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RESULTS FROM THE 2005 HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT STUDY

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RESULTS SUMMARY COURSES TAKEN CREDITS EARNED CURRICULUM GPA NAEP SCORES STUDENT GROUPS RESOURCES UNDERSTANDING HSTS DOWNLOADS AND TOOLS ABOUT NAEP OTHER REPORT CARDS FOR THE MEDIA FOR RESEARCHERS rule
 TOTAL CREDITS
 COURSE TYPES
 CORE SUBJECTS
 OTHER ACADEMIC SUBJECTS

2005 Graduates Earn More Credits Than Previous Graduation Classes

Race/Ethnicity
Graduates of all racial/ethnic groups earned more course credits in 2005 than in 1990, 1994, and 1998.

 

Trend in total course credits earned, 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.