NAEP - TUDA Reading Mathematics 2005: Reading Results by National School Lunch Program Eligibility

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District Reading Results by Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program

At grade 4, compared to students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch in large central city schools…

eligible students in Austin, Boston, Charlotte, Houston, and New York City had higher average scores.
eligible students in Atlanta, the District of Columbia, and Los Angeles had lower average scores.

At grade 8, compared to students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch in large central city schools…

eligible students in Boston, Chicago, and New York City had higher average scores.
eligible students in Atlanta, the District of Columbia and Los Angeles had lower average scores.

Percentage of students by eligibility for free/reduced-price school lunch, reading assessment, grade 4 public schools: By urban district, 2005
District	Eligible	Not eligible	Information not available
Nation	45	53	2
Large central city	71	28	2
Atlanta	76	23	1
Austin	59	41	#
Boston	83	14	2
Charlotte	49	51	1
Chicago	84	16	#
Cleveland	100	0	0
District of Columbia	76	23	2
Houston	74	26	#
Los Angeles	85	15	#
New York City	86	13	1
San Diego	64	36	#
# The estimate rounds to zero.
NOTE: In Cleveland, all students were categorized as eligible for free/reduced-price lunch. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

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