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  • View student performance by years and various criteria, including trends, and missing requirements for attaining a standard, midlevel or rigorous curriculum.  
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Trends
Missing Requirement to Attain Standard
Missing Requirement to Attain Midlevel
Missing Requirement to Attain Rigorous

 Both male and female graduates completed more challenging curricula in 2009 than in 1990. A greater percentage of female graduates than male graduates completed a midlevel curriculum in 2009.

Trend in percentage of graduates completing each curriculum level, by gender: 1990, 2005, 2009
Trend in percentage distribution of graduates completing each curriculum level, by gender: 1990, 2005, 2009
Curriculum level and gender 1990 2005 2009
Percentage of graduates Standard error Percentage of graduates Standard error Percentage of graduates Standard error
Below standard
Male 59.8   (1.67) 36.1   (1.22) 27.7   (0.97)
Female 60.6   (1.48) 28.6 * (0.92) 23.2 * (0.78)
Standard
Male 10.2   (0.90) 17.2   (0.78) 16.5   (0.81)
Female 8.6 * (0.79) 16.0   (0.81) 14.7 * (0.76)
Midlevel
Male 24.6   (1.16) 37.0   (0.99) 43.5   (0.85)
Female 26.6 * (1.18) 44.4 * (0.93) 48.6 * (0.73)
Rigorous
Male 5.3   (0.43) 9.7   (0.50) 12.4   (0.82)
Female 4.1 * (0.29) 10.9 * (0.61) 13.6   (0.63)
 

* Significantly different (p<.05) from males.

NOTE: Details may not sum to total because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), various years, 1990, 2005, 2009.

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