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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 with College-Educated Parents Complete Higher Level Courses than Graduates with Less Educated Parents

Curriculum Level
Graduates with at least one parent who graduated from college were more likely to complete a rigorous curriculum than graduates whose parents had less education. These graduates were also more likely to complete a curriculum at or above standard than graduates whose parents had less education.

 

Curriculum levels completed, by graduate-reported highest level of education of either parent

Curriculum levels completed by highest level of parent education: 2005

*Significantly different from graduates with at least one parent graduating from college.
NOTE:  View data with standard errors for parental education.

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.