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RESULTS FROM THE 2005 HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT STUDY

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RESULTS SUMMARY COURSES TAKEN GPA NAEP SCORES MATHEMATICS SCIENCE STUDENT GROUPS RESOURCES UNDERSTANDING HSTS DOWNLOADS AND TOOLS ABOUT NAEP OTHER REPORT CARDS FOR THE MEDIA FOR RESEARCHERS rule
CREDITS EARNED
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CURRICULUM LEVEL
HIGHEST SCIENCE

In Science, Higher Grade Point Averages Are Associated With Higher NAEP Scores

On average, graduates who earned higher GPAs in science scored higher on the NAEP science assessment. Scores ranged from an average of 129 for graduates in the bottom 25 percent of mathematics GPAs to 172 for graduates in the top 25 percent.

 
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NAEP science scores, by science GPA quartiles

Average scale scores in science by science grade point average quartiles: 2005

*Significantly different from next highest quartile.
NOTE:  View data with standard errors for all graduates.

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.