OrderSort by jurisdictionCross-
jurisdiction
significant
difference
Number of Jurisdictions
Significantly
White
average scale score
highernot
different
lower2009
Sort by White average scale score
1
Austin
Austin>0213183
2
Atlanta
Atlanta>0213181
3
Charlotte
Charlotte>2310174
4
Houston
Houston>0510174
5
Miami-Dade
Miami-Dade>249169
6
San Diego
San Diego>249169
7
Jefferson County (KY)
Jefferson County (KY)x465163
 
Large city
Large cityx575163
 
National public
National public 665162
8
Boston
Bostonx654161
9
New York City
New York Cityx654159
10
Milwaukee
Milwaukeex654158
11
Chicago
Chicagox681154
12
Los Angeles
Los Angeles<771152
13
Fresno
Fresno<1050144
14
Baltimore City
Baltimore City<1050143
15
Philadelphia
Philadelphia<1050141
16
Cleveland
Cleveland<1230136
N/A
Detroit
Detroit
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Prior to 2011, students in the “two or more races” category were categorized as “unclassified”. National public and Large city are not included in sorting the jurisdictions. Score differences are calculated based on differences between unrounded scores.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Science Assessment.