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RESULTS FROM THE 2005 HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT STUDY

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RESULTS SUMMARY COURSES TAKEN CREDITS EARNED CURRICULUM GPA NAEP SCORES STUDENT GROUPS RESOURCES UNDERSTANDING HSTS DOWNLOADS AND TOOLS ABOUT NAEP OTHER REPORT CARDS FOR THE MEDIA FOR RESEARCHERS rule
 TOTAL CREDITS
 COURSE TYPES
 CORE SUBJECTS
 OTHER ACADEMIC SUBJECTS

Graduates Earn More Credits in Academic Subjects

School Variables
The differences in credits earned by graduates of medium- high-, and low-minority schools were not statistically significant.Graduates of large city schools earned more credits in other academic subjects than rural and urban fringe schools and fewer credits in other courses than graduates of any other school location.

 

School minority status       School location

Credits earned, by course type and school minority status

Average credits earned, by course type and school minority status: 2005

NOTE:  Low minority schools have less than 5 percent disadvantaged minority students; medium minority schools have 5-50 percent disadvantaged minority students; high minority schools have over 50 percent disadvantaged minority students. View data with standard errors for school minority status.

Credits earned, by course type and school location

Average credits earned, by course type and school location: 2005

*Significantly different from large city.
NOTE:  View data with standard errors for school location.

Learn more about the HSTS reporting groups.

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.