Category
education
Native level
Town
Unit
Percentage
Vintage
2024-25
States ranked by reading proficiency
51 states with data (2024-25). Top 10 highest and bottom 10 lowest.
| Rank | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 72.0% |
| 2 | Virginia | 70.9% |
| 3 | Maine | 64.4% |
| 4 | Ohio | 61.4% |
| 5 | Alabama | 59.9% |
| 6 | South Carolina | 59.2% |
| 7 | Nebraska | 58.4% |
| 8 | Wyoming | 57.1% |
| 9 | Florida | 56.8% |
| 10 | Vermont | 55.8% |
| Rank | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Oklahoma | 24.6% |
| 50 | Rhode Island | 33.5% |
| 49 | Alaska | 34.6% |
| 48 | Arkansas | 34.6% |
| 47 | Tennessee | 38.2% |
| 46 | Indiana | 38.4% |
| 45 | Georgia | 39.2% |
| 44 | Delaware | 39.4% |
| 43 | Arizona | 39.8% |
| 42 | Massachusetts | 40.1% |
About this map
hearthmap renders reading proficiency as a choropleth map of the United States. Zoom in to see town values shaded against the rest of the country, and click any region to see its exact value with margin of error.
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Source: NCES EDFacts via Urban Institute · 2024-25