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The table below details math and reading scores for students in fourth grade and eighth grade using the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). All 50 states and Washington, D.C. are included.
NAEP scores, 2012-2013
Note: Click on a column heading to sort the data.
| NAEP math and reading scores for students in fourth grade and eighth grade, 2012-2013 | |||||||||||||||
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| State | NAEP Math Percent Proficient and Above, Grade 4 - All Students | NAEP Math Percent Proficient and Above, Grade 8 - All Students | NAEP Reading Percent Proficient and Above, Grade 4 - All Students | NAEP Reading Percent Proficient and Above, Grade 8 - All Students | |||||||||||
| Alabama | 38% | 20% | 31% | 25% | |||||||||||
| Alaska | 37% | 33% | 27% | 31% | |||||||||||
| Arizona | 40% | 31% | 28% | 28% | |||||||||||
| Arkansas | 39% | 28% | 32% | 30% | |||||||||||
| California | 33% | 28% | 27% | 29% | |||||||||||
| Colorado | 50% | 42% | 41% | 40% | |||||||||||
| Connecticut | 45% | 37% | 43% | 45% | |||||||||||
| Delaware | 42% | 33% | 38% | 33% | |||||||||||
| District of Columbia | 28% | 19% | 23% | 17% | |||||||||||
| Florida | 41% | 31% | 39% | 33% | |||||||||||
| Georgia | 39% | 29% | 34% | 32% | |||||||||||
| Hawaii | 46% | 32% | 30% | 28% | |||||||||||
| Idaho | 40% | 36% | 33% | 38% | |||||||||||
| Illinois | 39% | 36% | 34% | 36% | |||||||||||
| Indiana | 52% | 38% | 38% | 35% | |||||||||||
| Iowa | 48% | 36% | 38% | 37% | |||||||||||
| Kansas | 48% | 40% | 38% | 36% | |||||||||||
| Kentucky | 41% | 30% | 36% | 38% | |||||||||||
| Louisiana | 26% | 21% | 23% | 24% | |||||||||||
| Maine | 47% | 40% | 37% | 38% | |||||||||||
| Maryland | 47% | 37% | 45% | 42% | |||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 58% | 55% | 47% | 48% | |||||||||||
| Michigan | 37% | 30% | 31% | 33% | |||||||||||
| Minnesota | 59% | 47% | 41% | 41% | |||||||||||
| Mississippi | 26% | 21% | 21% | 20% | |||||||||||
| Missouri | 39% | 33% | 35% | 36% | |||||||||||
| Montana | 45% | 40% | 35% | 40% | |||||||||||
| Nebraska | 45% | 36% | 37% | 37% | |||||||||||
| Nevada | 34% | 28% | 27% | 30% | |||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 59% | 47% | 45% | 44% | |||||||||||
| New Jersey | 49% | 49% | 42% | 46% | |||||||||||
| New Mexico | 31% | 23% | 21% | 22% | |||||||||||
| New York | 40% | 32% | 37% | 35% | |||||||||||
| North Carolina | 45% | 36% | 35% | 33% | |||||||||||
| North Dakota | 48% | 41% | 34% | 34% | |||||||||||
| Ohio | 48% | 40% | 37% | 39% | |||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 36% | 25% | 30% | 29% | |||||||||||
| Oregon | 40% | 34% | 33% | 37% | |||||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 44% | 42% | 40% | 42% | |||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 42% | 36% | 38% | 36% | |||||||||||
| South Carolina | 35% | 31% | 28% | 29% | |||||||||||
| South Dakota | 40% | 38% | 32% | 36% | |||||||||||
| Tennessee | 40% | 28% | 34% | 33% | |||||||||||
| Texas | 41% | 38% | 28% | 31% | |||||||||||
| Utah | 44% | 36% | 37% | 39% | |||||||||||
| Vermont | 52% | 47% | 42% | 45% | |||||||||||
| Virginia | 47% | 38% | 43% | 36% | |||||||||||
| Washington | 48% | 42% | 40% | 42% | |||||||||||
| West Virginia | 35% | 24% | 27% | 25% | |||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 47% | 40% | 35% | 36% | |||||||||||
| Wyoming | 48% | 38% | 37% | 38% | |||||||||||
| United States | 41% | 34% | 34% | 34% | |||||||||||
| Source: United States Department of Education, ED Data Express, "State Tables," accessed May 13, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
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