US Mathematics Proficiency for Grade 4 Students By State for the 2021-2022 School Year

Updated on January 11, 2026.

Based on data from the US Department of Education, for the 2021-2022 school year, the following US states were among the top 5 who had the highest percentage of their Grade 4 students being proficient in Mathematics, based on state-wide assessment: Maine (81.2%), Iowa (68.4%), Ohio (63.6%), Florida (61.4%), and Minnesota (56.4%).

It was 22.7% for District of Columbia, and 6% for the Bureau of Indian Education.

You can see similar information for other grade levels.

The interactive chart below shows the percentage of each state's Grade 4 students who were proficient in mathematics. The table below shows the number of students and percentage proficient in mathematics.

Data Source: US Dept. of Education, EdFacts.

US Percent of Grade 4 Students Proficient in Mathematics By State in 2021-2022

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US Grade 4 Mathematics Proficiency By State in 2021-2022

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State	Number of Students	Percent Proficient (%)
Alabama	53728	31.5
Alaska	8176	23.6
Arizona	80126	39.2
Arkansas	35673	41.7
California	426445	37.9
Colorado	57201	30.7
Connecticut	35319	45.8
Delaware	10150	35.1
Florida	196224	61.4
Georgia	124662	44.2
Hawaii	13163	45.3
Idaho	23281	48.7
Indiana	74481	46.6
Iowa	34785	68.4
Kansas	33626	34.7
Kentucky	43742	39.2
Louisiana	48969	36.8
Maine	11653	81.2
Maryland	64330	28.1
Massachusetts	65031	42.4
Michigan	98540	36.9
Minnesota	60549	56.4
Mississippi	32420	45.3
Missouri	64344	43.3
Montana	11058	41.8
Nebraska	23179	46.3
Nevada	34924	34.8
New Hampshire	11760	48
New Jersey	96621	39.5
New Mexico	21734	24.5
New York	161878	43.5
North Carolina	112871	49.8
North Dakota	8878	36.8
Ohio	119276	63.6
Oklahoma	49281	33.2
Oregon	37706	36.2
Pennsylvania	119764	41.8
Rhode Island	9935	30.2
South Carolina	56914	43.3
South Dakota	10271	47.8
Tennessee	71878	38.7
Texas	387573	41.7
Vermont	5573	38.5
Washington	76072	47.2
West Virginia	17477	41.3
Wisconsin	55306	44.8
Wyoming	6857	52.3
District of Columbia	6267	22.7
Puerto Rico	18323	42.4
Bureau of Indian Education	2592	6