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National percentile rankings for jurisdictions based on average scores in NAEP eighth-grade science, by low-income status and race/ethnicity: 2005
  Percentile ranking
Jurisdiction Overall Low-income White Black Hispanic
Nation 47 30 61 24 28
Large central city 31 23 59 21 24
Atlanta 20 16 ‡ 18 ‡
Austin 44 26 75 24 29
Boston 31 27 58 24 25
Charlotte 42 23 68 24 28
Chicago 24 21 53 17 25
Cleveland 24 24 37 20 30
Houston 30 24 69 22 27
Los Angeles 23 19 55 19 19
New York City 28 26 48 20 23
San Diego 35 23 62 26 22
‡ Sample size is insufficient to permit reliable estimates for White and Hispanic students in Atlanta.
NOTE: Data for other race/ethnicity categories and income levels are included in overall but not reported separately. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. In NAEP, low-income students are students identified as eligible for free or reduced-price school lunch.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2005 Trial Urban District Science Assessment.

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