NAEP - Expanded Population Estimate Grade 8 Writing

Comparison of change in average writing scores from 2002 to 2007 in the reported NAEP estimates and the full population estimates, at grade 8, by state
State/jurisdiction	Reported estimate		Full population estimate (FPE)		Difference (reported minus FPE)
Alabama	6.0	*	5.9	*	0.1
Arizona	6.9	*	7.6	*	-0.7
Arkansas	9.1	*	9.2	*	0.0
California¹	3.8		4.1	*	-0.2
Connecticut	7.6	*	8.2	*	-0.6
DoDEA²	3.6	*	3.2	*	0.4
Delaware	-0.2		-0.6		0.4
Florida	4.5	*	4.5	*	0.0
Georgia	6.3	*	6.5	*	-0.3
Hawaii	5.9	*	6.6	*	-0.8
Idaho	3.6	*	3.5	*	0.0
Indiana	4.9	*	4.3	*	0.6
Kansas	1.7		1.3		0.4
Kentucky	2.0		0.5		1.4
Louisiana	4.5	*	5.0	*	-0.5
Maine¹	3.9	*	3.0		1.0
Massachusetts	3.3		2.5		0.8
Michigan¹	3.7		4.1	*	-0.4
Mississippi	0.7		2.2		-1.5
Missouri	2.0		2.3		-0.3
Montana	4.9	*	4.5	*	0.3
Nevada	5.8	*	6.0	*	-0.2
New Mexico	2.6		2.5		0.1
New York¹	3.0		3.9	*	-1.0
North Carolina¹	-3.9	*	-3.0		-0.9
North Dakota	7.3	*	5.0	*	2.2
Ohio	-4.0		-3.5		-0.6
Oklahoma	3.3		2.1		1.2
Pennsylvania	5.1	*	4.0	*	1.1
Rhode Island¹	2.4	*	2.1		0.3
South Carolina	1.9		2.6		-0.8
Tennessee	8.5	*	7.8	*	0.7
Texas	-0.9		-1.1		0.2
Utah	9.3	*	9.0	*	0.3
Vermont	-1.3		-1.9		0.6
Virginia	0.2		-0.3		0.5
Washington	2.6		2.3		0.3
West Virginia	2.1		3.0		-1.0
Wyoming	6.5	*	6.0	*	0.6
* Statistically significant change.
¹ The significance of the trend results from the officially reported sample for this jurisdiction would be different under the scenario.
² Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
NOTE: Differences calculated using unrounded numbers. State/jurisdiction(s) not shown did not participate in the 2002 and/or 2007 writing assessments.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2002 and 2007 Writing Assessments.