NAEP average score, reading, grade 4

Average scale score of public school students in reading, grade 4 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP, the Nation's Report Card), on a scale of 0 to 500, from the National Center for Education Statistics. The year is the year of the assessment, given from January to March.

NAEP tests a sample of students, so each score has a margin of error and a difference of a few points between states or years is often not statistically significant. States are tested every two years (2003 to 2019, then 2022 and 2024). The national value is for public schools only, the group NCES compares states with. Scores are on the same scale across years and states but cannot be compared with state test results.

Key facts

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

Rankings

US states by NAEP average score, reading, grade 4, 2024

Top 15. Source: National Center for Education Statistics.

Massachusetts: 225 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts225Wyoming: 222 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming222New Jersey: 222 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey222New Hampshire: 221 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire221Colorado: 221 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado221Indiana: 220 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana220Utah: 219 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah219Connecticut: 219 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut219Mississippi: 219 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi219Florida: 218 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida218Kentucky: 218 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky218Montana: 217 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana217Rhode Island: 216 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island216Ohio: 216 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio216Louisiana: 216 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana216
NAEP scale score (0 to 500). Source: NCES, NAEP Data Service: average scale score, reading, grade 4, all students, public schools, states and nation. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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