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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 2019, at 248 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). Alabama had the lowest, at 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). The median was 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) and the figure for the United States was 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). Source: National Center for Education Statistics.

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Highest248Minnesota
Lowest230Alabama
Median24051 states
United States240History

Map of states, 2019

Alabama: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts: 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota: 248 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York: 237 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: 241 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: 239 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: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia: 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)
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NAEP scale score (0 to 500), 2019. 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, 2019

Minnesota: 248 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota248Massachusetts: 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts247Virginia: 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia247Florida: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida246New Jersey: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey246Wyoming: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming246Indiana: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana245New Hampshire: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire245Pennsylvania: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania244Utah: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah244Nebraska: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska244Texas: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas244Connecticut: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut243North Dakota: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota243Idaho: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho242Colorado: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado242Wisconsin: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin242North Carolina: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina241South Dakota: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota241Ohio: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio241Montana: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana241Maine: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine241Mississippi: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi241Iowa: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa241Tennessee: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee240Washington: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington240Kansas: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas239Rhode Island: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island239Delaware: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware239Kentucky: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky239Vermont: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont239Hawaii: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii239Maryland: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland239Missouri: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri238Georgia: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia238Arizona: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona238Illinois: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois237Oklahoma: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma237South Carolina: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina237New York: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York237Oregon: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon236Michigan: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan236Nevada: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada236California: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California235District of Columbia: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia235Arkansas: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas233Alaska: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska232West Virginia: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia231Louisiana: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana231New Mexico: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico231Alabama: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alabama230Minnesota: 248 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota248Massachusetts: 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts247Virginia: 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia247Florida: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida246New Jersey: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey246Wyoming: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming246Indiana: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana245New Hampshire: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire245Pennsylvania: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania244Utah: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah244Nebraska: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska244Texas: 244 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas244Connecticut: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut243North Dakota: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota243Idaho: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho242Colorado: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado242Wisconsin: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin242North Carolina: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina241South Dakota: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota241Ohio: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio241Montana: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana241Maine: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine241Mississippi: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi241Iowa: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa241Tennessee: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee240Washington: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington240Kansas: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas239Rhode Island: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island239Delaware: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware239Kentucky: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky239Vermont: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont239Hawaii: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii239Maryland: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland239Missouri: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri238Georgia: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia238Arizona: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona238Illinois: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois237Oklahoma: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma237South Carolina: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina237New York: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York237Oregon: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon236Michigan: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan236Nevada: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada236California: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California235District of Columbia: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia235Arkansas: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas233Alaska: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska232West Virginia: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia231Louisiana: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana231New Mexico: 231 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico231Alabama: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alabama230
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

RankStates2019
NAEP scale score (0 to 500)
1Minnesota248
2Massachusetts247
3Virginia247
4Florida246
5New Jersey246
6Wyoming246
7Indiana245
8New Hampshire245
9Pennsylvania244
10Utah244
11Nebraska244
12Texas244
13Connecticut243
14North Dakota243
15Idaho242
16Colorado242
17Wisconsin242
18North Carolina241
19South Dakota241
20Ohio241
21Montana241
22Maine241
23Mississippi241
24Iowa241
25Tennessee240
26Washington240
27Kansas239
28Rhode Island239
29Delaware239
30Kentucky239
31Vermont239
32Hawaii239
33Maryland239
34Missouri238
35Georgia238
36Arizona238
37Illinois237
38Oklahoma237
39South Carolina237
40New York237
41Oregon236
42Michigan236
43Nevada236
44California235
45District of Columbia235
46Arkansas233
47Alaska232
48West Virginia231
49Louisiana231
50New Mexico231
51Alabama230

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/naep-math-grade-4/us-states?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Minnesota, with 248 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) in 2019, according to National Center for Education Statistics.

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

Alabama, with 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) in 2019.

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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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