US Mathematics Proficiency for Grade 7 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 7 students being proficient in Mathematics, based on state-wide assessment: Maine (81.9%), Iowa (63.8%), Florida (51.5%), North Carolina (48.7%), and Wyoming (47.3%).

It was 21.8% 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 7 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 7 Students Proficient in Mathematics By State in 2021-2022

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US Grade 7 Mathematics Proficiency By State in 2021-2022

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State	Number of Students	Percent Proficient (%)
Alabama	56539	18.4
Alaska	7990	18.6
Arizona	84891	27.3
Arkansas	37659	36
California	422423	31.8
Colorado	55718	24.9
Connecticut	36983	38.5
Delaware	10464	26.9
Florida	191320	51.5
Georgia	132104	35.5
Hawaii	10148	33.1
Idaho	24314	41.6
Indiana	77270	31.3
Iowa	36958	63.8
Kansas	35103	25.7
Kentucky	49750	37.7
Louisiana	51468	25.1
Maine	12370	81.9
Maryland	65580	16.9
Massachusetts	67777	37.2
Michigan	100242	30.6
Minnesota	61618	37.6
Mississippi	35442	46
Missouri	67356	37.9
Montana	11040	35.4
Nebraska	24156	44.4
Nevada	35637	26.2
New Hampshire	12008	37.4
New Jersey	102092	36.6
New Mexico	23674	24.8
New York	151539	36.4
North Carolina	119606	48.7
North Dakota	8600	36.4
Ohio	124176	47.1
Oklahoma	51852	24.1
Oregon	37650	29.9
Pennsylvania	123108	26.4
Rhode Island	10192	22.5
South Carolina	60626	30.9
South Dakota	10622	41
Tennessee	71264	31.2
Texas	364878	31.8
Vermont	5452	32.2
Washington	77966	37.8
West Virginia	18465	29.1
Wisconsin	58662	34.1
Wyoming	7265	47.3
District of Columbia	5407	21.8
Puerto Rico	19975	5.2
Bureau of Indian Education	2447	6