US Mathematics Proficiency for High School 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 High School students being proficient in Mathematics, based on state-wide assessment: Maine (86.6%), New York (85.2%), North Carolina (64.3%), Mississippi (63.1%), and Pennsylvania (62.3%).

It was 10.5% 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 High School 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 High School Students Proficient in Mathematics By State in 2021-2022

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US High School Mathematics Proficiency By State in 2021-2022

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State	Number of Students	Percent Proficient (%)
Alabama	48492	23.6
Alaska	7037	18.5
Arizona	78369	44.2
Arkansas	73952	26.7
California	428686	26.8
Colorado	55619	34.5
Connecticut	35467	35.1
Delaware	8627	24
Florida	284628	39.7
Georgia	135915	33.6
Hawaii	10262	25.8
Idaho	22830	33.2
Indiana	72298	30.2
Iowa	110804	59
Kansas	34290	20.1
Kentucky	47554	37.5
Louisiana	47938	35.3
Maine	9866	86.6
Maryland	48396	34
Massachusetts	67028	49.8
Michigan	96668	30.7
Minnesota	45260	36.6
Mississippi	31712	63.1
Missouri	69259	37.2
Montana	9293	25.4
Nebraska	22592	45.4
Nevada	33329	20.5
New Hampshire	10719	36.6
New Jersey	106237	28
New Mexico	20183	15.9
New York	156923	85.2
North Carolina	52638	64.3
North Dakota	7239	30.5
Ohio	121377	39.7
Oklahoma	45781	19.5
Oregon	23449	20.7
Pennsylvania	61965	62.3
Rhode Island	9592	25.3
South Carolina	48334	57
South Dakota	9159	37.6
Tennessee	196314	21.5
Texas	512407	36.4
Vermont	5621	26.1
Washington	73356	35.2
West Virginia	15580	20.9
Wisconsin	58162	29.7
Wyoming	14533	41.6
District of Columbia	8166	10.5
Puerto Rico	19348	5.8
Bureau of Indian Education	1802	4