Need-to-Resource Capacity Category/Year		Grade 4 Science Performance				Middle Level Science
		Multiple-Choice Component			Performance Component	Number Tested	Percentage at Level:
		Number Tested	% Above SDL	Mean Score	Mean Score		1	2	3	4
New York City
	2001-02	78,944	48%	29	28	58,348	13%	37%	42%	9%
	2000-01	81,348	43%	27	27	not applicable
	1999-00	79,148	43%	27	26	not applicable
Large City Districts
	2001-02	9,782	54%	30	31	7,703	11%	34%	45%	10%
	2000-01	10,531	50%	29	30	not applicable
	1999-00	10,691	46%	28	29	not applicable
High Need Resource Urban/Suburban Districts
	2001-02	16,689	69%	33	34	13,998	6%	23%	50%	21%
	2000-01	17,092	68%	32	33	not applicable
	1999-00	16,762	65%	32	32	not applicable
High Need Resource Rural Districts
	2001-02	12,669	78%	34	35	12,659	2%	11%	53%	34%
	2000-01	13,326	78%	34	34	not applicable
	1999-00	14,050	77%	34	34	not applicable
Average Need Resource Districts
	2001-02	65,421	85%	36	37	61,503	1%	9%	50%	41%
	2000-01	65,951	84%	36	36	not applicable
	1999-00	68,723	82%	35	36	not applicable
Low Need Resource Districts
	2001-02	30,503	92%	38	40	24,156	*	4%	42%	54%
	2000-01	30,274	92%	38	40	not applicable
	1999-00	31,026	91%	37	39	not applicable
Total Public
	2001-02	214,650	69%	33	33	178,367	6%	20%	46%	29%
	2000-01	218,522	67%	32	33	not applicable
	1999-00	220,464	66%	32	32	not applicable
Total Nonpublic
	2001-02	25,722	76%	34	34	16,188	3%	10%	53%	34%
	2000-01	27,797	75%	33	34	not applicable
	1999-00	28,286	73%	33	33	not applicable
Total State
	2001-02	240,372	70%	33	33	194,555	6%	19%	47%	29%
	2000-01	246,319	68%	32	33	not applicable
	1999-00	248,750	67%	32	32	not applicable