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Grade 4 NAEP reading average score.
This measure has no better end. The order describes the states, it does not rank them — see the other direction.
Average 2024 NAEP reading score for the state's representative sample of fourth-grade public-school students, on NAEP's 0–500 scale. This is a consistent state-to-state learning measure, but it is not a state proficiency percentage, an individual score, or a rating of every school. Sampling uncertainty means small score differences may not be statistically meaningful; compare only the same subject and grade.
New Mexico has the lowest published grade 4 reading in this comparison, at 201. The next states shown are Alaska (202) and West Virginia (206).
The table orders 51 states by grade 4 naep reading average score. It describes one published measure, not an overall judgment about where to live.
Use the result as a starting point, then compare the underlying source, dates, and local county figures before making a decision. Average 2024 NAEP reading score for the state's representative sample of fourth-grade public-school students, on NAEP's 0–500 scale. This is a consistent state-to-state learning measure, but it is not a state proficiency percentage, an individual score, or a rating of every school. Sampling uncertainty means small score differences may not be statistically meaningful; compare only the same subject and grade.
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<iframe src="https://movermath.com/embed/grade-4-reading" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Grade 4 NAEP reading average score by state"></iframe>Source: NCES National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). · How this is built