US Reading or Language Arts 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 Reading or Language Arts: Maine (84.6%), Iowa (67.4%), Wyoming (58.1%), New York (57.1%), and Ohio (55.8%).
It was 28.4% for District of Columbia, and 8% 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 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 6 Students Proficient in Reading or Language Arts By State in 2021-2022
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US Grade 6 Reading or Language Arts Proficiency By State in 2021-2022
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| State | Number of Students | Percent Proficient (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 54641 | 47.7 |
| Alaska | 7986 | 37.9 |
| Arizona | 81101 | 38.8 |
| Arkansas | 36292 | 40.9 |
| California | 430323 | 44.7 |
| Colorado | 56380 | 42.9 |
| Connecticut | 36148 | 48.3 |
| Delaware | 10323 | 38.1 |
| Florida | 202121 | 52.4 |
| Georgia | 128007 | 39.6 |
| Hawaii | 13101 | 49.6 |
| Idaho | 24012 | 52.7 |
| Illinois | 133001 | 28.2 |
| Indiana | 75892 | 38.1 |
| Iowa | 36048 | 67.4 |
| Kansas | 34171 | 32.7 |
| Kentucky | 47282 | 44.4 |
| Louisiana | 49799 | 38.2 |
| Maine | 11924 | 84.6 |
| Maryland | 63888 | 43.8 |
| Massachusetts | 66273 | 41.5 |
| Michigan | 98757 | 38.1 |
| Minnesota | 61222 | 54.4 |
| Mississippi | 32145 | 41 |
| Missouri | 65621 | 39.4 |
| Montana | 10972 | 45.9 |
| Nebraska | 23702 | 43.9 |
| Nevada | 35161 | 40.5 |
| New Hampshire | 11632 | 53.1 |
| New Jersey | 97828 | 47.2 |
| New Mexico | 22448 | 32.9 |
| New York | 156974 | 57.1 |
| North Carolina | 115125 | 47.5 |
| North Dakota | 8441 | 49.2 |
| Ohio | 122088 | 55.8 |
| Oklahoma | 50524 | 26 |
| Oregon | 38077 | 40.9 |
| Pennsylvania | 120103 | 55.3 |
| Rhode Island | 9972 | 31 |
| South Carolina | 58052 | 45 |
| South Dakota | 10502 | 47.2 |
| Tennessee | 70714 | 36.8 |
| Texas | 399712 | 42.4 |
| Vermont | 5624 | 43.7 |
| Washington | 76354 | 46 |
| West Virginia | 17874 | 41.4 |
| Wisconsin | 56568 | 38.3 |
| Wyoming | 7048 | 58.1 |
| District of Columbia | 5573 | 28.4 |
| Puerto Rico | 19134 | 25.1 |
| Bureau of Indian Education | 2496 | 8 |
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