Gaps in average writing scale scores, by school-reported race/ethnicity, grades 4, 8, and 12: 1998 and 2002

* Significantly different from 2002.
NOTE: Score gaps are calculated based on differences between unrounded average scales scores.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 and 2002 Writing Assessments.

Major Findings

• The average score gap between White and Black fourth-graders was smaller in 2002 than in 1998.
• Any apparent differences in the racial/ethnic gaps since 1998 at grades 8 and 12 were not found to be statistically significant.

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Last updated 10 July 2003 (JBJ)