Race/Ethnicity: Curriculum Levels

 Graduates in all racial/ethnic groups completed more challenging curriculum levels in 2009 than in 1990.

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Trend in percentage distribution of graduates completing each curriculum level, by race/ethnicity: 1990, 2005, 2009

Curriculum level and race/ethnicity	1990			2005			2009
	Percentage of graduates		Standard error	Percentage of graduates		Standard error	Percentage of graduates		Standard error
Below standard
White	59.2	*	(1.56)	31.3	*	(1.28)	24.7		(1.04)
Black	59.6	*	(3.63)	27.1	*	(1.78)	21.5		(1.19)
Hispanic	69.4	*	(2.80)	45.8	*	(2.21)	32.5		(1.52)
Asian/Pacific Islander	50.1	*	(2.96)	27.4		(2.08)	22.6		(2.08)
Standard
White	8.9	*	(0.76)	17.3		(0.81)	15.5		(0.81)
Black	14.1	*	(2.23)	20.6		(1.49)	21.2		(1.73)
Hispanic	7.9	*	(1.19)	10.0		(0.92)	12.2		(0.85)
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.9	*	(1.06)	9.5		(1.10)	10.0		(1.06)
Midlevel
White	26.8	*	(1.21)	40.4	*	(1.18)	45.5		(0.82)
Black	24.4	*	(2.11)	46.6	*	(1.56)	51.4		(1.69)
Hispanic	20.2	*	(2.19)	36.7	*	(1.61)	47.2		(1.33)
Asian/Pacific Islander	31.2		(3.20)	40.9		(2.14)	38.2		(2.93)
Rigorous
White	5.1	*	(0.38)	10.9	*	(0.52)	14.2		(0.74)
Black	1.9	*	(0.38)	5.8		(0.78)	6.0		(0.60)
Hispanic	2.4	*	(0.55)	7.5		(1.03)	8.1		(0.73)
Asian/Pacific Islander	12.8	*	(2.66)	22.2	*	(1.77)	29.1		(2.36)

 

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

NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. 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), 1990, 2005, 2009.