States that had the same percentage were then ranked according to the percentage of their 8th graders who achieved proficiency on the 1992 math exam. States that were tied on both measures were ranked in alphabetical order.
All figures are in percents.
Click on a state's initials on the ruler to go directly to that state's data. Click on the state name in the table to see the state's data in comparison to some of its neighbors. North Dakota 3. New Hampshire 5. New Jersey 12.