NAEP High School Transcript Study Subject Area

Students in Cap and Gown on Their Graduation Day

The NAEP High School Transcript Study (HSTS) provides information on course offerings and course-taking patterns in the nation's secondary schools, and the relationship of student course-taking patterns to achievement at grade 12 as measured by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

2000 High School Transcript Study Results

The results are in from the 2000 High School Transcript Study.

Cover of the report - 2000 High School Transcript Study

Access Publications and Data

	Take a look at HSTS publications from studies conducted in 1982, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, and 2000.
	Find out how to obtain an NCES restricted data license to access raw data files for the HSTS.

How the High School Transcript Study Works

	Learn how data are collected.
	Learn how the courses are classified using the Classification of Secondary School Courses.
	Find out how grade point average is calculated.
	Find out how the HSTS is linked to NAEP.
	Learn more about HSTS design.

High School Transcript Study
Stat Fact

The number of course credits earned by high school graduates nationwide increased throughout the 1990s. In 2000, high school graduates earned an average of 26.2 course credits, compared to an average of 23.6 in 1990. (2000 HSTS; see figure 1 in Chapter 2)

Last updated 8 April 2004 (JM)