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2 CONTENTS FOREWORD Foreword AP State Summary Report Tables 3 State Partcpaton ( ) AP State Summ.ar.r..wor.k.s..heet AP Natonal Summar.r.. ep..ort.t.a.mes.... 1Z Appendx: Program Summary Report S.ch..oo!. ep. ort..y...s.tate... 2.?. AP Resources for Admnstrators 29 ++# College Board Regonal Offces back cover Founded n 1900 the College Board s a not-for-proft educatonal assocaton that supports academc preparaton and transton to hgher educaton for students around the world through the ongong collaboraton of ts member schools colleges unverstes educatonal systems and organzatons. n all of ts actvtes the Board promotes equty through unversal access to hgh standards of teachng and learnng and suffcent fnancal resources so that every student has the opportunty to succeed n college and work. The College Board champons -- by means of superor research; currcular development; assessment; gudance placement and admsson nformaton; professonal development; forums; polcy analyss; and publc outreach educatonal excellence for all students. Copyrght 1999 by College Entrance Examnaton Board and Educatonal Testng Servce. All rghts reserved. College Board College Board Onlne Advanced Placement Program AP College Explorer and the acorn logo are regstered trademarks of the College Entrance Examnaton Board. The Advanced Placement Program (AP ) a cooperatve educatonal endeavor s based on the premse that college-level materal can be taught successfully to able and wellprepared secondary school students. Partcpatng colleges n turn grant credt approprate placement or both to students who have done well on the AP Examnatons. Approxmately 59 percent of the naton's nearly hgh schools offer some college-level AP course work and more than students partcpated n the AP Program ths year. Use by both schools and students has grown steadly n recent years. As an ntermedary agent of the partcpatng nsttutons the AP Program: provdes conferences consultants and currcular materals to help nterested schools establsh college-level courses; fm'tshes and grades examnatons based on the goals set forth n the AP Course Descrptons; sends examnaton grades to the students ther schools and ther desgnated colleges; prepares related publcatons; supports approprate research; and provdes reports to students schools school dstrcts colleges systems and consorta of colleges and unverstes and state agences. n response to ncreased nterest n the Advanced Placement Program the College Board produces as part of ts reportng process the seres of tables prnted n ths booklet reflectng student partcpaton n the 1999 AP Examnatons. A more detaled understandng of AP trends and related nformaton can be found n the companon publcaton the 1999 AP Yearbook. The Advanced Placement Program s sponsored by the College Board wth the advce of natonal groups of educators ts Councl on College-Level Servces and ts academc advsory commttees n the dscplnes concerned. The College Board founded n 1900 wth headquarters n New York Cty s a nonproft membershp organzaton of 3000 colleges and unverstes schools school systems and educaton assocatons. ts regonal offces are dentfed on the back cover of ths publcaton. n the operaton of most of ts testng programs and related servces the College Board contracts for techncal and operatonal servces wth Educatonal Testng Servce (ETS) an ndependent nonproft agency wth headquarters n Prnceton New Jersey.

