NAEP - TUDA Reading Mathematics 2005: Reading Achievement Level Trends

Urban District Results

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2005 Results

Achievement-Level Results in Reading: 2002–2005

Grade 4

Between 2002 and 2005, the percentages of students performing at or above Basic increased in 2 of the 6 urban districts that participated in both years: Atlanta and New York City.
Between 2003 and 2005, no district showed a significant increase in the percentage performing at or above Basic.
Between 2002 and 2005, the percentage performing at or above Proficient increased in Atlanta and Los Angeles.
Between 2003 and 2005, the percentage performing at or above Proficient increased in Los Angeles.

Grade 8

None of the districts had a higher percentage of students performing at or above Basic in 2005 than in either of the two previous assessment years.
Between 2002 and 2005, the percentage performing at or above Proficient increased in Atlanta.

Percentage of students by reading achievement level, grade 8 public schools: By urban district, various years, 2002–2005
District	Below Basic					At or above Basic					At or above Proficient					At Advanced
District	2002		2003		2005	2002		2003		2005	2002		2003		2005	2002		2003	2005
Nation	26	*	28	*	29	74	*	72	*	71	31	*	30	*	29	2		3	3
Large central city¹	40		42		40	60		58		60	20		19		20	1		1	2
Atlanta	58		53		54	42		47		46	8	*	11		12	#		#	1
Austin	—		—		35	—		—		65	—		—		27	—		—	3
Boston	—		39		39	—		61		61	—		22		23	—		2	2
Charlotte	—		29		31	—		71		69	—		30		29	—		3	3
Chicago	38		41		40	62		59		60	15		15		17	1		1	1
Cleveland	—		52		51	—		48		49	—		10		10	—		#	#
District of Columbia	52		53		55	48		47		45	10		10		12	#	*	1	1
Houston	41		45		41	59		55		59	17		14		17	1		1	1
Los Angeles	56		57		53	44		43		47	10		11		13	#		1	1
New York City	‡		38		39	‡		62		61	‡		22		20	‡		2	1
San Diego	—		40		37	—		60		63	—		20		23	—		2	2
— Not available. The district did not participate in 2002 or 2003.
# The estimate rounds to zero.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
* Significantly different from 2005.
¹ Some of the TUDA districts include a few public schools located outside of large central cities as defined by the Census Bureau (population of 250,000 or more within metropolitan areas). These schools are included in the category of "large central city" for all years, but were not included in previously published results. As a result, some numbers reported on this website may differ slightly from those reported earlier on the web and in print. For more information, see About Urban Districts.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
DATA: View complete data with standard errors for achievement levels for districts and the nation or large central cities.

View more information about reading achievement levels on the NAEP website. Read the specific definitions of the Basic, Proficient, and Advanced achievement levels for grades 4 and 8.

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