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Colorado 4th-graders score two points above the national average on math

Fourth graders in Colorado on average scored 242 on a standardized math test administered last year, which is two points above the 2019 national average calculated by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

The Colorado students’ average score ranked in a tie for 15th among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Among the fourth graders in Colorado who took the assessment, 80 percent tested at or above the basic achievement level, while 44 percent tested at or above the proficient level, according to the analysis.

In total, fourth graders in 15 of the jurisdictions had average scores above the national average. And 20 jurisdictions had average scores that didn’t vary significantly with the U.S. average, according to the study, while 17 posted average scores that were well below the national average.

The NAEP uses the academic results of such tests to improve public education in the U.S. The effort is carried out under the direction of the U.S. Department of Education.

4th-Grade Math Scores, State by State

Rank	Jurisdiction	Average Score	Points Above or Below Average Score	At or Above Basic Achievement Level (%)	At or Above Proficient Achievement (%)
1	Minnesota	248	8	85	53
2	Massachusetts	247	7	85	50
2	Virginia	247	7	87	48
4	Florida	246	6	87	48
4	New Jersey	246	6	85	48
4	Wyoming	246	6	87	48
7	Indiana	245	5	84	47
7	New Hampshire	245	5	86	46
8	Pennsylvania	244	4	81	47
8	Utah	244	4	82	46
8	Nebraska	244	4	84	45
8	Texas	244	4	84	44
13	Connecticut	243	3	82	45
13	North Dakota	243	3	84	44
15	Idaho	242	2	82	43
15	Colorado	242	2	80	44
15	Wisconsin	242	2	80	45
18	North Carolina	241	1	82	41
18	South Dakota	241	1	83	43
18	Ohio	241	1	82	41
18	Montana	241	1	82	43
18	Maine	241	1	81	42
18	Mississippi	241	1	84	39
18	Iowa	241	1	81	42
25	Tennessee	240	0	79	40
25	Washington	240	0	79	39
27	Kansas	239	-1	79	40
27	Rhode Island	239	-1	81	40
27	Delaware	239	-1	79	39
27	Kentucky	239	-1	81	40
27	Vermont	239	-1	81	39
27	Hawaii	239	-1	78	40
27	Maryland	239	-1	76	39
34	Missouri	238	-2	80	39
34	Georgia	238	-2	77	36
34	Arizona	238	-2	77	37
37	Illinois	237	-3	77	38
37	Oklahoma	237	-3	80	35
37	South Carolina	237	-3	77	36
37	New York	237	-3	76	37
41	Oregon	236	-4	75	37
41	Michigan	236	-4	76	36
41	Nevada	236	-4	77	34
44	California	235	-5	75	34
44	District of Columbia	235	-5	73	34
46	Arkansas	233	-7	75	33
47	Alaska	232	-8	73	33
48	West Virginia	231	-9	74	30
48	Louisiana	231	-9	73	29
48	New Mexico	231	-9	72	29
51	Alabama	230	-10	71	28