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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

GPA Increases for All Racial/Ethnic Groups

Core Subjects
Graduates of all racial/ethnic groups earned higher GPAs in core course fields in 2005 than in 1990. In all core subjects, Asian/Pacific Islanders earned the highest GPAs and White graduates had higher GPAs than their Black and Hispanic counterparts.

 

Trend in grade point average for core subjects, by race/ethnicity

*Significantly different from 2005.
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.