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 Twenty-six percent of all high school graduates in 2009 took first-year algebra before high school, up from 20 percent in 2005.

Percentage of graduates taking first-year algebra before high school, by selected student characteristics: 2005 and 2009
Student characteristics HSTS 2005 HSTS 2009
Percentage of graduates Standard error Percentage of graduates Standard error
     All graduates 19.9 * (0.77) 25.9   (0.80)
Student gender
Male 19.5 * (0.82) 24.8   (0.81)
Female 20.2 * (0.83) 26.9   (0.92)
Student race/ethnicity
White 23.1 * (0.97) 29.3   (1.01)
Black 8.4 * (0.54) 12.1   (0.96)
Hispanic 10.3 * (0.67) 16.7   (0.94)
Asian/Pacific Islander 30.1 * (2.47) 47.7   (3.38)
Curriculum level
Below standard 11.2 * (0.69) 14.3   (0.85)
Standard 14.2   (1.59) 14.2   (1.40)
Midlevel 20.1 * (0.80) 25.7   (1.10)
Rigorous 56.2 * (2.43) 64.1   (1.97)
 

* Significantly different (p<.05) from 2009.

NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin.

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

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