US Science Proficiency for High School 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 High School students being proficient in Science, based on state-wide assessment: New York (90.6%), Ohio (63.7%), Iowa (63%), Florida (61.4%), and Mississippi (58.5%).

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 Science. The table below shows the number of students and percentage proficient in Science.

Data Source: US Dept. of Education, EdFacts.

US Percent of High School Students Proficient in Science By State in 2021-2022

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US High School Science Proficiency By State in 2021-2022

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State	Number of Students	Percent Proficient (%)
Alabama	48454	31.7
Alaska	6333	36.3
Arizona	77581	20.6
Arkansas	34605	29.9
California	378040	27.3
Connecticut	35482	44.2
Delaware	6712	24
Florida	205155	61.4
Georgia	61441	34
Hawaii	11390	35.3
Idaho	21769	37.6
Illinois	127055	50.6
Indiana	73697	28.1
Iowa	36829	63
Kansas	32567	28.5
Kentucky	44344	14.6
Louisiana	50439	25.5
Maine	9634	38.2
Maryland	42781	46.1
Massachusetts	64948	46.9
Michigan	95150	38.5
Minnesota	52778	45.6
Mississippi	33514	58.5
Missouri	66464	34.9
Montana	9264	26.1
Nebraska	22547	50.4
Nevada	34134	23.5
New Hampshire	9393	40.2
New Jersey	94270	28.8
New Mexico	20012	40.2
New York	162405	90.6
North Carolina	84561	47.6
North Dakota	7794	46
Ohio	133403	63.7
Oklahoma	44950	25.3
Oregon	26567	32.1
Pennsylvania	65546	40.7
Rhode Island	9218	30.9
South Carolina	60351	57.5
South Dakota	9182	48.9
Tennessee	45628	34.6
Texas	504331	53
Vermont	4980	40.3
Washington	57717	54
West Virginia	15580	26.6
Wisconsin	58038	30.9
Wyoming	6947	46.5
District of Columbia	4603	4.3
Puerto Rico	19046	35
Bureau of Indian Education	1577	18