4th Grade Math Proficiency
Performance by 4th grade students on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) math assessment
What does this mean?
The NAEP reading assessment measures the math skills of 4th graders.
Why does it matter?
Early math skills are a strong predictor of long-term success in both math and literacy.
North Carolina Ranking
24 / 51
* Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
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Region Comparison
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4th Grade Math Proficiency
US 4th Grade Math Proficiency Scores
State | 2000-01 | 2003-01 | 2005-01 | 2007-01 | 2009-01 | 2011-01 | 2013-01 | 2015-01 | 2017-01 | 2019-01 |
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Alabama | 217 | 223 | 225 | 229 | 228 | 231 | 233 | 231 | 232 | 230 |
Alaska | 233 | 236 | 237 | 237 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 230 | 232 | |
Arizona | 219 | 229 | 230 | 232 | 230 | 235 | 240 | 238 | 234 | 238 |
Arkansas | 216 | 229 | 236 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 240 | 235 | 234 | 233 |
California | 213 | 227 | 230 | 230 | 232 | 234 | 234 | 232 | 232 | 235 |
Colorado | 235 | 239 | 240 | 243 | 244 | 247 | 242 | 241 | 242 | |
Connecticut | 234 | 241 | 242 | 243 | 245 | 242 | 243 | 240 | 239 | 243 |
Delaware | 236 | 240 | 242 | 239 | 240 | 243 | 239 | 236 | 239 | |
District of Columbia | 192 | 205 | 211 | 214 | 219 | 222 | 229 | 231 | 231 | 235 |
Florida | 234 | 239 | 242 | 242 | 240 | 242 | 243 | 246 | 246 | |
Georgia | 219 | 230 | 234 | 235 | 236 | 238 | 240 | 236 | 236 | 238 |
Hawaii | 216 | 227 | 230 | 234 | 236 | 239 | 243 | 238 | 238 | 239 |
Idaho | 224 | 235 | 242 | 241 | 241 | 240 | 241 | 239 | 240 | 242 |
Illinois | 223 | 233 | 233 | 237 | 238 | 239 | 239 | 237 | 238 | 237 |
Indiana | 233 | 238 | 240 | 245 | 243 | 244 | 249 | 248 | 247 | 245 |
Iowa | 231 | 238 | 240 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 246 | 243 | 243 | 241 |
Kansas | 232 | 242 | 246 | 248 | 245 | 246 | 246 | 241 | 241 | 239 |
Kentucky | 219 | 229 | 231 | 235 | 239 | 241 | 241 | 242 | 239 | 239 |
Louisiana | 218 | 226 | 230 | 230 | 229 | 231 | 231 | 234 | 229 | 231 |
Maine | 230 | 238 | 241 | 242 | 244 | 244 | 246 | 242 | 240 | 241 |
Maryland | 222 | 233 | 238 | 240 | 244 | 247 | 245 | 239 | 241 | 239 |
Massachusetts | 233 | 242 | 247 | 252 | 252 | 253 | 253 | 251 | 249 | 247 |
Michigan | 229 | 236 | 238 | 238 | 236 | 236 | 237 | 236 | 236 | 236 |
Minnesota | 234 | 242 | 246 | 247 | 249 | 249 | 253 | 250 | 249 | 248 |
Mississippi | 211 | 223 | 227 | 228 | 227 | 230 | 231 | 234 | 235 | 241 |
Missouri | 228 | 235 | 235 | 239 | 241 | 240 | 240 | 239 | 240 | 238 |
Montana | 228 | 236 | 241 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 241 | 241 | 241 |
Nebraska | 225 | 236 | 238 | 238 | 239 | 240 | 243 | 244 | 246 | 244 |
Nevada | 220 | 228 | 230 | 232 | 235 | 237 | 236 | 234 | 232 | 236 |
New Hampshire | 243 | 246 | 249 | 251 | 252 | 253 | 249 | 245 | 245 | |
New Jersey | 239 | 244 | 249 | 247 | 248 | 247 | 245 | 248 | 246 | |
New Mexico | 213 | 223 | 224 | 228 | 230 | 233 | 233 | 231 | 230 | 231 |
New York | 225 | 236 | 238 | 243 | 241 | 238 | 240 | 237 | 236 | 237 |
North Carolina | 230 | 242 | 241 | 242 | 244 | 245 | 245 | 244 | 241 | 241 |
North Dakota | 230 | 238 | 243 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 246 | 245 | 244 | 243 |
Ohio | 230 | 238 | 242 | 245 | 244 | 244 | 246 | 244 | 241 | 241 |
Oklahoma | 224 | 229 | 234 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 239 | 240 | 237 | 237 |
Oregon | 224 | 236 | 238 | 236 | 238 | 237 | 240 | 238 | 233 | 236 |
Pennsylvania | 236 | 241 | 244 | 244 | 246 | 244 | 243 | 242 | 244 | |
Rhode Island | 224 | 230 | 233 | 236 | 239 | 242 | 241 | 238 | 238 | 239 |
South Carolina | 220 | 236 | 238 | 237 | 236 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 234 | 237 |
South Dakota | 237 | 242 | 241 | 242 | 241 | 241 | 240 | 242 | 241 | |
Tennessee | 220 | 228 | 232 | 233 | 232 | 233 | 240 | 241 | 237 | 240 |
Texas | 231 | 237 | 242 | 242 | 240 | 241 | 242 | 244 | 241 | 244 |
Utah | 227 | 235 | 239 | 239 | 240 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 242 | 244 |
Vermont | 232 | 242 | 244 | 246 | 248 | 247 | 248 | 243 | 241 | 239 |
Virginia | 230 | 239 | 240 | 244 | 243 | 245 | 246 | 247 | 248 | 247 |
Washington | 238 | 242 | 243 | 242 | 243 | 246 | 245 | 242 | 240 | |
West Virginia | 223 | 231 | 231 | 236 | 233 | 235 | 237 | 235 | 236 | 231 |
Wisconsin | 237 | 241 | 244 | 244 | 245 | 245 | 243 | 240 | 242 | |
Wyoming | 229 | 241 | 243 | 244 | 242 | 244 | 247 | 247 | 248 | 246 |
U.S. Average | 223 | 233 | 237 | 239 | 239 | 240 | 241 | 240 | 239 | 239 |