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The table below details math and reading scores for students in fourth grade and eighth grade using the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). All 50 states and Washington, D.C. are included.

## NAEP scores, 2012-2013[edit]

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NAEP math and reading scores for students in fourth grade and eighth grade, 2012-2013

State  | NAEP Math Percent Proficient and Above, Grade 4 - All Students  | NAEP Math Percent Proficient and Above, Grade 8 - All Students  | NAEP Reading Percent Proficient and Above, Grade 4 - All Students  | NAEP Reading Percent Proficient and Above, Grade 8 - All Students
Alabama | 38% | 20% | 31% | 25%
Alaska | 37% | 33% | 27% | 31%
Arizona | 40% | 31% | 28% | 28%
Arkansas | 39% | 28% | 32% | 30%
California | 33% | 28% | 27% | 29%
Colorado | 50% | 42% | 41% | 40%
Connecticut | 45% | 37% | 43% | 45%
Delaware | 42% | 33% | 38% | 33%
District of Columbia | 28% | 19% | 23% | 17%
Florida | 41% | 31% | 39% | 33%
Georgia | 39% | 29% | 34% | 32%
Hawaii | 46% | 32% | 30% | 28%
Idaho | 40% | 36% | 33% | 38%
Illinois | 39% | 36% | 34% | 36%
Indiana | 52% | 38% | 38% | 35%
Iowa | 48% | 36% | 38% | 37%
Kansas | 48% | 40% | 38% | 36%
Kentucky | 41% | 30% | 36% | 38%
Louisiana | 26% | 21% | 23% | 24%
Maine | 47% | 40% | 37% | 38%
Maryland | 47% | 37% | 45% | 42%
Massachusetts | 58% | 55% | 47% | 48%
Michigan | 37% | 30% | 31% | 33%
Minnesota | 59% | 47% | 41% | 41%
Mississippi | 26% | 21% | 21% | 20%
Missouri | 39% | 33% | 35% | 36%
Montana | 45% | 40% | 35% | 40%
Nebraska | 45% | 36% | 37% | 37%
Nevada | 34% | 28% | 27% | 30%
New Hampshire | 59% | 47% | 45% | 44%
New Jersey | 49% | 49% | 42% | 46%
New Mexico | 31% | 23% | 21% | 22%
New York | 40% | 32% | 37% | 35%
North Carolina | 45% | 36% | 35% | 33%
North Dakota | 48% | 41% | 34% | 34%
Ohio | 48% | 40% | 37% | 39%
Oklahoma | 36% | 25% | 30% | 29%
Oregon | 40% | 34% | 33% | 37%
Pennsylvania | 44% | 42% | 40% | 42%
Rhode Island | 42% | 36% | 38% | 36%
South Carolina | 35% | 31% | 28% | 29%
South Dakota | 40% | 38% | 32% | 36%
Tennessee | 40% | 28% | 34% | 33%
Texas | 41% | 38% | 28% | 31%
Utah | 44% | 36% | 37% | 39%
Vermont | 52% | 47% | 42% | 45%
Virginia | 47% | 38% | 43% | 36%
Washington | 48% | 42% | 40% | 42%
West Virginia | 35% | 24% | 27% | 25%
Wisconsin | 47% | 40% | 35% | 36%
Wyoming | 48% | 38% | 37% | 38%
United States | 41% | 34% | 34% | 34%
Source: United States Department of Education, ED Data Express, "State Tables," accessed May 13, 2014

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