Percentage and percentage distribution of early career public K–12 school teachers, by beginning teaching date before and since March 1, 2020, how well prepared they were to meet state content standards in their first year of teaching, and state: 2020–21

	Percent of teachers considered early career teachers¹	Percentage distribution of early career teachers who were prepared to meet state content standards in first year of teaching							Percent of early career teachers who began teaching before March 1, 2020	Percentage distribution of early career teachers that began teaching before March 1, 2020 who were prepared to meet state content standards in first year of teaching							Percent of early career teachers who began teaching on or after March 1, 2020		Percentage distribution of early career teachers that began teaching on or after March 1, 2020 who were prepared to meet state content standards in first year of teaching
State	Percent of teachers considered early career teachers¹	Not at all		Somewhat		Well	Very well			Not at all		Somewhat		Well	Very well				Not at all prepared		Somewhat prepared		Well prepared		Very well prepared
United States	17.9	6.9		27.3		42.4	23.4		86.3	7.2		28.3		41.8	22.7		13.7		5.2		21.0		46.3		27.5

Alabama	17.9	‡		19.8		38.2	38.3		89.3	‡		21.5		38.5	35.9		10.7	!	‡		‡		‡		58.3	!
Alaska	15.4	10.7	!	23.3		34.6	31.4		75.9	‡		23.1		37.0	29.7		24.1		‡		‡		26.7	!	37.0	!
Arizona	22.0	9.2		31.3		40.2	19.3		80.8	10.6		29.8		40.4	19.3		19.2		‡		37.8		39.2		19.4	!
Arkansas	17.8	14.3		22.7		43.9	19.1		85.3	14.5	!	24.5		43.9	17.1		14.7		‡		‡		43.9	!	‡
California	16.8	8.8		30.9		40.8	19.5		89.7	9.0		31.2		41.0	18.8		10.3		‡		28.0		39.2		25.7

Colorado	21.6	8.5		27.3		40.7	23.5		85.4	9.0	!	30.4		40.1	20.5		14.6		‡		‡		44.0		41.1
Connecticut	11.1	‡		26.3		49.2	19.0		85.5	‡		24.8		49.6	19.1		14.5		‡		35.0	!	46.7		18.4	!
Delaware	17.8	7.8	!	38.0		35.3	18.9		84.3	9.2	!	39.1		34.2	17.4		15.7		‡		32.5	!	40.9	!	26.6	!
District of Columbia	23.8	8.7	!	25.1		35.8	30.3		84.9	8.8	!	27.6		38.0	25.6		15.1	!	‡		‡		‡		57.2
Florida	17.6	6.6		38.2		29.9	25.3		84.2	7.2		39.0		28.0	25.8		15.8		‡		33.6		39.9		22.8

Georgia	17.7	6.6	!	23.5		43.0	26.8		89.1	7.0	!	25.3		40.3	27.4		10.9		‡		‡		65.2		22.3	!
Hawaii	20.1	12.7		30.9		37.1	19.3		90.0	11.5		31.9		35.1	21.4		10.0		‡		‡		54.6	!	‡
Idaho	26.0	10.3		26.7		37.8	25.2		82.8	11.3		26.2		37.0	25.5		17.2		‡		28.7	!	41.9	!	24.1	!
Illinois	15.5	3.8	!	19.6		45.3	31.3		83.9	4.0	!	19.7		45.0	31.3		16.1		‡		19.0	!	47.2		31.4
Indiana	20.8	4.2	!	22.7		47.2	25.9		83.4	4.0	!	22.3		45.5	28.3		16.6		‡		24.8	!	56.1		‡

Iowa	17.8	‡		24.3		44.2	29.6		82.7	‡		27.5		41.0	29.2		17.3	!	‡		‡		59.2		31.9	!
Kansas	18.4	7.2	!	22.9		49.2	20.7		79.5	7.7	!	25.8		46.1	20.3		20.5		‡		‡		61.3		22.1	!
Kentucky	20.4	‡		29.8		41.5	25.2		81.6	‡		32.8		38.6	24.4		18.4		‡		‡		54.7		28.7	!
Louisiana	23.0	24.3		34.1		25.1	16.5		85.6	25.8		38.0		20.0	16.3		14.4	!	‡		‡		55.4	!	‡
Maine	16.5	7.1	!	31.0		44.7	17.2		85.8	8.3	!	34.8		42.6	14.3	!	14.2	!	‡		‡		57.0	!	34.7	!

