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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 2011, at 299 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). District of Columbia had the lowest, at 260 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). The median was 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) and the figure for the United States was 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). Source: National Center for Education Statistics.

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Highest299Massachusetts
Lowest260District of Columbia
Median28351 states
United States283History

Map of states, 2011

Alabama: 269 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona: 279 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas: 279 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California: 273 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado: 292 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut: 287 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia: 260 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida: 278 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia: 278 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii: 278 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho: 287 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois: 283 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: 282 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana: 273 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine: 289 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland: 288 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts: 299 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan: 280 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota: 295 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi: 269 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri: 282 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana: 293 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada: 278 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire: 292 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey: 294 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico: 274 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York: 280 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina: 286 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota: 292 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio: 289 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma: 279 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania: 286 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina: 281 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota: 291 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee: 274 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas: 290 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont: 294 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia: 289 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington: 288 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia: 273 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin: 289 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming: 288 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)
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NAEP scale score (0 to 500), 2011. 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, 2011

Massachusetts: 299 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts299Minnesota: 295 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota295New Jersey: 294 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey294Vermont: 294 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont294Montana: 293 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana293New Hampshire: 292 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire292North Dakota: 292 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota292Colorado: 292 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado292South Dakota: 291 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota291Texas: 290 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas290Kansas: 290 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas290Virginia: 289 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia289Maine: 289 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine289Wisconsin: 289 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin289Ohio: 289 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio289Washington: 288 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington288Maryland: 288 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland288Wyoming: 288 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming288Connecticut: 287 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut287Idaho: 287 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho287North Carolina: 286 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina286Pennsylvania: 286 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania286Indiana: 285 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana285Iowa: 285 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa285Utah: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah283Alaska: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska283Illinois: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois283Nebraska: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska283Rhode Island: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island283Delaware: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware283Oregon: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon283Missouri: 282 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri282Kentucky: 282 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky282South Carolina: 281 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina281New York: 280 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York280Michigan: 280 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan280Oklahoma: 279 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma279Arkansas: 279 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas279Arizona: 279 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona279Georgia: 278 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia278Nevada: 278 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada278Florida: 278 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida278Hawaii: 278 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii278New Mexico: 274 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico274Tennessee: 274 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee274West Virginia: 273 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia273Louisiana: 273 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana273California: 273 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California273Mississippi: 269 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi269Alabama: 269 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alabama269District of Columbia: 260 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia260Massachusetts: 299 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts299Minnesota: 295 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota295New Jersey: 294 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey294Vermont: 294 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont294Montana: 293 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana293New Hampshire: 292 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire292North Dakota: 292 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota292Colorado: 292 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado292South Dakota: 291 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota291Texas: 290 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas290Kansas: 290 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas290Virginia: 289 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia289Maine: 289 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine289Wisconsin: 289 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin289Ohio: 289 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio289Washington: 288 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington288Maryland: 288 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland288Wyoming: 288 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming288Connecticut: 287 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut287Idaho: 287 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho287North Carolina: 286 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina286Pennsylvania: 286 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania286Indiana: 285 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana285Iowa: 285 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa285Utah: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah283Alaska: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska283Illinois: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois283Nebraska: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska283Rhode Island: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island283Delaware: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware283Oregon: 283 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon283Missouri: 282 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri282Kentucky: 282 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky282South Carolina: 281 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina281New York: 280 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York280Michigan: 280 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan280Oklahoma: 279 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma279Arkansas: 279 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas279Arizona: 279 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona279Georgia: 278 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia278Nevada: 278 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada278Florida: 278 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida278Hawaii: 278 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii278New Mexico: 274 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico274Tennessee: 274 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee274West Virginia: 273 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia273Louisiana: 273 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana273California: 273 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California273Mississippi: 269 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi269Alabama: 269 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alabama269District of Columbia: 260 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia260
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

RankStates2011
NAEP scale score (0 to 500)
1Massachusetts299
2Minnesota295
3New Jersey294
4Vermont294
5Montana293
6New Hampshire292
7North Dakota292
8Colorado292
9South Dakota291
10Texas290
11Kansas290
12Virginia289
13Maine289
14Wisconsin289
15Ohio289
16Washington288
17Maryland288
18Wyoming288
19Connecticut287
20Idaho287
21North Carolina286
22Pennsylvania286
23Indiana285
24Iowa285
25Utah283
26Alaska283
27Illinois283
28Nebraska283
29Rhode Island283
30Delaware283
31Oregon283
32Missouri282
33Kentucky282
34South Carolina281
35New York280
36Michigan280
37Oklahoma279
38Arkansas279
39Arizona279
40Georgia278
41Nevada278
42Florida278
43Hawaii278
44New Mexico274
45Tennessee274
46West Virginia273
47Louisiana273
48California273
49Mississippi269
50Alabama269
51District of Columbia260

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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, 2011) [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, 2011. 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=2011. 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, 2011. 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=2011.

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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, 2011 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/naep-math-grade-8/us-states?period=2011 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Massachusetts, with 299 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) in 2011, according to National Center for Education Statistics.

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

District of Columbia, with 260 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) in 2011.

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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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