The District ranked below most states in the nation in how well it prepares its students for success, according to a report issued Wednesday by the publisher of Education Week magazine.

The report, “From Cradle to Career,” ranked D.C. as a state for the purposes of the study, placing it 31st in the country. It took into account a combination of 13 factors such as parent income and education, preschool and kindergarten enrollment, math and reading proficiency, and adult income and employment.