* Significantly different (p<.05) from 2009.
NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Percent gaps are calculated based on unrounded numbers. Asian/Pacific Islander-White percent gaps were found to be significant in 1990, 1998, 2000, 2005 and 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.
Trend in percentage of graduates completing at or above a midlevel curriculum, by student race/ethnicity: 1990-2009
1990 |
1994 |
1998 |
2000 |
2005 |
2009 |
Percentage of graduates |
Standard error |
Percentage of graduates |
Standard error |
Percentage of graduates |
Standard error |
Percentage of graduates |
Standard error |
Percentage of graduates |
Standard error |
Percentage of graduates |
Standard error |
White |
31.9 |
* |
(1.30) |
41.4 |
* |
(1.40) |
45.1 |
* |
(2.05) |
47.0 |
* |
(1.41) |
51.4 |
* |
(1.35) |
59.7 |
|
(0.96) |
Black |
26.3 |
* |
(2.18) |
30.0 |
* |
(1.84) |
38.1 |
* |
(2.55) |
45.7 |
* |
(2.34) |
52.4 |
|
(1.97) |
57.4 |
|
(1.84) |
Hispanic |
22.7 |
* |
(2.27) |
31.6 |
* |
(3.00) |
30.0 |
* |
(3.10) |
38.4 |
* |
(6.46) |
44.2 |
* |
(2.08) |
55.3 |
|
(1.53) |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
44.0 |
* |
(2.63) |
46.9 |
* |
(3.36) |
52.6 |
* |
(2.51) |
53.9 |
* |
(3.17) |
63.1 |
|
(1.98) |
67.3 |
|
(2.68) |
* Significantly different (p<.05) from 2009.
NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Percent gaps are calculated based on unrounded numbers. White-Black percent gaps were found to be significant in 1990, 1994, and 1998. White-Hispanic percent gaps were found to be significant in 1990, 1994, 1998, 2005, and 2009. Asian/Pacific Islander-White percent gaps were found to be significant in 1990, 1998, 2000, 2005 and 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.