Which states, in context, have the highest test scores?

Context-weighted 8th grade NAEP math scores, 2024
For each bar, the left dot indicates the average score for students in low income families.
The right dot indicates the average score for students not in low income.

To compare states fairly, the Urban Institute "compares how each individual student who takes the NAEP scores relative to students nationwide who are the same gender, age, and race or ethnicity and have the same free and reduced-price lunch receipt status, special education status, and English language learner status."
Chart: Ed100 Lesson 1.1Source: Urban InstitututeGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper