US Mathematics Proficiency for Grade 6 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 6 students being proficient in Mathematics, based on state-wide assessment: Maine (79.7%), Iowa (65.9%), Wyoming (51.5%), North Carolina (50.3%), and Ohio (49.6%).

It was 16.6% for District of Columbia, and 5% 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 6 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 6 Students Proficient in Mathematics By State in 2021-2022

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US Grade 6 Mathematics Proficiency By State in 2021-2022

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State	Number of Students	Percent Proficient (%)
Alabama	54811	29.1
Alaska	7984	26
Arizona	81728	30.8
Arkansas	36325	45.3
California	431180	32.2
Colorado	56360	26.2
Connecticut	35947	37.6
Delaware	10359	24.9
Florida	192416	49.1
Georgia	127619	31.7
Hawaii	13191	34.8
Idaho	24005	40.6
Indiana	75826	34.9
Iowa	36086	65.9
Kansas	34572	28
Kentucky	47467	37.8
Louisiana	49779	27.8
Maine	12003	79.7
Maryland	64100	18.3
Massachusetts	66235	41.8
Michigan	98824	28.7
Minnesota	60977	39.3
Mississippi	32105	44.9
Missouri	65747	41.5
Montana	10684	32.8
Nebraska	23683	45.8
Nevada	35062	26.1
New Hampshire	11683	39.2
New Jersey	99036	31.2
New Mexico	22461	32.5
New York	154062	39
North Carolina	115018	50.3
North Dakota	8477	39.6
Ohio	120825	49.6
Oklahoma	50471	22.2
Oregon	37884	27.8
Pennsylvania	120526	31.6
Rhode Island	10010	27.2
South Carolina	58148	35.7
South Dakota	10552	39.3
Tennessee	70737	32.7
Texas	393066	37.9
Vermont	5621	30.2
Washington	76301	36
West Virginia	17856	26.8
Wisconsin	56706	39.4
Wyoming	7052	51.5
District of Columbia	5562	16.6
Puerto Rico	19053	7
Bureau of Indian Education	2496	5