OrderSort by jurisdictionCross-
jurisdiction
significant
difference
Number of Jurisdictions
Significantly
Black
percent at or above Basic
highernot
different
lower2009
Sort by Black percent at or above Basic
1
Boston
Boston>051154
2
Charlotte
Charlottex08850
3
Jefferson County (KY)
Jefferson County (KY)x08848
4
Houston
Houstonx08848
5
Austin
Austinx09746
 
National public
National public 18946
6
Atlanta
Atlantax18744
7
Miami-Dade
Miami-Dadex18744
8
San Diego
San Diegox014243
9
New York City
New York Cityx18743
 
Large city
Large city<56741
10
Los Angeles
Los Angeles<410236
11
Milwaukee
Milwaukee<88031
12
Philadelphia
Philadelphia<88030
13
Chicago
Chicago<88029
14
Baltimore City
Baltimore City<88028
15
Fresno
Fresno<88025
16
Detroit
Detroit<106024
17
Cleveland
Cleveland<106022
NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Prior to 2011, students in the “two or more races” category were categorized as “unclassified”. National public and Large city are not included in sorting the jurisdictions. Score differences are calculated based on differences between unrounded scores.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Science Assessment.