North Carolina Math Trends by Gender
Math proficiency rates* for students in grades 3-8, by gender, between 2019-2026.
This figure identifies the female-male achievement gap in percentage points.
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. 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.
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.
2020 NOTE. State Education Agencies (SEAs) did not administer assessments in Spring 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic (noted in figure).
DATE. This figure was published 9/3/26 by the Education Data Center (EDC).
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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. 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.
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.
2020 NOTE. State Education Agencies (SEAs) did not administer assessments in Spring 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic (noted in figure).
DATE. This figure was published 9/3/26 by the Education Data Center (EDC).
Email [email protected] for questions.