US Reading or Language Arts Proficiency for Grade 4 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 4 students being proficient in Reading or Language Arts: Maine (84.4%), Iowa (72.7%), Ohio (62.5%), Florida (57.3%), and Texas (53.1%).

It was 30.2% for District of Columbia, and 9% 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 4 students who were proficient in reading or language arts. The table below shows the number of students and percentage proficient in reading or language arts.

Data Source: US Dept. of Education, EdFacts.

US Percent of Grade 4 Students Proficient in Reading or Language Arts By State in 2021-2022

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US Grade 4 Reading or Language Arts Proficiency By State in 2021-2022

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State	Number of Students	Percent Proficient (%)
Alabama	53532	52.9
Alaska	8182	26.4
Arizona	79566	44.1
Arkansas	35651	37.7
California	424665	43.9
Colorado	57215	43.3
Connecticut	35401	49.7
Delaware	10112	40.5
Florida	199323	57.3
Georgia	124848	38.1
Hawaii	13090	50.9
Idaho	23260	52
Illinois	127632	32.3
Indiana	74490	40
Iowa	34776	72.7
Kansas	33055	42.4
Kentucky	43522	45.9
Louisiana	48964	44.3
Maine	11573	84.4
Maryland	63864	45.8
Massachusetts	65013	38.4
Michigan	98385	43.8
Minnesota	60706	49.6
Mississippi	32448	43.6
Missouri	64160	44.3
Montana	11088	45.9
Nebraska	23186	52.7
Nevada	34983	42.4
New Hampshire	11688	47.6
New Jersey	95306	49
New Mexico	21724	35.2
New York	160638	42.2
North Carolina	112920	51.3
North Dakota	8847	42.2
Ohio	119733	62.5
Oklahoma	49294	23.5
Oregon	37633	42.9
Pennsylvania	119060	51.3
Rhode Island	9841	28.9
South Carolina	56900	50.3
South Dakota	10246	49.2
Tennessee	71949	39.6
Texas	387936	53.1
Vermont	5577	44.2
Washington	76148	50.6
West Virginia	17480	43.2
Wisconsin	55146	42.2
Wyoming	6851	47.4
District of Columbia	6259	30.2
Puerto Rico	18430	37.1
Bureau of Indian Education	2589	9