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National percentile rankings for jurisdictions based on average scores in NAEP eighth-grade reading, by lower-income status and selected race/ethnicity categories: 2007
  Percentile ranking
Jurisdiction Overall Lower-income White Black Hispanic
Nation 47 31 58 28 30
Large central city 34 27 59 25 27
Atlanta 29 25 ‡ 26 ‡
Austin 42 25 74 23 29
Boston 39 33 64 34 26
Charlotte 45 29 69 30 36
Chicago 34 31 53 25 40
Cleveland 31 31 49 27 34
District of Columbia 26 20 ‡ 23 33
Houston 36 31 71 33 31
Los Angeles 25 22 60 17 22
New York City 34 30 58 25 26
San Diego 34 22 59 25 21
‡ Sample size is insufficient to permit a reliable estimate.
NOTE: Data for other race/ethnicity categories and income levels are included in overall but not reported separately. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. In NAEP, lower-income students are students identified as eligible for free or reduced-price school lunch.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2007 Trial Urban District Reading Assessment.
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National Assessment of Educational Progress, National Center for Education Statistics
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Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education