NC Standard Course of Study

Every North Carolina math and English language arts standard, grade by grade, explained in plain English, with links to the official documents and the Common Core pages that line up.

What North Carolina uses

Every North Carolina standard is explained here in plain English, in our own words. The official wording is in the state's documents, linked below.

North Carolina Mathematics Standards by Grade

Kindergarten23 standards 1st Grade23 standards 2nd Grade23 standards 3rd Grade20 standards 4th Grade25 standards 5th Grade17 standards 6th Grade31 standards 7th Grade23 standards 8th Grade25 standards

North Carolina English Language Arts Standards by Grade

Kindergarten39 standards 1st Grade40 standards 2nd Grade39 standards 3rd Grade39 standards 4th Grade39 standards 5th Grade39 standards 6th Grade36 standards 7th Grade36 standards 8th Grade36 standards Grades 9–1036 standards Grades 11–1236 standards

The official North Carolina documents

North Carolina K-12 Mathematics Standard Course of Study · adopted June 2017 · since 2018-19, through 2027-28
North Carolina Standard Course of Study, K-8 Mathematics · adopted June 2017 · since 2018-19, through 2027-28
2017 ELA Standard Course of Study · adopted 2017 · since 2018-19, through 2026-27

The Common Core pages that line up

Where a state’s standard matches a Common Core standard word for word, the Common Core page is the fastest way to read it explained, with an example and practice.

Common Core Math229 standards Common Core ELA455 standards Common Core Literacy87 standards

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Common Core State Standards © Copyright 2010. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved. Official wording from the Common Core State Standards PDFs at corestandards.org, last checked October 14, 2026.