Eighth grade FCAT writing scores by county

County	Students Tested Expository 2003	Mean Score Expository 2003	Students Tested Persuasive 2003	Mean Score Persuasive 2003	Students Tested Combined 2003	Mean Score Combined 2003	Students Tested Expository 2004	Mean Score Expository 2004	Students Tested Persuasive 2004	Mean Score Persuasive 2004	Students Tested Combined 2004	Mean Score Combined 2004
Florida	95,003	3.9	95,396	3.8	190,399	3.9	97,998	3.9	98,196	3.7	196,194	3.8
Citrus	601	3.9	584	3.6	1,185	3.8	596	3.7	607	3.8	1,203	3.7
Hernando	707	3.9	720	3.8	1,427	3.8	804	3.7	819	3.5	1,623	3.6
Hillsborough	6,239	4.4	6,298	4.2	12,537	4.3	6,590	4.1	6,592	4.1	13,182	4.1
Pasco	1,999	3.9	2,000	3.7	3,999	3.8	2,187	3.9	2,173	3.6	4,360	3.7
Pinellas	4,270	4.2	4,335	3.9	8,605	4.1	4,334	4	4,357	3.8	8,691	3.9
Alachua	1,134	4.1	1,121	3.8	2,255	3.9	1,119	4	1,111	3.9	2,230	3.9
Baker	155	3.3	159	3.2	314	3.3	177	3.4	184	3.2	361	3.3
Bay	994	3.9	1,028	3.7	2,022	3.8	988	3.6	1,009	3.5	1,997	3.6
Bradford	145	3.6	142	3.2	287	3.4	139	3.1	141	3.1	280	3.1
Brevard	2,904	4.0	2,899	3.8	5,803	3.9	2,960	3.8	2,949	3.7	5,909	3.7
Broward	10,171	4.0	10,166	3.9	20,337	3.9	10,273	4	10,346	3.8	20,619	3.9
Calhoun	83	4.1	79	3.9	162	4.0	96	3.7	89	3.8	185	3.7
Charlotte	698	4.4	693	3.9	1,391	4.1	768	3.9	757	4.1	1,525	4
Clay	1,172	3.9	1,175	3.8	2,347	3.8	1,225	3.8	1,248	3.8	2,473	3.8
Collier	1,374	4.0	1,364	3.8	2,738	3.9	1,445	3.9	1,458	3.7	2,903	3.8
Columbia	365	3.4	370	3.4	735	3.4	345	3.4	349	3.2	694	3.3
Desoto	180	3.4	191	3.3	371	3.3	176	3.2	162	3.1	338	3.2
Dixie	92	4.1	87	3.8	179	4.0	80	3.8	83	3.6	163	3.7
Duval	4,447	3.8	4,438	3.6	8,885	3.7	4,637	3.8	4,644	3.6	9,281	3.7
Escambia	1,569	4.0	1,602	3.8	3,171	3.9	1,619	3.7	1,624	3.7	3,243	3.7
Flagler	320	4.1	323	3.9	643	4.0	363	3.9	353	4	716	3.9
Franklin	62	3.8	52	3.3	114	3.6	48	3.3	54	3.2	102	3.2
Gadsden	198	3.4	214	3.4	412	3.4	228	3.1	243	3.3	471	3.2
Gilchrist	103	3.7	108	3.6	211	3.6	104	3.6	103	3.4	207	3.5
Glades	35	3.3	39	3.1	74	3.2	34	3.5	36	3.5	70	3.5
Gulf	92	4.0	95	3.8	187	3.9	98	3.6	92	3.8	190	3.7
Hamilton	69	3.1	73	3.3	142	3.2	80	3.4	79	3.4	159	3.4
Hardee	183	3.6	184	3.5	367	3.6	183	3.3	190	3.7	373	3.5
Hendry	310	3.3	309	3.3	619	3.3	288	3.4	290	3.3	578	3.4
Highlands	433	4.2	441	3.8	874	4.0	479	3.7	481	3.8	960	3.7
