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8th Grade Math: Avg Proficiency Score

U.S. Average

North Carolina

8th Grade Math Proficiency

Performance by 8th grade students on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) math assessment

What does this mean?

The NAEP reading assessment measures the math skills of 8th graders.

Why does this matter?

Success in 8th grade math is a key milestone which indicates whether students are prepared for high school math classes. Research has shown that students who complete more and higher levels of math classes are more likely to graduate from high school and college and have higher earnings in life.

NC Education Index

North Carolina Ranking

24 / 51

* Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

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US 8th Grade Math Proficiency Scores

State	2000-01	2003-01	2005-01	2007-01	2009-01	2011-01	2013-01	2015-01	2017-01	2019-01
Alabama	264	262	262	266	269	269	269	267	268	269
Alaska		279	279	283	283	283	282	280	277	274
Arizona	269	271	274	276	277	279	280	283	282	280
Arkansas	257	266	272	274	276	279	278	275	274	274
California	260	267	269	270	270	273	276	275	277	276
Colorado		283	281	286	287	292	290	286	286	285
Connecticut	281	284	281	282	289	287	285	284	284	286
Delaware		277	281	283	284	283	282	280	278	277
District of Columbia	235	243	245	248	254	260	265	263	266	269
Florida		271	274	277	279	278	281	275	279	279
Georgia	265	270	272	275	278	278	279	279	281	279
Hawaii	262	266	266	269	274	278	281	279	277	275
Idaho	277	280	281	284	287	287	286	284	284	286
Illinois	275	277	278	280	282	283	285	282	282	283
Indiana	281	281	282	285	287	285	288	287	288	286
Iowa		284	284	285	284	285	285	286	286	282
Kansas	283	284	284	290	289	290	290	284	285	282
Kentucky	270	274	274	279	279	282	281	278	278	278
Louisiana	259	266	268	272	272	273	273	268	267	272
Maine	281	282	281	286	286	289	289	285	284	282
Maryland	272	278	278	286	288	288	287	283	281	280
Massachusetts	279	287	292	298	299	299	301	297	297	294
Michigan	277	276	277	277	278	280	280	278	280	280
Minnesota	287	291	290	292	294	295	295	294	294	291
Mississippi	254	261	262	265	265	269	271	271	271	274
Missouri	271	279	276	281	286	282	283	281	281	281
Montana	285	286	286	287	292	293	289	287	286	284
Nebraska	280	282	284	284	284	283	285	286	288	285
Nevada	265	268	270	271	274	278	278	275	275	274
New Hampshire		286	285	288	292	292	296	294	293	287
New Jersey		281	284	289	293	294	296	293	292	292
New Mexico	259	263	263	268	270	274	273	271	269	269
New York	271	280	280	280	283	280	282	280	282	280
North Carolina	276	281	282	284	284	286	286	281	282	284
North Dakota	282	287	287	292	293	292	291	288	288	286
Ohio	281	282	283	285	286	289	290	285	288	286
Oklahoma	270	272	271	275	276	279	276	275	275	276
Oregon	280	281	282	284	285	283	284	283	282	280
Pennsylvania		279	281	286	288	286	290	284	286	285
Rhode Island	269	272	272	275	278	283	284	281	277	276
South Carolina	265	277	281	282	280	281	280	276	275	276
South Dakota		285	287	288	291	291	287	285	286	287
Tennessee	262	268	271	274	275	274	278	278	279	280
Texas	273	277	281	286	287	290	288	284	282	280
Utah	274	281	279	281	284	283	284	286	287	285
Vermont	281	286	287	291	293	294	295	290	288	287
Virginia	275	282	284	288	286	289	288	288	290	287
Washington		281	285	285	289	288	290	287	289	286
West Virginia	266	271	269	270	270	273	274	271	273	272
Wisconsin		284	285	286	288	289	289	289	288	289
Wyoming	276	284	282	287	286	288	288	287	289	286
U.S. Average	271	276	277	280	282	283	283	281	281	281