Order
Cross-
jurisdiction
significant
difference
Number of Jurisdictions
Significantly
All students
percent at or above Basic
higher
not
different
lower
2009
National public
National public
>
0
2
16
71
1
Charlotte
Charlotte
>
0
4
12
70
2
Jefferson County (KY)
Jefferson County (KY)
>
0
4
12
70
3
Miami-Dade
Miami-Dade
>
0
5
11
66
4
San Diego
San Diego
>
0
5
11
65
5
Austin
Austin
>
0
5
11
65
6
Boston
Boston
>
2
3
11
62
7
New York City
New York City
x
6
1
9
56
Large city
Large city
7
2
9
56
8
Houston
Houston
x
6
2
8
55
9
Atlanta
Atlanta
<
7
1
8
52
10
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
<
9
3
4
45
11
Milwaukee
Milwaukee
<
9
4
3
44
12
Chicago
Chicago
<
9
4
3
44
13
Fresno
Fresno
<
9
5
2
38
14
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
<
10
3
3
38
15
Baltimore City
Baltimore City
<
13
3
0
31
16
Cleveland
Cleveland
<
14
2
0
30
17
Detroit
Detroit
<
14
2
0
26
NOTE: 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.