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2 CONTENTS FOREWORD Foreword AP National Summary Report Tables 3 Appendix Program Summary Report 13 School Report by State 14...~.~...+. AP Resources for Administrators inside back cover College Board Regional Offices back cover Founded in 1900 the College Board is a not-forprofit educational association that supports academic preparation and transition to higher education for students around the world through the ongoing collaboration of its member schools colleges universities educational systems and organizations. n all of its activities the Board promotes equity through universal access to high standards of teaching and learning and sufficient financial resources so that every student has the opportunity to succeed in college and work. The College Board champions - by means of superior research; curricular development; assessment; guidance placement and admission information; professional development; forums; policy analysis; and public outreach - educational excellence for all students. Copyright 1998 by College Entrance Examination Board and Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. College Board Advanced Placement Program AP College Board Online College Explorer and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Entrance Examination Board. The Advanced Placement (AP ) Program a cooperative educational endeavor is based on the premise that college-level material can be taught successfully to able and wellprepared secondary school students. Participating colleges in turn grant credit and/or appropriate placement to students who have done well on the AP Examinations. Approximately 57 percent of the nation's high schools offer some college-level AP course work and more than students participated in the AP Program this year. Use by both schools and students has grown steadily in recent years. As an intermediary agent of the participating institutions the AP Program: provides conferences consultants and curricular materials to help interested schools establish college-level courses; furnishes and grades examinations based on the goals set forth in the AP Course Descriptions; sends examination grades to the students their schools and their designated colleges; prepares related publications; supports appropriate research; and provides reports to students schools school districts colleges systems and consortia of colleges and universities and state agencies. n response to increased interest in the Advanced Placement Program the College Board produces as part of its reporting process the following series of tables reflecting student participation in the 1998 AP Examinations. A more detailed understanding of AP trends and related information can be found in the companion publication the 1998 AP Yearbook. The Advanced Placement Program is sponsored by the College Board with the advice of national groups of educators its Academic Council and its academic advisory committees in the disciplines concerned. The College Board with headquarters in New York City is a not-for-profit membership organization of 3000 colleges and universities schools school systems and education associations. ts regional offices are identified on the back cover of this publication. n the operation of most of its testing programs and related services the College Board contracts for technical and operational services with Educational Testing Service (ETS) an independent nonprofit agency with headquarters in Princeton New Jersey. 40~0~0404~00000~ O00O000~440O0O0~004~O0~4o000~000060o4~00oO O04O00044~oO00o0~o~... O~4~OOO0004@OOOO~OOOO4OO4OOOOOOOOOOO 1

