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RESULTS FROM THE 2005 HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT STUDY

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RESULTS SUMMARY COURSES TAKEN GPA NAEP SCORES STUDENT GROUPS RESOURCES UNDERSTANDING HSTS DOWNLOADS AND TOOLS ABOUT NAEP OTHER REPORT CARDS FOR THE MEDIA FOR RESEARCHERS rule
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Percentages of graduates completing curriculum levels, by school minority status and school location: 2005

  Curriculum levels
School minority
status
Less than
standard
Standard Midlevel Rigorous

Low minority school 32   (2.2) 19   (1.6) 38   (1.9) 11   (0.8)
Medium minority school 32   (1.4) 16   (0.9) 41   (1.2) 11   (0.7)
High minority school 34   (2.0) 14 * (1.3) 45 * (1.5) 7 * (1.1)
 
School location

Large city 29   (2.7) 9   (1.2) 49   (2.7) 14   (1.8)
Mid-sized city 35   (2.4) 15 ** (1.8) 39 ** (2.0) 11   (1.3)
Urban fringe 32   (1.5) 16 ** (1.0) 40 ** (1.3) 12   (0.8)
Town 30   (2.4) 19 ** (2.3) 45   (1.4) 6 ** (1.0)
Rural 34   (2.3) 21 ** (1.7) 38 ** (2.0) 7 ** (0.7)

*Significantly different from low minority school.
**Significantly different from large city.
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), 2005.
National Assessment of Educational Progress, National Assessment Governing Board
National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences
U.S. Department of Education

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), various years, 1990-2005.