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US states by NAEP average score, mathematics, grade 4

Minnesota had the highest NAEP average score, mathematics, grade 4 of 51 states in 2013, at 253 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). District of Columbia had the lowest, at 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). The median was 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) and the figure for the United States was 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). Source: National Center for Education Statistics.

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Highest253Minnesota
Lowest229District of Columbia
Median24251 states
United States241History

Map of states, 2013

Alabama: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado: 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana: 249 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts: 253 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota: 253 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire: 253 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey: 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island: 241 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: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont: 248 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming: 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)
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NAEP scale score (0 to 500), 2013. 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, 2013

Minnesota: 253 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota253Massachusetts: 253 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts253New Hampshire: 253 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire253Indiana: 249 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana249Vermont: 248 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont248Colorado: 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado247New Jersey: 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey247Wyoming: 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming247North Dakota: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota246Washington: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington246Kansas: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas246Virginia: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia246Maine: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine246Iowa: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa246Ohio: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio246Maryland: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland245North Carolina: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina245Wisconsin: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin245Pennsylvania: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania244Montana: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana244Connecticut: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut243Hawaii: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii243Nebraska: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska243Delaware: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware243Utah: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah243Texas: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas242Florida: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida242Kentucky: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky241Rhode Island: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island241South Dakota: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota241Idaho: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho241New York: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York240Arizona: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona240Oregon: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon240Georgia: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia240Arkansas: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas240Tennessee: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee240Missouri: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri240Illinois: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois239Oklahoma: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma239West Virginia: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia237Michigan: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan237South Carolina: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina237Nevada: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada236Alaska: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska236California: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California234Alabama: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alabama233New Mexico: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico233Louisiana: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana231Mississippi: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi231District of Columbia: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia229Minnesota: 253 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota253Massachusetts: 253 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts253New Hampshire: 253 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire253Indiana: 249 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana249Vermont: 248 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont248Colorado: 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado247New Jersey: 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey247Wyoming: 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming247North Dakota: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota246Washington: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington246Kansas: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas246Virginia: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia246Maine: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine246Iowa: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa246Ohio: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio246Maryland: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland245North Carolina: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina245Wisconsin: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin245Pennsylvania: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania244Montana: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana244Connecticut: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut243Hawaii: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii243Nebraska: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska243Delaware: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware243Utah: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah243Texas: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas242Florida: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida242Kentucky: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky241Rhode Island: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island241South Dakota: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota241Idaho: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho241New York: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York240Arizona: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona240Oregon: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon240Georgia: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia240Arkansas: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas240Tennessee: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee240Missouri: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri240Illinois: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois239Oklahoma: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma239West Virginia: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia237Michigan: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan237South Carolina: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina237Nevada: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada236Alaska: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska236California: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California234Alabama: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alabama233New Mexico: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico233Louisiana: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana231Mississippi: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi231District of Columbia: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia229
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

RankStates2013
NAEP scale score (0 to 500)
1Minnesota253
2Massachusetts253
3New Hampshire253
4Indiana249
5Vermont248
6Colorado247
7New Jersey247
8Wyoming247
9North Dakota246
10Washington246
11Kansas246
12Virginia246
13Maine246
14Iowa246
15Ohio246
16Maryland245
17North Carolina245
18Wisconsin245
19Pennsylvania244
20Montana244
21Connecticut243
22Hawaii243
23Nebraska243
24Delaware243
25Utah243
26Texas242
27Florida242
28Kentucky241
29Rhode Island241
30South Dakota241
31Idaho241
32New York240
33Arizona240
34Oregon240
35Georgia240
36Arkansas240
37Tennessee240
38Missouri240
39Illinois239
40Oklahoma239
41West Virginia237
42Michigan237
43South Carolina237
44Nevada236
45Alaska236
46California234
47Alabama233
48New Mexico233
49Louisiana231
50Mississippi231
51District of Columbia229

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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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/naep-math-grade-4/us-states?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Minnesota, with 253 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) in 2013, according to National Center for Education Statistics.

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

District of Columbia, with 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) in 2013.

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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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