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US states by NAEP average score, mathematics, grade 8

Massachusetts had the highest NAEP average score, mathematics, grade 8 of 51 states in 2007, at 298 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). District of Columbia had the lowest, at 248 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). The median was 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) and the figure for the United States was 280 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). Source: National Center for Education Statistics.

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Highest298Massachusetts
Lowest248District of Columbia
Median28351 states
United States280History

Map of states, 2007

Alabama: 266 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona: 276 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas: 274 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado: 286 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut: 282 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia: 248 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida: 277 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia: 275 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii: 269 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho: 284 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois: 280 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana: 285 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa: 285 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas: 290 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky: 279 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana: 272 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine: 286 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland: 286 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts: 298 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan: 277 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota: 292 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi: 265 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri: 281 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana: 287 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska: 284 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada: 271 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire: 288 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey: 289 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico: 268 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York: 280 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina: 284 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota: 292 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio: 285 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma: 275 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon: 284 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania: 286 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island: 275 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina: 282 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota: 288 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee: 274 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas: 286 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah: 281 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont: 291 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia: 288 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington: 285 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin: 286 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming: 287 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)
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NAEP scale score (0 to 500), 2007. Source: NCES, NAEP Data Service: average scale score, mathematics, grade 8, all students, public schools, states and nation. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2007

Massachusetts: 298 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts298Minnesota: 292 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota292North Dakota: 292 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota292Vermont: 291 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont291Kansas: 290 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas290New Jersey: 289 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey289South Dakota: 288 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota288Virginia: 288 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia288New Hampshire: 288 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire288Montana: 287 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana287Wyoming: 287 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming287Maine: 286 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine286Colorado: 286 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado286Pennsylvania: 286 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania286Texas: 286 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas286Maryland: 286 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland286Wisconsin: 286 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin286Iowa: 285 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa285Indiana: 285 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana285Washington: 285 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington285Ohio: 285 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio285North Carolina: 284 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina284Oregon: 284 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon284Nebraska: 284 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska284Idaho: 284 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho284Delaware: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware283Alaska: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska283Connecticut: 282 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut282South Carolina: 282 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina282Utah: 281 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah281Missouri: 281 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri281Illinois: 280 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois280New York: 280 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York280Kentucky: 279 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky279Florida: 277 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida277Michigan: 277 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan277Arizona: 276 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona276Rhode Island: 275 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island275Georgia: 275 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia275Oklahoma: 275 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma275Tennessee: 274 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee274Arkansas: 274 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas274Louisiana: 272 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana272Nevada: 271 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada271California: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California270West Virginia: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia270Hawaii: 269 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii269New Mexico: 268 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico268Alabama: 266 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alabama266Mississippi: 265 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi265District of Columbia: 248 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia248Massachusetts: 298 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts298Minnesota: 292 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota292North Dakota: 292 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota292Vermont: 291 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont291Kansas: 290 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas290New Jersey: 289 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey289South Dakota: 288 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota288Virginia: 288 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia288New Hampshire: 288 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire288Montana: 287 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana287Wyoming: 287 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming287Maine: 286 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine286Colorado: 286 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado286Pennsylvania: 286 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania286Texas: 286 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas286Maryland: 286 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland286Wisconsin: 286 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin286Iowa: 285 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa285Indiana: 285 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana285Washington: 285 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington285Ohio: 285 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio285North Carolina: 284 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina284Oregon: 284 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon284Nebraska: 284 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska284Idaho: 284 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho284Delaware: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware283Alaska: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska283Connecticut: 282 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut282South Carolina: 282 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina282Utah: 281 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah281Missouri: 281 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri281Illinois: 280 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois280New York: 280 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York280Kentucky: 279 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky279Florida: 277 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida277Michigan: 277 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan277Arizona: 276 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona276Rhode Island: 275 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island275Georgia: 275 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia275Oklahoma: 275 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma275Tennessee: 274 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee274Arkansas: 274 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas274Louisiana: 272 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana272Nevada: 271 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada271California: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California270West Virginia: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia270Hawaii: 269 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii269New Mexico: 268 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico268Alabama: 266 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alabama266Mississippi: 265 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi265District of Columbia: 248 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia248
NAEP scale score (0 to 500). Source: NCES, NAEP Data Service: average scale score, mathematics, grade 8, all students, public schools, states and nation. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2007
NAEP scale score (0 to 500)
1Massachusetts298
2Minnesota292
3North Dakota292
4Vermont291
5Kansas290
6New Jersey289
7South Dakota288
8Virginia288
9New Hampshire288
10Montana287
11Wyoming287
12Maine286
13Colorado286
14Pennsylvania286
15Texas286
16Maryland286
17Wisconsin286
18Iowa285
19Indiana285
20Washington285
21Ohio285
22North Carolina284
23Oregon284
24Nebraska284
25Idaho284
26Delaware283
27Alaska283
28Connecticut282
29South Carolina282
30Utah281
31Missouri281
32Illinois280
33New York280
34Kentucky279
35Florida277
36Michigan277
37Arizona276
38Rhode Island275
39Georgia275
40Oklahoma275
41Tennessee274
42Arkansas274
43Louisiana272
44Nevada271
45California270
46West Virginia270
47Hawaii269
48New Mexico268
49Alabama266
50Mississippi265
51District of Columbia248

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About this ranking

Average scale score of public school students in mathematics, grade 8 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 8, 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 8, all students, public schools, states and nation (US states by NAEP average score, mathematics, grade 8, 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 8, all students, public schools, states and nation, US states by NAEP average score, mathematics, grade 8, 2007. National Center for Education Statistics, 12 Oct. 2026, https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/naep-math-grade-8/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 8, all students, public schools, states and nation. US states by NAEP average score, mathematics, grade 8, 2007. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/naep-math-grade-8/us-states?period=2007.

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National Center for Education Statistics (2026) NAEP Data Service: average scale score, mathematics, grade 8, all students, public schools, states and nation, US states by NAEP average score, mathematics, grade 8, 2007 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/naep-math-grade-8/us-states?period=2007 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest NAEP average score, mathematics, grade 8?

Massachusetts, with 298 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 8?

District of Columbia, with 248 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 8, all students, public schools, states and nation. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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