3 1998 AP NATONAL SUMMARY REPORT TABLES n each table for each racial/ethnic group (self-reported by students) AP grade distributions totals and mean (average) grades for each AP Examination are given. The AP grading scale should be interpreted as follows: 5 = extremely well qualified 4 = well qualified 3 = qualified 2 = possibly qualified 1 = no recommendation. The last column in each table summarizes the performance of AP candidates at each grade level. The eight examples below taken from the national summary tables illustrate ways in which the data can be used. All Candidates The National Total line indicates candidates took Advanced Placement Examinations in These candidates represented U.S. secondary schools. Total program participation also included examinations (for a global total of exams) taken by candidates from approximately 638 schools abroad. Reference Page 5 Males or 46% of all AP United States History Examinations were taken by males. Females or 47% of all AP Calculus AB Examinations were taken by females. 12th-Grade Candidates or 47% of all 12th-grade candidates took the AP English Literature and Composition Examination. 1 lth-grade Candidates or 38% of all candidates taking AP Examinations were secondary school juniors. Reports Designated for n-state Colleges 8274 or 62% of students who identified themselves as Black/African Americans designated in-state colleges to receive their AP Grade Reports instead of out-of-state colleges (also see page 11 ). Reports Designated for Out-of-State Colleges Of the AP Examination grades of 3-5 that were reported to colleges candidates designated 40% of these grades to be sent to out-of-state colleges. Participation by Exam: Public School Candidates or 60% of the public school candidates taking the AP Biology Examination earned grades of 3 4 or 5. lo 11 12

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5 D Advanced Placement Program THE COLLEGE BOARD NATONAL TOTAL : HALES SCHOOL AP GRADE DSTRBUTONS BY TOTAL AND ETHNC GROUP. ADNZNZSTRATON DATE: NAY~ 1998 NUMBER OF CANDDATES FOR EACH EXAMNATON.J i --OF AMER ND./ALASKAN BLACK/AFRO-AMER CHCANO/MEX. AMER ASAN/ASAN AHER PUERTO RCAN WHTE OTHER NATONAL TOTAL TOTAL / ' `; ] / ~ ! 168i ! COLL `; : OTHER 965 T `; i `; 38`; `; TOTAL S ; ; `; ~ S i 15'15 29/ li 7 5! 41 6 i $ 7 coll ~ OTHER 19 T TOTAL `; j 2.782: li 149/ ; i $ $ ~ COLL ! OTHER 213 T ] 13i TOTAL i $ S /10 11il ~ 36 82i < 1 2J 109! i ~ CoLL j OTHEO 210 T TOTALi `; J $ i S j S / G < `; ~ ! J CoLL OTHER 414 T TOTAL i : / i lz CoLL `; OTHER 46 T TOTAL i g / ! CoLL ! OTHER 228 T ! ~; TOTAL `; i i9/ ! i Jll ~ iCoLL YHER 2655 T ~ ~ (] L ~ 5272 loyal ! "-~ SO i 369/ `; 1`; l 12! S ; 4`; CoLL OTHER 169 T ~ TOTAL ! 3.02 S.Og / ; $7~; COLL E THER 4919 T ~' ! L LS L YOYAL E o

