rank,state,abbr,region,gifted_share_pct,gifted_students,k12_students,regular_schools,schools_with_gifted_pct,rank_access,naep2024_advanced_avg_pct,naep2024_adv_math_g4,naep2024_adv_math_g8,naep2024_adv_reading_g4,naep2024_adv_reading_g8,gifted_per_advanced,share_2017_18_pct,share_2020_21_pct,share_2021_22_pct,change_since_2017_18_pts,change_comparable,city_share_pct,suburb_share_pct,town_share_pct,rural_share_pct,poverty_measure,lowest_poverty_quarter_share_pct,highest_poverty_quarter_share_pct,state_mandate_nagc,whole_school_share_of_gifted_pct,flag
1,Maryland,MD,South,20.99,182692,870185,1312,97.5,1,8.99,10.6,8.1,12.0,5.2,2.34,18.47,12.5,18.83,2.52,yes,24.4,21.6,16.5,15.9,FRPL,31.2,7.2,yes,21.3,
2,South Carolina,SC,South,14.53,105086,723294,1133,91.0,9,6.52,8.5,5.9,9.2,2.5,2.23,15.31,14.95,13.26,-0.78,yes,17.3,16.9,11.2,11.2,direct certification,25.2,7.2,yes,2.1,
3,Virginia,VA,South,14.26,175651,1232047,1829,95.1,2,7.55,9.6,8.1,8.8,3.7,1.89,13.52,12.29,13.43,0.74,yes,16.5,16.4,8.9,9.1,FRPL,20.9,9.7,yes,4.2,
4,Oklahoma,OK,South,13.61,90873,667458,1749,94.2,4,3.42,5.4,3.2,3.8,1.3,3.99,14.05,12.53,13.17,-0.43,yes,11.5,17.2,13.1,13.1,FRPL,19.2,10.1,yes,0.0,
5,Kentucky,KY,South,12.81,82886,646984,1166,94.9,2,6.51,6.4,6.2,9.7,3.7,1.97,13.27,12.06,12.88,-0.46,yes,13.2,12.5,13.0,12.5,FRPL,16.1,9.6,yes,0.4,
6,North Carolina,NC,South,12.5,189604,1517102,2595,90.9,9,7.55,9.3,9.4,8.5,3.0,1.66,10.49,10.37,11.33,2.01,yes,13.8,13.5,10.5,11.3,not available,,,yes,0.1,
7,Georgia,GA,South,11.99,203832,1700357,2303,93.3,5,6.55,7.8,6.0,8.5,3.9,1.83,10.54,10.44,10.6,1.45,yes,11.9,13.7,9.3,10.0,FRPL,21.2,5.2,yes,0.0,
8,Indiana,IN,Midwest,11.32,113739,1005000,1792,82.1,12,7.99,9.9,7.7,10.0,4.3,1.42,11.97,10.47,10.98,-0.65,yes,11.0,14.4,8.3,9.9,FRPL,18.6,7.4,yes,0.4,
9,Nebraska,NE,Midwest,11.19,35035,313204,930,76.5,18,6.09,7.5,8.1,6.3,2.5,1.84,10.98,10.87,11.27,0.2,yes,14.9,10.0,7.5,8.8,not available,,,no,0.0,
10,Ohio,OH,Midwest,10.25,168289,1641466,3339,75.7,18,7.82,9.0,9.8,8.2,4.3,1.31,7.9,8.39,9.31,2.35,yes,4.8,12.9,9.1,10.1,not available,,,no response,0.2,
11,Minnesota,MN,Midwest,9.14,78340,857136,1750,38.3,34,7.19,11.3,8.8,6.6,2.1,1.27,8.2,6.09,8.7,0.94,yes,17.2,11.4,3.2,2.9,FRPL,12.8,7.1,no,8.0,
12,New Jersey,NJ,Northeast,8.95,118186,1320057,2330,69.8,22,11.35,11.3,13.6,13.3,7.2,0.79,5.24,7.39,8.41,3.71,yes,4.3,9.6,5.6,10.3,FRPL,12.0,6.8,no,8.3,
13,Texas,TX,South,8.83,467035,5287811,8128,90.7,9,6.07,8.7,6.0,6.6,3.0,1.45,7.92,8.2,8.29,0.92,yes,9.8,9.2,6.7,6.8,FRPL,12.3,6.9,yes,1.1,
14,Iowa,IA,Midwest,8.25,39573,479628,1266,92.3,7,5.43,7.1,5.1,6.8,2.7,1.52,9.88,8.06,7.97,-1.63,yes,8.4,8.1,8.3,8.2,FRPL,7.7,7.9,yes,0.0,
15,Colorado,CO,West,8.08,67565,835871,1721,93.4,5,8.67,9.8,9.8,11.0,4.1,0.93,7.37,7.29,7.33,0.71,yes,8.0,8.9,6.4,7.5,FRPL,13.6,3.9,yes,0.0,
