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Race/Ethnicity: Curriculum Levels

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At or Above Midlevel
Missing Requirement for Standard
Missing Requirement for Midlevel
Missing Requirement for Rigorous

 The percentage of both Black and White graduates completing at least a midlevel curriculum increased from 1990 to 2009. There was no significant gap in the percentage of Black and White graduates completing at least a midlevel curriculum in 2009.

 The percentage of Hispanic and White graduates completing at least a midlevel curriculum increased from 1990 to 2009. There was a 4 percentage point gap in 2009 between White and Hispanic graduates completing at least a midlevel curriculum, which is smaller than the 15 percentage point gap in 1998.

 The percentage of White graduates and Asian/Pacific Islander graduates completing at least a midlevel curriculum increased from 1990 to 2009. A higher percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander graduates completed at or above a midlevel curriculum in 2009 than White graduates.

* Significantly different (p<.05) from 2009.

NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Percent gaps are calculated based on unrounded numbers. White-Black percent gaps were found to be significant in 1990, 1994, and 1998.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), various years, 1990-2009.

* Significantly different (p<.05) from 2009.

NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Percent gaps are calculated based on unrounded numbers. White-Hispanic percent gaps were found to be significant in 1990, 1994, 1998, 2005, and 2009.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), various years, 1990-2009.

* Significantly different (p<.05) from 2009.

NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Percent gaps are calculated based on unrounded numbers. Asian/Pacific Islander-White percent gaps were found to be significant in 1990, 1998, 2000, 2005 and 2009.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), various years, 1990-2009.

Trend in percentage of graduates completing at or above a midlevel curriculum, by student race/ethnicity: 1990-2009
Race/ethnicity 1990 1994 1998 2000 2005 2009
Percentage of graduates Standard error Percentage of graduates Standard error Percentage of graduates Standard error Percentage of graduates Standard error Percentage of graduates Standard error Percentage of graduates Standard error
White 31.9 * (1.30) 41.4 * (1.40) 45.1 * (2.05) 47.0 * (1.41) 51.4 * (1.35) 59.7   (0.96)
Black 26.3 * (2.18) 30.0 * (1.84) 38.1 * (2.55) 45.7 * (2.34) 52.4   (1.97) 57.4   (1.84)
Hispanic 22.7 * (2.27) 31.6 * (3.00) 30.0 * (3.10) 38.4 * (6.46) 44.2 * (2.08) 55.3   (1.53)
Asian/Pacific Islander 44.0 * (2.63) 46.9 * (3.36) 52.6 * (2.51) 53.9 * (3.17) 63.1   (1.98) 67.3   (2.68)
 

* Significantly different (p<.05) from 2009.

NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Percent gaps are calculated based on unrounded numbers. White-Black percent gaps were found to be significant in 1990, 1994, and 1998. White-Hispanic percent gaps were found to be significant in 1990, 1994, 1998, 2005, and 2009. Asian/Pacific Islander-White percent gaps were found to be significant in 1990, 1998, 2000, 2005 and 2009.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), various years, 1990-2009.

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