6 O Advanced Placement Program THE COLLEGE BOARD NOT STATED AMER ND./ALASKAN HEAN GRADE CHCANO/MEX. AMER ASAN/ASAN AHER PUERTO RCAN OTHER HSPANC NHTE OTHER NATONAL TOTAL TOTAL HEAN GRADE NATZONAL TOTAL : FEHALES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTONS BY TOTAL AND ETHNZC GROUP NUMBER OF CANDDATES FOR EACH EXAMNATON ADHZNTSTRATZON DATE: HAY~ 1998!! i! 0 ii iliii i! _of - ~ u..j ~ '- S / ; ~ ~ S$ OSCOLL J OTHER 968 T ;~ TOTAL ? 3.0(] ! (] ? i / $ S ; COLL S OTHER 22 T ? TOTAL S S E / ~ 12 5 i ~ * COLL S (] 27(] 109: OTHER 348 T ~ TOTAL S i ~ J S COLL OTHER 295 T ( TOTAL (] i ~ (] ! 5(] 149 9/ i COLL (] OTJRR 414 T ! i TOTAL S ( i 9/ (] S S S S (] COLL OTRR 43 T < TOTAL (] ! Z (] S COLL < lli 78 3(] OTHER 353 T TOTAL S (] / S COLL < S -~ T~R 3343 T ! L L ; TOT~ (] /1(] SO lz (] COLL OTHER 188 T $ ! TOTAL ;~ < $ ; S E 58S Z ~; ~ C0LL.i ~ THEn 5974 T ; ; ! [ TOTAL $8 i ~ ~... O...~.~6...~b.....~..b..O~O..~O*OO~.OOOO..O.~b''OOOOO'Ob'O"'~&O~'O*O~''&*O~'00"*''O'0"'O"~....~ 7

7 O TOTAL Advanced Placement Program ~ EXAMS THE COLLEGE BOARD NATONAL TOTAL : 12TH GRADE CANDDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DSTRBUTONS BY TOTAL AND ETHNC GROUP ADMNSTRATON DATE: MAY NUMBER OF CANDDATES FOR EACH EXAMNATON > > ~- " " ~ > -~ ~ "" '- ~.j ~ ~ EACH LEVEL NOT STATED.. AMER ND./ALASKAN 8LACK/AFRO-AMER CHCANO/MEX. AMER ASAN/ASAN AMER PUERTO RCAN klhte OTHER NATONAL TOTAL TOTAL S ~ S (: SO :' L is OTHER T i TOTAL " l l / $ 680 q Z i 6! S i COLL S OTHER T (: 21 i S (: TOTAL (] 2.38 i 2.79 i S S ! ] !9/ S ~ ~ $ $ Z < <; COLL ; $ T~11 T ; TOAL ".92 2.S $ SO : lz : ~ COLL < 393] $ S E OTHER T i S TOTAL ~ SOl i @ S 36< ; 29~ SO (: E 4(] S(: (: losi ! 328C0LL S (] S 341 OVHEt T S $ ! TOTAL $ o o S.S (J S S S ; ; 9 3 9/18 4 $ l O SS S j 8 2 1: COLL ~ ] (] 26 OtlRt T O SS O ~ 16 88~ 29i 10i TOTAL o71 2.3< $ < 207.~ $1 ' 9..~ S ~; ~; j 1~ 9~ is ~; los i Z ~ ~ 18 i COLL S SO S < (: OTHEJt T (] (] E i TOTAL ~J $ ~ $ ] S (: $ ~ S $ lz : ~ OLL THE! T ~ ~ L rOTAL ~; 3.$ o S $ (] 21J; () g..~ =' (] ~ COLL OTHE! T ! Sl E OTAL l S ~ l : S (] 4166i S ~ S8SO ~; j L q S (] i E COLL ~ (] ! 732~ i flRR T L i L (] L51732! 3385tL ! i12655i S ! L LS091! TOTAL S i

8 NATONAL TOTAL : 11TH GRADE CANDDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DSTRBUTONS BY TOTAL AND ETHNC GROUP ADHNSTRAT/ON DATE: HAY 1998 Q i ~ NUMBER OF CANDDATES FOR EACH EXAMNATON :'o.'o -~! i ' -~; --~.~.; ~ U:EROF " 0 + +'0' i+ iii ++!' + NOT STATED S ' 4631' 1247~ l' 161 S6S' 317' < i 2321! $ j; oi 111 1< : i ! 2656: ; : : t; 16 2~ COLL ! q ; t; HER T Tdll S t ~ ~ ~ i ] AMER ND./ALASKAN! 5 ~ 118 ~ 36! ' ' 1 1 7' Rill : $ S ! ~ ] ;$ COLL i ; S HER T! ! TOTAL 1128 :l..+.l.oo.. BL.~CK/AFRO-AMER i 5 $38' 178' 2 5' ' 5 ~ 5 ~ $5 8' ' ~; ; 9110 ] i : ~ $ S.. $ ~ S 7 29r r lz i i 25 COLL..o..o i - -. o o +o o o i o CHCANOMEX. AHER $ $ : Z i ~; i S $ ; 14; 163 O OLL OTHER T i $ ~ : TOtal i OOi ~ 2.45 ASAN/ASAN AHER i :' '61' i i 02[ i 25i lso /18: $ ~ i 10! : (] : SS i ! [ PUERTO RCAN ~83~ ~; ~ 18; OtB T 43820! ~ ! ~ TOTAL o +o.+. +DO.+.+ o +o..do OTHER HSPANC '5' 4 3Ol o' 103 2' 2 1' ' 7 ls' is 11! ' 1! 1' ' 2 11' ss ~+ 6' 1'.~ : : z < SS i ~ ~ Z s s s ss 18 s 1' ~ ' 7j 1 i 5t + ' coll ! < 1 s4 11) ~ s ~ ; T < 75 ~ s ls 2~ lz 11 i s4 s84 sg 9TOT~ ~ 2.$1 1.3~ S ! S ! ~ r~B ; 2 5! is 2 39! !Z i ; 12 ~ i ~ COLL ! q S 1! i DNER T ! $ ! TOTAL 8633 ' ! $ i t~'4te SK 62 10S < i t; 9/ J S l 161! 274: L ! lz L COLL ! S (] ~ 273 OTHER T L q ~ 1781 TOT~ ! 3.12! OTHER ' S' ' 11' 2' 6' 204' 120' 6' 17' 9' 11' 201' 38' 6' 35' 35' 4' 15' 24' 10' ' ' 7' t;' 127! l l 48 i ] l i S ! ! $ Z ~ S ~i COLL ~ : ' OLER T $ S $9 38; 454i 140 4& 274: TOTtLi 7473 NEAN GRADE : ! i ' 5.12~ i NATONAL TOTAL S ' 318' 94' 172'5446' ' 490' S02 12t ' @ / ! S71t : S < S j $ i : ~; 68 13SS Z i i ; ~i 106~ 19~ OLL. TO" POTAL : ! $ ; T~11 T L Z : ! ) $00 $598L !TOTAl $ ! ! j oo ~ o..0.00o00o4000o00o ~

