Average scale scores for grade 4 science, by class time spent on earth and space 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
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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
147
145
149
152
2009
Large city
125
129
136
140
2009
Atlanta
‡
‡
139
130
2009
Austin
‡
122
146
149
2009
Baltimore City
‡
116
121
117
2009
Boston
132
139
144
146
2009
Charlotte
149
143
151
146
2009
Chicago
117
116
123
129
2009
Cleveland
‡
109
115
114
2009
Detroit
‡
108
109
112
2009
Fresno
112
123
125
117
2009
Houston
‡
124
134
138
2009
Jefferson County (KY)
‡
134
146
155
2009
Los Angeles
‡
115
123
128
2009
Miami-Dade
‡
140
142
149
2009
Milwaukee
‡
119
128
128
2009
New York City
129
136
134
138
2009
Philadelphia
122
116
122
128
2009
San Diego
‡
‡
143
143