Order
Cross-
jurisdiction
significant
difference
Number of Jurisdictions
Significantly
All students
average scale score
higher
not
different
lower
2011
1
Charlotte
Charlotte
>
0
2
18
265
2
Hillsborough County (FL)
Hillsborough County (FL)
>
0
2
18
264
National public
National public
>
0
3
19
264
3
Austin
Austin
>
0
5
15
261
4
Miami-Dade
Miami-Dade
>
2
3
15
260
5
Jefferson County (KY)
Jefferson County (KY)
>
2
3
15
260
6
San Diego
San Diego
x
2
9
9
256
7
Boston
Boston
x
5
6
9
255
Large city
Large city
6
6
10
255
8
New York City
New York City
x
5
6
9
254
9
Albuquerque
Albuquerque
x
5
6
9
254
10
Chicago
Chicago
x
5
6
9
253
11
Atlanta
Atlanta
x
5
6
9
253
12
Houston
Houston
<
5
6
9
252
13
Dallas
Dallas
<
12
3
5
248
14
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
<
12
3
5
247
15
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
<
12
3
5
246
16
Baltimore City
Baltimore City
<
12
3
5
246
17
Cleveland
Cleveland
<
16
4
0
240
18
Milwaukee
Milwaukee
<
16
4
0
238
19
Fresno
Fresno
<
16
4
0
238
20
District of Columbia (DCPS)
District of Columbia (DCPS)
<
16
4
0
237
21
Detroit
Detroit
<
16
4
0
237
NOTE: DCPS = District of Columbia Public Schools. 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), 2011 Reading Assessment.