9 ] TOTAL Advanced Placement Program w EXAMS THE COLLEGE BOARD NOT STATED HEAN GRADE AMER ND./ALASKAN SLACK/AFRO-AMER CHCANO/HEX. AMER NATZONAL TOTAL : REPORTS DESZGNATED FOR ZN-STATE COLLEGES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTZONS BY TOTAL AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHNSTRATON DATE: HAY NUMBER. OF CANDDATES. FOR EACH EXAMNA. TON.. " i + _o + " i iii + +i ' +'= + ' * ' i 'Tj " ; 91i ~ S~; ' COLL < OTHER 587 T i TOTAL < s ls ' 3 3 ~ 119/~ s s < sl s o s ~z 74o q COLL s s OTHER 18 T SS S S ~ S TOTAL s sG 2.61! s $ s / ; i s @ ~ 56 lz ~ i 14i 10! 78! COLL ~ $6 14! ~ 114 OTHER 171 T los 92~ ~ l ; 235 TOTAL $ $ S ~ < S ~ SO 5 9/ ] ~ 25 4 S 11 ~ ; SS 13< 59 S S $ COLL OTHER 177 T ] TOTAL ] ] 2.11] 2.21] 241 i '; PUERTO RCAN ill: l:~:ll: i."l ;1:! ~ i NHTE OTHER NATONAL TOTAL TOTAL HEAN GRADE ! < 41] J ~ i ! 160i 185j 1~; C0LL ! S 11] THEn 275 T i 1579! i SSSl ~; l37;otal i i li 3 13 lj 2i / ! : 2! S ] 155 2! l e lz S ] S COLL < 15! 1< 67 ;! l S 12 OTHER 22 T < 5< ] TOTAL O ~ ! O ~ S los *" S ] $ S < < S 1 S S Z $ S i 16 5< li COLL. 18 l < i S OTHER 169 T ~ 44~ TOTL ] < S i S48 103< < $ / ] S n ; i ~ lz $ i $61 83~;COLL ~ $ $ ; ~; 224 $ T~R 1889 T LS L L < ! TOTAL ~ S 2.5~ ! ~ 5.24i 3.1~ 3.17i ] ~ ~ 28j 12 i 32 i S 9/ le ~; 3< 39 20i 8~ ~ ~ t; 49 15S ~ ~ 5 57 COLL OTHEt 92 T $40 8~ ] SO 195 TOTAL $ < 5o ~; S" S ~ ~ / SS $8' ' S < '; 1675 lz ~ $ S COLL $ ] S260THE! 3200 T ~ L $ S2STOTAL <

10 NATONAL TOTAL : REPORTS DESGNATED FOR OUT-OF-STATE COLLEGES SCHOOL AP GRADE DSTRBUTONS BY TOTAL AND ETHNC GROUP ADNNTSTRATON DATE: NAY 1998 NUMBER OF CANDDATES FOR EACH EXAMNATON ~ NURSER OF.==.. er ~ ~. ~..j. m ~ ~ CANDDATES AT NOT STATED AHER ND./ALASKAN BLACK/AFRO-AMER CHCANO/MEK. AMER ASAN/ASAN AMER PUERTO RCAN HEAN GRADE OTHER HSPANC HHTE ; SO : ; 17 8'; ' 50'9/10' ! S lo2 149 ~: ; 47 19o o o o 44 S Ol lo oo 5Ol ~ 5~ ! 9 34 COLL ! 54 44i i 1~ 27 OTHER 205 T ! j 78! 234 TOTAL 6806 i ! SO ' S ! 5.47J2! / ! i ! 111 / $ 1 2J S Z! i COLL :J ' [! r OTHERi 5 T S 1G i 2 13 TOTAL! i 2"87' O S "14'2"0611" i ogj 101 i S "883"672"80' i 41' 8 2 2"8~' 7 3"333" 2 18' 0:' -. 3"27 ' 2"3712'S0 122 t 9 1' ' 2" 23 5'9/ i ; S lz i ~ ~ COLL.1 1 1! ! 5 51 OTHER 99 T $ ! ! TOTAL ; ! ' 3' 3 t 20' e~ e 4: 6' ' 1' 1' 14 1' 4' e 4' ! 9 69/ / : ~ i i ! lz O 35 18[ j 6 3 COLL ~ ! i 17 i 4 8 OTHER 19 T ~ i s ; 371 5~ 531TOT' e ~ i ~ ~ ! / l~i!~l ! ' 4~ 1@ i 11 l i OTHER 77 T j S TOTAL ~ (] ! J l j S ; ! ~ T ! j S ! ' ! ! i s " 2; 1"9110 ; COLL OTHER TOTAL ! ~ 9 j 22' 258' /10 ' ! s lz i COLL ! i 1 17~OTHER 46 T ! i 1.; ~ ! 7! i TOTAL ! ! ! i OTHER NATONAL TOTAL TOTAL i $ i~ ~ COLL $ OTHER 991 T ! 2497 i TOTAL : $ @ 2 S los / i (] $ ; ! 565 7! 7.; i i s ! s 75 ls ~ s 10 coll i 19! ~; ~ i 1 (] t 2 20! OTHER 43 T 5586J SZ i i ! J 95 TOTAL i < l 5.$25.16; ~ 5.~ ' 58213' 11941' 427' 140' 251' 3552' 1505' 80' ' 956'1559' 7182' ' 445' 165' 120' 1664' 590' 2' 121' 123' 5664'5555 / 209' 968' 1484' 797' @' 213' 659'9/10i (] < 183; ! 180i 787i J ! ~; J t COLL ; S J J 251 i OTHER 1499 T L i ~ TOt~ ; l 5.41j ~; 5.4.; [ ; L 3.49J l 0eee4e e e0Oe4.e0e.0ee00000e00e0e.0..e..e4e~ ~Oe664e.~e~0e.00O0.000Oe4Oe00OO0004O0e0e0004~0.0000ee0~00O.4e e.e00ee4O.~4ee00.ee..e..e 0o6 ~.0~.6O0e6e06e0ee040ee6~40000e400e4~00eee~0ee40ee~0e.0e...~.6O 00000~e0.0eeee6O00Oeo0ee40eee0.ee~e..ee..00~

