APPENDIX B. DISTRICT DEMOGRAPHICS, NAEP TRENDS, FUNDING, AND TEACHERS CONT’D Pieces of the Puzzle
Table B.7 Average reported NAEP science scale scores of public school students in grades 4 and 8, overall and by selected student characteristics, TUDA district, large city, national public, 2009 Science
District
Nation Large City Atlanta Austin Baltimore City Boston Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Fresno Houston Jefferson County (KY) Los Angeles Miami-Dade Milwaukee New York City Philadelphia San Diego Nation Large City Atlanta Austin Baltimore City Boston Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Fresno Houston Jefferson County (KY) Los Angeles Miami-Dade Milwaukee New York City Philadelphia San Diego
B-15 212
Grade 4 Overall 149* 135** 134** 147* 117*,** 139*,** 150* 125*,** 114*,** 111*,** 121*,** 135** 150* 124*,** 144*,** 126*,** 135** 121*,** 144*,** African American 127* 122** 126* 129 115*,** 133*,** 131*,** 113*,** 109*,** 109*,** 110*,** 128* 129* 117** 125 115*,** 125 115*,** 124
2009
Grade 8
149* 134** 127*,** 149* 113*,** 130*,** 141*,** 121*,** 121*,** 113*,** 124*,** 138*,** 145*,** 123*,** 137*,** 122*,** 129*,** 119*,** 138** 125* 120** 123 138*,** 110*,** 120** 126* 110*,** 117** 113*,** 117 128* 128* 113*,** 123 115*,** 119** 112*,** 125
Council of the Great City Schools and the American Institutes for Research
PIECES OF THE PUZZLE: FACTORS IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS