Appendix 2: States Sorted by Opportunity to Learn Index
Foreword
Executive Summary
Introduction
National Overview
State Comparisons
Conclusion
Appendices
Methodology
| States Sorted by Opportunity to Learn Index | ||||||
| Rank | State | Native American | Black | Latino | FARL | OTLI |
| 1 | Louisiana (1) | 53% | 101% | 112% | 96% | 100% |
| 2 | Alaska | 92% | 93% | 106% | 70% | 93% |
| 3 | Oregon | 97% | 68% | 97% | 42% | 93% |
| 4 | Vermont | 46% | 1% | 114% | 86% | 93% |
| 5 | Idaho | 106% | 107% | 78% | 95% | 82% |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 109% | 45% | 63% | 84% | 81% |
| 7 | Hawaii | 98% | 56% | 83% | 70% | 77% |
| 8 | Delaware | 99% | 74% | 66% | 69% | 73% |
| 9 | Maine | 74% | 56% | 93% | 87% | 69% |
| 10 | New Mexico | 40% | 65% | 75% | 59% | 68% |
| 11 | New Hampshire | 111% | 105% | 63% | 66% | 67% |
| 12 | Utah | 87% | 48% | 61% | 81% | 64% |
| 13 | Washington | 72% | 69% | 60% | 66% | 64% |
| 14 | Indiana | 89% | 56% | 70% | 65% | 61% |
| 15 | North Carolina | 29% | 60% | 71% | 60% | 61% |
| 16 | Virginia | 84% | 46% | 124% | 61% | 61% |
| 17 | Kentucky | 78% | 60% | 65% | 70% | 60% |
| 18 | Alabama | 91% | 57% | 65% | 68% | 59% |
| 19 | Mississippi | 59% | 58% | 78% | 72% | 58% |
| 20 | South Carolina | 112% | 55% | 96% | 54% | 58% |
| 21 | Florida | 89% | 50% | 65% | 57% | 57% |
| 22 | Georgia | 87% | 54% | 69% | 50% | 56% |
| 23 | Minnesota | 43% | 53% | 69% | 64% | 56% |
| 24 | California | 68% | 52% | 54% | 43% | 54% |
| 25 | Tennessee | 93% | 53% | 64% | No data | 54% |
| 26 | Arkansas | 107% | 44% | 87% | 78% | 52% |
| 27 | Arizona | 43% | 69% | 51% | 41% | 51% |
| 28 | Rhode Island | 89% | 45% | 46% | 53% | 47% |
| 29 | Colorado | 82% | 44% | 43% | 45% | 45% |
| 30 | Wisconsin | 90% | 31% | 55% | No data | 45% |
| 31 | Missouri | 84% | 40% | 57% | 57% | 44% |
| 32 | Maryland | 58% | 33% | 66% | 39% | 40% |
| 33 | South Dakota | 24% | 86% | 76% | 78% | 40% |
| 34 | West Virginia | 113% | 38% | 44% | 96% | 40% |
| 35 | Iowa | 67% | 33% | 42% | 76% | 39% |
| 36 | Texas | 83% | 43% | 37% | 40% | 39% |
| 37 | Nevada | 139% | 27% | 43% | No data | 38% |
| 38 | Illinois | 61% | 33% | 43% | 32% | 37% |
| 39 | Wyoming | 28% | 26% | 40% | 84% | 36% |
| 40 | New Jersey | 67% | 30% | 39% | 33% | 35% |
| 41 | North Dakota | 29% | 46% | 66% | 104% | 35% |
| 42 | Pennsylvania | 88% | 28% | 53% | 55% | 35% |
| 43 | Kansas | 65% | 27% | 34% | 52% | 33% |
| 44 | Connecticut | 92% | 33% | 30% | 30% | 32% |
| 45 | Montana | 21% | 54% | 74% | 68% | 31% |
| 46 | Nebraska | 66% | 24% | 31% | 85% | 31% |
| 47 | District of Columbia | 25% | 28% | 48% | 30% | 29% |
| 48 | Massachusetts | 55% | 32% | 24% | 25% | 27% |
| 49 | Ohio | 67% | 21% | 62% | 58% | 26% |
| 50 | Michigan | 61% | 20% | 43% | 47% | 25% |
| 51 | New York | 45% | 25% | 25% | 54% | 25% |
(1) Louisiana’s schools, predominately populated by disadvantage students, rank high for providing an Opportunity to Learn, and rank low in the percentage of students achieving national proficiency or above.
