2026 Competitiveness Redbook

TABLE 40 Source: U. S. Department of Education

National Assessment of Educational Progress( 2024)

4th Grade Reading

8th Grade Reading

4th Grade Math

8th Grade Math

Overall Rank	Scores Scores Rank Scores Rank					Scores Rank
1 Massachusetts	225	268	1	246	1	283	1
2 New Jersey	222	266	2	240	9	282	3
2 Wyoming	222	260	12	243	2	278	12
4 Colorado	221	265	3	239	13	278	12
4 New Hampshire	221	264	4	242	4	280	7
6 Indiana	220	262	6	240	9	278	12
7 Connecticut	219	263	5	239	13	277	16
7 Mississippi	219	253	41	239	13	269	34
7 Utah	219	261	8	242	4	282	3
10 Florida	218	253	41	243	2	267	41
10 Kentucky	218	258	21	238	20	271	27
12 Montana	217	261	8	238	20	279	10
13 Hawaii	216	257	24	239	13	270	29
13 Idaho	216	261	8	238	20	278	12
13 Louisiana	216	257	24	235	34	267	41
13 Maryland	216	258	21	234	38	268	38
13 North Dakota	216	257	24	241	6	280	7
13 Ohio	216	260	12	239	13	279	10
13 Pennsylvania	216	259	17	238	20	276	18
13 Rhode Island	216	258	21	237	28	270	29
13 Washington	216	259	17	238	20	274	24
22 Iowa	215	261	8	237	28	275	22
22 New York	215	257	24	234	38	271	27
22 South Carolina	215	254	38	238	20	268	38
22 Tennessee	215	259	17	240	9	276	18
22 Wisconsin	215	260	12	239	13	283	1
27 Georgia	214	259	17	236	31	269	34
27 Illinois	214	262	6	236	31	277	16
27 Minnesota	214	260	12	241	6	282	3
27 South Dakota	214	260	12	240	9	281	6
27 Virginia	214	256	29	238	20	275	22
32 Alabama	213	250	45	236	31	262	48
32 Kansas	213	255	31	237	28	274	24
32 Nevada	213	253	41	233	40	265	44
32 North Carolina	213	255	31	239	13	276	18
32 Vermont	213	257	24	235	34	276	18
37 California	212	254	38	233	40	269	34
37 Missouri	212	255	31	235	34	270	29
37 Nebraska	212	256	29	238	20	280	7
37 Texas	212	252	44	241	6	269	34
41 Arkansas	210	255	31	230	47	266	43
41 Delaware	210	249	46	233	40	263	47
41 Maine	210	255	31	233	40	273	26
44 Michigan	209	255	31	235	34	270	29
45 Arizona	208	254	38	232	45	270	29
46 Oklahoma	207	249	46	233	40	264	45
46 Oregon	207	255	31	229	48	268	38
48 West Virginia	206	247	48	232	45	261	49
49 Alaska	202	246	49	226	49	264	45
50 New Mexico	201	245	50	224	50	256	50
Dist. of Columbia	209	251		231		262
United States	214	257		237		272

The National Assessment of Educational Progress( NAEP) is a standardized test administered to students in selected public schools across the nation. Students in Washington rank higher in 4th grade reading and math than in 8th grade reading and math.

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