Youth Indicators 1996 / Indicator 34, Chart 1

Indicator 34. Writing Proficiency

Writing proficiency of 8th and 11th graders, by race/ethnicity: 1984 to 1992

NOTE: NAEP scores range from 0 to 500.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress, NAEP 1992 Trends in Academic Progress.

The overall trends in writing achievement suggest few changes in performance during the 1980s. There was a decline in the performance of 8th graders between 1984 and 1990, but their performance in 1992 returned to the 1984 level.