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US states by NAEP average score, mathematics, grade 4

Wyoming had the highest NAEP average score, mathematics, grade 4 of 51 states in 2022, at 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). New Mexico had the lowest, at 221 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). The median was 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) and the figure for the United States was 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). Source: National Center for Education Statistics.

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Highest243Wyoming
Lowest221New Mexico
Median23551 states
United States235History

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska: 226 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas: 228 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware: 226 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia: 223 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico: 221 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York: 227 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon: 228 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia: 226 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)
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  • 230 to 240
  • 240 and over
NAEP scale score (0 to 500), 2022. 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, 2022

Wyoming: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming243Massachusetts: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts242Nebraska: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska242Florida: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida241Wisconsin: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin240North Dakota: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota240Iowa: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa240Utah: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah240New Hampshire: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire239New Jersey: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey239Indiana: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana239Minnesota: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota239South Dakota: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota239Texas: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas239Montana: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana239Ohio: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio238Pennsylvania: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania238Illinois: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois237Hawaii: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii237Virginia: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia236Connecticut: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut236Tennessee: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee236Idaho: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho236Colorado: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado236North Carolina: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina236Kansas: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas235Washington: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington235Georgia: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia235Vermont: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont234South Carolina: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina234Rhode Island: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island234Kentucky: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky234Mississippi: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi234Maine: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine233Missouri: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri232Michigan: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan232Arizona: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona232California: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California230Alabama: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alabama230Oklahoma: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma229Nevada: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada229Maryland: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland229Louisiana: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana229Oregon: 228 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon228Arkansas: 228 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas228New York: 227 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York227West Virginia: 226 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia226Alaska: 226 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska226Delaware: 226 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware226District of Columbia: 223 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia223New Mexico: 221 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico221Wyoming: 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming243Massachusetts: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts242Nebraska: 242 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska242Florida: 241 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida241Wisconsin: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin240North Dakota: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota240Iowa: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa240Utah: 240 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah240New Hampshire: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire239New Jersey: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey239Indiana: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana239Minnesota: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota239South Dakota: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota239Texas: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas239Montana: 239 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana239Ohio: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio238Pennsylvania: 238 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania238Illinois: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois237Hawaii: 237 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii237Virginia: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia236Connecticut: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut236Tennessee: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee236Idaho: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho236Colorado: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado236North Carolina: 236 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina236Kansas: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas235Washington: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington235Georgia: 235 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia235Vermont: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont234South Carolina: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina234Rhode Island: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island234Kentucky: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky234Mississippi: 234 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi234Maine: 233 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine233Missouri: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri232Michigan: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan232Arizona: 232 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona232California: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California230Alabama: 230 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alabama230Oklahoma: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma229Nevada: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada229Maryland: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland229Louisiana: 229 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana229Oregon: 228 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon228Arkansas: 228 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas228New York: 227 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York227West Virginia: 226 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia226Alaska: 226 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska226Delaware: 226 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware226District of Columbia: 223 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia223New Mexico: 221 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico221
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

RankStates2022
NAEP scale score (0 to 500)
1Wyoming243
2Massachusetts242
3Nebraska242
4Florida241
5Wisconsin240
6North Dakota240
7Iowa240
8Utah240
9New Hampshire239
10New Jersey239
11Indiana239
12Minnesota239
13South Dakota239
14Texas239
15Montana239
16Ohio238
17Pennsylvania238
18Illinois237
19Hawaii237
20Virginia236
21Connecticut236
22Tennessee236
23Idaho236
24Colorado236
25North Carolina236
26Kansas235
27Washington235
28Georgia235
29Vermont234
30South Carolina234
31Rhode Island234
32Kentucky234
33Mississippi234
34Maine233
35Missouri232
36Michigan232
37Arizona232
38California230
39Alabama230
40Oklahoma229
41Nevada229
42Maryland229
43Louisiana229
44Oregon228
45Arkansas228
46New York227
47West Virginia226
48Alaska226
49Delaware226
50District of Columbia223
51New Mexico221

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/naep-math-grade-4/us-states?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Wyoming, with 243 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) in 2022, according to National Center for Education Statistics.

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

New Mexico, with 221 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) in 2022.

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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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