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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

Graduates Complete More Challenging Courses

Highest Science Course
More 2005 high school graduates completed higher level science courses than in previous years. Between 1990 and 2005, the percentage of graduates completing physics increased by 7 percentage points. The percentage of graduates completing advanced science courses increased by 9 percentage points.

 
CURRICULUM
LEVEL
HIGHEST
MATH
HIGHEST
SCIENCE

Highest level science course completed, by yearHighest level science course taken by all graduates: 1990, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2005

*Significantly different from 2005.
NOTE:  Details may not sum to total because of rounding. 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.