| State | Grade Levels | Name of Middle Level Certification/ License/ Endorsement | *Grade Level Spans That Include Middle Grades 5-9 | Subject Areas Included in Middle Level Certification/ Licensure |
| Alabama | 4-8 | Middle Level | K-6, 4-8, 6-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| Alaska | 5-8 | Middle School | K-5, K-8, 5-12, 7-12, 9-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| Arizona | 5-9 | Middle Grades 5-9 Endorsement | K-8, 5-8, 7-12 | Endorsement not subject specific |
| Arkansas | 4-8 | Middle Childhood | K-6, 4-8, 7-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| California | NA | No Middle Level License | PK-12 Self Contained and PK-12 Departmentalized | No middle level license |
| Colorado | NA | No Middle Level License | K-6, 7-12 | No middle level license |
| Connecticut | 4-8 | Middle School Education | K-6, 4-8,7-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| Delaware | 6-8 | Middle Level | K-6, 6-8,9-12 (9-12 certified teachers can teach in grades 6-8 in middle schools) | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| District of Columbia | 4-8 | Middle School | 1-6, 4-8, 7-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| Florida | 5-9 | Middle Grades Education | K-6, 5-9, 6-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| Georgia | 4-8 | Middle Grades Education | P-5, 4-8, 6-12 | Reading, language arts, math, science, social studies |
| Hawaii | 5-9 | Level 5-9 License | K-6, 5-9, 7-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies, languages, and other content areas |
| Idaho | NA | No Middle Level License | K-8, 6-12 | No middle level license |
| Illinois | 5-8 & 6-8 | Middle School Education | K-9, 5-8, 6-8, 6-12, 9-12 | Twenty-eight different areas including core subjects |
| Indiana | 5-9 | Middle School Education | K-6, 5-9, 5-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| Iowa | 5-8 | Middle Level Endorsement | K-8, 5-8, 5-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| Kansas | 5-8 | Late Childhood/ Early Adolescence Grades 5-8 | K-6 (new),K-8 (old), 5-8, 6-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| Kentucky | 5-9 | Middle School Education | K-5, 5-9, 8-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| Louisiana | 4-8 | Middle Grades Education | 1-5, 4-8, 7-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| Maine | 5-8 | Middle Level Education | K-8, 5-8, 7-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| Maryland | 4-9 | Middle School | 1-6, 4-9, 7-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| Massachusetts | 5-8 | Middle School | PreK-6, 1-6, 5-8, PreK-8, 5-12, 8-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies, humanities, English, and other areas |
| Michigan | 5-9 | Middle Level Education | K-8, 5-9, 6-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies, art, family and consumer science, music, foreign languages, and other areas |
| Minnesota | 5-8 | Middle Level Endorsement | K-6, 5-8, 5-12 | Communication arts and literature, math, science, social studies |
| Mississippi | 7-8 | Middle Grades Education | K-6, 7-8, 7-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| Missouri | 5-9 | Middle School Education | 1-6, 5-9, 9-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| Montana | NA | No Middle Level License | K-8, 5-12 | No middle level license |
| Nebraska | 4-9 | Middle Grades Education | K-6, K-8, 4-9, 7-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies, art, foreign languages, physical education, technology, and other areas |
| Nevada | 7-9 | Middle School | K-8, 7-9, 7-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| New Hampshire | 5-8 and 5-9 | Mathematics, Social Studies, Language Arts 5-8 and Science 5-9 | K-6, K-8, 5-8, 5-9, 5-12, 7-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| New Jersey | 5-8 | Elementary with Subject Matter Specialization | K-5, 5-8, P-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies, foreign languages |
| New Mexico | 5-9 | Middle Level Education | K-8, 5-9, 7-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies, languages, reading, and other areas |
| New York | 5-9 | Middle Childhood Education | 1-6, 5-9, 7-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies, foreign languages , generalist |
| North Carolina | 6-9 | Middle Grades Education | K-6, 6-9, 9-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| North Dakota | 5-8 | Middle School Pedagogical Endorsement | 1-6, 5-8, 7-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| Ohio | 4-9 | Middle Childhood Education | PK-3 with grades 4-5 endorsement, 4-9, 7-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| Oklahoma | 6-8 | Middle Level | 1-8, 6-8, 6-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies, and other areas |
| Oregon | 5-9 | Middle Level Education Endorsement | PK-8, 5-9, 9-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies, multiple subjects |
| Pennsylvania | 4-8 | Elementary/ Middle 4-8 | PK-4, 4-8, 7-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| Rhode Island | 5-8 | Middle Grades Education | 1-6, 5-8, 7-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies, foreign languages |
| South Carolina | 5-8 | Middle Level Education | PK-6, 5-8, 9-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| South Dakota | 5-8 | Middle Level Education | K-8, 5-8, 7-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| Tennessee | 4-8 | Middle Grades Education | K-6, 4-8, 7-12 | STEM and generalist |
| Texas | 4-8 | Middle Grades Education | PreK-6, 4-8, 7-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| Utah | NA | No Middle Level License | K-6, 1-8, 6-12 | No Middle Level License |
| Vermont | 5-9 | Middle Grades Education | K-6, 5-9,7-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| Virginia | 6-8 | Middle Level Education | PK-6, 6-8, 6-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies |
| Washington | 4-9 | Middle Level Education | K-8, 4-9, 5-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies, humanities |
| West Virginia | 5-9 | Middle School Education | PK-K, K-6, 5-9, 5-adult, 9-adult | Language arts, math, science, social studies , foreign languages |
| Wisconsin | 5-8 | Early Adolescence-Regular Education | K-8, 1-8, 5-8, 5-12, 6-12, 7-12, 9-12 | Subject specific in selected subject areas such as language arts, math, science, social studies |
| Wyoming | 5-8 | Middle Level Endorsement | K-6, 5-8, 6-12 | Language arts, math, science, social studies, health, reading, and other areas |
*Licensure configurations that do not include some combination of grades 5-9 are not included, for example grades PK-3. Additionally, teaching areas that typically include all grade levels like instrumental music are not included in this column.
Note: Surveys inquiring about middle level teacher licensure regulations were sent to the certification/licensure offices of all states and the District of Columbia. Responses were received from 41 states and data from these responses were incorporated into the information provided. For the remaining states, data were collected from licensure/certification resources posted on state departments of education websites. State licensure regulations change frequently and some of the information provided here may no longer be accurate. Persons interested in more detailed information should contact each respective state.
Submitted by C. Kenneth McEwin, Member
AMLE Professional Preparation Advisory Committee
mcewinck@appstate.edu