Average scale scores for grade 8 writing, by gender, race/ethnicity using 2011 guidelines, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2011
Race/ethnicity using 2011 guidelines, school-reported	Year	Jurisdiction	Male	Female
Race/ethnicity using 2011 guidelines, school-reported	Year	Jurisdiction	Average scale score	Average scale score
‡ 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. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant. Analyze results with NAEP Data Explorer. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2011 Writing Assessment.
White	2011	National	148	168
Black	2011	National	123	141
Hispanic	2011	National	127	145
Asian	2011	National	155	174
American Indian/Alaska Native	2011	National	‡	‡
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	2011	National	‡	‡
Two or more races	2011	National	144	165