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US states by NAEP average score, mathematics, grade 4

Massachusetts had the highest NAEP average score, mathematics, grade 4 of 51 states in 2005, at 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). District of Columbia had the lowest, at 211 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). The median was 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) and the figure for the United States was 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). Source: National Center for Education Statistics.

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Highest247Massachusetts
Lowest211District of Columbia
Median23951 states
United States237History

Map of states, 2005

Alabama: 225 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia: 211 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts: 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi: 227 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico: 224 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)
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  • 240 and over
NAEP scale score (0 to 500), 2005. 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, 2005

Massachusetts: 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts247Kansas: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas246Minnesota: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota246New Hampshire: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire246New Jersey: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey244Vermont: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont244Wyoming: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming243North Dakota: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota243Connecticut: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut242Ohio: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio242Texas: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas242Washington: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington242Idaho: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho242South Dakota: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota242North Carolina: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina241Maine: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine241Montana: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana241Pennsylvania: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania241Wisconsin: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin241Virginia: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia240Indiana: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana240Iowa: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa240Delaware: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware240Colorado: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado239Florida: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida239Utah: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah239Maryland: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland238Oregon: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon238South Carolina: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina238New York: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York238Nebraska: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska238Michigan: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan238Arkansas: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas236Alaska: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska236Missouri: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri235Oklahoma: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma234Georgia: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia234Rhode Island: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island233Illinois: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois233Tennessee: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee232Kentucky: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky231West Virginia: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia231California: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California230Louisiana: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana230Hawaii: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii230Nevada: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada230Arizona: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona230Mississippi: 227 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi227Alabama: 225 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alabama225New Mexico: 224 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico224District of Columbia: 211 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia211Massachusetts: 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts247Kansas: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas246Minnesota: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota246New Hampshire: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire246New Jersey: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey244Vermont: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont244Wyoming: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming243North Dakota: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota243Connecticut: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut242Ohio: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio242Texas: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas242Washington: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington242Idaho: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho242South Dakota: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota242North Carolina: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina241Maine: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine241Montana: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana241Pennsylvania: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania241Wisconsin: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin241Virginia: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia240Indiana: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana240Iowa: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa240Delaware: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware240Colorado: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado239Florida: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida239Utah: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah239Maryland: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland238Oregon: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon238South Carolina: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina238New York: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York238Nebraska: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska238Michigan: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan238Arkansas: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas236Alaska: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska236Missouri: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri235Oklahoma: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma234Georgia: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia234Rhode Island: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island233Illinois: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois233Tennessee: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee232Kentucky: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky231West Virginia: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia231California: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California230Louisiana: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana230Hawaii: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii230Nevada: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada230Arizona: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona230Mississippi: 227 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi227Alabama: 225 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alabama225New Mexico: 224 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico224District of Columbia: 211 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia211
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

RankStates2005
NAEP scale score (0 to 500)
1Massachusetts247
2Kansas246
3Minnesota246
4New Hampshire246
5New Jersey244
6Vermont244
7Wyoming243
8North Dakota243
9Connecticut242
10Ohio242
11Texas242
12Washington242
13Idaho242
14South Dakota242
15North Carolina241
16Maine241
17Montana241
18Pennsylvania241
19Wisconsin241
20Virginia240
21Indiana240
22Iowa240
23Delaware240
24Colorado239
25Florida239
26Utah239
27Maryland238
28Oregon238
29South Carolina238
30New York238
31Nebraska238
32Michigan238
33Arkansas236
34Alaska236
35Missouri235
36Oklahoma234
37Georgia234
38Rhode Island233
39Illinois233
40Tennessee232
41Kentucky231
42West Virginia231
43California230
44Louisiana230
45Hawaii230
46Nevada230
47Arizona230
48Mississippi227
49Alabama225
50New Mexico224
51District of Columbia211

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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, 2005) [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, 2005. 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=2005. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2005. 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=2005.

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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, 2005 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/naep-math-grade-4/us-states?period=2005 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Massachusetts, with 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) in 2005, according to National Center for Education Statistics.

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

District of Columbia, with 211 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) in 2005.

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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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