Average scale scores and percentages for grade 8 writing, by use computer for writing for school assignments, race/ethnicity using 2011 guidelines, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2011
Year
Jurisdiction
Race/ethnicity using 2011 guidelines, school-reported
Never or hardly ever
Once or twice a month
Once or twice a week
Every day or almost every day
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
138
12
157
46
166
30
167
11
2011
National
Black
121
15
134
41
138
30
132
14
2011
National
Hispanic
124
18
137
45
143
26
141
10
2011
National
Asian
136
7
161
39
168
35
177
19
2011
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
‡
18
‡
51
‡
23
‡
8
2011
National
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
‡
12
‡
39
‡
31
‡
18
2011
National
Two or more races
‡
12
157
47
162
29
‡
12