Order
Cross-
jurisdiction
significant
difference
Number of Jurisdictions
Significantly
Eligible
percent at or above Basic
higher
not
different
lower
2009
1
Houston
Houston
>
0
3
13
44
National public
National public
>
0
4
14
43
2
Austin
Austin
>
0
4
12
41
3
Jefferson County (KY)
Jefferson County (KY)
>
0
5
11
40
4
Miami-Dade
Miami-Dade
>
0
4
12
40
Large city
Large city
5
4
9
34
5
Charlotte
Charlotte
x
1
8
7
34
6
New York City
New York City
x
4
4
8
33
7
San Diego
San Diego
x
3
6
7
33
8
Boston
Boston
x
4
8
4
31
9
Fresno
Fresno
<
4
8
4
28
10
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
<
5
7
4
28
11
Cleveland
Cleveland
<
7
7
2
26
12
Chicago
Chicago
<
7
7
2
25
13
Atlanta
Atlanta
<
7
7
2
25
14
Milwaukee
Milwaukee
<
10
5
1
22
15
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
<
10
6
0
20
16
Baltimore City
Baltimore City
<
13
3
0
17
17
Detroit
Detroit
<
14
2
0
16
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.