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| Table 158. | Percentage distribution of elementary and secondary school children, by average grades and selected child and school characteristics: 1996, 2003, and 2007 |
| Selected characteristic of children and schools | Distribution of children, by parental reports of average grades in all subjects | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1996 | 2003 | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mostly A's | Mostly B's | Mostly C's | Mostly D's or F's | Mostly A's | Mostly B's | Mostly C's | Mostly D's or F's | Mostly A's | Mostly B's | Mostly C's | Mostly D's or F's | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All students | 39.5 | (0.53) | 37.8 | (0.56) | 18.5 | (0.41) | 4.2 | (0.22) | 43.6 | (0.62) | 37.0 | (0.58) | 15.9 | (0.52) | 3.6 | (0.24) | 47.2 | (0.75) | 35.0 | (0.80) | 14.1 | (0.72) | 3.8 | (0.36) | ||||||||||||
| Sex of child | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 32.5 | (0.68) | 38.3 | (0.82) | 23.5 | (0.62) | 5.7 | (0.36) | 36.4 | (0.72) | 38.6 | (0.86) | 19.8 | (0.74) | 5.2 | (0.40) | 40.3 | (1.01) | 37.1 | (1.17) | 17.0 | (1.25) | 5.7 | (0.64) | ||||||||||||
| Female | 46.9 | (0.79) | 37.2 | (0.77) | 13.2 | (0.60) | 2.7 | (0.27) | 51.0 | (0.84) | 35.3 | (0.76) | 11.9 | (0.61) | 1.9 | (0.24) | 54.7 | (0.99) | 32.7 | (0.97) | 11.0 | (0.62) | 1.7 | (0.24) | ||||||||||||
| Race/ethnicity of child | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 43.7 | (0.66) | 36.1 | (0.60) | 16.5 | (0.48) | 3.7 | (0.27) | 47.8 | (0.86) | 35.2 | (0.75) | 14.0 | (0.63) | 3.1 | (0.25) | 53.9 | (0.97) | 32.2 | (0.91) | 11.7 | (0.68) | 2.1 | (0.27) | ||||||||||||
| Black | 27.0 | (1.40) | 41.0 | (1.48) | 26.2 | (1.51) | 5.8 | (0.67) | 34.5 | (1.75) | 39.5 | (1.65) | 20.9 | (1.33) | 5.0 | (0.82) | 28.3 | (2.04) | 40.5 | (2.75) | 24.9 | (2.89) | 6.3 | (1.41) | ||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 31.7 | (1.41) | 43.8 | (1.50) | 19.6 | (1.17) | 4.9 | (0.71) | 34.9 | (1.14) | 42.3 | (1.24) | 18.6 | (1.03) | 4.2 | (0.48) | 40.8 | (1.68) | 39.2 | (1.66) | 14.1 | (1.24) | 6.0 | (1.15) | ||||||||||||
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 55.5 | (3.46) | 35.0 | (3.35) | 8.3 | (1.93) | ‡ | (†) | 62.0 | (3.47) | 25.5 | (2.76) | 11.3 | (3.06) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||||||||||
| Asian | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 74.5 | (3.67) | 20.7 | (3.60) | 3.2 | ! | (1.10) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 70.5 | (18.20) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 30.2 | (3.90) | 31.9 | (4.78) | 29.3 | (4.92) | 8.7 | ! | (3.82) | 29.5 | (6.53) | 53.3 | (6.42) | 12.1 | ! | (4.90) | 5.1 | ! | (2.54) | 39.7 | (9.13) | 29.2 | (8.22) | 19.9 | ! | (6.67) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Other | 40.7 | (2.98) | 33.3 | (3.35) | 20.1 | (2.85) | 5.8 | ! | (1.96) | 41.4 | (4.34) | 36.2 | (3.91) | 18.8 | (2.81) | 3.5 | ! | (1.38) | ‡ | (†) | 50.2 | ! | (21.33) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| Two or more races | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 44.3 | (3.92) | 38.2 | (4.13) | 11.3 | (2.25) | 6.2 | (1.77) | ||||||||||||
