State quality scorecard

Every Core Set rate is placed in the national inter-quartile band (0 = bottom quartile, 1 = top), direction-flipped when lower is better, then rolled up measure → domain → state. The primary composite weights the seven domains equally. Consistency is the spread across measures — two states with the same average can be reliably mid-pack or great at some and weak at others. Methodology

States ranked

2024 Child & Adult Core Sets

Top composite

NH · 0.73

New Hampshire · n=50

Median n measures

Coverage still varies — compare composites with n nearby

Average vs. consistency

X = domain-equal composite. Y is inverted so up means more consistent (lower σ). Crosshairs are national medians. Click a point for state detail.

Consistently strong — high composite, low spread
Strong but uneven — high composite, high spread
Consistently weak — low composite, low spread
Weak but uneven — low composite, high spread

Composite methodology: band normalization & domain-equal rollup. Always read n measures alongside the composite.

Ranked states

Default sort by rank. Composite is domain-equal; consistency σ is measure-level spread (lower = more consistent).

Methodology


1	New HampshireNH	0.73	0.33	50
2	MassachusettsMA	0.71	0.34	55
3	ConnecticutCT	0.67	0.31	54
4	TexasTX	0.66	0.39	53
5	TennesseeTN	0.66	0.32	54
6	NebraskaNE	0.64	0.36	55
7	VermontVT	0.64	0.37	50
8	Rhode IslandRI	0.64	0.36	46
9	VirginiaVA	0.63	0.29	37
10	LouisianaLA	0.61	0.38	54
11	KentuckyKY	0.61	0.35	55
12	ArkansasAR	0.57	0.38	50
13	GeorgiaGA	0.57	0.36	36
14	OhioOH	0.56	0.34	52
15	KansasKS	0.56	0.36	55
16	North CarolinaNC	0.55	0.37	55
17	MarylandMD	0.54	0.39	55
18	ArizonaAZ	0.52	0.37	51
19	MississippiMS	0.52	0.37	54
20	PennsylvaniaPA	0.51	0.39	55
21	South CarolinaSC	0.51	0.36	55
22	FloridaFL	0.51	0.38	50
23	ColoradoCO	0.50	0.36	53
24	IdahoID	0.50	0.38	45
25	UtahUT	0.49	0.38	42
26	AlabamaAL	0.49	0.34	53
27	MontanaMT	0.48	0.43	34
28	HawaiiHI	0.48	0.34	54
29	MissouriMO	0.48	0.40	54
30	DelawareDE	0.48	0.37	54
31	West VirginiaWV	0.47	0.40	54
32	New JerseyNJ	0.47	0.40	52
33	WisconsinWI	0.47	0.37	37
34	WashingtonWA	0.47	0.35	54
35	MichiganMI	0.47	0.34	54
36	IllinoisIL	0.44	0.35	48
37	IowaIA	0.43	0.40	52
38	IndianaIN	0.42	0.32	49
39	MaineME	0.41	0.39	45
40	South DakotaSD	0.41	0.38	43
41	Dist. of Col.DC	0.41	0.41	47
42	Puerto RicoPR	0.40	0.42	50
43	New YorkNY	0.40	0.40	53
44	MinnesotaMN	0.38	0.39	51
45	New MexicoNM	0.38	0.36	37
46	OregonOR	0.37	0.39	48
47	OklahomaOK	0.37	0.36	53
48	NevadaNV	0.35	0.35	49
49	CaliforniaCA	0.33	0.35	52
50	WyomingWY	0.31	0.36	47
51	North DakotaND	0.29	0.36	52
52	AlaskaAK	0.19	0.31	35