US Science Proficiency for All Grades Students By State for the 2021-2022 School Year

Updated on January 12, 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 students of All Grades being proficient in Science, based on state-wide assessment: New York (77.7%), Ohio (63.2%), North Carolina (62.8%), Iowa (62.6%), and Nebraska (61.5%).

You can see similar information for other grade levels.

The interactive chart below shows the percentage of each state's students of All Grades who were proficient in Science. The table below shows the number of students and percentage proficient in Science.

Data Source: US Dept. of Education, EdFacts.

US Percent of All Grades Students Proficient in Science By State in 2021-2022

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US All Grades Science Proficiency By State in 2021-2022

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State	Number of Students	Percent Proficient (%)
Alabama	159068	37.3
Alaska	21940	37.9
Arizona	245726	24.2
Arkansas	292870	35.6
California	1252619	29.3
Connecticut	109070	47.4
Delaware	31030	21
Florida	620401	51.8
Georgia	357131	39.6
Hawaii	37523	39.5
Idaho	70298	40.8
Illinois	399497	50.2
Indiana	223589	34.5
Iowa	109788	62.6
Kansas	102070	31.2
Kentucky	137767	21.8
Louisiana	347169	26.9
Maine	34050	36.9
Maryland	176310	36
Massachusetts	200486	43.8
Michigan	297926	37.8
Minnesota	173157	41.4
Mississippi	101901	55.1
Missouri	200080	37.7
Montana	31985	37.1
Nebraska	69750	61.5
Nevada	106439	25.9
New Hampshire	33494	36.5
New Jersey	295018	23.1
New Mexico	66597	33.2
New York	476069	77.7
North Carolina	319630	62.8
North Dakota	25208	43.5
Ohio	382549	63.2
Oklahoma	145943	31
Oregon	105215	29.8
Pennsylvania	307776	56.6
Rhode Island	29754	30.7
South Carolina	175213	50
South Dakota	30300	42
Tennessee	500117	40
Texas	1322246	45.8
Vermont	16253	35.2
Washington	213936	49
West Virginia	52250	27.5
Wisconsin	172535	43.8
Wyoming	21201	47.3
District of Columbia	15515	10
Puerto Rico	56956	36.1
Bureau of Indian Education	6437	13.8