| Highest education level of parents |
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| Less than high school | 28.7 | (1.87) | 39.2 | (1.89) | 24.0 | (1.68) | 8.1 | (1.04) | 27.8 | (2.17) | 41.6 | (2.05) | 22.7 | (2.27) | 7.8 | (1.46) | 26.8 | (3.18) | 41.9 | (4.27) | 22.0 | (2.55) | 9.3 | (2.02) | ||||||||||||
| High school/GED | 30.5 | (0.90) | 40.5 | (1.09) | 23.1 | (0.91) | 5.9 | (0.52) | 32.1 | (1.20) | 41.4 | (1.23) | 21.7 | (1.12) | 4.8 | (0.57) | 32.9 | (1.70) | 39.8 | (1.64) | 21.9 | (2.02) | 5.4 | (0.82) | ||||||||||||
| Vocational/technical or some college. |
35.2 | (1.25) | 41.3 | (1.20) | 19.4 | (0.82) | 4.1 | (0.52) | 39.8 | (1.34) | 38.3 | (1.36) | 17.2 | (0.95) | 4.7 | (0.58) | 40.7 | (1.65) | 38.6 | (2.03) | 16.6 | (1.43) | 4.0 | (0.78) | ||||||||||||
| Associate's degree | 41.5 | (1.83) | 36.9 | (1.88) | 18.0 | (1.53) | 3.5 | (0.68) | 46.7 | (2.13) | 34.5 | (1.94) | 16.4 | (1.51) | 2.4 | (0.57) | 40.3 | (2.27) | 38.4 | (2.00) | 15.7 | (1.76) | 5.5 | ! | (2.10) | |||||||||||
| Bachelor's degree/some graduate school |
52.7 | (1.32) | 32.9 | (1.16) | 12.5 | (0.92) | 1.9 | (0.31) | 53.0 | (1.26) | 34.2 | (1.29) | 11.1 | (0.85) | 1.7 | (0.28) | 58.9 | (1.62) | 32.2 | (1.52) | 7.3 | (0.85) | 1.6 | (0.38) | ||||||||||||
| Graduate/professional degree |
59.1 | (1.40) | 30.4 | (1.26) | 9.5 | (0.99) | 1.0 | (0.24) | 61.9 | (1.71) | 30.5 | (1.75) | 6.7 | (0.67) | 0.9 | (0.24) | 68.2 | (1.59) | 24.1 | (1.37) | 6.6 | (1.33) | 1.2 | ! | (0.38) | |||||||||||
| Family income (in current dollars) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $5,000 or less | 28.9 | (2.50) | 38.8 | (2.39) | 23.3 | (2.35) | 8.9 | (1.67) | 31.8 | (4.43) | 38.9 | (4.27) | 21.0 | (3.53) | 8.3 | ! | (3.25) | 22.9 | (4.72) | 31.0 | (5.89) | 32.6 | (7.04) | 13.6 | (3.93) | |||||||||||
| $5,001 to 10,000 | 26.6 | (1.97) | 41.9 | (2.30) | 24.6 | (2.33) | 6.9 | (1.15) | 31.6 | (2.90) | 40.1 | (3.70) | 24.9 | (2.70) | 3.4 | (0.98) | 26.4 | (4.16) | 51.1 | (5.45) | 17.2 | (3.65) | 5.3 | ! | (1.97) | |||||||||||
| $10,001 to 15,000 | 27.6 | (2.00) | 40.0 | (2.33) | 26.1 | (1.95) | 6.3 | (1.10) | 33.4 | (3.49) | 35.1 | (2.85) | 23.9 | (2.67) | 7.5 | (1.44) | 34.7 | (3.80) | 38.9 | (4.35) | 21.1 | (3.21) | 5.3 | (1.44) | ||||||||||||
| $15,001 to 20,000 | 32.7 | (2.34) | 38.4 | (1.99) | 21.6 | (1.81) | 7.3 | (1.35) | 34.6 | (2.28) | 41.1 | (2.41) | 18.8 | (2.00) | 5.4 | (1.26) | 30.0 | (4.45) | 35.7 | (4.69) | 29.5 | (7.46) | 4.8 | (1.45) | ||||||||||||
| $20,001 to 25,000 | 34.4 | (1.92) | 40.8 | (2.19) | 20.6 | (1.77) | 4.2 | (0.88) | 33.5 | (2.51) | 42.1 | (2.93) | 19.8 | (1.99) | 4.7 | (0.96) | 32.3 | (3.13) | 39.8 | (3.38) | 20.2 | (3.49) | 7.7 | (1.85) | ||||||||||||
| $25,001 to 30,000 | 33.0 | (1.88) | 42.0 | (2.05) | 19.8 | (1.41) | 5.2 | (0.76) | 34.5 | (2.67) | 42.6 | (3.13) | 17.9 | (1.92) | 5.0 | (1.21) | 38.5 | (4.05) | 39.2 | (4.27) | 16.2 | (2.91) | 6.1 | ! | (2.01) | |||||||||||
