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2003 Data

Grade 08

District District Type of Number of Mean Percent Earning Each Score Point
Number Name Writing Students Score 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6
00 STATEWIDE AVERAGE Expository 95,003 3.9 1 1 2 4 12 17 27 17 11 5 2
00 STATEWIDE AVERAGE Persuasive 95,396 3.8 1 1 3 5 17 18 24 16 10 3 1
00 STATEWIDE AVERAGE Combined 190,399 3.9 1 1 3 4 15 18 25 16 11 4 2
01 ALACHUA Expository 1,134 4.1 0 1 2 4 12 15 25 17 12 7 4
01 ALACHUA Persuasive 1,121 3.8 1 1 4 6 17 18 21 14 8 5 3
01 ALACHUA Combined 2,255 3.9 1 1 3 5 15 17 23 16 10 6 4
02 BAKER Expository 155 3.3 2 2 6 12 27 19 14 12 3 3 0
02 BAKER Persuasive 159 3.2 1 1 10 10 29 21 19 7 2 0 0
02 BAKER Combined 314 3.3 1 2 8 11 28 20 17 10 3 1 0
03 BAY Expository 994 3.9 1 1 2 4 13 21 27 18 9 4 2
03 BAY Persuasive 1,028 3.7 0 1 2 5 21 22 24 14 8 2 0
03 BAY Combined 2,022 3.8 1 1 2 4 17 22 26 16 8 3 1
04 BRADFORD Expository 145 3.6 0 1 4 12 14 21 24 14 4 4 1
04 BRADFORD Persuasive 142 3.2 3 2 9 10 26 23 15 6 2 2 0
04 BRADFORD Combined 287 3.4 1 2 7 11 20 22 20 10 3 3 0
05 BREVARD Expository 2,904 4.0 1 0 1 3 13 17 27 17 12 5 2
05 BREVARD Persuasive 2,899 3.8 1 1 2 3 17 20 28 15 9 3 1
05 BREVARD Combined 5,803 3.9 1 1 2 3 15 19 28 16 11 4 2
06 BROWARD Expository 10,171 4.0 1 1 2 4 12 17 28 18 10 5 2
06 BROWARD Persuasive 10,166 3.9 1 1 2 4 16 18 27 16 10 3 1
06 BROWARD Combined 20,337 3.9 1 1 2 4 14 18 28 17 10 4 2
07 CALHOUN Expository 83 4.1 0 1 5 5 5 19 17 22 16 5 6
07 CALHOUN Persuasive 79 3.9 0 1 5 6 16 15 23 13 11 6 3
07 CALHOUN Combined 162 4.0 0 1 5 6 10 17 20 17 14 6 4
08 CHARLOTTE Expository 698 4.4 0 0 2 2 6 11 25 19 17 10 8
08 CHARLOTTE Persuasive 693 3.9 1 1 3 4 16 20 19 16 10 6 2
08 CHARLOTTE Combined 1,391 4.1 1 1 2 3 11 15 22 17 14 8 5
09 CITRUS Expository 601 3.9 1 1 2 5 13 18 29 17 9 4 1
09 CITRUS Persuasive 584 3.6 1 1 6 8 18 21 22 13 7 3 1
09 CITRUS Combined 1,185 3.8 1 1 4 6 16 19 26 15 8 4 1
10 CLAY Expository 1,172 3.9 1 1 2 4 15 17 27 17 11 3 2
10 CLAY Persuasive 1,175 3.8 0 1 2 3 22 21 23 15 8 3 1
10 CLAY Combined 2,347 3.8 1 1 2 4 19 19 25 16 10 3 2
11 COLLIER Expository 1,374 4.0 1 1 3 4 12 16 25 19 12 5 2
11 COLLIER Persuasive 1,364 3.8 1 1 3 5 15 19 23 16 11 3 1
11 COLLIER Combined 2,738 3.9 1 1 3 4 13 18 24 17 12 4 2
12 COLUMBIA Expository 365 3.4 1 3 5 10 23 22 17 12 1 4 0
12 COLUMBIA Persuasive 370 3.4 1 2 6 12 25 20 20 7 4 2 1
12 COLUMBIA Combined 735 3.4 1 2 6 11 24 21 19 10 2 3 1
