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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
 TOTAL GPA
 COURSE TYPES
 CORE SUBJECTS

Highest Average GPA in Core Subjects is in Social Studies; GPA Gains Seen in All Subjects

Parental Education
High school graduates with at least one college-educated parent averaged higher GPAs in all core subjects than those whose parents had less education.

 

Grade point average, by core course fields and graduate-reported highest level of education of either parent

Average grade point average earned in core subjects by highest level of parent education: 2005

*Significantly different from graduates with at least one parent graduating from college.
NOTE:  View data with standard errors for parental education.

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.