Research reference
A concise collection of current national mathematics and tutoring data, with the original source and reporting date beside every statistic.
Last updated September 15, 2026
For families and education writers
These figures offer context for a national conversation. They do not describe any individual learner, classroom, or school. Achievement categories from the National Assessment of Educational Progress are specific reporting benchmarks, not a judgment about a learner's potential or the effort they have made.
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The statistics below come from the National Assessment of Educational Progress mathematics assessment, often called the Nation's Report Card. Results were released in January 2025 and are based on assessments administered in 2024.
39%
In the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress mathematics assessment, 39% of U.S. fourth graders performed at or above the NAEP Proficient level.
National Assessment of Educational Progress, 202424%
The 2024 assessment found that 24% of fourth graders performed below NAEP Basic in mathematics, the lowest achievement category reported by NAEP.
National Assessment of Educational Progress, 202428%
In 2024, 28% of U.S. eighth graders performed at or above NAEP Proficient in mathematics.
National Assessment of Educational Progress, 202439%
The 2024 assessment found that 39% of eighth graders performed below NAEP Basic in mathematics.
National Assessment of Educational Progress, 2024Tutoring availability
These figures come from the National Center for Education Statistics School Pulse Panel survey, released with June 2025 results. They describe what public schools reported offering and observing, not how many learners participated in a specific format or how effective each format was.
85%
In June 2025, 85% of U.S. public schools reported having provided some type of tutoring during the 2024-25 school year.
National Center for Education Statistics, June 202531%
In June 2025, public schools reported that 31% of their students were behind grade level at the end of the 2024-25 school year.
National Center for Education Statistics, June 2025Sources and use
Every statistic on this page links directly to the organization that published the underlying data. Quantamental Scholars reviews this page roughly monthly and updates it sooner when a key source publishes newer results.
Quantamental Scholars. Math Tutoring Statistics: U.S. K-12 Snapshot. Updated September 15, 2026. Quantamental Scholars.