NAEP 2005 HSTS: Courses Taken - Curriculum - Curriculum Level


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**Percentage of graduates completing curriculum levels, by race/ethnicity: Various years, 1990-2005**
Race/ethnicity	1990			1994			1998			2000			2005

Less than standard

White	59	^*	(1.6)	47	^*	(1.7)	43	^*	(2.6)	40	^*	(1.8)	31		(1.3)
Black	60	^*	(3.6)	55	^,*	(2.5)	42	^*	(4.4)	35	^*	(2.7)	27	^**	(1.8)
Hispanic	69	^,*	(2.8)	59	^,*	(3.6)	58	^,*	(3.6)	51		(6.4)	46	^**	(2.2)
Asian/Pacific Islander	50	^,*	(3.0)	44	^*	(2.7)	32		(5.6)	37	^*	(3.5)	27		(2.1)

Standard

White	9	^*	(0.8)	12	^*	(1.0)	12	^*	(1.2)	13	^*	(1.2)	17		(0.8)
Black	14	^,*	(2.2)	15	^*	(1.9)	20	^**	(2.6)	19	^**	(1.9)	21	^**	(1.5)
Hispanic	8		(1.2)	10	^**	(0.9)	12		(1.6)	11		(1.3)	10	^**	(0.9)
Asian/Pacific Islander	6	^,*	(1.1)	9		(1.4)	16		(3.6)	9		(1.4)	10	^**	(1.1)

Midlevel

White	27	^*	(1.2)	35	^*	(1.2)	35	^*	(1.8)	37	^*	(1.2)	40		(1.2)
Black	24	^*	(2.1)	27	^,*	(1.8)	34	^*	(2.3)	40	^*	(2.3)	47	**	(1.6)
Hispanic	20	^,*	(2.2)	28	^,*	(3.4)	25	^,*	(2.6)	32		(6.0)	37		(1.6)
Asian/Pacific Islander	31	^*	(3.2)	32	^*	(1.8)	35		(2.0)	32	^,*	(2.0)	41		(2.1)

Rigorous

White	5	^*	(0.4)	6	^*	(0.5)	10		(1.2)	10		(0.9)	11		(0.5)
Black	2	^,*	(0.4)	3	^,*	(0.4)	5	^**	(0.9)	6	^**	(0.7)	6	^**	(0.8)
Hispanic	2	^,*	(0.6)	4	^,*	(0.9)	5	^**	(1.5)	6	^**	(1.1)	8	^**	(1.0)
Asian/Pacific Islander	13	^,*	(2.7)	15	^,*	(2.6)	17	^,*	(1.4)	22	^**	(2.5)	22	^**	(1.8)

*Significantly different from 2005.
**Significantly different from White graduates.
NOTE: Standard errors of the estimates appear in parentheses. Curriculum levels are based on the number of credits and the types of courses graduates complete.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), various years, 1990-2005.