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National percentile rankings for jurisdictions based on average scores in NAEP fourth-grade reading, by lower-income status and selected race/ethnicity categories: 2007
  Percentile ranking
Jurisdiction Overall Lower-income White Black Hispanic
Nation 47 31 59 29 30
Large central city 35 26 60 26 26
Atlanta 33 25 83 26 ‡
Austin 45 29 75 27 33
Boston 36 33 59 31 31
Charlotte 50 32 75 32 33
Chicago 27 25 55 21 27
Cleveland 25 25 41 20 27
District of Columbia 24 18 87 20 33
Houston 32 27 71 31 27
Los Angeles 23 20 56 24 19
New York City 39 35 61 33 30
San Diego 36 26 64 26 23
‡ Sample size is insufficient to permit a reliable estimate.
NOTE: Data for other race/ethnicity categories and income levels are included in overall but not reported separately. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. In NAEP, lower-income students are students identified as eligible for free or reduced-price school lunch.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2007 Trial Urban District Reading Assessment.
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National Assessment of Educational Progress, National Center for Education Statistics
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Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education