This paper comes from the assumption that writing skill is a difficult skill to acquire. This is because there is a limited variety of media used by teachers, which makes it difficult for students to express their ideas. One of the media that is considered appropriate that can improve students' enthusiasm in the process of learning to present data information in an explanation text is filmstrip media. The goal of this paper is to analyze students' skills in presenting data information in an explanation text by using filmstrip media and the effectiveness of filmstrip media in learning to present data information in an explanation text. This research was conducted using a pseudo-experimental method and Nonequivalent Control Group Design as the research design. The results of the research are: (1) students are able to present data information in an explanation text using filmstrip media, as evidenced by the mean value of the pretest score is 52.77 which has increased with a mean value of posttest score that is 92.59; (2) filmstrip media is effectively used to facilitate students in conveying ideas in learning to present data information in an explanation text with an Asymp.sig. (2-tailed) of 0.006 in the Mann Whitney test; and (3) there was a differences in students' skills in the experiment class and control class as evidenced by the Wilcoxon test results which showed the Asymp.sig. (2-tailed) in both classes is 0.000.