13 MIAMI-DADE Expository 14,199 3.7 2 2 3 5 14 17 27 16 9 4 1
13 MIAMI-DADE Persuasive 14,237 3.7 1 1 3 5 18 19 25 15 9 2 1
13 MIAMI-DADE Combined 28,436 3.7 2 1 3 5 16 18 26 15 9 3 1
14 DESOTO Expository 180 3.4 1 3 6 8 21 22 20 11 6 1 1
14 DESOTO Persuasive 191 3.3 3 3 9 9 22 24 15 10 4 1 0
14 DESOTO Combined 371 3.3 2 3 8 8 22 23 18 11 5 1 0
15 DIXIE Expository 92 4.1 0 1 1 5 10 21 20 17 16 8 1
15 DIXIE Persuasive 87 3.8 0 0 5 2 23 15 21 20 10 3 1
15 DIXIE Combined 179 4.0 0 1 3 4 16 18 20 18 13 6 1
16 DUVAL Expository 4,447 3.8 1 1 4 5 13 17 27 15 11 4 2
16 DUVAL Persuasive 4,438 3.6 1 1 5 6 22 20 20 13 7 3 1
16 DUVAL Combined 8,885 3.7 1 1 4 5 17 19 23 14 9 3 1
17 ESCAMBIA Expository 1,569 4.0 1 1 3 4 12 15 29 16 12 5 2
17 ESCAMBIA Persuasive 1,602 3.8 0 1 3 3 18 18 28 15 11 2 0
17 ESCAMBIA Combined 3,171 3.9 1 1 3 4 15 16 29 16 11 4 1
18 FLAGLER Expository 320 4.1 0 0 3 3 8 21 22 16 15 8 4
18 FLAGLER Persuasive 323 3.9 0 2 3 3 15 20 21 17 12 6 1
18 FLAGLER Combined 643 4.0 0 1 3 3 12 20 21 16 13 7 2
19 FRANKLIN Expository 62 3.8 2 0 5 3 13 21 26 18 8 3 2
19 FRANKLIN Persuasive 52 3.3 4 2 8 6 27 21 8 15 6 2 0
19 FRANKLIN Combined 114 3.6 3 1 6 4 19 21 18 17 7 3 1
20 GADSDEN Expository 198 3.4 3 2 6 7 21 26 19 12 5 1 0
20 GADSDEN Persuasive 214 3.4 1 2 2 7 31 20 19 11 5 1 0
20 GADSDEN Combined 412 3.4 2 2 4 7 26 23 19 11 5 1 0
21 GILCHRIST Expository 103 3.7 1 1 3 6 17 28 20 14 7 2 2
21 GILCHRIST Persuasive 108 3.6 0 0 5 5 28 23 18 15 6 1 0
21 GILCHRIST Combined 211 3.6 0 0 4 5 22 26 19 14 7 1 1
22 GLADES Expository 35 3.3 3 0 6 9 29 20 23 11 0 0 0
22 GLADES Persuasive 39 3.1 0 5 18 8 31 10 21 5 3 0 0
22 GLADES Combined 74 3.2 1 3 12 8 30 15 22 8 1 0 0
23 GULF Expository 92 4.0 1 1 0 5 17 8 24 23 10 11 0
23 GULF Persuasive 95 3.8 0 1 5 2 19 16 29 14 7 6 0
23 GULF Combined 187 3.9 1 1 3 4 18 12 27 18 9 9 0
24 HAMILTON Expository 69 3.1 4 6 10 7 28 14 19 10 1 0 0
24 HAMILTON Persuasive 73 3.3 1 5 7 5 30 19 15 11 5 0 0
24 HAMILTON Combined 142 3.2 3 6 8 6 29 17 17 11 4 0 0
25 HARDEE Expository 183 3.6 5 1 4 9 17 16 17 17 7 4 2
25 HARDEE Persuasive 184 3.5 3 3 5 5 20 17 20 14 7 4 2
25 HARDEE Combined 367 3.6 4 2 4 7 18 17 19 16 7 4 2
26 HENDRY Expository 310 3.3 3 3 10 11 19 19 16 8 6 3 1
26 HENDRY Persuasive 309 3.3 3 2 12 9 20 23 16 8 6 0 0
26 HENDRY Combined 619 3.3 3 3 11 10 20 21 16 8 6 2 0
27 HERNANDO Expository 707 3.9 0 0 3 5 14 21 23 16 12 4 1
27 HERNANDO Persuasive 720 3.8 0 1 3 6 17 21 25 15 8 3 1
27 HERNANDO Combined 1,427 3.8 0 0 3 6 16 21 24 15 10 3 1
