NAEP - TUDA Reading Mathematics 2005: Mathematics Achievement Level Trends

Urban District Results

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2005 Results

Achievement-Level Results in Mathematics: 2003 and 2005

Grade 4

Between 2003 and 2005, the percentages of students performing at or above Basic increased in 8 of the 10 urban districts that participated in both years: Atlanta, Boston, Cleveland, the District of Columbia, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, and San Diego.
Boston, the District of Columbia, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, and San Diego showed increases in the percentages of students performing at or above Proficient.

Grade 8

Between 2003 and 2005, the percentages of students performing at or above Basic and at or above Proficient increased in 4 of the 10 urban districts that participated in both years: Boston, Houston, Los Angeles, and San Diego.

Percentage of students by mathematics achievement level, grade 8 public schools: By urban district, 2003 and 2005
District	Below Basic			At or above Basic			At or above Proficient			At Advanced
District	2003		2005	2003		2005	2003		2005	2003		2005
Nation	33	*	32	67	*	68	27	*	28	5	*	6
Large central city¹	50	*	47	50	*	53	16	*	19	3	*	4
Atlanta	70		69	30		31	6		7	1		1
Austin	—		32	—		68	—		33	—		9
Boston	52	*	42	48	*	58	17	*	23	4		6
Charlotte	33		31	67		69	32		33	7		9
Chicago	58		55	42		45	9		11	1		2
Cleveland	62		66	38		34	6		6	#		#
District of Columbia	71		69	29		31	6		7	1		2
Houston	48	*	42	52	*	58	12	*	16	2		2
Los Angeles	68	*	62	32	*	38	7	*	11	1		2
New York City	46		46	54		54	20		20	4		5
San Diego	47	*	39	53	*	61	18	*	22	2	*	4
— Not available. The district did not participate in 2003.
# The estimate rounds to zero.
* Significantly different from 2005.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
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. DATA: View complete data with standard errors for achievement levels in districts and the nation or large central cities.

View more information about mathematics 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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