Chart: Eighth-grade reading scores in large urban school districts, 2009, 2011, and 2013 | Economic Policy Institute

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Eighth-grade reading scores in large urban school districts, 2009, 2011, and 2013

	2009	2011	2013
Atlanta	246	249	249
Balt.	243	242	249
Boston	248	246	247
Chicago	243	245	244
Cleve.	239	234	235
Detroit	232	235	239
DC	235	231	237
Houston	243	247	245
LA	239	242	240
Miami	250	246	245
Milw.	233	232	232
NYC	246	248	253
Phil.	241	244	244

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Source: National Center for Education Statistics' National Assessment of Educational Progress Data Explorer (2009, 2011, 2013)

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