Average writing scale scores, by student-reported parents' highest level of education, grades 8 and 12: 2002 

		2002
Grade 8
	Less than high school	136
	Graduated high school	144
	Some education after high school	156
	Graduated college	165
	Unknown	132
Grade 12
	Less than high school	129
	Graduated high school	139
	Some education after high school	149
	Graduated college	158
	Unknown	114

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2002 Writing Assessment.

Major Findings

• Eighth- and twelfth-grade students whose parents had higher levels of education had higher average writing scale scores in 2002 than their peers whose parents had lower levels of education.
• Overall, there is a positive relationship between student-reported parental education and student performance in writing: for both eighth- and twelfth-graders: the higher the parental education level, the higher the average writing score.

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Last updated 10 July 2003 (JBJ)