
| Reading | Mathematics | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | Grade 8 | Grade 4 | Grade 8 | ||||||
| State | State name | Percent meeting state proficiency standard | Percent at or above NAEP Proficient level | Percent meeting state proficiency standard | Percent at or above NAEP Proficient level | Percent meeting state proficiency standard | Percent at or above NAEP Proficient level | Percent meeting state proficiency standard | Percent at or above NAEP Proficient level |
| AK | Alaska | 79 | 27 | 82 | 26 | 71 | 34 | 65 | 29 |
| AR | Arkansas | 53 | 30 | 57 | 26 | 53 | 34 | 34 | 22 |
| AZ | Arizona | — | — | 63 | 23 | — | — | 61 | 26 |
| CA | California | 48 | 21 | 39 | 21 | 51 | 28 | — | — |
| CO | Colorado | 86 | 37 | 86 | 32 | 90 | 39 | 74 | 32 |
| CT | Connecticut | 66 | 38 | 77 | 34 | 78 | 42 | 76 | 35 |
| DC | District of Columbia | — | — | 44 | 12 | — | — | 40 | 7 |
| DE | Delaware | — | — | 80 | 30 | — | — | 56 | 30 |
| FL | Florida | 71 | 30 | 44 | 25 | 63 | 37 | 58 | 26 |
| GA | Georgia | 87 | 26 | 83 | 25 | 75 | 30 | 69 | 23 |
| HI | Hawaii | 56 | 23 | 37 | 18 | 30 | 27 | 20 | 18 |
| IA | Iowa | 77 | 33 | 72 | 34 | 80 | 37 | 76 | 34 |
| ID | Idaho | 87 | 33 | 82 | 32 | 91 | 40 | 70 | 30 |
| IL | Illinois | — | — | 72 | 31 | — | — | 54 | 29 |
| IN | Indiana | 72 | 30 | 66 | 28 | 72 | 38 | 70 | 30 |
| KS | Kansas | — | — | 78 | 35 | 85 | 47 | — | — |
| KY | Kentucky | 67 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 23 |
| LA | Louisiana | 65 | 20 | 54 | 20 | 63 | 24 | 56 | 16 |
| MA | Massachusetts | 48 | 44 | — | — | 39 | 49 | 42 | 43 |
| MD | Maryland | 82 | 32 | 68 | 30 | 78 | 38 | 53 | 30 |
| MI | Michigan | ‡ | ‡ | — | — | 73 | 38 | 61 | 29 |
| MO | Missouri | — | — | — | — | 41 | 31 | 15 | 26 |
| MS | Mississippi | 88 | 18 | 58 | 18 | 79 | 19 | 53 | 14 |
| MT | Montana | 81 | 36 | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ |
| NC | North Carolina | 82 | 29 | 88 | 27 | 91 | 40 | 84 | 32 |
| ND | North Dakota | 76 | 35 | 72 | 37 | 80 | 40 | 65 | 35 |
| NJ | New Jersey | 81 | 37 | 74 | 38 | 81 | 45 | 64 | 36 |
| NM | New Mexico | 50 | 20 | 52 | 19 | 39 | 19 | 24 | 14 |
| NV | Nevada | 48 | 21 | — | — | 52 | 26 | — | — |
| NY | New York | 71 | 33 | 49 | 33 | 87 | 36 | 56 | 31 |
| OH | Ohio | 77 | 34 | 80 | 36 | 65 | 43 | 63 | 33 |
| OK | Oklahoma | 82 | 25 | 71 | 25 | 74 | 29 | 67 | 21 |
| OR | Oregon | — | — | 64 | 33 | — | — | 65 | 34 |
| PA | Pennsylvania | — | — | 64 | 36 | — | — | 62 | 31 |
| SC | South Carolina | 35 | 26 | 30 | 25 | 39 | 36 | 24 | 30 |
| TN | Tennessee | 88 | 27 | 87 | 26 | 87 | 28 | 88 | 21 |
| TX | Texas | 81 | 29 | 83 | 26 | 82 | 40 | 61 | 31 |
| WA | Washington | 80 | 36 | — | — | 60 | 42 | — | — |
| WI | Wisconsin | 83 | 33 | 86 | 35 | 74 | 40 | 75 | 36 |
| WV | West Virginia | 80 | 26 | 80 | 22 | 75 | 25 | 71 | 18 |
| WY | Wyoming | 47 | 34 | 39 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 37 | 29 |
| — Data not available in the state data file. NAEP data not reported when state data are missing. | |||||||||
| ‡ Reporting standards not met (discrepancies between state assessment data and state document). | |||||||||
| NOTE: State assessment files were not available for AL, MN, NE, NH, RI, SD, UT, VA (at grade 4), and VT. ME and VA (at grade 8) reporting standards were not met because of discrepancies between state assessment data and state documents. NE state results were based on assessments developed by each local education agency. For more information about missing states, exclusion rates and standard errors of NAEP score equivalents in each state, see A Profile of State Assessment Standards. | |||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2005 Reading and Mathematics Assessments and National Longitudinal School-Level State Assessment Score Database (NLSLSASD). | |||||||||
Read more about comparing NAEP and state proficiency standards.