Grading the Cities introduction THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE PROJECT City Grades at a Glance   CITY                  Average Grade Financial Management Human Resources Information Technology Capital Management Managing for Results  Anchorage C C+ C C B- C- Atlanta C+ B- B- D+ C B- Austin A- A A- B A- A- Baltimore B- B+ C+ C B B Boston B- B- C- B B+ C+ Buffalo C- C D C C- D+ Chicago B- B C- B- B+ C+ Cleveland C B- C- C- B- C Columbus C B- C- D+ B- D Dallas C+ B+ C D+ B- B Denver B- B+ B- C+ B- B- Detroit B- B- B- B- C B- Honolulu B B- C B+ A- B Houston C+ B+ C C- B- B- Indianapolis B+ B A- B B+ A- Jacksonville B- B C+ C B B Kansas City B- B+ B C B+ B- Long Beach B A- C B B B- Los Angeles C B- C- C- C+ C- Memphis C+ B D C B B- Milwaukee B B+ C+ B- B+ A- Minneapolis B+ A- B A- B+ B- Nashville C+ B B D+ C+ C- New Orleans C- C- F B- B- D+ New York City B B B- B B+ B Philadelphia B B- B- B+ B- B Phoenix A A A A- A A Richmond C+ B C C C- C+ San Antonio B B+ B+ B- B B+ San Diego B B+ C C B+ A- San Francisco C+ B C C+ C+ C San Jose B- B+ C C A- C+ Seattle  B B+ B B B+ B Virginia Beach B+ A- B B A- B Washington C+ B- B- C+ C C+ Copyright © 2000, Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Reproduction in any form without the written permission of the publisher is prohibited. Governing, City & State and Governing.com are trademarks of Congressional Quarterly, Inc.