ALEC Report: Vermont Ranks #2

First in 8th Grade Reading Achievement

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The American Legislative Exchange Council released its 15th annual “Report Card on American Education,” and Vermont earned its highest-ever ranking among the states at number two (Minnesota ranked first). According to ALEC data, Vermont ranked fifth highest in the country in per pupil expenditure, second lowest in pupil-teacher ratio, and well above national average in 2006 high school graduation rate (84 percent vs. national rate of 70 percent). ALEC also noted that Vermont’s National Assessment of Educational Progress scores were ranked very strong nationally: 6th in the country in grade 4 math, 4th in grade 8 math, 4th in grade 4 reading, and 1st in grade 8 reading.