US Reading or Language Arts 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 Reading or Language Arts: Maine (86.6%), Iowa (71.6%), Ohio (60.3%), Idaho (57.8%), and Pennsylvania (56.5%).
It was 35.4% for District of Columbia, and 10% 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 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 7 Students Proficient in Reading or Language Arts By State in 2021-2022
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US Grade 7 Reading or Language Arts Proficiency By State in 2021-2022
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| State | Number of Students | Percent Proficient (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 56363 | 44.6 |
| Alaska | 7974 | 26.5 |
| Arizona | 83843 | 42.8 |
| Arkansas | 37559 | 41.9 |
| California | 421768 | 48.9 |
| Colorado | 55696 | 41.6 |
| Connecticut | 37233 | 50.2 |
| Delaware | 10460 | 43.9 |
| Florida | 207343 | 48.8 |
| Georgia | 132512 | 36.2 |
| Hawaii | 10078 | 51.5 |
| Idaho | 24324 | 57.8 |
| Illinois | 137492 | 31.9 |
| Indiana | 77335 | 41.2 |
| Iowa | 36917 | 71.6 |
| Kansas | 34645 | 30.9 |
| Kentucky | 49547 | 43.3 |
| Louisiana | 51468 | 45.2 |
| Maine | 12303 | 86.6 |
| Maryland | 65397 | 42.7 |
| Massachusetts | 67872 | 41.1 |
| Michigan | 100107 | 38.3 |
| Minnesota | 62009 | 45.5 |
| Mississippi | 35416 | 38.1 |
| Missouri | 67224 | 37.9 |
| Montana | 11354 | 47.9 |
| Nebraska | 24182 | 42.2 |
| Nevada | 35649 | 48.3 |
| New Hampshire | 11945 | 49.2 |
| New Jersey | 100957 | 52.4 |
| New Mexico | 23664 | 34.8 |
| New York | 155811 | 48.6 |
| North Carolina | 119693 | 48.8 |
| North Dakota | 8551 | 42.3 |
| Ohio | 126190 | 60.3 |
| Oklahoma | 51937 | 22 |
| Oregon | 38091 | 46.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 122773 | 56.5 |
| Rhode Island | 10185 | 29.1 |
| South Carolina | 60584 | 43.2 |
| South Dakota | 10573 | 53.1 |
| Tennessee | 71219 | 36.2 |
| Texas | 416521 | 54.9 |
| Vermont | 5458 | 45.9 |
| Washington | 78230 | 53.9 |
| West Virginia | 18473 | 40.1 |
| Wisconsin | 58562 | 38.4 |
| Wyoming | 7241 | 54.7 |
| District of Columbia | 5430 | 35.4 |
| Puerto Rico | 20120 | 32.7 |
| Bureau of Indian Education | 2466 | 10 |
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