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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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Credits earned, by course type and school minority status and school location: 2005
  Credits earned by graduates
School minority status Core academic Other academic Other
Low minority school 15.7   (0.11) 5.0   (0.08) 6.1   (0.15)
Medium minority school 15.7   (0.08) 5.1   (0.07) 6.2   (0.09)
High minority school 15.4   (0.12) 5.0   (0.12) 6.2   (0.11)
 
School location  
Large city 15.6   (0.17)   5.5   (0.17)   5.5   (0.16)
Mid-sized city 15.5   (0.13)   5.1   (0.14)   5.9 * (0.13)
Urban fringe 15.7   (0.08)   5.0 * (0.07)   6.0 * (0.09)
Town 15.6   (0.11)   5.1   (0.15)   6.6 * (0.31)
Rural 15.6   (0.13)   4.9 * (0.09)   6.8 * (0.18)
*Significantly different from large city.
NOTE: Standard errors of the estimates appear in parentheses. Core courses are English, mathematics, science, and social studies. Other academic courses are fine arts, foreign languages, and computer-related studies.
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.