts

This dataset tracks annual reading and language arts proficiency from 2011 to 2022 for Newton School District vs. Massachusetts

This dataset tracks annual asian student percentage from 1991 to 2023 for Newton School District vs. Massachusetts

This dataset tracks annual hispanic student percentage from 1991 to 2023 for Oxford School District vs. Massachusetts

This dataset tracks annual two or more races student percentage from 2009 to 2023 for Oxford School District vs. Massachusetts

This dataset tracks annual overall district rank from 2011 to 2022 for Oxford School District

This dataset tracks annual asian student percentage from 1992 to 2023 for Oxford School District vs. Massachusetts

This dataset tracks annual diversity score from 1991 to 2023 for Newton School District vs. Massachusetts

This dataset tracks annual distribution of students across grade levels in Lexington School District and average distribution per school district in Massachusetts

This dataset tracks annual distribution of students across grade levels in Hanover School District and average distribution per school district in Massachusetts

This dataset tracks annual black student percentage from 1991 to 2023 for Oxford School District vs. Massachusetts

This dataset tracks annual hispanic student percentage from 1991 to 2023 for Newton School District vs. Massachusetts