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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 2017, at 249 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). Louisiana had the lowest, at 229 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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Highest249Massachusetts
Lowest229Louisiana
Median24051 states
United States239History

Map of states, 2017

Alabama: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana: 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts: 249 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota: 249 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey: 248 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia: 248 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming: 248 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)
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  • 230 to 240
  • 240 and over
NAEP scale score (0 to 500), 2017. 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, 2017

Massachusetts: 249 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts249Minnesota: 249 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota249Virginia: 248 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia248New Jersey: 248 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey248Wyoming: 248 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming248Indiana: 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana247Florida: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida246Nebraska: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska246New Hampshire: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire245North Dakota: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota244Iowa: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa243Utah: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah242Washington: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington242Pennsylvania: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania242South Dakota: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota242Kansas: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas241North Carolina: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina241Texas: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas241Ohio: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio241Vermont: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont241Montana: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana241Colorado: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado241Maryland: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland241Wisconsin: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin240Idaho: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho240Maine: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine240Missouri: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri240Connecticut: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut239Kentucky: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky239Illinois: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois238Hawaii: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii238Rhode Island: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island238Oklahoma: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma237Tennessee: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee237Georgia: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia236Delaware: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware236West Virginia: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia236Michigan: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan236New York: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York236Mississippi: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi235Arizona: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona234South Carolina: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina234Arkansas: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas234Oregon: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon233California: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California232Alabama: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alabama232Nevada: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada232District of Columbia: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia231Alaska: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska230New Mexico: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico230Louisiana: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana229Massachusetts: 249 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts249Minnesota: 249 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota249Virginia: 248 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia248New Jersey: 248 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey248Wyoming: 248 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming248Indiana: 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana247Florida: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida246Nebraska: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska246New Hampshire: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire245North Dakota: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota244Iowa: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa243Utah: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah242Washington: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington242Pennsylvania: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania242South Dakota: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota242Kansas: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas241North Carolina: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina241Texas: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas241Ohio: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio241Vermont: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont241Montana: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana241Colorado: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado241Maryland: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland241Wisconsin: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin240Idaho: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho240Maine: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine240Missouri: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri240Connecticut: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut239Kentucky: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky239Illinois: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois238Hawaii: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii238Rhode Island: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island238Oklahoma: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma237Tennessee: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee237Georgia: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia236Delaware: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware236West Virginia: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia236Michigan: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan236New York: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York236Mississippi: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi235Arizona: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona234South Carolina: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina234Arkansas: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas234Oregon: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon233California: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California232Alabama: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alabama232Nevada: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada232District of Columbia: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia231Alaska: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska230New Mexico: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico230Louisiana: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana229
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

RankStates2017
NAEP scale score (0 to 500)
1Massachusetts249
2Minnesota249
3Virginia248
4New Jersey248
5Wyoming248
6Indiana247
7Florida246
8Nebraska246
9New Hampshire245
10North Dakota244
11Iowa243
12Utah242
13Washington242
14Pennsylvania242
15South Dakota242
16Kansas241
17North Carolina241
18Texas241
19Ohio241
20Vermont241
21Montana241
22Colorado241
23Maryland241
24Wisconsin240
25Idaho240
26Maine240
27Missouri240
28Connecticut239
29Kentucky239
30Illinois238
31Hawaii238
32Rhode Island238
33Oklahoma237
34Tennessee237
35Georgia236
36Delaware236
37West Virginia236
38Michigan236
39New York236
40Mississippi235
41Arizona234
42South Carolina234
43Arkansas234
44Oregon233
45California232
46Alabama232
47Nevada232
48District of Columbia231
49Alaska230
50New Mexico230
51Louisiana229

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/naep-math-grade-4/us-states?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Massachusetts, with 249 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) in 2017, according to National Center for Education Statistics.

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

Louisiana, with 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) in 2017.

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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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