2006-2009 ACT Writing Mean Scale Scores (Aggregate of all high school graduates):  Shows 1) the national mean scale score by subgroup, 2) the All (West Virginia) mean scale score by subgroup, and 3) all other subgroup mean scale scores.

Table 14: 2006-2009 ACT Writing

ACT WRITING Mean Scale Scores

Year

Nation

All (WV)

Female

Male

White

Black

Puerto Rican/ Hispanic

Mex. Am./     Chicano

Am. Indian/  AK Native

Asian

Total Tested

2006

7.7

6.5

6.7

6.2

6.4

5.9

6.9

N/A

6.2

7.1

6,560

2007

7.6

6.4

6.6

6.1

6.4

5.9

6.6

N/A

6.0

7.1

6,549

2008

7.3

6.4

6.7

6.1

6.4

6.0

6.7

*NA

6.4

6.9

5,383

2009

7.

6.4

6.6

6.1

6.4

5.8

6.9

*NA

5.9

7.1

4,169

Change 08-09

-0.1

0.0

-0.1

0.0

0.0

-0.2

0.1

*NA

-0.5

0.2

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*The Mexican American/Chicano subgroup has been combined with the Hispanic subgroup