Best-performing public school students by state
The U.S. scored 220 in reading and 239 in math, for an average score of 229.5. Keep clicking to find out how each state fared.
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No. 30: Washington, D.C.
The skyline of Washington, D.C., including the U.S. Capitol building, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial and National Mall, is seen from the air.
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No. 29: Louisiana
The French Quarter in New Orleans is seen in the foreground with the city skyline behind it on August 25, 2006.
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No. 28: Mississippi
The Mississippi Governor's Mansion in Jackson, Miss. is pictured here.
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No. 28: New Mexico
The International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, N.M. is seen here.
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No. 27: Arizona
Here, a shot of the Grand Canyon West on Hualapai Indian reservation in Arizona.
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No. 26: California
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is seen here.
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No. 25: Alabama
Here, the Alabama State Capitol building in Montgomery is seen.
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No. 24: Nevada
Here, the Hoover Dam in Boulder City, Nev.
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No. 23: Hawaii
Here, the Aloha Tower, in Honolulu.
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No. 22: West Virginia
West Virginia state capitol building is seen here, at night.
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No. 22 Alaska
Here, light is seen from the Aurora Borealis filling the Big Dipper constellation in the early hours of Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, above trees near Nikiski, Alaska.
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No. 21: Tennessee
Here, the Nashville, Tenn., skyline.
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No. 20: South Carolina
Here, the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia, S.C.
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No. 19: Michigan
Here, a view of downtown Detroit.
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No. 19: Arkansas
The exterior of Little Rock Central High School building in Little Rock, Ark. is seen here.
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No. 19: Georgia
The skyline in Atlanta is pictured here.
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No. 19: Oklahoma
Here, the Oklahoma City National Memorial in Oklahoma city, Okla.
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No. 18: Oregon
Here, Mount Hood is seen during a sunset in Portland, Ore.
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No. 17: llinois
Here, the building formerly known as the Sears Tower, now called the Willis Tower, in Chicago.
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No. 16: Utah
Here, the sun is seen setting behind Mormon Temple in Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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No. 16: Texas
Here, the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.
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No. 15: Rhode Island
Here, the Beavertail lighthouse at Beavertail State Park in Narragansett Bay, Jamestown, Rhode Island.
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No. 15: Idaho
The Idaho statehouse dome in Boise, Idaho. is seen here.
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No. 15: Nebraska
Here, the Omaha, Neb., skyline at dusk.
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No. 14: Washington State
Here, ash and steam are seen spewing from the Mount Saint Helens volcano at Mount Saint Helens National Monument in Washington.
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No. 14: North Carolina
Here, A view of Raleigh, N.C.
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No. 13: Wisconsin
Here, the Madison, Wis., skyline at dusk featuring State Capitol dome.
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No. 13: Iowa
Here, corn fields surrounding the Golden Grain Energy ethanol plant, in Mason City, Iowa.
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No. 13: South Dakota
Here, the Badlands of South Dakota.
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No. 12: Wyoming
Here, the 'Crested Pool' hot spring at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming on June 2, 2011.
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No. 12: Missouri
The Gateway Arch in St. Louis is pictured here.
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No. 12: New York
Here, the Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan skyline as seen from Brooklyn, New York.
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No. 12: Kentucky
Here, Kentucky Derby entrant Bandini, with rider Freddy Buscail, and trainer Todd Pletcher (l) are seen looking out toward the track before a morning workout at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky.
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No. 11: Delaware
Here, a map of Delaware.
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No. 11: Indiana
Here, a float during the parade for the 100th Anniversary of the Indianapolis 500 on May 28, 2011, on the city's streets.
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No. 10: Pennsylvania
Here, City Hall in Philadelphia.
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No. 10: Maine
Here, a boat is seen resting on shore of west branch of the Penobscot River, near Millinocket, Maine.
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No. 10: Florida
Here, Cinderella's Castle at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
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No. 9: Kansas
Here, the Kansas State Capitol building in Topeka, Kan.
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No. 9: Montana
Here, a break in the trees defining the border between Canada and the U.S., near Polebridge, Mont.
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No. 9: Ohio
The Ohio State capitol building in Columbus is seen here.
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No. 9: Colorado
Here, a view of the city of Boulder, Colo.
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No. 8: Maryland
Here, a view of the Domino Sugar Plant sign in Inner Harbor in Baltimore.
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No. 8: Virginia
A view of Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington in Virginia.
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No. 7: North Dakota
Here, the North Dakota state capitol building in Bismarck, N.D.
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No. 6: Minnesota
The Minneapolis skyline is seen here at sunset.
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No. 5: Connecticut
Here, a view of Yale University School of Law in New Haven, Conn.
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No. 4: New Jersey
Here, a view of the George Washington Bridge between Manhattan and New Jersey.
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No. 3: Vermont
Here, the Winooski River is seen flowing in front of Vermont's state capitol building in Montpelier, Vt.
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No. 2: New Hampshire
Here, a view of the New Hampshire statehouse in Concord, N.H.
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No. 1: Massachusetts
Here, the Boston Common park and Boston skyline are seen.
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