Pieces of the Puzzle (Table B.5 continued) Average reported NAEP math scale scores of public school students in grades 4 and 8, overall and by selected student characteristics, TUDA district, large city, and national public, 2003-2009 Mathematics District
2003
2005
Grade 4 2007 2009
Change
2003
2005
Grade 8 2007 2009
Change
Atlanta Austin Boston
‡ 215
‡ 234 225
223 233 230
-1 17***
‡ 252
‡ 267 261
‡ 271 270
‡ 274*,** 269*
7*** 17***
‡
Charlotte Chicago Cleveland District of Columbia Houston Los Angeles New York City San Diego National Public Large City Atlanta
233 217 220 205 226 211 220 216 221 219 ‡
234 217 224 215 232 216 226 222 225 223 ‡
234 219 215 220 234 217 230 223 227 224 ‡
Hispanic
222 233*,** 232*,** 235*,** 226 217*,** 227 235*,** 218*,** 230*,** 224 227 226
Asian/Pacific Islander
‡
Austin Boston Charlotte Chicago Cleveland District of Columbia Houston Los Angeles New York City San Diego National Public Large City
243 252 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ 241 247 238 246 246
‡ 256 256 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ 246 253 245 251 247
268 255 263 249 ‡ ‡ 265 246 257 247 254 251
‡ 260 257 255 ‡ ‡ 264*,** 248** 258 247** 255 253
Atlanta Austin Boston Charlotte Chicago Cleveland District of Columbia Houston Los Angeles New York City San Diego
209 218 229 212 215 200 223 212 224 217
213 232 227 230 212 220 206 228 216 228 225
216 229 231 231 216 215 207 231 217 234 224
216*,** 231*,** 233*,** 232*,** 219*,** 213*,** 210*,** 233*,** 218*,** 235*,** 224**
National Public Large City
B-12
222 217
225 221
227 223
2 9*** -3 22*** 9*** 7*** 10*** 8*** 6*** 7***
262 263 251 252 265 245 259 258 261 258
264 265 258 251 270 253 262 259 264 261
272*,** 268 250*,** 263 275*,** 254*,** 261** 265 266 264
‡
‡
‡
7 11*** 9*** 9*** 7
300 293 286 ‡ ‡ ‡ 275 286 278 289 281
‡ 309 ‡ 292 ‡ ‡ 299 291 295 282 294 289
‡ 305 305 ‡ ‡ ‡ 310 292 299 289 296 291
‡ 312*,** ‡ 301 ‡ ‡ ‡ 291** 309*,** 292** 300 299
7*** -1 15*** 3 7*** -2 10*** 10*** 6*** 11*** 7***
239 256 256 252 253 235 259 240 261 252
240 261 264 261 254 249 241 262 245 264 258
251 267 271 265 257 257 243 268 254 267 260
253*,** 271*,** 273*,** 268* 261** 256*,** 243*,** 271*,** 254*,** 270*,** 268*
17*** 5
NSLP-eligible
228* 225**
262 259 249 246 261 240 260 248 258 256
6*** 8***
258 252
261 256
265 260
Council of the Great City Schools and the American Institutes for Research
266* 262**
10 9*** 1 17*** 14*** 14*** 1 17*** 8*** 8***
12*** 15***
16*** 23*** 14*** 11*** 18*** 14*** 10*** 17*** 12*** 9*** 3 8*** 12*** 14*** 9*** 16*** 8*** 10***
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