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No significant differences seen in average responding scores in visual arts between students attending public and private schools

 Responding Scale Score
Creating Task Score

Average responding scale score in NAEP visual arts at grade 8, by type of school: 2008

Findings

  • The average responding score in visual arts for eighth-graders in public schools (149) was not significantly different from the score of students attending private schools (159).

NOTE: View complete data with standard errors for public and private schools.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2008 Arts Assessment.

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