Average scale scores for grade 4 science, by class time spent on physical 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
143
142
149
152
2009
Large city
125
125
136
140
2009
Atlanta
‡
‡
140
129
2009
Austin
‡
136
149
145
2009
Baltimore City
116
113
123
117
2009
Boston
136
132
143
147
2009
Charlotte
‡
135
152
150
2009
Chicago
‡
113
124
126
2009
Cleveland
‡
108
114
115
2009
Detroit
‡
‡
111
112
2009
Fresno
113
122
125
119
2009
Houston
‡
128
134
138
2009
Jefferson County (KY)
‡
‡
147
152
2009
Los Angeles
‡
116
123
129
2009
Miami-Dade
‡
145
143
146
2009
Milwaukee
‡
121
127
131
2009
New York City
124
133
134
139
2009
Philadelphia
‡
113
122
129
2009
San Diego
‡
‡
142
144