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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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NAEP science scores, by science credits earned and
graduate-reported highest level of education of either parent: 2005
  NAEP science score
Parental education Less than
standard		 Standard Midlevel Rigorous
Less than high school 118 * (2.1) 128 * (3.3) 137 * (2.1) ‡   (†)
Graduated high school 128 * (1.7) 133 * (2.2) 147 * (1.3) 170 * (3.2)
Some education
   after high school		 140
*		 (1.9) 140
*		 (1.7) 154
*		 (1.1) 174
*		 (2.2)
Graduated college 149   (1.7) 146   (2.2) 160   (0.9) 183   (1.2)
*Significantly different from graduates with at least one parent who graduated from college.
‡Reporting standards not met. Sample size is insufficient to permit a reliable estimate.
†Not applicable.
NOTE: Standard errors of the estimates appear in parentheses. Curriculum levels are based on the number of credits and the types of courses graduates take.
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.