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America's High School Graduates - The Nation's Report Card group of high school students

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
 TOTAL GPA
 COURSE TYPES
 CORE SUBJECTS

Overall GPA Increases for All Student Groups


Parental Education
In 2005, high school graduates with at least one college-educated parent earned higher GPAs than those whose parents had less education.

 

Grade point average, by graduate-reported highest level of education of either parent

Average grade point average earned by highest level of parent education: 2005

*Significantly different from graduates with at least one parent graduating from college.
NOTE:  View data with standard errors for parental education.

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.