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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

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GPA Increases for Both Males and Females

Total GPA
Both genders earned higher GPAs in 2005 than in 1990. Female graduates' GPA was higher than male graduates' GPA in all HSTS years, and the gap between females and males was larger in 2005 than in 1990.

TOTAL GPA

COURSE TYPES

CORE SUBJECTS

Trend in grade point average, by gender

Average grade point average earned by gender: 1990, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2005

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

Learn more about the HSTS reporting groups.