11 D 01'!UMB **' RO CA'O'0ATESFOR CHE*AM'NAT'O" 0 NATONAL TOTAL : PUBLC SCHOOL CANDDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DSTRBUTONS BY TOTAL AND ETHNC GROUP ADHZNZSTRATZON DATE: HAY 1998 M "J >. N~BE OF NOT STATED : 36: ' i ~ ! <; COLL i S ! THEr 1551 T S ! $ TOTAL ~ i i j AHER ND./ALASKAN i ~ 1 12 i '5! 3! '2! / K i ! 1F " i ~ ~ 2! lz ~ ! COLL i ! 4 26i loj ! OTHER 36 T i [ [ 48YOTAL 2361 HEAN GRADE ~ <; i BLACK/AFRO-AHER S l 42j 4l 12j ~ ss 14 16! ' 39' s 11'91~0 12i i 69; 171 5i 35~ r F 60 12J 34i 23 13' " 44~ 46J 705i i i 84 z ; 1~ 80] ] COLL ~ ~ < ~ i lsj 2570tHE~ 482 T J TOTAL HEAN GRADE ~ 2.1~; i 2.28 l i 2.06' CHCANO/MEX. AHER' '5' ' 12' 8' 16' 73' 3'7' 6....~' 1E~ "65 ~ 92' 26~ S' ' 5' 48' 5' ' 2' 122' 50! ' 18' 91 6~ 29' 5272' 83' ' 14i9110 ' $ 2 3~ ~ g ! ~ <; i 15~ ! ! ~ r~COLL ~ (] ~ 87 S ! ! ~OTHEt[ 462 T ~ i i 136] ! tOTAL[ E 2.3~ ~; i ASAN/ASAN AHER i Si [ 157i 42' 74' 2284'1468' 96' 239' 318' See' 678' 1285~ 69' " 12" 22" 552" 115i : 66: 23" : 95:489 i 480: 283: 487i 406 i 44: 37~;'9110~ i ~ ~ 145< 2971! 13~ looe ! ~ 25~ i los 5Ol. i [ 276! E 202 S r 241i J Z ~ i COLL.! i ! 606! 114! f 4 384OTHER 714 T l tOtAL MEAN GRAOE S ' S S ~ 2.87 s r i l 3.60 i s.16 s.17 s PUERTO RCAN S ' 1' 2' 13' 24' 2' 13' 2' 11 ' 5' ' 1 1' ' 6' 2' ' 9' ~ 211o 322 i ~ i ] ! Z i : COLL.j 1 ~ i ! S OTHER; 74 T ! 25! ! total L 2.7 -~ 5.40: : i L OTHER HSPANC <; ~ S'9/111!" 23il J ! ~LL j j WHTE j ~ 21 S OTHER 519 T t; 309 TOTAL i ~ i S i 487'6964' ~' ! 4' 3! lssl ' 410' ~ '1534' 102'1129'1' OTHER HEAN GRADE. ~.o ~:~ ~~ ~5 o.~.:~:. : ~so.~. ~~ ~:~s-l~- ~ ~o<~~ :: :o l :o ~ ~ : ~ ~~o. ~ ~o~t~~s~~~.o ~o~o~ ~.~ ! 2.83! ~ : ~ ! ' 291 e91 60' 208' 328' 191 ; i 19 S ~ 310"! 218 i ~ SDr ~ 82! i SlJ SS 7 i i j ~ ! $ J 17j 70 10S 3 91 OTHER 275 T ! 324! ~ ! /OTAL HEAN GRADE ! i 3.02i ~ ! ~ _! NATONAL TOTAL L0856' 5710" 458" :052' 1501! ' 1~289' 415!5874 ' 958 ' 129' 418 ' 5679 ' 743 ' 4 ' 26s' 152 i' 14558' 7518 ' 605 ' i 116~ 5242"~5718~ 428! 1712"1 ; : ! $686' ; 7674' ~ : 9473i ]L : L !S016! 992; 6038i 206~ 816 i :1~ i[ : i <; 772L2477 ls59 SO ! J 1088 s680 s586 90s! LL. 142 TOTAL 1 100S ~0S48 78S S 17S S O6 192Si 92 S S S18 S857i 164~ Si S026 S tHE~ 8896 T ~ ~ $182 i i $ ! t8531~ TOTAL ~ ! ~ 3.03! 3.55 i ~ 3.22 L 3:19~

12 i PROGRAM SUMMARY REPORT STUDENTS N % 9TH 10TH 11TH 12TH PROGRAM PROGRAM CHANGE SCHOOLS GRADE GRADE GRADE GRADE COLLEGE OTHER MALE FEMALE TOTAL TOTAL 'ART HSTORY ' 671 l 12 ' 755 ' 1735 i 4691 ' ' 2668 ' 4664 ' 'ART DRAWNG ' ' ' 1679 i 2007 ' 3180 ' ART.GENERA L ' 6371 ' 3 : 244 ' 3046 i ' BOLOG Y l 378 i 5662 i i ! i i 7 CALCULUSAB ' ' ' 25 ' 2041 '62515' 'CALCULUS BC ' 2583 ' 55 ' 408 ' 4449 ' ' 9 ' 441 '16687' ' ' 'CHEMSTRY ' 4397 ' 34 ' 1721 ' ' ' 14 ' 814 '25662! 'COMPSC-A i ' 5301 ' 1177 ' 'COMPSC-AB ' 859 ' 9 i 380 ' 1501 ' 2103 ' 1 ' 63 ' 3562 ' 495 ' 4526 ' '*ECONOMCS-MCRO ' 1184 i 90 ' 219! 2035 ' ' 6! 228 ' 7697 ' 5546 ' '*ECONOMCS-MACRO ' 1324 ' 82 ' ' ' 4 ' 287 ' 10148' 7520 ' i 'ENGLANG/COMP ' 4396 ' 21 ' 683 i ' ' 12 ' 1141 '30473' ' i 'ENG LT/COMP ' 9471 ' ' 9325 ' ' 30 ' 2666 ' ' ' ' l l l ~ ENVRONMENTAL SC l i EUROPEAN HST 2945 ' 133 ' ' 7549 ' i 'FRENCH LANG! 2687 ' 113 ' 614 ' 3444 ' 9244 ' 1 ' 305 ' 4216 ' 9505 ' ' ' 1 'FRENCH LT ' 350 ' 6 ' 64 ' 288 ' 1221 ' 0 ' 39 ' 453 ' 1165 ' 1523 ' 1618 ' 6 ' 'GERMAN LANG ' 1086 ' 56 ' 188 ' 732 ' 2424 ' 0 ' 93 ' 1676 ' 1817 ' 3297 ' 3493 ' 6 ' '*GOVT&POL-U.S. i 3236 i 10 ' 1341 ' ' 16 i 851 ' ! ' '*GOVT&POL-COMP ' 753 ' 3 ' 320 ' 815 ' 5571 ' 3 ' 123 ' 3712 ' 3123 ' 6563 ' 6835 ' 4 ' 'NTL. ENGLSH LANGUAGE ' 67 ' 0 ' 4 ' 88 ' 68 ' 0 ' 3592 ' 1574 ' 2178 ' 2510 ' 3752!' 