NAEP 2005 HSTS: Courses Taken - GPA - Core Subjects


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**Trend in grade point average, by core subject and gender: Various years, 1990-2005**
	Grade point average of graduates
Gender	1990			1994			1998			2000			2005

English

Male	2.35	*	(0.016)	2.44	*	(0.017)	2.57	*	(0.023)	2.58	*	(0.018)	2.64		(0.010)
Female	2.68	^,*	(0.015)	2.81	^,*	(0.016)	2.90	^,*	(0.022)	2.94	^,*	(0.018)	3.00	**	(0.012)

Mathematics

Male	2.23	*	(0.016)	2.28	*	(0.014)	2.48	*	(0.022)	2.51		(0.016)	2.53		(0.010)
Female	2.34	^,*	(0.017)	2.39	^,*	(0.016)	2.64	^,*	(0.023)	2.68	^,*	(0.016)	2.72	**	(0.013)

Science

Male	2.32	*	(0.021)	2.41	*	(0.017)	2.52	*	(0.020)	2.57		(0.018)	2.58		(0.012)
Female	2.45	^,*	(0.018)	2.59	^,*	(0.017)	2.70	^,*	(0.023)	2.76	**	(0.018)	2.79	**	(0.014)

Social studies

Male	2.47	*	(0.016)	2.56	*	(0.019)	2.68	*	(0.023)	2.70	*	(0.021)	2.75		(0.012)
Female	2.64	^,*	(0.017)	2.78	^,*	(0.019)	2.89	^,*	(0.024)	2.94	^,*	(0.022)	3.00	**	(0.011)

*Significantly different from 2005.
**Significantly different from males.
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), various years, 1990-2005.