Maryland	18.1	11.3	!	24.7		47.7	16.3		87.4	12.5	!	23.5		52.4	11.5	!	12.6	!	‡		‡		‡		49.2	!
Massachusetts	17.3	3.9	!	31.0		46.1	19.0		84.1	3.9	!	32.8		44.4	18.9		15.9		‡		21.7	!	55.1		19.5	!
Michigan	16.1	10.7	!	22.8		47.8	18.7		80.3	10.5	!	22.0		48.8	18.8		19.7		‡		26.2	!	44.0		18.5	!
Minnesota	20.2	‡		30.9		44.3	17.7		89.0	‡		32.6		44.0	15.4		11.0		‡		‡		46.4	!	36.7	!
Mississippi	23.5	8.2	!	27.3		43.5	21.0		80.8	9.5	!	28.3		41.2	21.0		19.2		‡		23.1	!	53.3		‡

Missouri	21.6	4.5	!	24.6		48.3	22.6		81.1	5.5	!	26.3		47.3	20.8		18.9		‡		17.3	!	52.6		30.1	!
Montana	19.8	14.2	!	25.9		39.1	20.8		88.9	16.0	!	24.6		39.9	19.5	!	11.1	!	‡		36.4	!	32.7	!	‡
Nebraska	20.5	‡		26.2		52.6	18.9		84.6	‡		23.9		55.9	18.9		15.4	!	‡		38.4	!	34.8	!	‡
Nevada	19.8	11.1		33.7		40.6	14.7		91.2	12.1		33.3		39.5	15.2		8.8	!	‡		37.8	!	52.1	!	‡
New Hampshire	17.9	‡		28.8		38.6	26.9		80.8	‡		32.2		37.3	23.4		19.2		‡		‡		44.1		41.6

New Jersey	14.6	4.3	!	28.0		48.0	19.6		89.5	3.8	!	29.6		47.6	19.0		10.5	!	‡		‡		51.8		‡
New Mexico	16.8	9.1	!	45.2		35.4	10.3	!	81.7	8.7	!	47.5		33.9	9.8	!	18.3		‡		35.0	!	42.1	!	‡
New York	14.2	6.3		27.8		46.1	19.8		90.0	6.5		29.2		46.2	18.1		10.0		‡		15.4	!	45.0		34.5
North Carolina	20.1	8.1		33.2		39.5	19.2		89.5	7.5		35.6		39.6	17.3		10.5		‡		‡		39.1	!	35.4	!
North Dakota	23.7	5.9	!	27.6		49.0	17.5		76.6	6.3	!	29.7		49.0	15.0	!	23.4		‡		20.8	!	49.0		25.6	!

Ohio	12.4	2.6	!	19.6		47.1	30.6		87.4	2.6	!	20.4		46.6	30.3		12.6		‡		‡		50.5		33.0
Oklahoma	24.4	5.5	!	17.6	!	30.8	46.1		89.4	‡		16.4	!	29.6	48.4		10.6	!	‡		27.6	!	40.8	!	‡
Oregon	19.7	‡		33.0		47.2	16.7		89.5	‡		35.9		46.2	14.4	!	10.5	!	‡		‡		55.9		36.4	!
Pennsylvania	11.1	2.4	!	14.9		54.4	28.4		87.5	2.7	!	14.2		55.6	27.5		12.5		‡		‡		46.2		34.4	!
Rhode Island	10.6	‡		22.4	!	45.7	29.4		80.9	‡		19.0	!	50.0	27.8	!	19.1	!	‡		‡		‡		36.2	!

South Carolina	21.5	3.6	!	23.3		39.7	33.4		86.6	3.9	!	25.1		36.2	34.8		13.4		‡		‡		62.4		24.2	!
South Dakota	21.3	12.1	!	30.5		40.8	16.6		86.8	13.9		33.8		39.0	13.2		13.2	!	‡		‡		52.8		38.3	!
Tennessee	19.8	4.9	!	29.7		37.0	28.4		90.7	5.4	!	31.9		35.2	27.5		9.3		‡		‡		54.6	!	37.2	!
Texas	20.1	8.0		27.3		42.5	22.2		84.7	7.6		28.3		43.1	21.1		15.3		10.5	!	21.9		39.2		28.4
Utah	25.2	4.4	!	28.7		42.3	24.5		89.8	4.9	!	28.2		41.4	25.4		10.2		‡		33.2	!	49.9		‡

Vermont	19.6	9.9	!	23.4		50.2	16.5	!	75.3	7.5	!	27.5		45.1	20.0		24.7		‡		‡		65.9		‡
Virginia	19.0	6.0		22.9		45.2	25.8		93.1	6.5		22.9		43.3	27.3		6.9		‡		‡		71.0		‡
Washington	16.0	‡		23.5		38.9	33.1	!	85.9	‡		26.0		45.3	23.5		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
West Virginia	17.1	‡		31.2		40.6	24.7		86.9	‡		32.3		39.5	24.2		13.1	!	‡		‡		48.1	!	‡
Wisconsin	18.6	7.6	!	31.6		44.7	16.1		89.0	8.5	!	33.7		40.6	17.2		11.0		‡		‡		78.4		‡
Wyoming	17.9	‡		31.6		40.9	21.7		78.7	‡		28.6		47.2	16.8	!	21.3		‡		42.9	!	‡		39.5	!

¹Early career teachers are defined as those starting teaching no earlier than the 2016-17 school year.

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).

‡ Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate, or the coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error is 50 percent or more of the estimate).

NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population. Early career teachers are defined as those starting teaching no earlier than the 2016–17 school year.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Teacher Data File," 2020–21.