From the Nation's Report Card

• NAEP 2007 Writing Snapshot for Idaho, Grade 8 (125 KB)

• NAEP 2007 Writing State Report for Idaho (380 KB), Appendix (190KB)

• Toward a More Inclusive NAEP: Special Education & ELL/LEP (50 KB)

• The Nations Report Card, Writing 2007 (3,900 KB), Executive Summary (275 KB)
   

• Writing Framework and Specifications for NAEP 2007 (400 KB)

 NAEP 2007 Writing Results,  Idaho v. Nation

.

  Average Scale Score

• Idaho's writing average scale score for eighth graders in 2007 (154) was higher than in 2002 (151),

• In 2007, Idaho eighth graders had an average scale score in writing (154) that was not significantly different from their peers nationwide.

• In 2002, Idaho eighth graders had an average scale score in writing  (151) that was not significantly different from their peers nationwide (152).

 Percent At or Above Basic  (NAEP Basic ≈  ISAT Proficient)

• Idaho's percent of students at or above Basic in 2007 (88) was higher than in 2002 (84).

• In 2007, 88 percent of Idaho eighth graders scored at or above Basic (i.e., met/exceeded grade-level expectations) in writing, which was not significantly different from their peers nationwide.

• In 2002, 84 percent of Idaho eighth graders scored at or above Basic in writing, which was not significantly different from their peers nationwide (84 percent).

• Idaho and the Northwestern States (Average scale scores & Achievement levels) [Grade 8]
• Idaho and States with Similar Per-Pupil Spending (Achievement levels) [Grade 8]
• Demographic Groups in Idaho (Achievement levels) [Grade 8]
• Idaho vs. National Demographic Groups (Average scale scores) [Grade 8]
• Writing Cross-State Comparison Map, (Average scale scores) [Grade 8]

• Idaho and Nation, Writing Tables for Subgroups, 2002 and 2007, [Grade 8]
• Writing Cross-State Comparisons, Subgroup Maps (Average Scale Score), [Grade 8] 
• Writing Change from 2002 to 2007, Subgroup Maps (Average Scale Score), [Grade 8]
• Gap Analysis for Selected Idaho Subgroups [Grade 8]
• Writing 2007 Released Prompt, Scoring Guide & Results [Grade 8]