28 HIGHLANDS Expository 433 4.2 0 1 3 3 8 17 19 17 16 9 6
28 HIGHLANDS Persuasive 441 3.8 1 1 2 3 22 20 23 15 9 3 1
28 HIGHLANDS Combined 874 4.0 0 1 3 3 15 18 21 16 13 6 4
29 HILLSBOROUGH Expository 6,239 4.4 0 0 1 1 6 10 24 23 19 10 5
29 HILLSBOROUGH Persuasive 6,298 4.2 0 0 1 2 9 13 25 23 19 6 2
29 HILLSBOROUGH Combined 12,537 4.3 0 0 1 2 7 11 24 23 19 8 3
30 HOLMES Expository 129 3.8 1 2 5 3 15 22 20 19 7 6 2
30 HOLMES Persuasive 134 3.5 0 1 8 10 28 15 14 15 5 1 1
30 HOLMES Combined 263 3.6 0 2 6 6 22 18 17 17 6 4 2
31 INDIAN RIVER Expository 598 4.2 0 1 3 2 8 13 29 15 14 11 5
31 INDIAN RIVER Persuasive 603 3.7 1 1 5 4 20 20 23 14 7 3 2
31 INDIAN RIVER Combined 1,201 4.0 0 1 4 3 14 16 26 14 10 7 3
32 JACKSON Expository 259 3.7 0 2 5 8 17 21 19 15 9 3 1
32 JACKSON Persuasive 258 3.6 1 2 2 7 19 25 27 10 7 1 0
32 JACKSON Combined 517 3.6 1 2 4 7 18 23 23 12 8 2 1
33 JEFFERSON Expository 69 3.3 6 3 3 6 29 19 20 12 1 1 0
33 JEFFERSON Persuasive 71 2.9 3 4 13 8 38 20 8 4 0 0 0
33 JEFFERSON Combined 140 3.1 4 4 8 7 34 19 14 8 1 1 0
34 LAFAYETTE Expository 32 3.5 0 0 6 16 25 13 19 13 9 0 0
34 LAFAYETTE Persuasive 32 3.7 0 0 3 3 22 28 16 16 13 0 0
34 LAFAYETTE Combined 64 3.6 0 0 5 9 23 20 17 14 11 0 0
35 LAKE Expository 1,196 3.7 1 1 3 4 15 23 28 15 6 2 1
35 LAKE Persuasive 1,230 3.5 1 2 5 8 26 21 20 10 5 2 1
35 LAKE Combined 2,426 3.6 1 2 4 6 21 22 24 12 5 2 1
36 LEE Expository 2,393 4.0 1 1 2 4 14 16 24 18 12 7 3
36 LEE Persuasive 2,402 3.9 0 1 3 4 15 18 26 16 11 4 1
36 LEE Combined 4,795 4.0 1 1 2 4 15 17 25 17 11 5 2
37 LEON Expository 1,033 4.1 0 0 2 3 11 17 29 17 12 6 4
37 LEON Persuasive 1,034 4.0 0 0 2 3 15 19 24 18 11 5 3
37 LEON Combined 2,067 4.0 0 0 2 3 13 18 26 17 11 6 3
38 LEVY Expository 239 3.8 1 1 4 9 12 17 18 19 13 4 1
38 LEVY Persuasive 255 3.8 1 1 3 3 18 21 23 16 9 4 1
38 LEVY Combined 494 3.8 1 1 4 6 15 19 21 17 11 4 1
39 LIBERTY Expository 44 3.7 5 0 2 2 18 20 18 25 7 2 0
39 LIBERTY Persuasive 46 3.5 0 2 9 7 22 20 22 13 4 0 2
39 LIBERTY Combined 90 3.6 2 1 6 4 20 20 20 19 6 1 1
40 MADISON Expository 102 3.5 3 2 8 10 17 11 25 15 7 3 1
40 MADISON Persuasive 101 3.6 0 2 7 9 22 16 17 13 10 4 1
40 MADISON Combined 203 3.6 1 2 7 9 19 13 21 14 8 3 1
41 MANATEE Expository 1,429 4.0 1 1 3 3 12 18 27 18 11 5 2
41 MANATEE Persuasive 1,426 3.6 1 1 4 6 26 20 19 13 7 3 1
41 MANATEE Combined 2,855 3.8 1 1 3 4 19 19 23 15 9 4 2
42 MARION Expository 1,501 3.8 1 1 3 5 16 20 27 14 8 3 1
42 MARION Persuasive 1,498 3.7 1 1 4 5 21 21 25 12 7 2 1
