Average scale scores and percentages for grade 8 writing, by time spent writing a paragraph or more in English/language arts class, race/ethnicity using 2011 guidelines, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2011
Year
Jurisdiction
Race/ethnicity using 2011 guidelines, school-reported
I don't take this class
0 minutes
Up to 15 minutes
Between 15 and 30 minutes
Between 30 and 60 minutes
More than 60 minutes
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
# Rounds to zero.
‡ 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
124
1
150
3
155
33
160
41
163
20
160
3
2011
National
Black
101
2
122
2
130
29
134
40
136
22
131
6
2011
National
Hispanic
94
2
125
2
135
27
138
41
141
23
132
5
2011
National
Asian
‡
1
‡
2
161
23
165
39
171
29
162
6
2011
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
‡
2
‡
4
‡
19
‡
46
‡
27
‡
1
2011
National
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
‡
#
‡
2
‡
30
‡
31
‡
26
‡
11
2011
National
Two or more races
‡
#
‡
3
152
34
157
40
161
21
‡
3