America's High School Graduates - The Nation's Report Card

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

TOTAL GPA

COURSE TYPES

CORE SUBJECTS

Grade Point Average Increases in All Course Types

Gender
Both genders earned higher GPAs in 2005 than in 1990 in all course types. Female graduates’ GPA was higher than male graduates’ GPA in all course types.

Trend in grade point average, by course type and gender

*Significantly different from 2005.
NOTE: View data with standard errors for gender.

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.