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Graduates with College Educated Parents Score Higher in Science Than Graduates with Less Educated Parents with Similar Academic Records

Credits Earned
Among the graduates who earned more than 2.5 science credits, those with at least one parent who graduated from college had higher average NAEP science scores than those whose parents were not college educated.

CREDITS
EARNED

GPA

CURRICULUM
LEVEL

NAEP science scores, by science credits earned and graduate-reported highest level of education of either parent

Average scale scores in science by science credits earned and highest level of parent education: 2005

*Significantly different from graduates with at least one parent who graduated from college.
‡Reporting standards not met. Sample size is insufficient to permit a reliable estimate.
NOTE: View data with standard errors for parental education.

Learn more about the HSTS reporting groups.