English was the only core academic course in which GPA was measurably higher in 2009 than in 2005 (2.85 in 2009 compared to 2.82 in 2005).
Trend in GPAs for core academic courses: 1990-2009
Average GPA |
Standard error |
Average GPA |
Standard error |
Average GPA |
Standard error |
Average GPA |
Standard error |
Average GPA |
Standard error |
Average GPA |
Standard error |
Mathematics |
2.34 |
* |
(0.014) |
2.44 |
* |
(0.014) |
2.56 |
* |
(0.022) |
2.60 |
* |
(0.014) |
2.63 |
|
(0.010) |
2.65 |
|
(0.012) |
Science |
2.39 |
* |
(0.017) |
2.50 |
* |
(0.016) |
2.62 |
* |
(0.021) |
2.67 |
|
(0.016) |
2.69 |
|
(0.012) |
2.70 |
|
(0.011) |
English |
2.52 |
* |
(0.013) |
2.63 |
* |
(0.016) |
2.74 |
* |
(0.021) |
2.77 |
* |
(0.017) |
2.82 |
* |
(0.010) |
2.85 |
|
(0.011) |
Social studies |
2.56 |
* |
(0.013) |
2.67 |
* |
(0.018) |
2.79 |
* |
(0.021) |
2.83 |
* |
(0.019) |
2.88 |
|
(0.010) |
2.89 |
|
(0.011) |
* Significantly different (p<.05) from 2009.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), various years, 1990-2009.