Comparison of change in average mathematics scores from 2015 to 2017 in the reported NAEP estimates and the full population estimates (FPE), grade 4: By district

District	Reported				FPE				Reported-FPE difference
	2017	2015	2017-2015		2017	2015	2017-2015
Albuquerque	229.8	230.6	-0.8		229.3	229.7	-0.5		-0.3
Atlanta	231.1	228.1	3.1		230.5	227.5	3.0		#
Austin	243.3	246.1	-2.8		242.3	244.6	-2.3		-0.5
Baltimore City	215.3	215.0	0.4		214.6	214.7	-0.1		0.5
Boston	233.3	235.5	-2.2		232.1	234.1	-2.0		-0.2
Charlotte-Mecklenburg	243.9	247.8	-3.9	*	242.7	246.8	-4.1	*	0.2
Chicago	231.8	231.9	-0.1		230.7	230.8	-0.1		-0.1
Clark County (NV)	230.2	—	†		229.6	—	†		†
Cleveland	214.4	219.1	-4.8	*	212.5	217.0	-4.4	*	-0.3
Dallas	233.8	237.9	-4.2	*	232.6	236.7	-4.0	*	-0.1
Denver	228.9	—	†		228.0	—	†		†
Detroit	199.9	204.7	-4.8	*	198.7	203.3	-4.6		-0.2
District of Columbia (DCPS)	230.8	232.2	-1.4		229.7	231.4	-1.7		0.3
Duval County (FL)	247.5	242.8	4.7	*	246.1	241.1	5.0	*	-0.3
Fort Worth	230.5	—	†		229.2	—	†		†
Fresno	221.4	217.7	3.7	*	221.1	217.1	4.0	*	-0.3
Guilford County (NC)	240.0	—	†		239.0	—	†		†
Hillsborough County (FL)	244.6	243.6	1.0		243.7	242.7	1.0		#
Houston	235.3	238.7	-3.5		234.2	237.5	-3.3		-0.2
Jefferson County (KY)	233.3	235.7	-2.4		232.2	234.6	-2.4		#
Los Angeles	223.1	224.2	-1.0		222.4	223.4	-1.0		#
Miami-Dade	245.0	242.1	2.9	*	243.6	240.5	3.1	*	-0.2
Milwaukee	215.9	—	†		214.7	—	†		†
New York City	229.2	231.0	-1.8		228.6	230.5	-1.9		#
Philadelphia	214.3	217.5	-3.1		212.7	216.2	-3.5		0.4
San Diego	237.4	232.8	4.7	*	236.5	231.0	5.6	*	-0.9
Shelby County (TN)	224.7	—	†		222.9	—	†		†
— Not available. † Not applicable. # Rounds to zero. * Statistically significant change. NOTE: DCPS= District of Colombia 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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