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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 ALL GRADUATES GENDER RACE/ETHNICITY PARENTAL EDUCATION RESOURCES UNDERSTANDING HSTS DOWNLOADS AND TOOLS ABOUT NAEP OTHER REPORT CARDS FOR THE MEDIA FOR RESEARCHERS rule
CREDITS EARNED
CURRICULUM
GPA
NAEP MATH
NAEP SCIENCE

2005 Graduates Earn More Credits Than Previous Graduation Classes

Course Types
Graduates in 2005 earned more credits in core academic and other academic subjects than 1990 graduates. In other courses, the total number of credits earned by 2005 graduates was not statistically different from 1990 graduates.

 
TOTAL
CREDITS
COURSE
TYPES
CORE
SUBJECTS
OTHER ACADEMIC
SUBJECTS

Trend in credits earned, by course type

Average course credits earned by all graduates in each course type: 1990, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2005

*Significantly different from 2005.
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.