Standard errors for the average writing scale scores, by grade and selected student and school characteristics: 1998, 2002, and 2007

Academic Outcomes

Table S14-2. Standard errors for the average writing scale scores, by grade and selected student and school characteristics: 1998, 2002, and 2007

	Grade 8			Grade 12
Student or school characteristic	1998	2002	2007	1998	2002	2007

Total	0.6	0.5	0.2	0.7	0.8	0.6
Sex
Male	0.8	0.6	0.3	0.7	0.8	0.6
Female	0.6	0.6	0.3	0.7	0.9	0.7
Race/ethnicity
White	0.8	0.6	0.2	0.8	0.8	0.6
Black	0.9	0.7	0.4	1.4	1.3	1.0
Hispanic	1.6	0.9	0.6	1.3	1.5	1.0
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.7	2.0	1.2	4.3	2.4	1.7
American Indian/Alaska Native	5.7	2.9	1.3	4.1	†	3.9
Parents’ education
Did not finish high school	†	0.9	0.6	†	1.7	1.0
Graduated from high school	†	0.6	0.5	†	1.1	0.8
Some education after high school	†	0.6	0.4	†	0.9	0.7
Graduated from college	†	0.6	0.3	†	1.0	0.6
Locale
City	†	†	0.5	†	†	1.2
Suburban	†	†	0.5	†	†	1.0
Town	†	†	0.6	†	†	1.0
Rural	†	†	0.5	†	†	1.2
Free or reduced-price lunch
Eligible	0.7	0.5	0.3	0.9	1.4	0.7
Not eligible	0.8	0.7	0.3	0.9	1.0	0.6
Information not available	1.7	1.5	1.2	1.6	1.5	1.5

† Not applicable.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998, 2002, and 2007 Writing Assessments, NAEP Data Explorer.