Average scale scores for grade 8 mathematics, by National School Lunch Program eligibility, 6 categories and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, and 2003
Year	Jurisdiction	Not eligible	Reduced-price lunch	Free lunch	Information not available	School refused information	Not participating
Year	Jurisdiction	Average scale score	Average scale score	Average scale score	Average scale score	Average scale score	Average scale score
— Not available. ‡ Reporting standards not met. NOTE: DCPS = District of Columbia Public Schools. The NAEP Mathematics scale ranges from 0 to 500. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant. Analyze results with NAEP Data Explorer. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 Mathematics Assessments.
2011	National public	295	279	268	267	‡	288
2011	Large city	293	279	265	268	‡	283
2011	Albuquerque	292	274	263	‡	‡	‡
2011	Atlanta	292	‡	259	‡	‡	‡
2011	Austin	311	277	269	‡	‡	‡
2011	Baltimore City	285	269	256	‡	‡	‡
2011	Boston	302	286	274	‡	‡	‡
2011	Charlotte	306	‡	267	‡	‡	‡
2011	Chicago	289	‡	267	‡	‡	‡
2011	Cleveland	‡	‡	256	‡	‡	‡
2011	Dallas	286	278	272	‡	‡	‡
2011	Detroit	252	‡	245	‡	‡	‡
2011	District of Columbia (DCPS)	278	‡	246	‡	‡	‡
2011	Fresno	289	‡	250	‡	‡	‡
2011	Hillsborough County (FL)	297	278	267	‡	‡	‡
2011	Houston	291	‡	276	‡	‡	‡
2011	Jefferson County (KY)	294	‡	261	‡	‡	‡
2011	Los Angeles	283	270	256	273	‡	‡
2011	Miami-Dade	286	282	264	‡	‡	‡
2011	Milwaukee	270	257	250	‡	‡	‡
2011	New York City	288	286	269	‡	‡	‡
2011	Philadelphia	289	‡	261	‡	‡	‡
2011	San Diego	299	282	262	‡	‡	‡
2009	National public	293	276	265	279	‡	300
2009	Large city	289	276	261	269	‡	‡
2009	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	Atlanta	283	‡	252	‡	‡	‡
2009	Austin	308	282	268	‡	‡	‡
2009	Baltimore City	271	‡	254	‡	‡	‡
2009	Boston	299	289	270	‡	‡	‡
2009	Charlotte	296	‡	268	‡	‡	‡
2009	Chicago	282	‡	260	‡	‡	‡
2009	Cleveland	‡	‡	256	‡	‡	‡
2009	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	Detroit	245	‡	235	‡	‡	‡
2009	District of Columbia (DCPS)	276	‡	242	‡	‡	‡
2009	Fresno	293	‡	251	‡	‡	‡
2009	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	Houston	296	‡	271	‡	‡	‡
2009	Jefferson County (KY)	288	268	255	‡	‡	‡
2009	Los Angeles	281	269	253	273	‡	‡
2009	Miami-Dade	284	275	264	‡	‡	‡
2009	Milwaukee	262	259	247	‡	‡	‡
2009	New York City	285	278	269	‡	‡	‡
2009	Philadelphia	284	‡	261	‡	‡	‡
2009	San Diego	295	279	266	‡	‡	‡
2007	National public	291	274	263	271	‡	288
2007	Large city	285	271	259	269	‡	‡
2007	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Atlanta	277	‡	250	‡	‡	‡
2007	Austin	302	278	264	‡	‡	‡
2007	Baltimore City	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Boston	290	279	270	‡	‡	‡
2007	Charlotte	300	280	263	‡	‡	‡
2007	Chicago	280	‡	257	‡	‡	‡
2007	Cleveland	‡	‡	257	‡	‡	‡
2007	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Detroit	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	District of Columbia (DCPS)	259	247	242	‡	‡	‡
2007	Fresno	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Houston	293	‡	268	‡	‡	‡
2007	Jefferson County (KY)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Los Angeles	270	264	253	267	‡	‡
2007	Miami-Dade	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Milwaukee	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	New York City	293	278	266	‡	‡	‡
2007	Philadelphia	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	San Diego	290	268	259	‡	‡	‡
2005	National public	288	270	260	272	275	296
2005	Large city	282	267	254	259	‡	273
2005	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Atlanta	266	‡	239	‡	‡	‡
2005	Austin	301	272	259	‡	‡	‡
2005	Baltimore City	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Boston	288	277	262	‡	‡	‡
2005	Charlotte	297	272	259	‡	‡	‡
2005	Chicago	275	‡	254	‡	‡	‡
2005	Cleveland	‡	‡	249	‡	‡	‡
2005	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Detroit	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	District of Columbia (DCPS)	261	260	238	‡	‡	‡
2005	Fresno	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Houston	279	‡	262	‡	‡	‡
2005	Jefferson County (KY)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Los Angeles	270	258	243	‡	‡	‡
2005	Miami-Dade	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Milwaukee	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	New York City	286	275	263	‡	‡	‡
2005	Philadelphia	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	San Diego	285	266	256	‡	‡	‡
2003	National public	287	269	256	272	275	289
2003	Large city	279	264	251	259	278	‡
2003	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Atlanta	265	253	238	‡	‡	‡
2003	Austin	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Baltimore City	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Boston	282	266	255	272	‡	‡
2003	Charlotte	292	271	253	‡	‡	‡
2003	Chicago	279	268	250	266	‡	‡
2003	Cleveland	‡	‡	253	‡	‡	‡
2003	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Detroit	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	District of Columbia (DCPS)	254	243	235	‡	‡	‡
2003	Fresno	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Houston	276	263	258	‡	‡	‡
2003	Jefferson County (KY)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Los Angeles	245	255	239	255	‡	‡
2003	Miami-Dade	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Milwaukee	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	New York City	295	‡	260	‡	‡	‡
2003	Philadelphia	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	San Diego	278	260	249	‡	‡	‡