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RESULTS FROM THE 2005 HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT STUDY

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RESULTS SUMMARY COURSES TAKEN CREDITS EARNED CURRICULUM GPA NAEP SCORES STUDENT GROUPS RESOURCES UNDERSTANDING HSTS DOWNLOADS AND TOOLS ABOUT NAEP OTHER REPORT CARDS FOR THE MEDIA FOR RESEARCHERS rule
 TOTAL CREDITS
 COURSE TYPES
 CORE SUBJECTS
 OTHER ACADEMIC SUBJECTS

Graduates Consistently Earn More Credits in English Than Other Core Subjects

School Variables
Graduates of large city schools averaged fewer science credits than graduates of rural schools and more English credits than graduates of mid-sized city and urban fringe schools. Graduates of high-minority schools averaged fewer science credits and more English credits than graduates of low-minority schools. Graduates of medium minority schools averaged more credits in mathematics and fewer credits in science than graduates of low minority schools.

 

School minority status       School location

Credits earned, by core subject and school minority status

Average course credits earned in core course fields by school minority status: 2005

*Significantly different from low minority.
NOTE:  View data with standard errors for school minority status.

Credits earned, by core subject and type of school location

Average course credits earned in core course fields by type of school location: 2005

Significantly different from large city.
NOTE:  View data with standard errors for school location.

Learn more about the HSTS reporting groups.

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.