Thread by @StatisticUrban

Blue states tend to do better in K-12 education because they are wealthier and have higher rates of parents with tertiary education.

But if you adjust for those ingrained advantages, blue state performance diminishes, and the south broadly emerges as leaders.

Obviously not universal - many blue states retain a top 20 score, two in the top 10.

But it's underwhelming to say the least.

For worse or better, many education reforms undertaken in the past 15 years in blue states have been duds, while the playbook states like Louisiana and Mississippi followed has yieled incredible results.

Methodology

Here's just flat raw scores if you prefer.

And you may compare with funding.