49 l l l '*LATN - VERGL ' 533 '! 0 ' 287 ' = ' 12 ' '*LATN - LTERATURE ' 373 ~ 8 = !MUSC THEORY ' ' ' 2481 ' 0 ' 67 ' 2079 ' 2005 ' 3369 ' 4084 ' 21 ' 'PHYSCS B ' 2510 ' 24 ' 399 ' 8056 ' ' 12 ' '*PHYSCSC-MECH ' 1672 ' 6 i' 91 ' 1350 ' 11283' i 6 ' 203 ' 9510 ' 3429 ' ' ' 8 ' l l i l l l l i l i i '*PHYSCSC- E&M ' 1004 ' 1 ' 46! 511 ' 5753 ' 5 ' 99! 4982 ' 1433 ' 5848 ' 6415 ' 10 ' PSYCHOLOGY ' 1483 ' ' 5734 ' ' ' ' 'SPANSH LANG ' 4419 ' 707 ' 4349 ' ' ' 63 ' 1143 ' 18545' ' ' ' 12 ' 'SPANSH LT ' 850 ' 45 ' 375 ' 1954 ' i 2323 : 'STATSTCS! 1299 ' 29 ' 513 ' 2876 ' 776 ' 291 ' 8109 ' ' ' 02 ' 'U.S. HSTORY ' 7415 ' 102 ' 8618 ' ' ' ' 87015! ' ' 8 i TOTAL NO. OF EXAMS TAKEN! 2~ ~4~ ~60~ ~0~6657 ~0 T TALN FCAN ~ ATEs 20~8 47~ ~71 ~86 1~5~4~ ~7~ 58~ NO. OF COLLEGES * The 1997 and 1998 program totals for these exams reflect the number of examinations taken by candidates who took either one or both exams for a single fee. The 1998 totals for candidates who took both exams are: Economics: Microeconomics and Macroeconomics (8764); Government and Politics: Comparative and United States (5859); Latin: Vergil and Literature (36); and Physics C: Mechanics and Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism (6219). 13

13 ... "... " ' " ' " ' " ' " "... "" """... " " ' " ' " ' " ' " ' " ' " " ' " ' " ' " ' " ' " ' " ' " ' " " ' " ' " ' " ' " "... """ " ' " ' " ' " " ' " ' " ' " ' " ' " ' " ' " ' " " " " " ' " ' "... " ' " " " ' " " " " SCHOOL REPORT OF AP EXAMNATONS (BY STATE) TOTAL SCHOOLS AP SCHOOLS TOTAL % SCHOOLS N AP % CHG State U.S.* Alabama % 36.9% -5.0% Alaska % 12.8% 1.1% Arizona ' % 53.9% 7.3% Arkansas % 30.5% 0.3% California % 69.7% 0.8% Colorado "" % 47.8% -0.1% Connecticut % 82.3% 0.2% Delaware % 47.4% 0.6% Dist of Columbia % 73.2% -9.3% Florida % 57.5% 0.7% Georgia % 58.5% 0.7% Hawaii % 73.3% 3.4% daho % 42.7% -0.1% llinois % 51.8% -0.4% ndiana % 56.2% -0.2% owa % 36.3% 4.4% Kansas % 24.1% 1.3=/o Kentucky % 60.0% -2.5% Louisiana % 23.8% -0.1% Maine % 57.4% -1.1% Maryland % 74.1% 1.6% Massachusetts % 82.3% 1.9% Michigan % 54.1% 1.0% Minnesota % 43.1% 0.0% Mississippi % 38.2% 1.8% Missouri % 27.1% 2.2% Montana % 32.3% -2.7% Nebraska % 22.7% 1.0% Nevada % 40.2% -12.0% New Hampshire % 69.0% -2.2% New Jersey % 83.7% -1.3% New Mexico % 43.9% 4.9% New York % 74.6% 0.9% North Carolina % 63.3% -0.6% North Dakota % 7.6% 0.2% Ohio % 59.7% 1.2% Oklahoma % 24.8% 6.8% Oregon % 48.5% 6.0% Pennsylvania % 60.6% -0.3% Rhode sland % 74.6% 2.0% South Carolina % 70.0% -0.6% South Dakota % 19.0% 3.1% Tennessee % 50.6% ().4% Texas % 56.9% 0.6% Virginia % 69.5% 0.1% Washington % 54.7% 1.9% West Virginia % 55.3% "2.2% Wisconsin % 60.1% 3.2% Wyoming % 29.1% -1.3% u. c s c l 0 o. s AP SCHOOLS TOTAL % SCHOOLS N AP % CHG Utah % 71.6% -1.4% % 75.9% -2.2% Vermont % 69.5% -5.2% % 86.9% -4.8% AP SCHOOLS NON-PUBLC SCHOOLS TOTAL % SCHOOLS N AP.~.so- ~ z ~ ~ ~_J ~-~ U.S.