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

NAEP scores, 2012-2013

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NAEP math and reading scores for students in fourth grade and eighth grade, 2012-2013
StateNAEP Math Percent Proficient and Above, Grade 4 - All StudentsNAEP Math Percent Proficient and Above, Grade 8 - All StudentsNAEP Reading Percent Proficient and Above, Grade 4 - All StudentsNAEP Reading Percent Proficient and Above, Grade 8 - All Students
Alabama38%20%31%25%
Alaska37%33%27%31%
Arizona40%31%28%28%
Arkansas39%28%32%30%
California33%28%27%29%
Colorado50%42%41%40%
Connecticut45%37%43%45%
Delaware42%33%38%33%
District of Columbia28%19%23%17%
Florida41%31%39%33%
Georgia39%29%34%32%
Hawaii46%32%30%28%
Idaho40%36%33%38%
Illinois39%36%34%36%
Indiana52%38%38%35%
Iowa48%36%38%37%
Kansas48%40%38%36%
Kentucky41%30%36%38%
Louisiana26%21%23%24%
Maine47%40%37%38%
Maryland47%37%45%42%
Massachusetts58%55%47%48%
Michigan37%30%31%33%
Minnesota59%47%41%41%
Mississippi26%21%21%20%
Missouri39%33%35%36%
Montana45%40%35%40%
Nebraska45%36%37%37%
Nevada34%28%27%30%
New Hampshire59%47%45%44%
New Jersey49%49%42%46%
New Mexico31%23%21%22%
New York40%32%37%35%
North Carolina45%36%35%33%
North Dakota48%41%34%34%
Ohio48%40%37%39%
Oklahoma36%25%30%29%
Oregon40%34%33%37%
Pennsylvania44%42%40%42%
Rhode Island42%36%38%36%
South Carolina35%31%28%29%
South Dakota40%38%32%36%
Tennessee40%28%34%33%
Texas41%38%28%31%
Utah44%36%37%39%
Vermont52%47%42%45%
Virginia47%38%43%36%
Washington48%42%40%42%
West Virginia35%24%27%25%
Wisconsin47%40%35%36%
Wyoming48%38%37%38%
United States41%34%34%34%
Source:United States Department of Education, ED Data Express, "State Tables," accessed May 13, 2014
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