3 1999 AP STATE SUMMARY REPORT TABLES These AP State Reports are produced n response to the ncreasng nterest by educatonal leaders n obtanng annual profles of AP Program partcpaton n ther states. The content and format of these comprehensve reports were developed n collaboraton wth a number of chef state school offcers and ther staffs. The reports provde an opportunty for educators and educatonal polcymakers to better understand the academc preparaton of the growng numbers of college-bound students who take one or more AP Exams n a gven year. n addton the reports provde a backdrop aganst whch school and college admnstrators and faculty can examne Advanced Placement Program partcpaton by ther students. These reports can also be used for academc plannng by schools and colleges. The organzaton of the followng state tables s dentcal to the natonal summary report tables whch begn on page 17. n addton to the tables found n the natonal report however the state report contans two addtonal tables: n-state and Out-of-State Colleges Recevng the Greatest Number of AP Grades for Students from the State. The state tables are followed by a worksheet wth examples of how to analyze the data n the tables. The frst example for each table s dentcal to the examples for the natonal tables (see page 17); smply supply the correspondng data for the state. A second example s provded for each table on the state worksheet to further llustrate how the data can be used as the bass for both nternal and external reports. n the followng tables for each racal/ethnc group (self-reported by students) AP grade dstrbutons totals and mean (average) grades for each AP Examnaton are gven. The last column n each table summarzes the performance of AP canddates at each grade level. The AP gradng scale should be nterpreted as follows: *000O040~400040O ~0~*4O4004~ *04o40o~4o44~0~4*40t4~4~4~OOOo44440~000000~ O *040~40~00040~ 3

4 TEXAS : ALL CANDZDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ANqZNZSTRATZON DATE: HAY 1999 _.. '--o**... ' ' J 0 U '...' '" '"... " ' " ' "' --"... MOT STATED ' S ' 624' SO 6: S; 9: 58: : 4 S 79: 64: 1~ ~ S: : 2: 1 49: 2 1 lj: 6: 8: 157" 1: 9/ ~ ls 1 S ~ S 25 S S 49 g 4 l $ ls $ '; $ lz @ s 5 2s s ls s lg COLL S S$ 40 ls ; ~ Z 5 $2 12 1~ 22 < TJER! 74 T 4156 $ $ ~ S 91 l~r~ S S S.OS64TOT~ $ ]. 2.47~ ~ S.1Z ~ $1@ 5.18 S.O@ S ~ ' AHER ND./ALASKAN " ' 5 ' 59' ' 1' ' ' 4 $ " 1" " S" 2" " - 4" 5" 1" 1" "9110 " ~ S 95 1J t lg e 1 ~ S ~ COLL l 2 l 10THE! 7 l T 406 $4 2 5 S 5@ ~ 20 ~ 1 5@ $ l ss 2.8s 1.75 s.06 s.oe s 'BLACK/AFRO-~ S" 68' 4' l' ' ' S' 1' ~' 1:' 2-12' 16' " 1~ ' S' ~'... 