US Science Proficiency for Grade 5 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 Grade 5 students being proficient in Science, based on state-wide assessment: Nebraska (70.8%), North Carolina (63%), Ohio (62.9%), Iowa (59.2%), and Mississippi (58.1%).

You can see similar information for other grade levels.

The interactive chart below shows the percentage of each state's Grade 5 students 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 Grade 5 Students Proficient in Science By State in 2021-2022

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US Grade 5 Science Proficiency By State in 2021-2022

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State	Number of Students	Percent Proficient (%)
Alaska	8064	42
Arizona	80607	27.4
Arkansas	35616	36.7
California	433635	31.1
Connecticut	35680	51
Delaware	10408	20
Florida	212538	48.5
Georgia	126434	39.7
Hawaii	13378	44
Idaho	23649	43.2
Illinois	131350	50
Iowa	34920	59.2
Kansas	33608	42.7
Louisiana	48435	30.9
Maine	11937	24.4
Maryland	65446	30.3
Massachusetts	65967	42.8
Michigan	99743	38.5
Minnesota	59773	50.1
Mississippi	33670	58.1
Missouri	64795	40.6
Montana	11254	43.4
Nebraska	23016	70.8
Nevada	35147	19.8
New Hampshire	12056	37.5
New Jersey	97840	25.3
New Mexico	22372	31.2
North Carolina	113502	63
Ohio	121296	62.9
Oklahoma	49286	37.4
Oregon	38793	30.6
Rhode Island	10082	32.3
South Dakota	10373	40.8
Tennessee	71309	39.3
Texas	391495	37.5
Vermont	5570	35.1
Washington	76732	51.9
West Virginia	17816	29.9
District of Columbia	5853	17.5
Bureau of Indian Education	2359	9