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Writing scores by race/ethnicity and family income
Grade 8
Average scores in NAEP writing for eighth-grade students, by eligibility for the National School Lunch Program and race/ethnicity: 2007
Race/ethnicity Eligible Not eligible Information not available
White 147 167 174
Black 137 149 155
Hispanic 137 151 155
Asian/Pacific Islander 154 174 175
American Indian/Alaska Native 135 155 ‡
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. A student's eligibility for the National School Lunch Program, which offers free or reduced-price lunch to students from lower-income families, is used as an indicator of poverty. View complete data with standard errors.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2007 Writing Assessment.

 

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