Holmes	129	3.8	134	3.5	263	3.6	138	3.5	135	3.4	273	3.5
Indian River	598	4.2	603	3.7	1,201	4.0	622	3.9	631	3.8	1,253	3.8
Jackson	259	3.7	258	3.6	517	3.6	260	3.5	264	3.5	524	3.5
Jefferson	69	3.3	71	2.9	140	3.1	50	3.3	45	3.3	95	3.3
Lafayette	32	3.5	32	3.7	64	3.6	41	3.6	40	3.3	81	3.5
Lake	1,196	3.7	1,230	3.5	2,426	3.6	1,326	3.7	1,323	3.5	2,649	3.6
Lee	2,393	4.0	2,402	3.9	4,795	4.0	2,554	3.9	2,558	3.7	5,112	3.8
Leon	1,033	4.1	1,034	4.0	2,067	4.0	1,112	4	1,111	3.8	2,223	3.9
Levy	239	3.8	255	3.8	494	3.8	248	3.7	247	3.7	495	3.7
Liberty	44	3.7	46	3.5	90	3.6	40	3.8	41	3.5	81	3.6
Madison	102	3.5	101	3.6	203	3.6	109	3	109	3	218	3
Manatee	1,429	4.0	1,426	3.6	2,855	3.8	1,458	3.8	1,444	3.6	2,902	3.7
Marion	1,501	3.8	1,498	3.7	2,999	3.7	1,513	3.7	1,509	3.6	3,022	3.6
Martin	680	4.3	664	4.2	1,344	4.2	694	4	700	4	1,394	4
Miami-Dade	14,199	3.7	14,237	3.7	28,436	3.7	14,013	3.8	13,977	3.6	27,990	3.7
Monroe	339	4.1	345	3.8	684	4.0	327	3.9	329	3.6	656	3.8
Nassau	435	4.2	439	3.8	874	4.0	423	3.8	433	3.8	856	3.8
Okaloosa	1,186	4.2	1,190	4.0	2,376	4.1	1,184	4	1,180	4.1	2,364	4
Okeechobee	259	3.8	277	3.6	536	3.7	258	3.5	261	3.6	519	3.5
Orange	5,861	3.8	5,892	3.7	11,753	3.8	6,330	3.8	6,377	3.6	12,707	3.7
Osceola	1,520	3.6	1,546	3.6	3,066	3.6	1,763	3.6	1,762	3.5	3,525	3.5
Palm Beach	6,220	3.9	6,221	3.8	12,441	3.8	6,402	3.8	6,390	3.7	12,792	3.8
Polk	2,821	3.9	2,860	3.6	5,681	3.8	3,065	3.7	3,055	3.5	6,120	3.6
Putnam	475	3.8	475	3.6	950	3.7	478	3.6	475	3.6	953	3.6
Santa Rosa	937	4.3	937	4.1	1,874	4.2	995	3.9	984	4	1,979	3.9
Sarasota	1,396	4.1	1,395	3.8	2,791	3.9	1,558	3.9	1,571	3.7	3,129	3.8
Seminole	2,510	4.0	2,500	3.9	5,010	4.0	2,516	4	2,511	3.8	5,027	3.9
St. Johns	879	4.2	872	3.9	1,751	4.0	869	4	865	4	1,734	4
St. Lucie	1,216	3.7	1,230	3.7	2,446	3.7	1,281	3.5	1,303	3.6	2,584	3.5
Sumter	257	4.0	253	4.0	510	4.0	251	3.8	258	4	509	3.9
Suwannee	211	3.6	206	3.4	417	3.5	222	3.3	230	3.5	452	3.4
Taylor	133	3.7	129	3.6	262	3.7	116	3.3	121	3.3	237	3.3
Union	89	4.0	88	3.6	177	3.8	81	3.6	91	3.6	172	3.6
Volusia	2,477	4.0	2,485	3.9	4,962	3.9	2,458	3.9	2,451	3.7	4,909	3.8
Wakulla	211	3.9	212	4.0	423	4.0	184	3.8	185	3.9	369	3.8
Walton	245	3.9	243	3.7	488	3.8	248	3.8	257	3.8	505	3.8
Washington	120	3.9	124	3.8	244	3.9	132	4	135	3.8	267	3.9