US Mathematics Proficiency for Grade 5 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 5 students being proficient in Mathematics, based on state-wide assessment: Maine (76.3%), Iowa (63.5%), Ohio (53.5%), Wyoming (52.5%), and Florida (52.3%).

It was 22.1% for District of Columbia, and 4% 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 5 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 5 Students Proficient in Mathematics By State in 2021-2022

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US Grade 5 Mathematics Proficiency By State in 2021-2022

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State	Number of Students	Percent Proficient (%)
Alabama	53995	31.4
Alaska	8168	34.2
Arizona	81088	37
Arkansas	35629	40.5
California	433765	31.3
Colorado	57756	34.8
Connecticut	35663	39.3
Delaware	10416	29
Florida	212767	52.3
Georgia	126630	37.4
Hawaii	13347	41.3
Idaho	23630	42.6
Indiana	73995	39.9
Iowa	34955	63.5
Kansas	33571	29.9
Kentucky	47241	37.9
Louisiana	49060	29.9
Maine	11893	76.3
Maryland	65659	24.5
Massachusetts	66231	36.2
Michigan	99929	30.3
Minnesota	60342	43.1
Mississippi	33679	36.8
Missouri	64848	36.2
Montana	11310	33.8
Nebraska	23024	49
Nevada	35112	29
New Hampshire	12074	38.3
New Jersey	98205	36.1
New Mexico	22320	30.7
New York	159225	37.6
North Carolina	113571	51.1
North Dakota	8444	43.6
Ohio	120163	53.5
Oklahoma	49412	26.4
Oregon	38346	30.2
Pennsylvania	121181	35
Rhode Island	10084	26
South Carolina	57582	43.3
South Dakota	10335	39
Tennessee	71361	37.6
Texas	390504	46.8
Vermont	5578	32.8
Washington	77126	39.6
West Virginia	17850	34.3
Wisconsin	55922	45.7
Wyoming	6933	52.5
District of Columbia	5996	22.1
Puerto Rico	18625	27.9
Bureau of Indian Education	2459	4