North Carolina Math Trends by Subgroup
Math proficiency rates* for students in grades 3-8, by subgroup, between 2019-2026.
1. NC introduced a new math test in 2019.
2. State Education Agencies (SEAs) did not administer assessments in Spring 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. STATE NOTE. Results reflect the state standardized assessment administered to grades 3-8 only, the math EOG Edition 5; 2026 data accessed 9/2/26.
*PROFICIENCY. North Carolina currently reports 4 achievement levels: Not Proficient, Level 3, Level 4, and Level 5. Before the Edition 5 transitions, the state reported five levels (Levels 1-5); Levels 1 and 2 are now combined into Not Proficient. In this figure, we use the state's College-and-Career Ready (CCR) proficiency rate, which is defined as Achievement Levels 4 & 5 (top 2 levels); this is the narrower of the state's two rates and the one NCDPI leads with in its own reporting. Grade Level Proficiency (GLP), the state's broader rate, is defined as Achievement Level 3 and above and is also used in some reporting.
SUBGROUP NOTE. Student subgroups may be defined differently depending on the State Education Agency (SEA), and not all subgroups are available from all SEAs (some subgroups may not have available data across all years or select years). SWD= Students with disabilities.
GRADE 8 MATH. Math results for Grades 3-8 follow NCDPI's own definition, which includes students in Grade 8 who take the NC Math 1 high school end-of-course exam in place of the Grade 8 math EOG.
DATE. This figure was published 9/3/26 by the Education Data Center (EDC).
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2. State Education Agencies (SEAs) did not administer assessments in Spring 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. STATE NOTE. Results reflect the state standardized assessment administered to grades 3-8 only, the math EOG Edition 5; 2026 data accessed 9/2/26.
*PROFICIENCY. North Carolina currently reports 4 achievement levels: Not Proficient, Level 3, Level 4, and Level 5. Before the Edition 5 transitions, the state reported five levels (Levels 1-5); Levels 1 and 2 are now combined into Not Proficient. In this figure, we use the state's College-and-Career Ready (CCR) proficiency rate, which is defined as Achievement Levels 4 & 5 (top 2 levels); this is the narrower of the state's two rates and the one NCDPI leads with in its own reporting. Grade Level Proficiency (GLP), the state's broader rate, is defined as Achievement Level 3 and above and is also used in some reporting.
SUBGROUP NOTE. Student subgroups may be defined differently depending on the State Education Agency (SEA), and not all subgroups are available from all SEAs (some subgroups may not have available data across all years or select years). SWD= Students with disabilities.
GRADE 8 MATH. Math results for Grades 3-8 follow NCDPI's own definition, which includes students in Grade 8 who take the NC Math 1 high school end-of-course exam in place of the Grade 8 math EOG.
DATE. This figure was published 9/3/26 by the Education Data Center (EDC).
Email [email protected] for questions.