Average scale scores and percentages for grade 8 writing, by ask students to use computer to draft and revise writing, race/ethnicity using 2011 guidelines, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2011
Year
Jurisdiction
Race/ethnicity using 2011 guidelines, school-reported
Never or hardly ever
Sometimes
Very often
Always or almost always
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: Black includes African American, and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. The NAEP Writing scale ranges from 0 to 300. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be
statistically significant
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2011 Writing Assessment.
2011
National
White
152
17
154
34
162
28
165
20
2011
National
Black
128
25
131
40
136
23
142
12
2011
National
Hispanic
128
24
135
40
140
23
146
13
2011
National
Asian
148
12
161
33
167
33
173
22
2011
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
‡
22
‡
45
‡
20
‡
13
2011
National
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
‡
10
‡
30
‡
36
‡
24
2011
National
Two or more races
149
15
152
38
157
27
162
20