2'9/10 ' $ ~ 1 e 0 47 $ ~ ~J S ls S 2 ~ 1715~ 145 ~ 10 ~ S9 ~ S 7 ~ ~ 6 1~ ! s 294ss s 5 6 7! COLL S 27 $ ~ 75 1 ~ 20~ ~ ~ 270~Jt 47 T j S ! e = 2206! ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ~ ~c zcno~x. ANs~ 5' 17.' 24' 11' 15 7' 5' ~ 1' z' ' 42" ' 7' 2" ' ~' ~ 5 ~ " ~ S ;~ 6 41 SS S P 78 26~ 2~ 6 7 5@ ~ S 2~ ~ lz S ] 21 ~ ~ q ] COLL. S S ; S ~ ONEt 169 T ! 66 9~ ~ ! 28 S 2@ 101~ 10e S19~ TOTN GRADE S S.Oe S1~ ~ ~ ~ 1.95 ' ASAN/ASAN AHER... ' 5 ' '1544' 115 t ~ H" 12' 21' 147' 1sat 26' 27' 17' 97' ~ 1 t J7 9' ~' 5' 79" 4' ~' 4' 2' 161" 19S" 6" 21" 57 ~ 29" 27; 22" 5" 46"9/0 " S9 SS S 20 $ $ $7 26 $2 O ~ S : $5 2~ SO 94 15] $4 11~ ! 45 0S S 11~ COLL ~ 2 ~ $ ~ ~ 76 57~ oyj~t ~ ~ s ~ 250T~ 4557 ' ~ o RzcAN"" GRADE "s ~_ s ~ ~ ~ ~ ~.00 2.~ ~_ ~ ' 15 ' 4 49 S ~ ! ~ 7 ~ ~ = 2 5 l z 1 ~e 12 ~ 7 1o 11 1 ~ 1 2 ~ 2co~ e s 2 ~ ~ 2 1 = 5 ~ 1 ~ 5 1 o 5 T ~ s 1~ 6 ' " ~l ~ ~ e 7To~ 1~5 HEAH GRADE ~ S.O05.6~ ~ S.TS 2.00 S e OTHER HSPANC ~! 4 B 9 12 S 1 S 2 e le B S S ~ 6 G ~ 7' ' 2' ' 5' 1' 542' 16' 4~9110 ' 296 ' ~ ~ ~ ' S S ~ COLL.! $ OT~R 67 T ~ ~ ~ S ~ TOT~l. 2524! ~ 65 5~ TH 1t 540 T S5051~ ! S ~ 51529Z ~AN GRADE J l! ~ s.o ~ ss o9 20e ~s 52~ 2~4 'ot~r " t5" 538' 22' 5' 21' 16! ~' 5' 2' ' ' 44' 1' 7~ 5 " 7' 24' 2' ' 1' 1' 20' 2~" ' 7" e' 6' 5' 4~' ' s'lo' 55' ~ S 1! ~ 6 2 S S e ~ ~ S 5 ~ SS ~ S ~ COLL. l 556 $ ' 5 : 7j ll $ TE 44 T 2SS1 SS ~ ~ 11~ S HEAN GRADE $ S.O $7 5. O S 2.79 ~1.51) O 'TEXAS 'S' 10625' 645' 62' : S4S 407: 172: 138: ' 1078' 1244 la 205" S ~ 7" " SS 190" "2401'' 67' S6'~/16' 2816' S ! ~ 1~ 10 SSS S ~ ~ SS 4~ S64 $7S S ~ ~ S COLL ;~ ~ J59~ ~ 52915'0t9~ ~ $ t TJRRTOWL T O ~ ~ L t ~ ls S ~ ean GRADe '( L 2.SS ' 2.95~ 2.22 S.Oa 2.SO S.51_ OO '~ 2.7'~ S.Se 2.95~ 2.52 S.10~ ~.262.0~ ~ 2.79.

5 "... e eee e e. e e e eee ee.# '' Q Advanced Placement Program THE COLLEGE BOARD TEXAS : MALES SCHOOL AP GRADE DSTRBUTONS BY AND ETHNC GROUP ADMNSTRATON DATE: MAY NUMBER OF CANDDATES FOR EACH EXAMNATON NOT STATED s ' '6' /1'o ' : ; ~ : ; j ~ COLL J J OTHER 80 T ~ AMER ND./ALASKAN BLACK/AFRO-AMER 'CHCANO/MEX. AMER PuERTo RCAN OTHER'HSPAN'C... WHTE OTHER TEXAS ' /lo ' lj l COLL OTHER 4 T $ TOTAL ; / ! COLL. l llother 13 T / t COLL OTHER 66 T " ] ~ / ] Z COLL OTHER 21 T ! l T T lj / ; COLL OTHER : e 39/ ; 7 2 4' Z COLL OTHER ; ;/ : ' / lz COLL <; OTHER 229 T / ~ ] ~ COLL lj OTHER 19 T ~ /1' ~ COLL OTHER 461 T

