ALBANY — New York barely missed failing grades on fighting corruption in state government.

The state got a “D” and ranked 36th in a national report card of transparency and anti-corruption measures.

Meantime, New Jersey scored first in the class in the report released yesterday by the Center for Public Integrity, Public Radio International and Global Integrity.

The report declared that Albany is defined “by dysfunction and corruption” and said its mention draws “a guffawing rejoinder followed by ‘rats,’ ‘bums,’ or ‘thieves.’ ”

The report card faulted a weak state Board of Elections that rarely enforces infractions, relatively high campaign contribution limits — including a “loophole” allowing unlimited donations to state party “housekeeping” accounts that indirectly support candidates — and an untested new ethics panel packed with cronies of Gov. Cuomo and legislative leaders.

New York got an “F” for its budget process, pension fund management, redistricting, and ethics- enforcement agencies.