US Reading or Language Arts 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 Reading or Language Arts: Maine (84.8%), Iowa (74.1%), Michigan (59.9%), Wyoming (58.4%), and Texas (57.2%).
It was 31.4% for District of Columbia, and 12% 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 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 8 Students Proficient in Reading or Language Arts By State in 2021-2022
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US Grade 8 Reading or Language Arts Proficiency By State in 2021-2022
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| State | Number of Students | Percent Proficient (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 56936 | 52.8 |
| Alaska | 7625 | 29 |
| Arizona | 87359 | 35.7 |
| Arkansas | 38195 | 46.3 |
| California | 439889 | 46.2 |
| Colorado | 53138 | 43.8 |
| Connecticut | 38090 | 49.6 |
| Delaware | 10604 | 41.5 |
| Florida | 213535 | 49.6 |
| Georgia | 136042 | 41.3 |
| Hawaii | 12659 | 49.9 |
| Idaho | 24828 | 54.2 |
| Illinois | 141487 | 30.1 |
| Indiana | 78053 | 41.5 |
| Iowa | 38105 | 74.1 |
| Kansas | 35435 | 20.4 |
| Kentucky | 50566 | 44 |
| Louisiana | 51369 | 46.9 |
| Maine | 12362 | 84.8 |
| Maryland | 67337 | 42.2 |
| Massachusetts | 70160 | 41.9 |
| Michigan | 101811 | 59.9 |
| Minnesota | 62606 | 46.4 |
| Mississippi | 34636 | 34.4 |
| Missouri | 68779 | 42.5 |
| Montana | 11633 | 45.6 |
| Nebraska | 24228 | 46.1 |
| Nevada | 37182 | 42.5 |
| New Hampshire | 12126 | 45.9 |
| New Jersey | 102355 | 51 |
| New Mexico | 24128 | 33.2 |
| New York | 149007 | 50.3 |
| North Carolina | 121877 | 50.6 |
| North Dakota | 8547 | 43.5 |
| Ohio | 128396 | 52.7 |
| Oklahoma | 52087 | 25 |
| Oregon | 38847 | 44.3 |
| Pennsylvania | 123471 | 54.9 |
| Rhode Island | 10429 | 28.9 |
| South Carolina | 61513 | 45.8 |
| South Dakota | 10708 | 49.2 |
| Tennessee | 74188 | 26.5 |
| Texas | 422522 | 57.2 |
| Vermont | 5716 | 43 |
| Washington | 79705 | 52.3 |
| West Virginia | 18909 | 38.7 |
| Wisconsin | 59277 | 33.4 |
| Wyoming | 7395 | 58.4 |
| District of Columbia | 5320 | 31.4 |
| Puerto Rico | 20668 | 34.8 |
| Bureau of Indian Education | 2535 | 12 |
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