This statistic depicts the percentage of high school students who received select letter grades in the U.S. in 2015, by physical activity. Around 51.5 percent of high school students who received mostly A letter grades were physically active at least 60 minutes per day on 5 or more days.
Percentage of high school students who received select letter grades in the U.S. in 2015, by physical activity
Characteristic
Physically active at least 60 minutes per day on 5 or more days¶
Played on at least one sports team**
Attended physical education classes on one or more days†â€
U.S. students in grades 9–12 in public and private schools
Method of interview
Questionnaire
Supplementary notes
¶ Doing any kind of physical activity that increased their heart rate and made them breathe hard some of the time during the 7 days before the survey.
** Run by their school or community groups during the 12 months before the survey.
††In an average week when they were in school.
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CDC, & MMWR. (September 8, 2017). Percentage of high school students who received select letter grades in the U.S. in 2015, by physical activity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/748664/high-school-student-grades-in-us-by-physical-activity/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of high school students who received select letter grades in the U.S. in 2015, by physical activity." Chart. September 8, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/748664/high-school-student-grades-in-us-by-physical-activity/
CDC, MMWR. (2017). Percentage of high school students who received select letter grades in the U.S. in 2015, by physical activity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/748664/high-school-student-grades-in-us-by-physical-activity/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of High School Students Who Received Select Letter Grades in The U.S. in 2015, by Physical Activity." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/748664/high-school-student-grades-in-us-by-physical-activity/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of high school students who received select letter grades in the U.S. in 2015, by physical activity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/748664/high-school-student-grades-in-us-by-physical-activity/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of high school students who received select letter grades in the U.S. in 2015, by physical activity [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, September 8, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/748664/high-school-student-grades-in-us-by-physical-activity/
