How states compare: test scores map
Each state gives its own test, so state results can’t be compared across states. This map uses NAEP, the Nation’s Report Card, the same test given to students in every state. Darker means more students at or above NAEP Proficient, a high bar. Brighter means more students at or above NAEP Proficient, a high bar.
U.S. average (public schools): 31%
AK
24
ME
27
VT
31
NH
36
WA
33
ID
34
MT
34
ND
32
MN
34
IL
33
WI
35
MI
28
NY
31
RI
32
MA
42
OR
27
NV
28
WY
35
SD
33
IA
32
IN
35
OH
35
PA
34
NJ
39
CT
36
CA
29
UT
37
CO
36
NE
32
MO
28
KY
31
WV
24
VA
32
MD
32
DE
26
AZ
28
NM
19
KS
30
AR
26
TN
34
NC
32
SC
31
DC
27
OK
23
LA
29
MS
29
AL
26
GA
31
HI
32
TX
30
FL
31
% of students at or above NAEP Proficient
19–23
24–28
29–32
33–37
38–42
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All states, highest first
- Massachusetts 42%
- New Jersey 39%
- Utah 37%
- Connecticut 36%
- Colorado 36%
- New Hampshire 36%
- Indiana 35%
- Wisconsin 35%
- Wyoming 35%
- Ohio 35%
- Minnesota 34%
- Pennsylvania 34%
- Idaho 34%
- Montana 34%
- Tennessee 34%
- Illinois 33%
- South Dakota 33%
- Washington 33%
- North Carolina 32%
- Maryland 32%
- Virginia 32%
- Nebraska 32%
- Rhode Island 32%
- Iowa 32%
- North Dakota 32%
- Hawaii 32%
- U.S. average 31%
- New York 31%
- Florida 31%
- Kentucky 31%
- Vermont 31%
- Georgia 31%
- South Carolina 31%
- Kansas 30%
- Texas 30%
- California 29%
- Louisiana 29%
- Mississippi 29%
- Missouri 28%
- Nevada 28%
- Arizona 28%
- Michigan 28%
- Maine 27%
- Oregon 27%
- District of Columbia 27%
- Alabama 26%
- Arkansas 26%
- Delaware 26%
- Alaska 24%
- West Virginia 24%
- Oklahoma 23%
- New Mexico 19%
When more than one test is selected, the number is their average. NAEP tests a sample of students in grades 4 and 8 every two years. Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NAEP).