Compared to 1990 graduates, a greater percentage of 2009 graduates completed at or above standard curriculum levels. Over half of the 2009 graduates completed midlevel or rigorous curriculum levels.
Trend in percentage distribution of graduates completing each curriculum level: 1990-2009
| 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 |
|---|
| Below standard |
60.2 |
* |
(1.46) |
49.3 |
* |
(1.53) |
43.6 |
* |
(2.41) |
40.6 |
* |
(1.68) |
32.3 |
* |
(1.01) |
25.4 |
|
(0.82) |
|---|
| Standard |
9.4 |
* |
(0.80) |
11.9 |
* |
(0.85) |
13.4 |
|
(1.10) |
13.2 |
|
(1.01) |
16.6 |
|
(0.73) |
15.6 |
|
(0.75) |
|---|
| Midlevel |
25.7 |
* |
(1.09) |
32.9 |
* |
(1.07) |
34.1 |
* |
(1.54) |
36.5 |
* |
(1.18) |
40.8 |
* |
(0.89) |
46.1 |
|
(0.69) |
|---|
| Rigorous |
4.7 |
* |
(0.31) |
6.0 |
* |
(0.43) |
9.0 |
* |
(1.06) |
9.8 |
* |
(0.78) |
10.3 |
* |
(0.51) |
13.0 |
|
(0.64) |
|---|
* Significantly different (p<.05) from 2009.
NOTE: Details may not sum to total because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), various years, 1990-2009.