Pieces of the Puzzle Table B.11 Average reported NAEP science performance levels of public school students in grades 4 and 8, overall and by TUDA district, large city, and national public, 2009 Science
4th Grade % At or Above Proficient
District
% At or Above Basic
Atlanta Austin
Baltimore City Boston
Charlotte
52*,**
19**
31*,** 70*
65*,** 62*,**
6*,**
20*,**
4*,**
33*
52*,**
22*,**
26*,**
6*,**
31*
18**
12*,**
Detroit
26*,**
4*,**
Fresno
38*,**
Houston Jefferson County
4*,** 8*,**
25*,**
49*,**
18**
12*,**
56**
18**
38*,**
8*,**
71*
32*
65*,** 56**
29*
20**
49*,**
9*,** 24*,**
44*,**
Large City
34*,**
3*,**
57*,**
66*,**
National Public
20*,**
7*,**
33*
Milwaukee
San Diego
29*,**
15**
70*
11*,**
Philadelphia
39*,**
33*,**
16*,**
45*,**
New York City
61*
55**
Los Angeles
Miami-Dade
% At or Above Basic
% At or Above Proficient 10*,**
44*,** 30*,**
8th Grade
33*,**
Chicago
Cleveland
2009
33*,** 28*,**
17**
10*,** 6*,**
38*,**
13*,**
49**
20*,**
44**
17**
25*,** 62*
6*,** 29*
*Statistically different from large cities at p <.05; ** Statistically different from national public at p <.05; *** Statistically different from 2003 at p <.05; ‡ Reporting standards not met. Data are not comparable to 2005 results. Source: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Science Assessment
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