Five districts score above large cities at both grades in 2009
Among the 18 urban districts that participated in the 2009 reading assessment, scores for both fourth- and eighth-graders in seven districts were lower than the scores for public school students attending schools in large cities nationally. Scores for five districts, however, were higher than the scores for fourth- and eighth-graders in large cities nationally.
In comparison to the average scores in 2009 for large cities in the nation,
Austin, Boston, Charlotte, Jefferson County (Louisville, KY), and Miami-Dade had higher scores at both grades;
scores for New York City were higher at grade 4 and not significantly different at grade 8;
scores in Atlanta, Houston, and San Diego were not significantly different at either grade;
Baltimore City, Cleveland, Detroit, the District of Columbia (DCPS), Fresno, Los Angeles, and Milwaukee had lower scores at both grades;
scores for Chicago and Philadelphia were lower at grade 4 and not significantly different at grade 8.
For more details, see district comparisons at grade 4 and grade 8.
Comparison of district and large city average reading scores in 2009
NOTE: 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 Reading Assessment.