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Comparison of change in average mathematics scores from 2015 to 2017 in the reported NAEP estimates and the full population estimates (FPE), grade 8: By district
DistrictReportedFPEReported-FPE
difference
201720152017-2015201720152017-2015
Albuquerque269.6 270.7 -1.2  268.6 270.2 -1.6  0.4
Atlanta264.9 266.4 -1.5  264.4 265.5 -1.1  -0.4
Austin283.4 284.0 -0.6  282.1 282.5 -0.5  -0.1
Baltimore City255.5 255.2 0.3  254.5 254.1 0.4  -0.1
Boston279.7 281.1 -1.5  277.4 278.5 -1.1  -0.4
Charlotte-Mecklenburg287.4 286.2 1.2  286.4 285.4 1.0  0.2
Chicago275.6 274.9 0.8  274.9 274.5 0.4  0.3
Clark County (NV)272.2  271.3  
Cleveland257.2 254.3 2.9  255.1 252.5 2.6  0.3
Dallas268.2 270.9 -2.7  266.8 269.8 -2.9  0.2
Denver271.6  270.3  
Detroit245.6 244.2 1.4  243.5 242.4 1.1  0.4
District of Columbia (DCPS)1262.0 258.4 3.6  260.6 256.1 4.6 *-1.0
Duval County (FL)275.5 274.5 1.0  274.2 273.3 0.9  #
Fort Worth268.5  267.5  
Fresno254.6 256.9 -2.3  253.8 256.1 -2.3  0.1
Guilford County (NC) 276.5  275.7  
Hillsborough County (FL)277.3 275.6 1.6  276.0 274.7 1.3  0.3
Houston273.5 276.5 -3.0  271.4 274.6 -3.2  0.1
Jefferson County (KY)270.8 271.6 -0.7  270.2 270.8 -0.6  -0.1
Los Angeles266.8 263.5 3.3  265.5 262.1 3.4  -0.1
Miami-Dade273.6 274.5 -0.9  272.2 273.0 -0.8  -0.1
Milwaukee254.2  252.5  
New York City 274.8 275.4 -0.5  273.9 274.6 -0.7  0.2
Philadelphia260.3 267.1 -6.8 *258.2 265.3 -7.1 *0.3
San Diego282.8 280.4 2.4  281.8 279.1 2.6  -0.2
Shelby County (TN)256.8  255.8  
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.
* Statistically significant change.
1 The significance of the trend results from the officially reported sample for this jurisdiction would be different under the scenario.
NOTE: DCPS= District of Columbia Public Schools.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2015 and 2017 Mathematics Assessments.

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Last updated 04 April 2018 (RF)