District Mathematics Results by Parental Education Level

Compared to grade 8 students in large central city schools who indicated that a parent graduated from high school...

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

Compared to grade 8 students in large central city schools who indicated that a parent graduated from college...

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