Average scale scores for grade 4 science, by class time spent on life science and jurisdiction: 2009
Year
Jurisdiction
None
Little
Some
A lot
Average scale score
Average scale score
Average scale score
Average scale score
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: The NAEP Science scale ranges from 0 to 300. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be
statistically significant
. Analyze
results
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Science Assessment.
2009
National public
149
143
149
151
2009
Large city
125
127
136
137
2009
Atlanta
‡
‡
139
129
2009
Austin
‡
124
148
147
2009
Baltimore City
‡
111
120
126
2009
Boston
‡
136
143
141
2009
Charlotte
‡
131
151
150
2009
Chicago
‡
122
123
125
2009
Cleveland
‡
‡
113
116
2009
Detroit
‡
‡
106
113
2009
Fresno
116
121
125
119
2009
Houston
‡
128
135
137
2009
Jefferson County (KY)
‡
‡
148
151
2009
Los Angeles
‡
118
123
127
2009
Miami-Dade
‡
145
142
147
2009
Milwaukee
‡
116
128
130
2009
New York City
‡
133
132
139
2009
Philadelphia
125
116
123
124
2009
San Diego
‡
‡
144
144