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(23 KB) | Table 117. | Percent of students at or above selected writing proficiency levels, by grade level and selected characteristics of students: 2002 |
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| Percentage of 4th-graders | Percentage of 8th-graders | Percentage of 12th-graders
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| | | At or | | | | At or | | | | At or |
Selected | |At or | above |At ad- | |At or | above |At ad-| |At or | above |At ad-
characteristic | Below |above | profi-|vanced | Below |above | profi-|vanced| Below |above | profi-|vanced
of students | basic |basic | cient | | basic |basic | cient | | basic |basic | cient |
_____________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|______|_______|_______|_______|______
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
_____________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|______|_______|_______|_______|______
All students ...............|14(0.4)|86(0.4)|28(0.4)|2 (0.1)|15(0.4)|85(0.4)|31(0.6)|2(0.1)|26(0.7)|74(0.7)|24(0.8)|2(0.2)
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Sex | | | | | | | | | | | |
Male ......................|19(0.5)|81(0.5)|20(0.5)|1 (0.1)|21(0.6)|79(0.6)|21(0.6)|1(0.1)|37(1.0)|63(1.0)|14(0.8)|1(0.1)
Female ....................| 9(0.3)|91(0.3)|36(0.6)|3 (0.2)| 9(0.3)|91(0.3)|42(0.8)|3(0.2)|15(0.7)|85(0.7)|33(1.0)|3(0.3)
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non-Hispanic .......| 9(0.2)|91(0.2)|35(0.4)|3 (0.2)| 9(0.4)|91(0.4)|39(0.6)|3(0.2)|20(0.7)|80(0.7)|28(0.9)|2(0.3)
Black, non-Hispanic .......|21(0.6)|79(0.6)|15(0.7)|1 (0.2)|25(1.0)|75(1.0)|13(0.6)|#(0.1)|41(1.8)|59(1.8)| 9(1.0)|# (#)
Hispanic ..................|22(1.1)|78(1.1)|18(0.7)|1 (0.2)|27(0.8)|73(0.8)|17(0.9)|1(0.2)|38(1.5)|62(1.5)|13(1.2)|#(0.2)
Asian/Pacific Islander ....| 7(0.8)|93(0.8)|42(2.0)|4 (0.7)|10(1.0)|90(1.0)|42(2.3)|3(0.6)|24(2.5)|76(2.5)|26(3.2)|3(1.0)
American Indian/ | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alaska Native ...........|20(1.2)|80(1.2)|16(1.0)|1 (0.3)|23(2.5)|77(2.5)|18(2.9)|1 (#)|--(---)|--(---)|--(---)|-(---)
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Parents' highest level of | | | | | | | | | | | |
education | | | | | | | | | | | |
Not high school | | | | | | | | | | | |
graduate .................|--(---)|--(---)|--(---)|-(---) |26(1.3)|74(1.3)|14(1.0)|# (#)|43(2.1)|57(2.1)| 8(1.4)|# (#)
Graduated high school .....|--(---)|--(---)|--(---)|-(---) |19(0.7)|81(0.7)|20(0.6)|1(0.2)|32(1.2)|68(1.2)|14(1.1)|1(0.2)
Some college ..............|--(---)|--(---)|--(---)|-(---) |11(0.6)|89(0.6)|31(0.8)|1(0.2)|23(1.0)|77(1.0)|22(1.3)|1(0.2)
Graduated college .........|--(---)|--(---)|--(---)|-(---) | 9(0.4)|91(0.4)|43(0.8)|4(0.2)|18(0.9)|82(0.9)|32(1.0)|3(0.4)
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Free/reduced price lunch | | | | | | | | | | | |
eligibility | | | | | | | | | | | |
Eligible ..................|22(0.8)|78(0.8)|15(0.5)|1 (0.1)|26(0.6)|74(0.6)|16(0.6)|1(0.1)|40(1.5)|60(1.5)|11(1.0)|1(0.2)
Not eligible ..............| 8(0.3)|92(0.3)|36(0.6)|3 (0.2)| 9(0.4)|91(0.4)|39(0.8)|3(0.2)|23(0.8)|77(0.8)|26(1.0)|2(0.3)
Information not available .|10(1.1)|90(1.1)|34(1.6)|3 (0.3)|11(0.7)|89(0.7)|39(1.7)|4(0.6)|19(1.3)|81(1.3)|29(1.6)|2(0.4)
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| # Rounds to zero. NOTE: Includes public and private schools. Excludes persons unable to be tested due to limited proficiency in English or due to a disability (and th SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Main NAEP, National Writing Results, previously unpublished tabulations from the NAEP Data Tool (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata). (This table was prepared August 2003.)
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