16,Washington,WA,West,7.17,76219,1063174,1981,79.3,14,8.24,9.9,9.6,9.2,4.2,0.87,5.62,5.98,6.11,1.55,yes,7.1,8.6,5.7,4.5,FRPL,11.2,4.0,yes,1.8,
17,Alabama,AL,South,6.32,46170,730594,1323,78.1,15,4.86,6.9,3.3,7.4,1.8,1.3,6.08,5.64,5.39,0.24,yes,5.6,7.2,6.5,6.1,FRPL,8.4,4.4,yes,0.0,
17,Mississippi,MS,South,6.29,26816,426168,852,68.1,24,4.82,5.6,4.9,6.8,1.9,1.31,6.4,5.82,5.64,-0.1,yes,4.3,9.3,5.5,6.1,direct certification,8.2,3.6,yes,0.0,
19,Oregon,OR,West,5.92,32107,542712,1244,76.6,16,5.53,6.1,6.0,7.2,2.8,1.07,6.38,6.15,5.75,-0.47,yes,8.9,6.4,2.9,2.6,FRPL,11.5,3.5,yes,0.9,
20,Florida,FL,South,5.69,160767,2826354,3437,91.5,7,6.95,11.1,4.8,9.3,2.5,0.82,6.22,5.94,6.03,-0.53,yes,6.0,6.1,3.1,3.4,FRPL,9.8,2.6,yes,1.3,
21,Utah,UT,West,5.03,33601,668129,967,31.3,36,7.78,10.1,8.2,10.0,2.8,0.65,5.37,4.39,5.06,-0.34,yes,5.4,6.1,2.3,2.3,FRPL,5.9,7.2,no,3.5,
22,California,CA,West,4.78,276358,5781904,8801,50.0,31,7.12,8.4,8.6,7.4,4.1,0.67,6.09,5.03,4.6,-1.31,yes,6.0,4.5,1.9,1.9,FRPL,5.5,4.0,no,0.7,
22,Illinois,IL,Midwest,4.84,85766,1772456,3722,23.9,40,8.41,8.7,11.0,9.1,4.9,0.58,3.66,4.13,4.17,1.18,yes,3.7,6.6,3.1,1.9,not available,,,no,8.2,
22,Wisconsin,WI,Midwest,4.82,37188,771957,2026,43.4,32,7.77,10.3,10.0,7.9,2.9,0.62,4.74,4.41,4.42,0.08,yes,7.5,5.3,3.4,2.4,FRPL,7.0,3.3,yes,1.5,
25,Arizona,AZ,West,4.61,50526,1094853,1837,55.3,29,6.19,7.3,7.8,7.5,2.2,0.75,4.57,4.27,4.21,0.04,yes,5.2,5.0,2.5,2.5,not available,,,no,2.7,
25,Maine,ME,Northeast,4.56,7364,161608,553,57.9,25,5.11,6.1,6.3,5.6,2.4,0.89,5.41,4.81,4.16,-0.86,yes,3.3,5.8,5.0,4.3,FRPL,5.3,3.6,no,0.0,
27,Missouri,MO,Midwest,3.99,34673,869213,2115,56.7,26,5.03,6.4,4.9,6.3,2.5,0.79,3.78,4.58,3.54,0.21,yes,4.8,5.5,3.2,2.3,FRPL,6.2,3.2,yes,2.6,
27,New Mexico,NM,West,3.98,11597,291533,786,70.2,22,2.97,3.6,2.8,4.0,1.6,1.34,4.66,4.51,4.17,-0.68,yes,5.0,4.5,3.1,3.2,direct certification,6.8,2.0,yes,0.0,
29,Alaska,AK,West,3.88,4874,125675,465,39.1,33,4.4,5.9,5.1,4.9,1.7,0.88,4.8,4.99,3.96,-0.92,yes,7.4,2.0,2.9,1.5,direct certification,4.2,1.7,yes,0.0,
29,Idaho,ID,West,3.95,12413,314554,681,55.7,27,6.71,9.3,7.1,7.6,2.9,0.59,3.9,4.39,3.83,0.05,yes,5.9,4.5,3.5,2.2,FRPL,5.8,2.7,yes,0.5,
29,Louisiana,LA,South,3.88,24942,642400,1245,76.9,16,5.39,5.1,4.4,9.4,2.6,0.72,3.72,3.72,3.75,0.17,yes,4.8,3.5,3.4,3.4,FRPL,7.2,1.6,no,0.0,
32,Montana,MT,West,3.57,5403,151218,796,25.0,39,6.66,8.4,7.5,7.6,3.2,0.54,3.25,4.79,4.28,0.33,yes,6.5,5.4,3.0,1.5,FRPL,5.5,2.1,yes,0.0,
33,South Dakota,SD,Midwest,2.89,4043,139832,639,9.1,44,5.86,7.9,7.2,5.9,2.4,0.49,1.75,2.0,2.18,1.14,yes,4.9,0.0,4.5,0.6,FRPL,3.2,1.8,no,4.4,
34,Pennsylvania,PA,Northeast,2.84,47740,1678438,2832,81.6,12,8.05,9.9,10.1,8.1,4.1,0.35,3.33,2.9,2.82,-0.49,yes,1.1,3.8,2.3,2.6,not available,,,no,0.0,
35,North Dakota,ND,Midwest,2.64,3126,118609,483,16.4,42,5.02,8.2,5.4,4.9,1.5,0.53,1.77,1.91,2.02,0.87,yes,5.2,4.9,0.6,0.5,FRPL,1.8,4.9,no,0.0,
