The Nation’s Report Card: Writing 2002 Trial Urban District Assessment

Title:	The Nation’s Report Card: Writing 2002 Trial Urban District Assessment
Description:	This report presents school district-level results of the NAEP writing 2002 assessment at grades 4 and 8 in five urban public-school districts: Atlanta City, City of Chicago, Houston ISD, Los Angeles Unified, and New York City. These districts participated voluntarily in the trial assessment. Data for the District of Columbia, which regularly participates in NAEP, are also included. Student performance is reported in terms of average scale scores on the NAEP writing scale and by the percentages of students who attained the achievement levels set by the National Assessment Governing Board. Student performance is reported by gender, race/ethnicity, eligibility for free/reduced-price school lunch, and parents’ highest level of education.
Online Availability:	Browse the Executive Summary of this report. Download, view and print the Writing District Assessments Report as a pdf file. (658KB)
Cover Date:	July 2003
Web Release:	July 22, 2003
Print Release:	July 22, 2003
Publication #:	NCES 2003530 Order Your Free Copy Now From Ed Pubs General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Anthony D. Lutkus, Mary C. Daane, Arlene W. Weiner, Ying Jin - ETS
Type of Product:	Statistical Analysis Report
Survey/Program Areas:	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
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