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jurisdiction
significant
difference
Number of Jurisdictions
Significantly
Black
average scale score
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different
lower2009
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1
Austin
Austin>0115138
2
Houston
Houstonx1510128
3
Jefferson County (KY)
Jefferson County (KY)x1411128
4
Charlotte
Charlottex169126
5
San Diego
San Diegox0160125
 
National public
National public 1710125
6
Miami-Dade
Miami-Dadex187123
7
Atlanta
Atlantax277123
 
Large city
Large city<576120
8
Boston
Boston<493120
9
New York City
New York City<4102119
10
Fresno
Fresnox3130117
11
Cleveland
Cleveland<6100117
12
Milwaukee
Milwaukee<6100115
13
Los Angeles
Los Angeles<6100113
14
Detroit
Detroit<6100113
15
Philadelphia
Philadelphia<790112
16
Chicago
Chicago<880110
17
Baltimore City
Baltimore City<880110
NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Prior to 2011, students in the “two or more races” category were categorized as “unclassified”. 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.