36,Nevada,NV,West,2.38,11104,466448,688,56.4,27,5.82,7.4,5.2,7.4,3.3,0.41,2.41,2.12,1.73,-0.03,yes,2.5,2.8,0.9,1.0,direct certification,4.0,1.1,no,1.5,
37,Delaware,DE,South,2.26,3170,140292,200,37.5,34,5.18,8.0,4.1,6.4,2.2,0.44,1.43,1.84,2.17,0.83,yes,3.3,2.9,1.6,0.7,direct certification,1.4,2.2,no,0.0,
38,Kansas,KS,Midwest,2.25,10317,459381,1338,71.5,20,5.41,7.6,6.4,5.7,1.8,0.42,14.65,2.03,2.25,-12.41,no,2.7,3.0,1.6,1.8,FRPL,3.7,1.1,yes,0.0,
38,Wyoming,WY,West,2.24,2036,90692,315,28.9,37,6.54,8.9,6.1,8.8,2.4,0.34,2.77,1.88,1.87,-0.52,yes,2.1,0.2,2.7,1.8,FRPL,3.8,1.1,yes,0.0,
40,Connecticut,CT,Northeast,1.81,8883,489625,975,28.9,37,9.72,11.4,9.7,11.7,6.0,0.19,2.04,1.68,1.65,-0.23,yes,1.1,2.7,0.3,0.6,FRPL,2.3,1.0,no,2.8,
40,West Virginia,WV,South,1.77,4140,234376,638,71.9,20,3.67,5.0,3.3,4.9,1.5,0.48,1.89,1.67,1.42,-0.13,yes,4.2,2.0,1.4,1.0,direct certification,3.1,1.1,yes,0.0,
42,New York,NY,Northeast,1.65,40353,2444690,4586,9.7,43,7.57,8.1,7.8,9.2,5.2,0.22,1.61,1.35,1.41,0.04,yes,1.8,2.3,0.1,0.3,FRPL,3.3,0.5,no response,4.2,
42,Tennessee,TN,South,1.75,16781,960916,1780,50.6,30,7.58,9.2,8.9,8.8,3.5,0.23,1.58,1.57,1.63,0.16,yes,2.3,2.4,0.7,1.2,direct certification,3.3,0.8,no,0.0,
44,Michigan,MI,Midwest,0.7,9799,1390894,2878,4.7,45,5.15,7.3,5.9,5.3,2.1,0.14,1.33,0.83,0.84,-0.63,yes,1.0,0.9,0.1,0.4,FRPL,1.4,0.2,no,20.7,under 1%: the state reports almost no gifted programs
44,New Hampshire,NH,Northeast,0.72,1153,161006,477,4.4,46,7.57,9.1,7.5,9.8,3.8,0.09,0.9,0.78,0.77,-0.19,yes,0.0,2.2,0.0,0.1,FRPL,2.2,0.1,no,0.0,under 1%: the state reports almost no gifted programs
46,Hawaii,HI,West,0.48,821,170433,293,21.2,41,6.64,9.9,5.3,8.4,2.9,0.07,1.15,2.21,1.15,-0.66,yes,0.4,0.5,0.9,0.1,FRPL,0.8,0.5,no,0.0,under 1%: the state reports almost no gifted programs
47,Massachusetts,MA,Northeast,0.31,2691,874850,1664,2.5,47,12.13,14.7,12.8,14.6,6.5,0.03,0.44,0.47,0.33,-0.13,yes,1.3,0.1,0.0,0.0,direct certification,0.0,0.5,no,0.0,under 1%: the state reports almost no gifted programs
48,Rhode Island,RI,Northeast,0.09,117,129663,284,1.4,48,7.96,9.1,8.3,9.8,4.7,0.01,0.21,0.13,0.13,-0.12,yes,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.9,FRPL,0.4,0.0,no,0.0,under 1%: the state reports almost no gifted programs
49,District of Columbia,DC,South,0.01,9,85764,219,0.5,49,8.54,10.6,7.6,11.0,5.0,0.0,0.0,0.02,0.07,0.01,yes,0.0,,,0.0,direct certification,0.0,0.0,no,0.0,under 1%: the state reports almost no gifted programs
49,Vermont,VT,Northeast,0.0,1,72803,288,0.3,49,5.86,6.4,6.7,7.8,2.6,0.0,0.14,0.04,0.01,-0.14,yes,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,FRPL,0.0,0.0,no,0.0,under 1%: the state reports almost no gifted programs
,Arkansas,AR,South,33.32,157178,471793,1032,89.1,,4.78,5.7,4.4,6.9,2.2,6.97,9.32,8.29,8.47,23.99,no,30.1,24.7,23.6,44.0,FRPL,24.8,36.4,no response,80.3,not ranked: most gifted seats are in schools listing over 90% of students as gifted