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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 2007, at 252 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). District of Columbia had the lowest, at 214 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). The median was 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) and the figure for the United States was 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). Source: National Center for Education Statistics.

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Highest252Massachusetts
Lowest214District of Columbia
Median24051 states
United States239History

Map of states, 2007

Alabama: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia: 214 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas: 248 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts: 252 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota: 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi: 228 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire: 249 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey: 249 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico: 228 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)
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  • 230 to 240
  • 240 and over
NAEP scale score (0 to 500), 2007. 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, 2007

Massachusetts: 252 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts252New Jersey: 249 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey249New Hampshire: 249 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire249Kansas: 248 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas248Minnesota: 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota247Vermont: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont246North Dakota: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota245Indiana: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana245Ohio: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio245Wisconsin: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin244Pennsylvania: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania244Wyoming: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming244Montana: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana244Virginia: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia244Iowa: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa243Connecticut: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut243New York: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York243Washington: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington243Maine: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine242Texas: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas242Florida: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida242Delaware: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware242North Carolina: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina242South Dakota: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota241Idaho: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho241Maryland: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland240Colorado: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado240Missouri: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri239Utah: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah239Nebraska: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska238Arkansas: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas238Michigan: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan238Illinois: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois237Alaska: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska237South Carolina: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina237Oklahoma: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma237West Virginia: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia236Oregon: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon236Rhode Island: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island236Georgia: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia235Kentucky: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky235Hawaii: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii234Tennessee: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee233Arizona: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona232Nevada: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada232Louisiana: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana230California: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California230Alabama: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alabama229New Mexico: 228 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico228Mississippi: 228 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi228District of Columbia: 214 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia214Massachusetts: 252 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts252New Jersey: 249 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey249New Hampshire: 249 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire249Kansas: 248 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas248Minnesota: 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota247Vermont: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont246North Dakota: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota245Indiana: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana245Ohio: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio245Wisconsin: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin244Pennsylvania: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania244Wyoming: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming244Montana: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana244Virginia: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia244Iowa: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa243Connecticut: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut243New York: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York243Washington: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington243Maine: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine242Texas: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas242Florida: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida242Delaware: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware242North Carolina: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina242South Dakota: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota241Idaho: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho241Maryland: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland240Colorado: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado240Missouri: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri239Utah: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah239Nebraska: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska238Arkansas: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas238Michigan: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan238Illinois: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois237Alaska: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska237South Carolina: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina237Oklahoma: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma237West Virginia: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia236Oregon: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon236Rhode Island: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island236Georgia: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia235Kentucky: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky235Hawaii: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii234Tennessee: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee233Arizona: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona232Nevada: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada232Louisiana: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana230California: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California230Alabama: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alabama229New Mexico: 228 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico228Mississippi: 228 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi228District of Columbia: 214 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia214
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

RankStates2007
NAEP scale score (0 to 500)
1Massachusetts252
2New Jersey249
3New Hampshire249
4Kansas248
5Minnesota247
6Vermont246
7North Dakota245
8Indiana245
9Ohio245
10Wisconsin244
11Pennsylvania244
12Wyoming244
13Montana244
14Virginia244
15Iowa243
16Connecticut243
17New York243
18Washington243
19Maine242
20Texas242
21Florida242
22Delaware242
23North Carolina242
24South Dakota241
25Idaho241
26Maryland240
27Colorado240
28Missouri239
29Utah239
30Nebraska238
31Arkansas238
32Michigan238
33Illinois237
34Alaska237
35South Carolina237
36Oklahoma237
37West Virginia236
38Oregon236
39Rhode Island236
40Georgia235
41Kentucky235
42Hawaii234
43Tennessee233
44Arizona232
45Nevada232
46Louisiana230
47California230
48Alabama229
49New Mexico228
50Mississippi228
51District of Columbia214

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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, 2007) [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, 2007. 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=2007. 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, 2007. 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=2007.

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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, 2007 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/naep-math-grade-4/us-states?period=2007 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Massachusetts, with 252 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) in 2007, according to National Center for Education Statistics.

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

District of Columbia, with 214 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) in 2007.

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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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