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Scores for both grades in 8 districts were lower than the scores for large cities nationally.</p> <p align="left">In comparison to the average scores in 2009 for large cities in the nation,</p> <p><img title="orange bullet" border="0" alt="orange bullet" align="bottom" src="/subject/science_2009/summFindings_orangebullet.gif" width="16" height="16"> Austin, Charlotte, Jefferson County (Louisville, KY), and Miami-Dade had higher scores at both grades;</p> <p><img title="green bullet" border="0" alt="green bullet" align="bottom" src="/subject/science_2009/summFindings_greenbullet.gif" height="16" width="16"> scores in San Diego were higher at grade 4 and not significantly different at grade 8;</p> <p><img title="burgundy bullet" border="0" alt="burgundy bullet" align="bottom" src="/subject/science_2009/summFindings_burgundybullet.gif" width="16" height="15"> scores in Boston were higher at grade 4 and lower at grade 8;</p> <p><img title="blue bullet" border="0" alt="blue bullet" align="bottom" src="/subject/science_2009/summFindings_bluebullet.gif" width="16" height="16"> scores in Houston were not significantly different at grade 4 and higher at grade 8;</p> <p><img title="gold bullet" border="0" alt="gold bullet" align="bottom" src="/subject/science_2009/summfindings_goldbullet.gif" width="16" height="16"> scores in Atlanta and New York City were not significantly different at grade 4 and lower at grade 8; and</p> <p><img title="brown bullet" border="0" alt="brown bullet" align="bottom" src="/subject/science_2009/summfindings_brown.gif" height="16" width="16"> Baltimore City, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Fresno, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia had lower scores at both grades.</p> <p><img title="map" border="0" alt="map" align="bottom" src="/subject/science_2009/summfindings_map.gif" width="662" height="456"></p> <p align="left"> <p align="left">Representative samples of fourth- and eighth-grade public school students from 17 urban districts participated in the 2009 science assessment. Between 900 and 2,200 students were assessed at each grade in the participating districts.</p> <ul class="orangeBulletList"><li>At grade 4, scores in large cities overall and in 14 of the 17 participating districts were lower than the score for the nation. Scores for Austin, Charlotte, and Jefferson County were not significantly different from the score for the nation. View more <a href="/science_2009/g4_district.aspx">grade 4 results and achievement gaps</a> across participating districts.</li> <li>At grade 8, scores in large cities overall and in 16 of the 17 districts were lower than the score for the nation. The score for Austin was not significantly different from the score for the nation. View more <a href="/science_2009/g8_district.aspx">grade 8 results and achievement gaps</a> across participating districts.</li> </ul> <p> <p>Students responded to questions designed to measure their knowledge of science. Find out more about <a href="http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/science/whatmeasure.aspx">what the science assessment measures</a>.</p> <p>For more information, <a href="/science_2009/tuda_science_2009_report/" target="blank">browse</a> the report online or <a href="http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/dst2009/2011452.aspx">download</a> a copy of the report.</p> </td></tr></table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="yui-b"> <ul class="leftNav"> <li><table class="leftNav_ActiveLevel0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td> <a href="/science_2009/"><img src="/subject/science_2009/leftNavHeaders_science.gif" height="25" alt="Science" title="Science" border="0" width="150"></a> </td></tr></table><ul class="leftNav_Active"> <li class="leftNav_ActiveLevel1"><a href="/science_2009/g4_nat.aspx">Grade 4 National Results</a></li> <li class="leftNav_ActiveLevel1"><a href="/science_2009/g4_state.aspx">Grade 4 State Results </a></li> <li class="leftNav_ActiveLevel1"><a href="/science_2009/g4_district.aspx">Grade 4 District Results</a></li> <li class="leftNav_ActiveLevel1"><a href="/science_2009/g8_nat.aspx">Grade 8 National Results</a></li> <li class="leftNav_ActiveLevel1"><a href="/science_2009/g8_state.aspx">Grade 8 State Results</a></li> <li class="leftNav_ActiveLevel1"><a href="/science_2009/g8_district.aspx">Grade 8 District Results</a></li> <li class="leftNav_ActiveLevel1"><a href="/science_2009/g12_nat.aspx">Grade 12 National Results</a></li> <li class="leftNav_ActiveLevel1"><a href="/science_2009/sample_quest.aspx">Sample Questions</a></li> <li class="leftNav_ActiveLevel1"><a href="/science_2009/context_1.aspx">Classroom Context</a></li> <li class="leftNav_ActiveLevel1"><a href="/science_2009/about_science.aspx">About the Assessment</a></li> </ul> </li><li><table class="leftNav_Level0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td> <img src="/adminonly/themes/theme_main/images/top_2009/leftNavInfoTitle.jpg" height="25" alt="Information For…" title="Information For…" border="0" width="150"> </td></tr></table><ul> <li class="leftNav_Level1"><a href="/educators.aspx">Educators</a></li> <li class="leftNav_Level1"><a href="/media.aspx">Media</a></li> <li class="leftNav_Level1"><a href="/parents.aspx">Parents</a></li> <li class="leftNav_Level1"><a href="/policymakers.aspx">Policymakers</a></li> <li class="leftNav_Level1"><a href="/researchers.aspx">Researchers</a></li> <li class="leftNav_Level1"><a href="/students.aspx">Students</a></li> </ul> </li><li><table class="leftNav_Level0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td> <img src="/adminonly/themes/theme_main/images/top_2009/leftNavResTitle.jpg" height="25" alt="Resources" title="Resources" border="0" width="150"> </td></tr></table><ul> <li class="leftNav_Level1"><a href="/about.aspx">About The Nation's Report Card</a></li> <li class="leftNav_Level1"><a href="/data_tools.aspx">Data Tools</a></li> <li class="leftNav_Level1"><a href="/faq.aspx">FAQ</a></li> <li class="leftNav_Level1"><a href="/glossary.aspx">Glossary</a></li> <li class="leftNav_Level1"><a href="/contacts.aspx">Contacts</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div></div> </div> <div id="footer" class="nrc_footer"> <img src="/Images/bottomRule.jpg" alt="Separator between content and footer sections" height="2" width="100%" /><br /> <a href="http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/">National Assessment of Educational Progress</a>, <a href="http://nces.ed.gov/">National Center for Education Statistics</a><br /> <a href="http://www.nagb.org/">National Assessment Governing Board</a><br /> <a href="http://ies.ed.gov/">Institute of Education Sciences</a>, <a href="http://ed.gov/">U.S. Department of Education </a> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ Sys.Application.initialize(); //]]> </script> </form> </div>    <input type="text" name="__spDummyText1" style="display: none;" size="1" /> <input type="text" name="__spDummyText2" style="display: none;" size="1" /> <script type="text/javascript" src="/js/federated-analytics.all.min.js"></script> </body> </html>