According to a recently released report by WalletHub, a personal finance platform, California scored in the bottom 10 states, at number 41, out of all the states.
The site measured the quality and safety of schools nationwide, using 32 metrics.
According to WalletHub analyst Jill Gonzalez, data was assessed from the U.S. Department of Education, the National Conference of State Legislatures, and the Child Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative.
"The pupil-teacher ratio is very high in California," said Gonzalez. "It’s about 26 students to every one teacher."
Top scoring states, including Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Jersey, have teacher ratios in the 12 to 13 per pupil range.
Safety is also an issue in California, with the state coming in number 44 out of 50 for "threatened and injured high school students."
With some positive news, the state scored in the top third for testing — and was number one for the existence of a digital learning plan, although teacher training was lacking.
The bottom-performing states overall were Arizona, Louisiana and New Mexico.
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