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Change in AP Exam Participation and Performance Over Time
®
• Taken by graduates during high school
• Taken by graduates during high school scoring 3+
22,273
NUMBER OF AP EXAMS
24k
22k
19,067
20k
18k
16k
14,293
12,258
14k 12,090
12k
10k
8k
11,743
5
7,551
7,003
6k
4k
2k
0
SCORE DISTRIBUTIONS
2003
2008
2012
2003
2008
2012
2013
2,177 18.0%
2,467 20.1%
4,357 22.9%
5,427 24.4%
4
3,041 25.2%
2,696 22.0%
4,568 24.0%
5,613 25.2%
3
2,333 19.3%
1,840 15.0%
2,818 14.8%
3,253 14.6%
2
1,086  9.0%
1,121  9.1%
1,452  7.6%
1,634  7.3%
1
3,453 28.6%
4,134 33.7%
5,872 30.8%
6,346 28.5%
2013
G R A D U AT I N G C L A S S
6,979
6,427
6,583
6,766
13,024 14,532 16,779
7,611
8,963 10,476
RACE/ETHNICITY
P E R C E N TA G E S
54.2 E
3.3
0.5 F
0.5 G
A
AP Exam Takers, Class of 2013
28.3 B
9.0 D
4.2
C
Indian/
• AAmerican
Alaska Native
American/
• BAsian/Asian
Pacific Islander
• C Black/African American
• DHispanic/Latino
• EWhite
• FOther
• G No Response
GENDER
19%
Exams Taken by Grade Level,
Class of 2013
P E R C E N TA G E O F A P E X A M TA K E R S
11,643 11,183 11,593 11,670
100%
80%
60%
49.3%
40%
34.5%
20%
14.7%
1.5%
0%
9th
10th
11th
12th
GRADE LEVEL
Female
81%
Male
Note: These data are for U.S. public schools only and reflect exams taken
by members of a particular graduating class at any point in high school, as
opposed to exams taken by all students in a given year’s exam administration.
Due to rounding, percentages do not always add up to 100.0.
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