MA Ranks Poorly For Racial Integration

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

GoLocalWorcester News Team

Massachusetts ranks poorly in factors of racial integration in comparison to other states, according to a recently released study.

The Commonwealth ranked 35th out of 50 states and the District of Columbia for racial integration, according to a recent study done by WalletHub.

Massachusetts ranks 24th in the employment an wealth category and 42nd in the education and civic engagement rank.

Massachusetts ranks behind Connecticut and Wyoming at 33rd and 34th respectively while ranking behind Colorado and Vermont at 36th and 37th respectively.

Hawaii ranks as the best state for racial progress while Minnesota ranks as the worst.

Find Out Where All the States Rank in the Map Below

Source: WalletHub

Racial Progress Over Time

WalletHub also conducted a second study that shows that Massachusetts ranks 22 for racial progress over time.

Mass ranks behind Rhode Island and Wyoming at 20 and 21 while ahead of South Carolina and Connecticut at 23 and 24 respectively.

Georgia ranks as the best state for racial progress while Maine ranks as the worst.

See the Map Below for the Racial Progress Over Time of All States.

Source: WalletHub

The Study

In order to measure the current integration level of each state, and racial progress over time, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across two dimensions, including "employment and wealth" and "education and civic engagement."

WalletHub put together 10 relevant metrics and give them a value of 0 to 100, 100 being the best value.

Most integrated was measured by subtracting from the value attributed to whites the value attributed to blacks for a given metric, using only the most recent data available.

WalletHub measured Racial Progress by calculating the difference between whites and blacks for a given metric, using the oldest available data and the most recent. Based on the result, WalletHub calculated the percentage of progress for that specific metric in the analyzed period.

The states are then ranked using the weighted average across all metrics.

MA Ranks Poorly For Racial Integration

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#50 Curtis-Tufts HS

Medford, MA

#49 Boston Green Acad.

Boston Green Acad. Horace Mann Charter, Boston, MA

#48 Fitchburg HS

Fitchburg, MA

#47 Global Learning

Global Learning Charter Public HS, New Bedford, MA

#46 Lowell Middlesex

Lowell Middlesex Acad. Charter HS, Lowell, MA

#45 Community Academy

Jamaica Plain, MA

#44 Quincy HS

Quincy, MA

#43 Foxborough Regional

Foxborough Reg. Charter HS, Foxborough, MA

#42 Boston Collegiate

Boston Collegiate Charter HS, Dorchester, MA

#41 Full Circle HS

Somerville, MA

#40 Waltham Senior HS

Waltham, MA

#39 Medford HS

Medford MA

#38 Snowden International

Snowden Int'l School at Copley, Boston, MA

#37 Brockton HS

Brockton Champion HS, Brockton, MA

#36 Worcester Tech. HS

Worcester, MA

#35 Acad. of the Pac. Rim

Acad. of the Pac. Rim Charter Public HS, Hyde Park MA

#34 Lynn Vocational

Lynn Vocational Tech. Institute, Lynn, MA

#33 Boston Arts Academy

Boston, MA

#32 Greater Lowell

Greater Lowell Reg. Vocational Tech., Tyngsborough, MA

#31 Amherst Regional HS

Amherst, MA

#30 Horace Mann

Horace Mann School for the Deaf, Allston, MA

#29 Everett HS

Everett, MA

#28 Lynn English HS

Lynn, MA

#27 Boston Latin HS

Boston, MA

#26 Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill Academy Charter HS, Cambridge, MA

#25 Brookline HS

Brookline, MA

#24 New Bedford HS

New Bedford, MA

#23 Randolph HS

New Bedford, MA

#22 Charlestown HS

Charlestown, MA

#21 Burncoat Senior HS

Worcester, MA

#20 Springfield Ren.

Springfield Renaissance School, Springfield, MA

#19 Sabis International

Sabis Int'l Charter School, Springfield, MA

#18 Quincy Upper HS

Boston, MA

#17 Springfield Central HS

Springfield, MA

#16 Mystic Valley

Mystic Valley Reg. Charter HS, Malden, MA

#15 Univ. Park Campus

University Park Campus HS, Worcester, MA

#14 Doherty Mem. HS

Worcester, MA

#13 North HS

Worcester, MA

#12 Lowell HS

Lowell, MA