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1
Jefferson County (KY)
Jefferson County (KY)x0412136
2
Miami-Dade
Miami-Dadex0412135
3
Boston
Bostonx0511134
 
National public
National public 0612134
4
New York City
New York Cityx079132
5
Charlotte
Charlottex079132
6
Houston
Houston<349130
7
Austin
Austinx259130
8
San Diego
San Diego<358128
 
Large city
Large city<819126
9
Atlanta
Atlanta<745123
10
Chicago
Chicago<853120
11
Los Angeles
Los Angeles<853120
12
Milwaukee
Milwaukee<862120
13
Philadelphia
Philadelphia<961119
14
Fresno
Fresno<961118
15
Cleveland
Cleveland<1150114
16
Baltimore City
Baltimore City<1240114
17
Detroit
Detroit<1420108
NOTE: 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.