6 TEXAS : FEHALES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTR][BUTZONS BY AND ETHNTC GROUP ADH'NTSTRATZON DATE: HAYs 1999 D [ N JMBEt OF CAND( ATES FOR E~CH EXAMhATOf......:!+ '! 1 ++'' ' + -+ THE COLLEGE BOARD ~ ~.. ~.. o.. o ~ ~ ; ~5 = ~ 5 ~ ~ ~ ~ +..; ~... =. == ;+ ~.. ~ +e + + m ~ - m+ ; ;= ~ d. mm + =. - NOT STA~+b S ' 324 2a ~ '; 5 5 la `9 1 S S 10~S 1 59/ ` S q 9 5`9 11 ~ ~ 8r t ! COLL ` l 21 lj 2 28 S OTHER 94 T ~ t ~ < 1557 NqER ND./ALASKAN HEAN GRADE DLACKAFRO-AqER CHXCANO/MEX. AMER ' ' ~Y~] ~l-~.d f.j21r~]:~ PUERTO RCAN $ ~ 2: (] 2.71.SO ` SO S lj T L S (] (] ! ! ~ 3 4 S S S T (] ' ~ " (] (] ~ ` ~ ~ 10 S )/ ~ COLL OTHER ~ ~ (] (] /1o 56 1.q ` COLL ` OTHER (] (] ~ ~ S 12~ j q j 1 54j COLL llj OTHER 103 T ~ ~ ~ L2.0E ~ l / ~ S ~ llj ~ lZ lo ~ S 16 COLL S OTHER 42 T "0 5..q ~ (] ! S! T $ J 2 11 HE:AN GRADE (] (] 1.0(] OTHER HSPANC ` ~ (] lean GRADE NtTE OTHER '~EX~ 14 9/ COLL. 2 OTHER J 26 6 A (] w C0LL S S OTHER 58 T = S$ !" ~ @ S / C S ' ! S ~ 18 2t ~ COLL ~ OTHER 511 T S $ (] 2;76 5.0S S j 5 ~ / ` ~ S COLL S OTHER 25 T S ` r ~ $ '95.$ ` ~ S ! ] P/O ` S S ; S ~ ` $ JCOLL. 7 1 G ~ a OTHE 655 T $ SS ! () NEAN GRADE ~ : J ? ~...~..~...~...~...~.~..~...~..~...~...~...~...~...~...~..~...~...~...~..~...~.

7 4+' ' ' 4. ' ' '. '. + '... + ' ~ ~ '. ' '. ' ~ + ' ~. ~. ~ +.. ~ ~ ~. ~. 4 + ~ v... ~ ~ ~.. ~ 4 4. TEXAS : 12TH GRADE CANDDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DSTRBUTONS BY AND ETHNC GROUP ADMNSTRATON DATE: NAY~ 1999 D r..... NUMBEROF CANDPATE@/:dR~~cH EXAMN~TOr} ": F Advanced Placement Program ~ EXAMS ~ ~ ~ > "= " ~ ~ ~ -.. "J o~ - ;'; ~... - THE COLLEGE BOARD ~ ~" C.. M. o. ~..; NOT STATED ' 4' 4' 3" 1c) ' 7' 4' 3' 2' 12' 5' 57' ; / r ! Z ~ ~ COLL. 226 ~ OTHER T ] [ AMER ND.MEAN/ALASKANGRADE " r / Z COLL ] 1 1 ] OTHER T 213 2] ] O l BLACK/AFRO-AMER ' 16' 2' : J lz COLL OTHER r ] T = ~ ~ 1103 CHCANO/MEX. AMER / ! ~ r ~ COLL OTHER T ; J ASAN/ASAN AMER : ; ' ' r COLL r 33 OTHER T : PUERTO RCAN ! ~ lj 1 COLL. lj OTHER T! ; OTHER HSPANC l ! J = S COLL lo 70THERj T j WHTE 5' ' 19' 25' 63' 189' 105' 56' 49' 55' 171' 111' 889' 4' 84' 20' 3' 19' 244' 6' 1' 3' ' ' 114' 77' 49 ~' 81' 20' 54'9/10' ~ ! ! r :; ; ~ 134 COLL r OTHER T r ~ OTHER /10 r S ! rlZ COLL l 5 OTHER T TEXAS ' 41 ~' 31' 52 95' 327' 175' 76' 73' 77' 277' 159' 1190' 6' 126' 32' 6' 30' 369' 17' 1' 5' 5' 724' 577' 14' 99' 170' 121' 73' ' 98'9/10 ' " ; ! ~' : ' COLL THER T ] ] ; [ Z [ : L L L L l J L

8 t TEXAS : 11TH GRADE CANDZDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADH][NZSTRATTON DATE: HAY NUMBER OF CANPPATES ]:OR +E:