State Results for the NAEP 2002 Writing Assessment

The NAEP 2002 writing assessment was administered to representative samples of fourth- and eighth-graders in participating states and other jurisdictions. NAEP began state-by-state writing assessments of eighth-graders in 1998 and fourth-graders in 2002.

In 2002, 45 states and 5 other jurisdictions at grade 4 and 44 states and 6 jurisdictions at grade 8 participated in the writing assessment. Two states at grade 4 and three states at grade 8 did not meet minimum school participation guidelines for reporting their results in 2002.

To help place state results in context, look at additional information about:

• percentages of students excluded and assessed, fourth grade by state and eighth grade by state
• school-age resident population and enrollment;
• poverty status of children and children served under the Individuals with Disabilities Educational Act (IDEA) and Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act; and
• education expenditures per pupil, annual salaries of teachers, and pupil-teacher ratios.

More information on student performance in each state is available in the State Profiles.

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Last updated 10 July 2003 (JBJ)