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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

Graduates with Better High School Records Score Higher On NAEP Science

Credits Earned
On average, graduates earning more credits scored higher on the NAEP science assessment. Graduates completing more than 4.0 credits in science during their high school years had an average score of 172 on the NAEP science assessment, while those who completed 2.5 or fewer science credits had an average score of 129.
CREDITS
EARNED
GPA
CURRICULUM
LEVEL
HIGHEST
SCIENCE

NAEP science scores, by science credits earned

Average scale scores in science by science credits earned: 2005

*Significantly different from next highest credits earned.
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.