42 MARION Combined 2,999 3.7 1 1 4 5 18 20 26 13 8 2 1
43 MARTIN Expository 680 4.3 0 0 1 3 7 14 24 20 15 9 6
43 MARTIN Persuasive 664 4.2 0 1 2 3 11 16 17 20 17 10 3
43 MARTIN Combined 1,344 4.2 0 0 2 3 9 15 20 20 16 9 5
44 MONROE Expository 339 4.1 0 1 1 3 9 16 29 18 12 6 5
44 MONROE Persuasive 345 3.8 1 1 3 4 17 21 24 15 9 3 1
44 MONROE Combined 684 4.0 0 1 2 4 13 18 26 17 10 5 3
45 NASSAU Expository 435 4.2 1 0 3 3 8 14 21 19 18 8 5
45 NASSAU Persuasive 439 3.8 1 0 4 4 17 17 26 15 8 4 3
45 NASSAU Combined 874 4.0 1 0 3 4 13 15 23 17 13 6 4
46 OKALOOSA Expository 1,186 4.2 0 0 1 1 11 14 27 19 14 7 4
46 OKALOOSA Persuasive 1,190 4.0 0 0 2 3 14 19 25 18 12 5 2
46 OKALOOSA Combined 2,376 4.1 0 0 1 2 13 16 26 18 13 6 3
47 OKEECHOBEE Expository 259 3.8 2 2 3 2 17 18 23 14 9 5 4
47 OKEECHOBEE Persuasive 277 3.6 4 1 4 3 20 21 25 13 6 1 1
47 OKEECHOBEE Combined 536 3.7 3 1 4 3 18 19 24 13 7 3 3
48 ORANGE Expository 5,861 3.8 1 1 3 4 15 18 27 15 9 4 2
48 ORANGE Persuasive 5,892 3.7 1 1 4 6 17 18 24 16 9 3 1
48 ORANGE Combined 11,753 3.8 1 1 3 5 16 18 26 16 9 3 1
49 OSCEOLA Expository 1,520 3.6 1 1 4 6 16 19 30 12 7 2 1
49 OSCEOLA Persuasive 1,546 3.6 1 1 4 6 23 21 21 13 7 2 0
49 OSCEOLA Combined 3,066 3.6 1 1 4 6 19 20 26 13 7 2 1
50 PALM BEACH Expository 6,220 3.9 1 1 2 3 14 19 28 16 10 4 2
50 PALM BEACH Persuasive 6,221 3.8 1 1 3 4 18 18 23 15 11 4 2
50 PALM BEACH Combined 12,441 3.8 1 1 3 4 16 18 25 16 10 4 2
51 PASCO Expository 1,999 3.9 1 1 2 3 14 16 28 18 11 4 2
51 PASCO Persuasive 2,000 3.7 1 1 5 6 20 19 23 14 9 2 1
51 PASCO Combined 3,999 3.8 1 1 3 5 17 18 25 16 10 3 1
52 PINELLAS Expository 4,270 4.2 0 0 1 2 8 14 28 19 14 8 4
52 PINELLAS Persuasive 4,335 3.9 0 0 2 3 14 17 27 18 13 3 1
52 PINELLAS Combined 8,605 4.1 0 0 2 3 11 16 27 19 13 6 3
53 POLK Expository 2,821 3.9 1 1 3 4 12 16 27 17 12 5 2
53 POLK Persuasive 2,860 3.6 1 2 4 6 19 20 21 14 8 3 1
53 POLK Combined 5,681 3.8 1 1 3 5 15 18 24 15 10 4 2
54 PUTNAM Expository 475 3.8 2 1 3 5 14 18 28 14 7 4 3
54 PUTNAM Persuasive 475 3.6 2 1 4 6 22 21 24 12 5 2 0
54 PUTNAM Combined 950 3.7 2 1 3 6 18 20 26 13 6 3 1
55 ST. JOHNS Expository 879 4.2 1 1 2 3 9 15 26 19 13 8 5
55 ST. JOHNS Persuasive 872 3.9 0 1 4 5 17 19 22 15 10 5 3
55 ST. JOHNS Combined 1,751 4.0 0 1 3 4 13 17 24 17 11 6 4
56 ST. LUCIE Expository 1,216 3.7 1 1 4 6 18 20 23 14 7 3 2
56 ST. LUCIE Persuasive 1,230 3.7 1 1 3 5 21 20 22 15 7 3 2
56 ST. LUCIE Combined 2,446 3.7 1 1 4 6 19 20 22 15 7 3 2