| $30,001 to 35,000 | 40.0 | (1.88) | 38.0 | (1.66) | 18.1 | (1.44) | 3.9 | (0.69) | 35.1 | (2.76) | 43.1 | (2.57) | 16.9 | (1.84) | 5.0 | (1.09) | 44.2 | (3.61) | 32.7 | (3.44) | 18.7 | (3.83) | 4.4 | ! | (1.67) | |||||||||||
| $35,001 to 40,000 | 40.4 | (1.70) | 37.3 | (1.69) | 19.4 | (1.22) | 2.8 | (0.65) | 39.6 | (3.20) | 37.8 | (2.79) | 19.1 | (1.78) | 3.6 | (0.93) | 37.6 | (3.35) | 36.4 | (3.56) | 19.8 | (2.89) | 6.1 | (1.75) | ||||||||||||
| $40,001 to 50,000 | 43.2 | (1.49) | 36.0 | (1.51) | 16.8 | (1.09) | 4.0 | (0.57) | 43.9 | (2.06) | 35.8 | (1.95) | 15.8 | (1.51) | 4.4 | (0.75) | 37.9 | (2.57) | 39.4 | (2.92) | 15.9 | (1.76) | 6.9 | ! | (2.57) | |||||||||||
| $50,001 to 75,000 | 50.2 | (1.05) | 32.7 | (1.04) | 14.9 | (0.86) | 2.2 | (0.34) | 48.0 | (1.29) | 35.0 | (1.22) | 14.0 | (0.81) | 3.0 | (0.45) | 53.0 | (1.50) | 33.8 | (1.42) | 11.0 | (0.97) | 2.2 | (0.42) | ||||||||||||
| Over $75,000 | 51.0 | (1.58) | 36.8 | (1.55) | 10.9 | (0.93) | 1.3 | (0.31) | 54.0 | (1.19) | 33.8 | (1.18) | 11.0 | (0.78) | 1.2 | (0.19) | 59.4 | (1.13) | 31.3 | (1.09) | 8.0 | (0.70) | 1.3 | (0.25) | ||||||||||||
| Child attending public school |
38.2 | (0.54) | 37.9 | (0.56) | 19.3 | (0.44) | 4.6 | (0.23) | 41.8 | (0.64) | 37.5 | (0.62) | 16.8 | (0.57) | 3.8 | (0.26) | 45.5 | (0.80) | 35.5 | (0.84) | 14.9 | (0.77) | 4.1 | (0.39) | ||||||||||||
| Elementary (kindergarten to grade 8) |
43.2 | (0.75) | 36.6 | (0.69) | 16.3 | (0.55) | 3.9 | (0.26) | 46.1 | (0.80) | 35.9 | (0.84) | 14.6 | (0.74) | 3.4 | (0.32) | 50.0 | (0.99) | 33.1 | (1.00) | 13.4 | (1.12) | 3.5 | (0.43) | ||||||||||||
| Secondary (grades 9 to 12) | 29.6 | (0.89) | 40.2 | (1.00) | 24.5 | (0.89) | 5.7 | (0.46) | 34.6 | (0.96) | 40.2 | (0.97) | 20.6 | (0.94) | 4.6 | (0.46) | 38.6 | (1.36) | 39.1 | (1.27) | 17.2 | (1.08) | 5.2 | (0.71) | ||||||||||||
| Child attending private school |
50.6 | (1.64) | 36.3 | (1.58) | 11.9 | (0.96) | 1.3 | ! | (0.40) | 57.6 | (1.72) | 33.0 | (1.68) | 8.1 | (0.91) | 1.3 | ! | (0.45) | 60.6 | (2.79) | 30.8 | (2.85) | 7.8 | (1.73) | 0.9 | ! | (0.35) | |||||||||
| Elementary (kindergarten to grade 8) |
55.5 | (2.02) | 35.5 | (1.90) | 7.5 | (0.86) | 1.4 | ! | (0.57) | 61.6 | (2.39) | 30.3 | (2.28) | 7.3 | (1.03) | 0.8 | ! | (0.28) | 66.1 | (3.73) | 26.6 | (4.05) | 6.6 | (1.66) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| Secondary (grades 9 to 12) | 40.9 | (2.89) | 37.7 | (2.39) | 20.4 | (2.29) | 1.0 | ! | (0.44) | 48.8 | (3.22) | 38.9 | (2.94) | 10.0 | (1.77) | ‡ | (†) | 51.2 | (3.91) | 37.8 | (3.43) | 9.8 | ! | (3.87) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Includes children enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12. Excludes children whose programs have no classes with lettered grades. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Parent and Family Involvement in Education/Civic Involvement Survey and Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey of the National Household Education Surveys Program (PFI/CI-NHES:1996 and PFI-NHES:2003 and 2007). (This table was prepared August 2009.) |
