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Fourth grade FCAT writing scores by county
| County | Students Tested Expository 2003 | Mean Score Expository 2003 | Students Tested Narrative 2003 | Mean Score Narrative 2003 | Students Tested Combined 2003 | Mean Score Combined 2003 | Students Tested Expository 2004 | Mean Score Expository 2004 | Students Tested Narrative 2004 | Mean Score Narrative 2004 | Students Tested Combined 2004 | Mean Score Combined 2004 |
| Florida | 95,470 | 3.5 | 96,274 | 3.8 | 191,744 | 3.6 | 87,345 | 3.6 | 87,978 | 3.7 | 175,323 | 3.7 |
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| Citrus | 530 | 3.5 | 556 | 3.8 | 1,086 | 3.7 | 532 | 3.7 | 537 | 3.5 | 1,069 | 3.6 |
| Hernando | 670 | 3.6 | 672 | 3.9 | 1,342 | 3.8 | 642 | 3.6 | 628 | 3.7 | 1,270 | 3.7 |
| Hillsborough | 6,591 | 3.6 | 6,717 | 3.8 | 13,308 | 3.7 | 6,464 | 3.6 | 6,537 | 3.8 | 13,001 | 3.7 |
| Pasco | 2,051 | 3.2 | 2,070 | 3.7 | 4,121 | 3.5 | 1,828 | 3.5 | 1,847 | 3.7 | 3,675 | 3.6 |
| Pinellas | 4,197 | 3.6 | 4,211 | 3.7 | 8,408 | 3.6 | 3,767 | 3.6 | 3,809 | 3.7 | 7,576 | 3.7 |
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| Alachua | 1,055 | 3.6 | 1,045 | 3.9 | 2,100 | 3.7 | 868 | 3.8 | 898 | 3.7 | 1,766 | 3.7 |
| Baker | 180 | 3.0 | 179 | 3.4 | 359 | 3.2 | 164 | 3.4 | 166 | 3.3 | 330 | 3.4 |
| Bay | 963 | 3.3 | 964 | 3.6 | 1,927 | 3.5 | 955 | 3.3 | 974 | 3.3 | 1,929 | 3.3 |
| Bradford | 148 | 3.1 | 144 | 3.6 | 292 | 3.4 | 122 | 3.2 | 124 | 3.3 | 246 | 3.2 |
| Brevard | 2,654 | 3.6 | 2,670 | 3.8 | 5,324 | 3.7 | 2,643 | 3.7 | 2,684 | 3.7 | 5,327 | 3.7 |
| Broward | 10,288 | 3.6 | 10,396 | 3.8 | 20,684 | 3.7 | 9,477 | 3.7 | 9,495 | 4 | 18,972 | 3.8 |
| Calhoun | 87 | 3.4 | 89 | 3.6 | 176 | 3.5 | 79 | 3.6 | 81 | 3.5 | 160 | 3.6 |
| Charlotte | 568 | 3.7 | 573 | 3.9 | 1,141 | 3.8 | 557 | 4 | 549 | 4 | 1,106 | 4 |
| Clay | 1,164 | 3.5 | 1,164 | 3.9 | 2,328 | 3.7 | 1,080 | 3.7 | 1,070 | 3.9 | 2,150 | 3.8 |
| Collier | 1,422 | 3.5 | 1,439 | 3.7 | 2,861 | 3.6 | 1,256 | 3.5 | 1,250 | 3.7 | 2,506 | 3.6 |
| Columbia | 388 | 3.2 | 374 | 3.7 | 762 | 3.4 | 339 | 3.3 | 342 | 3.3 | 681 | 3.3 |
| Desoto | 206 | 3.2 | 202 | 3.5 | 408 | 3.3 | 172 | 3.3 | 181 | 3.4 | 353 | 3.4 |
