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California’s science education standard was graded the highest of the states in a report released Tuesday evaluating the teaching of evolution in the states. 

California got grades of A for both evolution teaching and overall science standards. The report called the California standards “very detailed and well organized.” Other states getting scores of 100 and grades of A: 

Connecticut, Indiana, New Jersey, North Carolina and Rhode Island. 

Scored in the 90s with grades of A: South Carolina, Delaware, Hawaii, and Pennsylvania. 

Grades of B went to: Colorado, Minnesota, Vermont, Washington, Michigan, Arizona, Idaho, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah and the District of Columbia. 

Grades of C went to: Maryland, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Nebraska, Louisiana and Texas. 

Unsatisfactory grades of D went to: Arkansas, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Virginia, Alaska and Illinois. 

Failing grades of F went to: Wyoming, Maine, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Hampshire, Florida, Alabama, North Dakota, Georgia, Mississippi, West Virginia and Tennessee. Kansas’s grade was F-minus. 

Iowa was not included because it does not have statewide standards. Each district creates its own standard.