The Thomas B. Fordham Institute in Washington released a report last week giving states and the District of Columbia the following grades for their policies related to charter schools.
| STATE | OVERALL | |
| Grade | Rank | |
| Massachusetts | B+ | 1 |
| Texas | B+ | 2 |
| Arizona | B | 3 |
| New Jersey | B | 4 |
| North Carolina | B | 5 |
| Wisconsin | B | 6 |
| Indiana | B- | 7 |
| Michigan | B- | 8 |
| District of Columbia | B- | 9 |
| Connecticut | B- | 10 |
| Ohio | B- | 11 |
| Illinois | B- | 12 |
| New York | B- | 13 |
| Delaware | C+ | 14 |
| Florida | C+ | 15 |
| Louisiana | C+ | 16 |
| Missouri | C | 17 |
| Minnesota | C- | 18 |
| Colorado | C- | 19 |
| Oklahoma | C- | 20 |
| Oregon | C- | 21 |
| California | D+ | 22 |
| Pennsylvania | D+ | 23 |
| New Mexico | D | 24 |
