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COURSE TYPES

CORE SUBJECTS

Highest Average GPA in Core Subjects is in Social Studies; GPA Gains Seen in All Subjects

High school graduates' GPAs in the core subjects of English, mathematics, science, and social studies were higher in 2005 than in 1990 by about a third of a letter grade. In each year of the transcript study, GPAs in social studies and English were significantly higher than GPAs in science and mathematics.

Trend in grade point average, by core subjects

Average grade point average in core subjects earned by all graduates: 1990, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2005

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

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