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.
North Carolina Ranking
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* Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
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Region Comparison
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8th Grade Math Proficiency
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 |
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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 |