Higher Scores Associated with Higher Levels of Parental Education

• In 2005, students at grade 12 who indicated either parent graduated from college scored higher on average than students whose parents had lower levels of education. Students who reported either parent graduated from high school had higher average scores than those who reported that neither parent graduated from high school.
• Similar to the pattern for average scores, the percentages of student at or above Basic and at or above Proficient were higher for twelfth-graders who reported either parent graduated from college than for students who reported lower levels of parental education. Likewise, students who reported either parent graduated from high school had higher percentages at or above Basic and at or above Proficient  than those who reported that neither parent graduated from high school.