Even though most districts performed below the national average overall, scores for student groups in some districts were higher than the scores for their peers in the nation. The charts below allow for comparisons to be made between district scores and the scores for the nation and large cities nationally.
See district results for grade 8 for a more detailed report with average scores, achievement levels, and percentile results for the nation, large cities, and districts.
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While the overall average score was higher than the national average in only one district, scores for students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch were higher than the national average in four districts.Comparison of district and national average scores for eighth-grade public school students in NAEP mathematics, by selected student groups: 2009

NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. DCPS = District of Columbia Public Schools.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Mathematics Assessment.
For complete data, visit the NAEP Data Explorer. See scale score results for all students, by race/ethnicity, and family income.