US Reading or Language Arts 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 Reading or Language Arts: South Carolina (84.3%), Maine (82.8%), New York (73.9%), Iowa (70.2%), and Washington (69.1%).
It was 33% for District of Columbia, and 20% 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 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 High School Students Proficient in Reading or Language Arts By State in 2021-2022
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US High School Reading or Language Arts Proficiency By State in 2021-2022
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| State | Number of Students | Percent Proficient (%) |
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| Alabama | 47008 | 29.6 |
| Alaska | 7107 | 27.6 |
| Arizona | 76880 | 42.4 |
| Arkansas | 73626 | 38.7 |
| California | 431344 | 54.4 |
| Colorado | 55574 | 57.3 |
| Connecticut | 35469 | 56 |
| Delaware | 8625 | 46.7 |
| Florida | 413174 | 50.3 |
| Georgia | 127250 | 42.8 |
| Hawaii | 10103 | 59.6 |
| Idaho | 22848 | 61.2 |
| Illinois | 144189 | 29.6 |
| Indiana | 72289 | 49.3 |
| Iowa | 110280 | 70.2 |
| Kansas | 33971 | 25 |
| Kentucky | 47496 | 45.4 |
| Louisiana | 49778 | 43.4 |
| Maine | 9848 | 82.8 |
| Maryland | 53352 | 57.5 |
| Massachusetts | 67396 | 58.1 |
| Michigan | 96538 | 52.1 |
| Minnesota | 56228 | 55.2 |
| Mississippi | 32141 | 43.5 |
| Missouri | 65679 | 53.2 |
| Montana | 9158 | 42.4 |
| Nebraska | 22610 | 47.9 |
| Nevada | 32797 | 44.7 |
| New Hampshire | 10705 | 61.4 |
| New Jersey | 104455 | 48.3 |
| New Mexico | 20226 | 33.1 |
| New York | 66290 | 73.9 |
| North Carolina | 111816 | 59.4 |
| North Dakota | 7176 | 46.6 |
| Ohio | 136494 | 61.3 |
| Oklahoma | 45754 | 38.4 |
| Oregon | 24972 | 47.3 |
| Pennsylvania | 105950 | 64 |
| Rhode Island | 9567 | 46.8 |
| South Carolina | 59574 | 84.3 |
| South Dakota | 9156 | 63 |
| Tennessee | 144826 | 40.8 |
| Texas | 576246 | 45.5 |
| Vermont | 5650 | 46.2 |
| Washington | 74638 | 69.1 |
| West Virginia | 15580 | 50.1 |
| Wisconsin | 58082 | 38.5 |
| Wyoming | 14494 | 50.5 |
| District of Columbia | 9093 | 33 |
| Puerto Rico | 19459 | 37.2 |
| Bureau of Indian Education | 1867 | 20 |
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