* % 44.2% -6.1% % 18.1% -2.2% % 12.9% 1.3% % 12.5% 0.0% % 60.5% 4.5% % 36.4% 15.5% % 31.9% 0.6% % 21.6% -1.5% % 82.3% -1.0% % 49.2% 2.5% % 52.5% 0.3% % 33.0% -1.1% % 100.0% 3.6% % 54.9% -4.7% % 88.5% -3.8% % 26.0% 1.5% % 57.1% -9.6% % 90.0% -10.0% % 83.0% 2.3% % 30.2% -0.4% % % 0.4% 232 ' % 28.4% 0.6% % 82.9% -1.7% % 61.8% 8.9% 132 ' % " 43.9% -0.6% 18 5 " % 33.3% 3.9 /o % 52.5% -0.1% % 49.8% -1.0% % 78.9% -0.2% % 15.7% 0.2% i.5% 34.6% 3.1% % 49.0% 13.7% % 22.9% 1.3% % 34.1% 0.8% % 64.2% -2.6% % 46.9% -2.5% % 20.3% 0.5% % 31.7% -2.4% % 70.5% -0.8% % 33.3% -1.5% % 93.6% 0.7% % 52.3% 2.0% % 91.1% 1.3% % 59.0% 0.0% '173 " 43.7% 44.4% 0.6% % 37.3% -0.3% % 24.2% 2.5% % 35.4% -2.2% % 19.7% 1.1% % 51.5% -3.7% % 76.3% -1.6% : % 95.0% -2.4% % 46.5% 3.3% % 61.4% 1.5% % 22.8% 5.7% 235 ' " % 52.8% 4.9% % 72.0% 0.9% % 85.0% 2.9% % 92.0% -1.4% % 18.2% 2.3% % 51.9% -1.3% % 60.5% 0.3% % CHG % 66.2% 2.9% % 40.6% 3.9% % 37.6% -2.8% % 40.4% 7.1% % 39.2% 0.10/o /o 11.50/o -5.2=/o =/0 45.0=/o 0.0% % 13.8% -22.6% =/0 ' 54'.10/o -1.8% % 61.3% 0.4% i6 27.9% 37.2%. 9.3% % 83.6% -1.3% % 56.2% 4.6% % 87.0% -0.5% % 23.6% -0.8% ' '13 7.4% 7.1% -0.3% % ' 14'.3% 7.2 ]o % 82.1% -4.3% % 61.2% 1.8% % 69.9% -1.5% % 70.6% 3.2% % 33.3% -1.0% % 53.4% -0.1% % 50.0% 19.7% % 34.3% 9.3% % 40.6% -2.0% % 56.5% 0.0% % 33.3=/o 0.5% % 26.3% "10.5% =/0 47'.7% 4.0=/o /o 39.0% 0.9% % 50.0=/0 2.4% /o 38.2% -3.7% =/0 47.5% 7.10/o % 35.5% 2.8% % 13.0% -4.4% % 29.5% 2.5%" ;0.0% 0.0% 0.0% TOTAL (U.S.) % 53.8% 0.9% NON-U.S./U.S.TERR/CAN GRAND TOTAL *SOURCE: Quality Education Data % 58.8% 0.6% ;/o 40.6% 1.4%

14 SCHOOL REPORT OF AP EXAMNATONS (BY STATE) H TOTAL TOTAL AP EXAMS PER 1000 AP CANDDATES AP EXAMS 11TH & 12TH GRADERS** Q EXAM CHG PER TH & 12TH GRADER % OF GRADES 3 OR ABOVE % 57.3% 11TH & 12TH GRADE STATE. ENROLLMENT* Alabama Alaska % 63.6% Arizona % 63.0% Arkansas % 52.0% California % 65.7% Colorado % 66.3% Connecticut % 72.1% Delaware % 71.2% Dist. of Columbia % 73.4% Florida % 56.2% Georgia % 60.3% Hawaii % 67.2% daho % 67.1% llinois % 72.3% ndiana % 50.2% iowa % 70.0% Kansas % 64.6% Kentucky % 50.7% Louisiana % 63.8% Maine % 67.4% Man/land _ ~ ~ ~% 71.5% r 72.0% Michigan % 65.3% Minnesota % 58.6% Mississippi % 45.5% Missouri % 74.6% Montana % 66.9% Nebraska % 62.7% Nevada % 56.0% New Hampshire % 70.4% New Jersey % 70.6% New Mexico % 56.1% New York % 64.1% North Carolina : % 59.9% North Dakota % 72.1% Ohio % 65.5% Oklahoma % 58.8% Oregon % 67.1% Pennsylvania % 65.7% Rhode sland % South Carolina % South Dakota % Texas % 57.8% Utah % 67.6% Vermont % 64.5% Virginia % 65.6% Washington % 68.4% - West Virginia % 55.2% - Wisconsin % 68.3% - Wyoming % 63.7% TOTAL (U. S.) % 64.1% NON U.S./U.S. TERR/CAN % 74.4% GRAND TOTAL % 64.4=/; *Source: Applied Educational Research nc. of Princeton NJ **This is the number of exams taken by the current year's 1 lth and 12th grade AP candidates (number of exams not shown) divided by the state's "1 lth and 12th Grade Enrollment" x j 69.4% 55.1% 55.5% 64.7% _ " "

15 AP Resources for Administrators Publications Numerous AP publications are routinely sent to participating schools including: A Secondary School Guide to the AP Program: this guide is a comprehensive consideration of the AP Program. t covers topics such as: developing or expanding an AP program; gaining faculty administration and community support; AP grade reports their use and interpretation; AP Scholar Awards; receiving college credit for AP; AP teacher training resources; descriptions of successful AP programs in nine schools