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RESULTS FROM THE 2005 HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT STUDY

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RESULTS SUMMARY COURSES TAKEN GPA NAEP SCORES STUDENT GROUPS RESOURCES UNDERSTANDING HSTS DOWNLOADS AND TOOLS ABOUT NAEP OTHER REPORT CARDS FOR THE MEDIA FOR RESEARCHERS rule
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Total course credits earned, by school minority status and school location: 2005
School minority status Total credits earned
Low minority school 26.8   (0.21)
Medium minority school 27.0   (0.14)
High minority school 26.6   (0.20)
 
School location  
Large city 26.5   (0.22)
Mid-sized city 26.5   (0.26)
Urban fringe 26.7   (0.13)
Town 27.3   (0.42)
Rural 27.3 ** (0.26)
**Significantly different from large city.
NOTE: Standard errors of the estimates appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), 2005.
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.