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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 2022, at 284 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). New Mexico had the lowest, at 259 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). The median was 273 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) and the figure for the United States was 273 NAEP scale score (0 to 500). Source: National Center for Education Statistics.

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Highest284Massachusetts
Lowest259New Mexico
Median27351 states
United States273History

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 264 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona: 271 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas: 267 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado: 275 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut: 276 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware: 264 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia: 260 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida: 271 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia: 271 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho: 282 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois: 275 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana: 279 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa: 277 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas: 272 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky: 269 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana: 266 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine: 273 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland: 269 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts: 284 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan: 273 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota: 280 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi: 266 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri: 272 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana: 277 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska: 279 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada: 269 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire: 279 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey: 281 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico: 259 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York: 274 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina: 274 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota: 278 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio: 276 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma: 264 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania: 274 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina: 269 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota: 281 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee: 272 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas: 273 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah: 282 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont: 276 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia: 279 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington: 276 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia: 260 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin: 281 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming: 281 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)
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NAEP scale score (0 to 500), 2022. 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, 2022

Massachusetts: 284 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts284Utah: 282 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah282Idaho: 282 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho282South Dakota: 281 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota281Wisconsin: 281 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin281Wyoming: 281 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming281New Jersey: 281 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey281Minnesota: 280 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota280Nebraska: 279 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska279Virginia: 279 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia279Indiana: 279 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana279New Hampshire: 279 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire279North Dakota: 278 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota278Montana: 277 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana277Iowa: 277 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa277Connecticut: 276 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut276Vermont: 276 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont276Washington: 276 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington276Ohio: 276 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio276Illinois: 275 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois275Colorado: 275 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado275Pennsylvania: 274 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania274New York: 274 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York274North Carolina: 274 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina274Texas: 273 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas273Michigan: 273 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan273Maine: 273 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine273Missouri: 272 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri272Tennessee: 272 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee272Kansas: 272 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas272Georgia: 271 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia271Florida: 271 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida271Arizona: 271 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona271Rhode Island: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island270Oregon: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon270Hawaii: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii270Alaska: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska270California: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California270Kentucky: 269 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky269Nevada: 269 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada269South Carolina: 269 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina269Maryland: 269 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland269Arkansas: 267 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas267Louisiana: 266 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana266Mississippi: 266 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi266Alabama: 264 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alabama264Delaware: 264 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware264Oklahoma: 264 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma264West Virginia: 260 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia260District of Columbia: 260 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia260New Mexico: 259 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico259Massachusetts: 284 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts284Utah: 282 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah282Idaho: 282 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho282South Dakota: 281 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota281Wisconsin: 281 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin281Wyoming: 281 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming281New Jersey: 281 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey281Minnesota: 280 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota280Nebraska: 279 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska279Virginia: 279 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia279Indiana: 279 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana279New Hampshire: 279 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire279North Dakota: 278 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota278Montana: 277 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana277Iowa: 277 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa277Connecticut: 276 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut276Vermont: 276 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont276Washington: 276 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington276Ohio: 276 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio276Illinois: 275 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois275Colorado: 275 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado275Pennsylvania: 274 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania274New York: 274 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York274North Carolina: 274 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina274Texas: 273 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas273Michigan: 273 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan273Maine: 273 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine273Missouri: 272 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri272Tennessee: 272 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee272Kansas: 272 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas272Georgia: 271 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia271Florida: 271 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida271Arizona: 271 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona271Rhode Island: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island270Oregon: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon270Hawaii: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii270Alaska: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska270California: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California270Kentucky: 269 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky269Nevada: 269 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada269South Carolina: 269 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina269Maryland: 269 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland269Arkansas: 267 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas267Louisiana: 266 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana266Mississippi: 266 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi266Alabama: 264 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alabama264Delaware: 264 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware264Oklahoma: 264 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma264West Virginia: 260 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia260District of Columbia: 260 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia260New Mexico: 259 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico259
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

RankStates2022
NAEP scale score (0 to 500)
1Massachusetts284
2Utah282
3Idaho282
4South Dakota281
5Wisconsin281
6Wyoming281
7New Jersey281
8Minnesota280
9Nebraska279
10Virginia279
11Indiana279
12New Hampshire279
13North Dakota278
14Montana277
15Iowa277
16Connecticut276
17Vermont276
18Washington276
19Ohio276
20Illinois275
21Colorado275
22Pennsylvania274
23New York274
24North Carolina274
25Texas273
26Michigan273
27Maine273
28Missouri272
29Tennessee272
30Kansas272
31Georgia271
32Florida271
33Arizona271
34Rhode Island270
35Oregon270
36Hawaii270
37Alaska270
38California270
39Kentucky269
40Nevada269
41South Carolina269
42Maryland269
43Arkansas267
44Louisiana266
45Mississippi266
46Alabama264
47Delaware264
48Oklahoma264
49West Virginia260
50District of Columbia260
51New Mexico259

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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, 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 8, all students, public schools, states and nation, US states by NAEP average score, mathematics, grade 8, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

Harvard

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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/naep-math-grade-8/us-states?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Massachusetts, with 284 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 8?

New Mexico, with 259 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 8, all students, public schools, states and nation. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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