Grade	>Criteria		1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
4	Average Score	Duval	2.1	2.3	2.4	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.4	3.4	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.7	3.8
		Florida	2.2	2.4	2.5	3.0	3.1	3.2	3.4	3.4	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.9	3.9	3.8	4.0	3.8	4.0
	Pct 3.0 or Higher	Duval	24	30	36	68	72	83	83	80	88	92	91	87	91	88	93	94	97
		Florida	27	35	41	70	73	77	83	81	90	90	90	89	92	90	94	94	97
8	Average Score	Duval	2.8	3.1	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.9	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.0	4.1
		Florida	2.7	3.1	3.5	3.3	3.4	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.9	3.8	3.8	4.0	4.1	4.2	4.3	4.1	4.2
	Pct 3.0 or Higher	Duval	54	70	90	85	88	83	89	87	86	88	92	95	95	94	97	97	97
		Florida	49	67	87	81	88	83	87	90	91	89	92	93	94	96	96	96	97
10	Average Score	Duval	2.7	3.3	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.9	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.9	4.0
		Florida	2.9	3.3	3.3	3.6	3.6	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.9	4.0
	Pct 3.0 or Higher	Duval	51	76	80	88	89	83	88	86	88	92	91	91	91	90	89	95	95
		Florida	60	76	74	86	87	83	88	91	88	90	90	88	91	91	89	94	94

 

FCAT Writing - Students in Grades 4, 8, and 10 write an essay for an assigned topic (prompt). This type of writing assessment is called "demand writing." Students in Grade 4 write either an expository or narrative essay. Students in Grades 8 and 10 write either an expository or persuasive essay. Each student essay is scored holistically by two trained readers. The highest score a student can receive is 6 points. Mean scores for each prompt and the combined score for a grade level are found at FCAT Writing.