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RESULTS FROM THE 2005 HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT STUDY

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RESULTS SUMMARY COURSES TAKEN GPA NAEP SCORES STUDENT GROUPS ALL GRADUATES GENDER RACE/ETHNICITY PARENTAL EDUCATION RESOURCES UNDERSTANDING HSTS DOWNLOADS AND TOOLS ABOUT NAEP OTHER REPORT CARDS FOR THE MEDIA FOR RESEARCHERS rule
CREDITS EARNED
CURRICULUM
GPA
NAEP MATH
NAEP SCIENCE

2005 Graduates Earn More Credits Than Previous Graduation Classes

Core Subjects
Among the four academic core courses, graduates consistently earned the most credits in English followed by social studies, mathematics, and science. In comparison with their 1990 counterparts, the 2005 high school graduates earned more credits in each core course field.

 
TOTAL
CREDITS
COURSE
TYPES
CORE
SUBJECTS
OTHER ACADEMIC
SUBJECTS

Trend in credits earned, by core course fields

Average course credits earned by all graduates in each core course field: 1990, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2005

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

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.