57 SANTA ROSA Expository 937 4.3 0 0 1 2 7 12 27 19 17 10 5
57 SANTA ROSA Persuasive 937 4.1 0 0 1 3 8 16 25 23 16 7 1
57 SANTA ROSA Combined 1,874 4.2 0 0 1 2 8 14 26 21 16 8 3
58 SARASOTA Expository 1,396 4.1 1 1 1 4 12 16 24 18 15 6 4
58 SARASOTA Persuasive 1,395 3.8 1 0 4 5 22 20 19 14 8 4 3
58 SARASOTA Combined 2,791 3.9 1 0 3 4 17 18 21 16 12 5 3
59 SEMINOLE Expository 2,510 4.0 0 1 2 3 11 16 29 18 13 5 3
59 SEMINOLE Persuasive 2,500 3.9 0 1 1 5 17 17 24 17 12 4 2
59 SEMINOLE Combined 5,010 4.0 0 1 2 4 14 17 26 18 12 4 2
60 SUMTER Expository 257 4.0 1 0 5 6 12 14 21 17 14 8 2
60 SUMTER Persuasive 253 4.0 0 2 4 3 11 17 20 20 16 5 0
60 SUMTER Combined 510 4.0 1 1 5 5 12 16 20 19 15 7 1
61 SUWANNEE Expository 211 3.6 1 2 5 9 16 17 21 18 8 2 1
61 SUWANNEE Persuasive 206 3.4 1 2 2 10 27 20 17 9 5 3 1
61 SUWANNEE Combined 417 3.5 1 2 4 9 22 18 19 13 6 2 1
62 TAYLOR Expository 133 3.7 0 2 2 5 19 22 26 11 11 2 0
62 TAYLOR Persuasive 129 3.6 0 2 7 8 25 19 16 13 7 2 2
62 TAYLOR Combined 262 3.7 0 2 5 6 22 20 21 12 9 2 1
63 UNION Expository 89 4.0 0 1 2 3 15 16 26 17 13 7 0
63 UNION Persuasive 88 3.6 1 1 5 3 24 20 24 9 13 0 0
63 UNION Combined 177 3.8 1 1 3 3 19 18 25 13 13 3 0
64 VOLUSIA Expository 2,477 4.0 1 1 2 3 10 14 29 18 11 7 3
64 VOLUSIA Persuasive 2,485 3.9 1 1 3 3 15 17 27 18 11 3 1
64 VOLUSIA Combined 4,962 3.9 1 1 2 3 13 15 28 18 11 5 2
65 WAKULLA Expository 211 3.9 0 0 2 6 16 19 25 10 10 8 3
65 WAKULLA Persuasive 212 4.0 0 0 2 4 15 18 18 19 13 7 2
65 WAKULLA Combined 423 4.0 0 0 2 5 16 19 22 14 11 7 3
66 WALTON Expository 245 3.9 2 0 3 2 13 18 28 15 11 7 2
66 WALTON Persuasive 243 3.7 2 0 2 5 20 23 23 14 9 1 1
66 WALTON Combined 488 3.8 2 0 3 3 17 20 25 14 10 4 1
67 WASHINGTON Expository 120 3.9 0 1 2 2 18 18 31 13 12 3 3
67 WASHINGTON Persuasive 124 3.8 0 1 2 3 19 23 25 18 6 2 0
67 WASHINGTON Combined 244 3.9 0 1 2 2 18 20 28 15 9 3 1
68 FSDB Expository 29 3.1 7 0 14 21 10 17 10 21 0 0 0
68 FSDB Persuasive 18 2.4 22 6 17 17 17 17 0 6 0 0 0
68 FSDB Combined 47 2.8 13 2 15 19 13 17 6 15 0 0 0
72 FAU HENDERSON Expository 26 4.6 0 0 0 0 0 12 15 35 19 19 0
72 FAU HENDERSON Persuasive 27 4.9 0 0 0 0 4 4 7 22 26 26 11
72 FAU HENDERSON Combined 53 4.8 0 0 0 0 2 8 11 28 23 23 6
73 FSU SCHOOL Expository 69 4.0 1 0 0 1 12 16 35 17 12 4 1
73 FSU SCHOOL Persuasive 77 3.8 0 0 1 3 22 19 29 16 8 1 1
73 FSU SCHOOL Combined 146 3.9 1 0 1 2 17 18 32 16 10 3 1
74 FAMU SCHOOL Expository 14 3.2 0 0 0 14 50 21 7 7 0 0 0
74 FAMU SCHOOL Persuasive 15 3.7 0 0 0</