US Science Proficiency for Grade 8 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 8 students being proficient in Science, based on state-wide assessment: North Carolina (73.3%), Iowa (65.5%), Nebraska (63%), Ohio (63%), and New York (61.9%).

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 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 8 Students Proficient in Science By State in 2021-2022

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US Grade 8 Science Proficiency By State in 2021-2022

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State	Number of Students	Percent Proficient (%)
Alabama	56972	40.3
Alaska	7543	34.8
Arizona	87538	24.3
Arkansas	38289	39.1
California	440944	29.2
Connecticut	37908	47
Delaware	10536	16.8
Florida	202708	45.4
Georgia	96775	29.8
Hawaii	12755	38.7
Idaho	24880	41.2
Illinois	141092	50.2
Iowa	38039	65.5
Kansas	35895	22.8
Louisiana	51328	29.6
Maine	12479	48
Maryland	68083	35.1
Massachusetts	69571	41.9
Michigan	103033	36.6
Minnesota	60606	29.3
Mississippi	34717	49
Missouri	68821	37.7
Montana	11467	39.9
Nebraska	24187	63
Nevada	37158	33.8
New Hampshire	12045	32.7
New Jersey	102908	15.7
New Mexico	24213	29.3
New York	155284	61.9
North Carolina	121567	73.3
North Dakota	8556	47.7
Ohio	127850	63
Oklahoma	51707	30
Oregon	39855	27.5
Pennsylvania	122809	50.2
Rhode Island	10454	29
South Dakota	10745	37.3
Tennessee	71274	33.3
Texas	426420	45
Vermont	5703	30.8
Washington	79487	42.6
West Virginia	18854	26.1
Wisconsin	59241	49.2
Wyoming	7399	45.9
District of Columbia	5059	6.6
Puerto Rico	20118	28.3
Bureau of Indian Education	2463	16