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GPA

CURRICULUM LEVEL

HIGHEST SCIENCE

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

Parental Education
In the third and top quartiles of science GPA, high school graduates with at least one college-educated parent had higher average scores on the NAEP science assessment than those with similar science GPAs and whose parents had less education.

NAEP science scores, by science GPA quartile and graduate-reported highest level of education of either parent

Average scale scores in science by science grade point average quartiles and highest level of parent education: 2005

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

Learn more about the HSTS reporting groups.