Average scale scores for grade 8 science, by emphasis on importance of science in daily life and jurisdiction: 2009
Year	Jurisdiction	Not at all	Small extent	Moderate extent	Large extent
Year	Jurisdiction	Average scale score	Average scale score	Average scale score	Average scale score
‡ Reporting standards not met. NOTE: The NAEP Science scale ranges from 0 to 300. 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), 2009 Science Assessment.
2009	National public	134	149	150	150
2009	Large city	130	138	136	134
2009	Atlanta	‡	‡	139	126
2009	Austin	‡	‡	158	140
2009	Baltimore City	‡	‡	104	118
2009	Boston	‡	137	129	125
2009	Charlotte	‡	‡	139	144
2009	Chicago	‡	120	128	121
2009	Cleveland	‡	122	120	125
2009	Detroit	‡	‡	114	113
2009	Fresno	‡	149	124	123
2009	Houston	‡	133	135	140
2009	Jefferson County (KY)	‡	‡	148	143
2009	Los Angeles	‡	135	123	123
2009	Miami-Dade	‡	‡	141	137
2009	Milwaukee	‡	‡	127	124
2009	New York City	‡	135	133	127
2009	Philadelphia	‡	115	122	119
2009	San Diego	‡	137	139	141