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America's High School Graduates - The Nation's Report Card group of high school students

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

GPA Inceases for All Graduates

Core Subjects
High school graduates' GPAs in the core subjects of English, mathematics, science, and social studies have increased from 1990 to 2005. GPAs in social studies and English have been consistently higher than GPAs in science and mathematics.

 
TOTAL GPA
COURSE TYPES
CORE SUBJECTS

Trend in grade point average, by core subjectsAverage 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.

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.