California's school system ranked 9th worst in the nation. California has the 9th worst school system in the nation,

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Click through the gallery to see the best and worst school systems in the nation along with some of their specific rankings (1=Best; 25=Avg), according to WalletHub’s analysis. (Note: The average SAT scores
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Summer break is in full swing, but with August days away, the start of the school year is fast approaching. As kids beg for new backpacks and parents mentally prepare for another schedule shift, personal finance website WalletHub is taking a look at the country’s statewide school systems. And for California, the results are grim.

According to WalletHub’s analysis, California has the 9th worst school system in the nation, thanks in part to low reading and math test results, a high dropout rate and an abysmal score (worst in the nation) for the high number of pupils per teachers in our classrooms.

Besides those mentioned above, WalletHub’s ranking examined a variety of other factors, like SAT scores, the percentage of graduates to complete an AP exam and overall safety. The latter, which included the percentage of high school students who reported being threatened or injured with a weapon at school, bullying incident rates and youth incarceration rates, definitely played a role in California’s inclusion in the bottom ten. The state ranked 49 of 51 for safety, making it the 3rd worst, ahead of Indiana (50) and Washington, D.C. (51).

As for the state with the best school system, that honor goes to Massachusetts, which boasts the highest math and reading test scores and lowest bullying rates. Click through the gallery to see the rest of the best and worst school systems in the U.S.