Graduates in all racial/ethnic groups had higher average GPAs in 2009 than in 1990. Only White and Asian/Pacific Islander graduates had higher average GPAs in 2009 than in 2005.
Trend in GPA earned by graduates, by race/ethnicity: 1990-2009
| 1990 |
1994 |
1998 |
2000 |
2005 |
2009 |
| Average GPA |
Standard error |
Average GPA |
Standard error |
Average GPA |
Standard error |
Average GPA |
Standard error |
Average GPA |
Standard error |
Average GPA |
Standard error |
|---|
| White |
2.73 |
* |
(0.013) |
2.84 |
* |
(0.014) |
2.96 |
* |
(0.019) |
3.01 |
* |
(0.015) |
3.05 |
* |
(0.010) |
3.09 |
|
(0.009) |
|---|
| Black |
2.42 |
* |
(0.020) |
2.47 |
* |
(0.023) |
2.61 |
* |
(0.029) |
2.63 |
* |
(0.014) |
2.69 |
|
(0.013) |
2.69 |
|
(0.014) |
|---|
| Hispanic |
2.61 |
* |
(0.026) |
2.71 |
* |
(0.043) |
2.75 |
|
(0.046) |
2.80 |
|
(0.046) |
2.82 |
|
(0.014) |
2.84 |
|
(0.014) |
|---|
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
2.88 |
* |
(0.086) |
3.00 |
* |
(0.058) |
3.04 |
* |
(0.056) |
3.20 |
|
(0.031) |
3.16 |
* |
(0.020) |
3.26 |
|
(0.022) |
|---|
* Significantly different (p<.05) from 2009.
NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), various years, 1990-2009.