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4th Grade Math: Avg proficiency score

U.S. Average

North Carolina

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.

NC Education Index

North Carolina Ranking

24 / 51

* Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

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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
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