US Mathematics Proficiency for Grade 8 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 8 students being proficient in Mathematics, based on state-wide assessment: Maine (83.9%), Iowa (65.3%), Florida (57.6%), Ohio (53.2%), and Texas (48.7%).

It was 16.2% for District of Columbia, and 7% 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 8 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 8 Students Proficient in Mathematics By State in 2021-2022

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US Grade 8 Mathematics Proficiency By State in 2021-2022

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State	Number of Students	Percent Proficient (%)
Alabama	57072	18.2
Alaska	7643	12.3
Arizona	88194	27.1
Arkansas	38309	38.3
California	440193	29
Colorado	53213	32.2
Connecticut	37813	34.9
Delaware	10623	23.5
Florida	237404	57.6
Georgia	135442	36.9
Hawaii	12744	30.6
Idaho	24875	35.9
Indiana	77965	29.1
Iowa	38166	65.3
Kansas	35848	20.3
Kentucky	50760	36.3
Louisiana	51412	30.8
Maine	12446	83.9
Maryland	67532	17
Massachusetts	70014	36.3
Michigan	101927	36.4
Minnesota	62075	40.1
Mississippi	36148	44.5
Missouri	68579	38.5
Montana	11261	30.6
Nebraska	24194	41.7
Nevada	37132	22
New Hampshire	12164	33.2
New Jersey	103559	32.9
New Mexico	24117	19.7
New York	156703	35.6
North Carolina	121357	42.2
North Dakota	8583	33.5
Ohio	133887	53.2
Oklahoma	51931	15.8
Oregon	38198	26.2
Pennsylvania	123481	22.1
Rhode Island	10429	20.7
South Carolina	61568	30.2
South Dakota	10738	37.4
Tennessee	74107	35.5
Texas	486928	48.7
Vermont	5725	28.5
Washington	79438	34.4
West Virginia	18910	26.6
Wisconsin	59350	30.6
Wyoming	7401	48.6
District of Columbia	5315	16.2
Puerto Rico	20596	6.1
Bureau of Indian Education	2526	7