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US states by NAEP average score, mathematics, grade 4

New Hampshire had the highest NAEP average score, mathematics, grade 4 of 51 states in 2003, at 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). District of Columbia had the lowest, at 205 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). The median was 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) and the figure for the United States was 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). Source: National Center for Education Statistics.

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Highest243New Hampshire
Lowest205District of Columbia
Median23651 states
United States234History

Map of states, 2003

Alabama: 223 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California: 227 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia: 205 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii: 227 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana: 226 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi: 223 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada: 228 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico: 223 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee: 228 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)
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NAEP scale score (0 to 500), 2003. Source: NCES, NAEP Data Service: average scale score, mathematics, grade 4, all students, public schools, states and nation. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2003

New Hampshire: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire243North Carolina: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina242Vermont: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont242Minnesota: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota242Kansas: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas242Massachusetts: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts242Wyoming: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming241Connecticut: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut241Virginia: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia239New Jersey: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey239Iowa: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa238Washington: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington238Indiana: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana238Ohio: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio238Maine: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine238North Dakota: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota238Texas: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas237South Dakota: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota237Wisconsin: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin237Oregon: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon236Nebraska: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska236Pennsylvania: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania236New York: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York236Delaware: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware236South Carolina: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina236Montana: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana236Michigan: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan236Colorado: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado235Idaho: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho235Missouri: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri235Utah: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah235Florida: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida234Maryland: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland233Alaska: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska233Illinois: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois233West Virginia: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia231Rhode Island: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island230Georgia: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia230Oklahoma: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma229Arkansas: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas229Arizona: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona229Kentucky: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky229Tennessee: 228 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee228Nevada: 228 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada228California: 227 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California227Hawaii: 227 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii227Louisiana: 226 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana226Alabama: 223 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alabama223Mississippi: 223 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi223New Mexico: 223 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico223District of Columbia: 205 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia205New Hampshire: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire243North Carolina: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina242Vermont: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont242Minnesota: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota242Kansas: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas242Massachusetts: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts242Wyoming: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming241Connecticut: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut241Virginia: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia239New Jersey: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey239Iowa: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa238Washington: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington238Indiana: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana238Ohio: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio238Maine: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine238North Dakota: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota238Texas: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas237South Dakota: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota237Wisconsin: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin237Oregon: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon236Nebraska: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska236Pennsylvania: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania236New York: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York236Delaware: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware236South Carolina: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina236Montana: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana236Michigan: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan236Colorado: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado235Idaho: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho235Missouri: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri235Utah: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah235Florida: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida234Maryland: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland233Alaska: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska233Illinois: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois233West Virginia: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia231Rhode Island: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island230Georgia: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia230Oklahoma: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma229Arkansas: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas229Arizona: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona229Kentucky: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky229Tennessee: 228 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee228Nevada: 228 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada228California: 227 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California227Hawaii: 227 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii227Louisiana: 226 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana226Alabama: 223 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alabama223Mississippi: 223 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi223New Mexico: 223 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico223District of Columbia: 205 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia205
NAEP scale score (0 to 500). Source: NCES, NAEP Data Service: average scale score, mathematics, grade 4, all students, public schools, states and nation. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2003
NAEP scale score (0 to 500)
1New Hampshire243
2North Carolina242
3Vermont242
4Minnesota242
5Kansas242
6Massachusetts242
7Wyoming241
8Connecticut241
9Virginia239
10New Jersey239
11Iowa238
12Washington238
13Indiana238
14Ohio238
15Maine238
16North Dakota238
17Texas237
18South Dakota237
19Wisconsin237
20Oregon236
21Nebraska236
22Pennsylvania236
23New York236
24Delaware236
25South Carolina236
26Montana236
27Michigan236
28Colorado235
29Idaho235
30Missouri235
31Utah235
32Florida234
33Maryland233
34Alaska233
35Illinois233
36West Virginia231
37Rhode Island230
38Georgia230
39Oklahoma229
40Arkansas229
41Arizona229
42Kentucky229
43Tennessee228
44Nevada228
45California227
46Hawaii227
47Louisiana226
48Alabama223
49Mississippi223
50New Mexico223
51District of Columbia205

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About this ranking

Average scale score of public school students in mathematics, 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. NAEP Data Service: average scale score, mathematics, grade 4, all students, public schools, states and nation. https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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National Center for Education Statistics. (2026). NAEP Data Service: average scale score, mathematics, grade 4, all students, public schools, states and nation (US states by NAEP average score, mathematics, grade 4, 2003) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE

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NAEP Data Service: average scale score, mathematics, grade 4, all students, public schools, states and nation, US states by NAEP average score, mathematics, grade 4, 2003. National Center for Education Statistics, 12 Oct. 2026, https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/naep-math-grade-4/us-states?period=2003. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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National Center for Education Statistics. 2026. NAEP Data Service: average scale score, mathematics, grade 4, all students, public schools, states and nation. US states by NAEP average score, mathematics, grade 4, 2003. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/naep-math-grade-4/us-states?period=2003.

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National Center for Education Statistics (2026) NAEP Data Service: average scale score, mathematics, grade 4, all students, public schools, states and nation, US states by NAEP average score, mathematics, grade 4, 2003 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/naep-math-grade-4/us-states?period=2003 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest NAEP average score, mathematics, grade 4?

New Hampshire, with 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) in 2003, according to National Center for Education Statistics.

Which state has the lowest NAEP average score, mathematics, grade 4?

District of Columbia, with 205 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) in 2003.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP Data Service: average scale score, mathematics, grade 4, all students, public schools, states and nation. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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