around the country; and "Voices of Experience" a collection of ideas and tips from AP teachers and administrators. College and University Guide to the AP Program: this guide is intended to help college and university faculty and administrators understand the benefits of having a coherent equitable AP policy. Topics included are validity of AP grades; developing and maintaining scoring standards; ensuring equivalent achievement; state legislation supporting AP; and quantitative profiles of AP students by each AP subject. A Guide to the Advanced Placement Program: a comprehensive overview explaining how to start an AP program and administer the exams. AP Course Description: subject-specific booklets describing in detail each course and its exam; each one includes sample questions. AP Bulletin for Students and Parents: describes the benefits of taking AP Exams what the exams are like how students should prepare for them how they are graded and what happens to the grades and information about other key aspects of the program such as AP Scholar Awards. The College Handbook: an annual comprehensive guide containing up-to-date information about the Advanced Placement policies at more than 3100 two- and four-year colleges and universities. The College Handbook 1999 has been enhanced and redesigned and now includes a Windows version of College Explorer on CD-ROM. This award-winning software lets students quickly pinpoint the colleges that have exactly what they want then get in-depth information from the Handbook. With the click of a button they can link to any college's Web site for even more information. Free-Response Guides available in most AP subjects for the 1996 and 1997 exam administrations show what kinds of questions appeared on prior exams how students responded to the questions and the criteria by which their responses were scored. Statistical Tables AP Program statistical tables are produced annually. Some of the available tables include: Annual AP Program Participation: number of schools candidates examinations and colleges that have participated in the AP Program since The 200 Colleges and Universities Receiving the Greatest Number of AP Grades: a list of 200 colleges the number of candidates submitting AP grades to them and the total number of examination grades received by each institution. State Summary Report of Advanced Placement Examinations: lists by state the number of 11 th and 12th grade enrollments state count of secondary schools and the number of AP schools candidates and exams for the current and previous year. Videotape AP: Pathway to Success: n this new video students parents teachers and school administrators talk about the AP Program and the benefits of participation. What's in a Grade?: explains the process of scoring AP Exams especially the free-response section; faculty consultants talk about scoring actual student responses. internet For more information about AP visit the AP section of College Board Online at For information about the AP Program and its policies and for information on ordering administering and returning AP Examinations apexams@ets.org. For information about the AP Reading apreader@ets.org. t!iiiiiiiiii!i i!ili!ii i iiiiiii ;iiii!iiiiiil i ii! iii i!!iiiii!i!ili iii!(iiiii!i iiiii iiiii!ii iiii iiiii!iiiiii i i! i iii iiiiii

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