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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

Asian/Pacific Islander and White Graduates Have Higher Average NAEP Science Scores than Black and Hispanic Graduates with Similar Academic Records

Curriculum Level
White graduates had higher average scores in science than Black and Hispanic graduates at all curriculum levels. White graduates completing a midlevel curriculum had higher average science scores than their Asian/Pacific Islander counterparts.

 

NAEP science scores, by curriculum level and race/ethnicity

Average scale scores in science by curriculum level and race/ethnicity: 2005

*Significantly different from White graduates.
‡Reporting standards not met.  Sample size is insufficient to permit a reliable estimate.
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.