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RESULTS FROM THE 2005 HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT STUDY

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RESULTS SUMMARY COURSES TAKEN GPA NAEP SCORES MATHEMATICS SCIENCE STUDENT GROUPS RESOURCES UNDERSTANDING HSTS DOWNLOADS AND TOOLS ABOUT NAEP OTHER REPORT CARDS FOR THE MEDIA FOR RESEARCHERS rule
 CREDITS EARNED
 GPA
 CURRICULUM LEVEL
 HIGHEST MATHEMATICS

Graduates Completing Higher Level Mathematics Courses Have Higher NAEP Scores

Race/Ethnicity
White and Asian/Pacific Islander graduates had higher NAEP mathematics scores than Black and Hispanic graduates regardless of the highest level of mathematics course completed.


NAEP mathematics scores, by highest level mathematics course completed and race/ethnicity

Average scale scores in mathematics by highest level mathematics taken and race/ethnicity: 2005

*Significantly different from White graduates.
‡Reporting standards not met.  Sample size is insufficient to permit a reliable estimate.
NOTE:  View data with standard errors for race/ethnicity.

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.