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

Student Group Results

7 of 12

Race/
Ethnicity

------

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 8 public schools: By urban district, 2005
District	Eligible	Not eligible	Information not available
Nation	39	59	3
Large central city	63	35	3
Atlanta	74	21	5
Austin	49	50	1
Boston	76	23	1
Charlotte	45	54	1
Chicago	81	18	1
Cleveland	100	0	0
District of Columbia	70	27	3
Houston	71	29	#
Los Angeles	78	22	#
New York City	84	12	4
San Diego	54	46	#
# 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.

Learn more about the NAEP reporting groups on the NAEP website.

View TUDA Snapshot: