District Reading Results by Parental Education Level

Compared to grade 8 students in large central city schools who indicated that one of their parents graduated from high school...

• students in Boston had a higher average score, and students in Atlanta and the District of Columbia had lower average scores.

Compared to grade 8 students in large central city schools who indicated that one of their parents graduated from college...

• students in Austin and Charlotte had higher average scores, and students in Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, the District of Columbia, and Los Angeles had lower average scores.