Average scale scores for grade 8 writing, by gender, school location, 4 categories and jurisdiction: 2011
School location, 4 categories
Year
Jurisdiction
Male
Female
Average scale score
Average scale score
NOTE: The NAEP Writing scale ranges from 0 to 300. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2011 Writing Assessment.
City
2011
National
135
153
Suburb
2011
National
145
165
Town
2011
National
138
159
Rural
2011
National
140
160