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Table 119. Percent of students at or above selected writing proficiency levels, by selected characteristics and grade level: 1998

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                             |     Percentage of 4th-graders     |    Percentage of 8th-graders      |     Percentage of 12th-graders
                             |___________________________________|___________________________________|___________________________________
                             |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
          Selected           |Below   |At or   |At or   |        |Below   |At or   |At or   |        |Below   |At or   |At or   |
       characteristics       |basic   |above   |above   |At      |basic   |above   |above   |At      |basic   |above   |above   |At
         of students         |        |basic   |profi-  |advanced|        |basic   |profi-  |advanced|        |basic   |profi-  |advanced
                             |        |        |cient   |        |        |        |cient   |        |        |        |cient   |
                             |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
_____________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
              1              |   2    |   3    |    4   |   5    |    6   |    7   |    8   |    9   |    10  |   11   |    12  |   13
_____________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
All students  ...............|16 (0.4)|84 (0.4)|23 (0.8)| 1 (0.2)|16 (0.5)|84 (0.5)|27 (0.7)| 1 (0.1)|22 (0.7)|78 (0.7)|22 (0.7)|1  (0.1)
                             |________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
Sex                          |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Male ......................|21 (0.6)|79 (0.6)|16 (0.8)| 1 (0.2)|22 (0.8)|78 (0.8)|17 (0.8)| # (0.1)|30 (0.9)|70 (0.9)|14 (0.7)|#  (0.1)
  Female ....................|11 (0.5)|89 (0.5)|30 (0.9)| 2 (0.3)| 9 (0.3)|91 (0.3)|36 (0.9)| 2 (0.2)|14 (0.6)|86 (0.6)|29 (0.9)|1  (0.2)
                             |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Race/ethnicity               |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  White, non-Hispanic .......|10 (0.4)|90 (0.4)|29 (1.0)| 2 (0.2)|10 (0.5)|90 (0.5)|34 (1.0)| 2 (0.1)|16 (0.8)|84 (0.8)|26 (1.0)|1  (0.2)
  Black, non-Hispanic .......|31 (1.1)|69 (1.1)| 8 (0.9)| # (0.1)|28 (1.4)|72 (1.4)| 8 (0.7)| #  --- |36 (1.7)|64 (1.7)| 8 (1.0)|#   ---
  Hispanic ..................|28 (1.5)|72 (1.5)|10 (1.0)| # (0.1)|31 (1.3)|69 (1.3)|11 (0.9)| # (0.1)|35 (1.5)|65 (1.5)|10 (1.0)|#  (0.1)
  Asian/Pacific Islander ....| 7 (1.5)|93 (1.5)|36 (2.8)| 4 (1.6)|10 (2.3)|90 (2.3)|35 (3.8)| 2 (1.1)|22 (2.9)|78 (2.9)|24 (3.6)|1  (0.6)
  American Indian/           |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    Alaska Native ...........|24 (2.3)|76 (2.3)|11 (1.6)| 1 (0.4)|27 (4.5)|73 (4.5)| 9 (2.6)| #  --- |42 (3.9)|58 (3.9)| 9 (4.4)|#   ---
                             |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Parents' level of            |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
 education                   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Not high school            |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
   graduate .................|27 (3.5)|73 (3.5)|12 (3.1)| #  --- |30 (2.2)|70 (2.2)| 8 (2.6)| #  --- |41 (2.3)|59 (2.3)| 5 (0.9)|#   ---
  Graduated high school .....|15 (1.0)|85 (1.0)|22 (1.5)| 1 (0.3)|17 (1.2)|83 (1.2)|19 (1.1)| # (0.2)|27 (1.2)|73 (1.2)|13 (1.1)|#   ---
  Some college ..............|16 (1.0)|84 (1.0)|21 (1.2)| 1 (0.3)|18 (0.8)|82 (0.8)|20 (0.9)| # (0.1)|24 (1.1)|76 (1.1)|16 (0.8)|#  (0.1)
  Graduated college .........|14 (0.5)|86 (0.5)|27 (0.9)| 2 (0.2)|11 (0.5)|89 (0.5)|36 (1.2)| 2 (0.2)|15 (0.7)|85 (0.7)|30 (0.9)|1  (0.2)
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Free/reduced price lunch     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
 eligibility                 |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Eligible ..................|28 (1.1)|72 (1.1)| 9 (0.7)| # (0.1)|29 (1.0)|71 (1.0)|10 (0.5)| # (0.1)|36 (1.3)|64 (1.3)| 8 (0.7)|#   ---
  Not eligible ..............|10 (0.4)|90 (0.4)|30 (1.2)| 2 (0.3)|10 (0.7)|90 (0.7)|33 (1.0)| 1 (0.1)|19 (0.9)|81 (0.9)|23 (1.0)|1  (0.2)
  Information not available .|12 (1.4)|88 (1.4)|30 (1.8)| 2 (0.5)|12 (1.2)|88 (1.2)|34 (2.1)| 2 (0.4)|18 (1.3)|82 (1.3)|26 (1.6)|1  (0.3)
_____________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________

---Not available.
#Rounds to 0.

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 Writing Report Card for the Nation and States. (This table was prepared April 2002.)


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