| Dixie | 81 | 2.9 | 86 | 3.5 | 167 | 3.2 | 60 | 3.3 | 56 | 3.2 | 116 | 3.2 |
| Duval | 5,172 | 3.4 | 5,188 | 3.7 | 10,360 | 3.6 | 4,450 | 3.5 | 4,536 | 3.8 | 8,986 | 3.6 |
| Escambia | 1,634 | 3.5 | 1,652 | 3.7 | 3,286 | 3.6 | 1,472 | 3.5 | 1,483 | 3.5 | 2,955 | 3.5 |
| Flagler | 293 | 3.2 | 295 | 3.8 | 588 | 3.5 | 289 | 3.4 | 304 | 3.6 | 593 | 3.5 |
| Franklin | 57 | 3.2 | 59 | 3.7 | 116 | 3.5 | 46 | 3 | 48 | 3.1 | 94 | 3.1 |
| Gadsden | 273 | 3.3 | 284 | 3.4 | 557 | 3.3 | 237 | 3.4 | 238 | 3.1 | 475 | 3.2 |
| Gilchrist | 96 | 3.4 | 99 | 3.8 | 195 | 3.6 | 94 | 3.4 | 94 | 3.7 | 188 | 3.5 |
| Glades | 39 | 2.9 | 44 | 3.3 | 83 | 3.1 | 33 | 3.4 | 32 | 3.6 | 65 | 3.5 |
| Gulf | 77 | 3.4 | 79 | 3.5 | 156 | 3.5 | 73 | 3.2 | 75 | 3.5 | 148 | 3.4 |
| Hamilton | 77 | 3.7 | 78 | 3.7 | 155 | 3.7 | 59 | 3.8 | 61 | 4 | 120 | 3.9 |
| Hardee | 191 | 3.3 | 189 | 3.7 | 380 | 3.5 | 173 | 3.5 | 171 | 3.6 | 344 | 3.5 |
| Hendry | 291 | 3.1 | 287 | 3.4 | 578 | 3.3 | 263 | 3.3 | 256 | 3.4 | 519 | 3.3 |
| Highlands | 449 | 3.3 | 450 | 3.6 | 899 | 3.5 | 400 | 3.2 | 401 | 3.3 | 801 | 3.2 |
| Holmes | 109 | 3.3 | 119 | 3.6 | 228 | 3.5 | 110 | 3.6 | 108 | 3.6 | 218 | 3.6 |
| Indian River | 587 | 3.5 | 596 | 3.8 | 1,183 | 3.7 | 535 | 3.9 | 535 | 3.7 | 1,070 | 3.8 |
| Jackson | 249 | 3.4 | 265 | 3.5 | 514 | 3.5 | 222 | 3.4 | 235 | 3.7 | 457 | 3.5 |
| Jefferson | 50 | 3.2 | 49 | 3.2 | 99 | 3.2 | 47 | 3 | 48 | 3.3 | 95 | 3.2 |
| Lafayette | 39 | 3.4 | 36 | 3.9 | 75 | 3.6 | 41 | 3.5 | 35 | 3.5 | 76 | 3.5 |
| Lake | 1,226 | 3.3 | 1,224 | 3.7 | 2,450 | 3.5 | 1,220 | 3.4 | 1,237 | 3.6 | 2,457 | 3.5 |
| Lee | 2,304 | 3.5 | 2,301 | 3.8 | 4,605 | 3.6 | 2,233 | 3.5 | 2,224 | 3.7 | 4,457 | 3.6 |
| Leon | 1,159 | 3.6 | 1,167 | 3.9 | 2,326 | 3.7 | 1,153 | 3.7 | 1,164 | 3.8 | 2,317 | 3.7 |
| Levy | 272 | 3.3 | 262 | 3.6 | 534 | 3.5 | 220 | 3.5 | 214 | 3.5 | 434 | 3.5 |
| Liberty | 44 | 3.3 | 45 | 3.7 | 89 | 3.5 | 43 | 3 | 43 | 3.7 | 86 | 3.3 |
| Madison | 91 | 3.1 | 89 | 3.3 | 180 | 3.2 | 90 | 3.3 | 95 | 3.1 | 185 | 3.2 |
| Manatee | 1,500 | 3.4 | 1,466 | 3.7 | 2,966 | 3.6 | 1,398 | 3.5 | 1,401 | 3.7 | 2,799 | 3.6 |
| Marion | 1,482 | 3.3 | 1,474 | 3.7 | 2,956 | 3.5 | 1,326 | 3.3 | 1,362 | 3.5 | 2,688 | 3.4 |
