Order
Cross-
jurisdiction
significant
difference
Number of Jurisdictions
Significantly
Not eligible
percent at or above Basic
higher
not
different
lower
2009
1
Austin
Austin
>
0
0
15
86
2
Jefferson County (KY)
Jefferson County (KY)
>
1
4
10
77
National public
National public
>
1
4
12
76
3
Houston
Houston
x
1
8
6
70
4
Fresno
Fresno
x
1
9
5
69
5
Charlotte
Charlotte
x
2
7
6
69
6
San Diego
San Diego
x
1
11
3
68
Large city
Large city
3
10
4
65
7
Miami-Dade
Miami-Dade
x
2
10
3
63
8
Atlanta
Atlanta
x
2
11
2
63
9
Boston
Boston
x
4
9
2
59
10
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
x
5
8
2
56
11
New York City
New York City
x
2
11
2
56
12
Chicago
Chicago
<
5
8
2
53
13
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
x
1
14
0
52
14
Milwaukee
Milwaukee
<
7
6
2
50
15
Baltimore City
Baltimore City
<
13
2
0
35
16
Detroit
Detroit
<
13
2
0
31
N/A
Cleveland
Cleveland
‡
‡
‡
‡
‡
‡ Reporting standards not met.
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.