| Martin | 633 | 3.6 | 645 | 4.1 | 1,278 | 3.8 | 622 | 4 | 635 | 3.7 | 1,257 | 3.8 |
| Miami-Dade | 13,738 | 3.5 | 13,863 | 3.7 | 27,601 | 3.6 | 11,096 | 3.6 | 11,175 | 3.9 | 22,271 | 3.8 |
| Monroe | 348 | 3.3 | 353 | 3.7 | 701 | 3.5 | 322 | 3.3 | 335 | 3.5 | 657 | 3.4 |
| Nassau | 380 | 3.5 | 362 | 3.8 | 742 | 3.6 | 350 | 3.6 | 363 | 3.4 | 713 | 3.5 |
| Okaloosa | 1,103 | 3.6 | 1,119 | 3.8 | 2,222 | 3.7 | 1,108 | 3.6 | 1,102 | 3.6 | 2,210 | 3.6 |
| Okeechobee | 286 | 3.1 | 291 | 3.6 | 577 | 3.4 | 280 | 3.4 | 272 | 3.5 | 552 | 3.4 |
| Orange | 6,289 | 3.4 | 6,345 | 3.7 | 12,634 | 3.6 | 5,670 | 3.5 | 5,655 | 3.8 | 11,325 | 3.7 |
| Osceola | 1,539 | 3.3 | 1,537 | 3.5 | 3,076 | 3.4 | 1,503 | 3.2 | 1,506 | 3.3 | 3,009 | 3.2 |
| Palm Beach | 6,207 | 3.6 | 6,262 | 3.9 | 12,469 | 3.7 | 5,886 | 3.6 | 5,905 | 3.8 | 11,791 | 3.7 |
| Polk | 3,098 | 3.5 | 3,151 | 3.7 | 6,249 | 3.6 | 2,864 | 3.5 | 2,895 | 3.6 | 5,759 | 3.6 |
| Putnam | 473 | 3.5 | 478 | 3.9 | 951 | 3.7 | 406 | 3.6 | 406 | 3.6 | 812 | 3.6 |
| Santa Rosa | 841 | 3.7 | 860 | 4.0 | 1,701 | 3.9 | 851 | 3.7 | 848 | 3.9 | 1,699 | 3.8 |
| Sarasota | 1,465 | 3.6 | 1,457 | 3.9 | 2,922 | 3.8 | 1,372 | 3.8 | 1,377 | 3.8 | 2,749 | 3.8 |
| Seminole | 2,367 | 3.6 | 2,405 | 3.8 | 4,772 | 3.7 | 2,310 | 3.5 | 2,324 | 3.6 | 4,634 | 3.5 |
| St. Johns | 804 | 3.6 | 818 | 3.8 | 1,622 | 3.7 | 818 | 3.7 | 827 | 3.6 | 1,645 | 3.6 |
| St. Lucie | 1,195 | 3.4 | 1,221 | 3.8 | 2,416 | 3.6 | 1,092 | 3.5 | 1,103 | 3.8 | 2,195 | 3.7 |
| Sumter | 250 | 3.4 | 260 | 3.6 | 510 | 3.5 | 254 | 3.5 | 253 | 3.5 | 507 | 3.5 |
| Suwannee | 219 | 3.4 | 223 | 3.7 | 442 | 3.5 | 197 | 3.7 | 196 | 3.7 | 393 | 3.7 |
| Taylor | 132 | 3.0 | 130 | 3.6 | 262 | 3.3 | 104 | 3.3 | 105 | 3.3 | 209 | 3.3 |
| Union | 90 | 3.6 | 88 | 4.2 | 178 | 3.9 | 74 | 4.1 | 80 | 3.9 | 154 | 4 |
| Volusia | 2,338 | 3.5 | 2,368 | 3.8 | 4,706 | 3.6 | 2,231 | 3.4 | 2,272 | 3.7 | 4,503 | 3.6 |
| Wakulla | 174 | 3.5 | 171 | 4.1 | 345 | 3.8 | 159 | 3.6 | 162 | 3.7 | 321 | 3.6 |
| Walton | 252 | 3.5 | 265 | 3.9 | 517 | 3.7 | 229 | 3.6 | 227 | 3.8 | 456 | 3.7 |
| Washington | 120 | 3.4 | 122 | 3.7 | 242 | 3.5 | 121 | 3.2 | 124 | 3.4 | 245 | 3.3 |
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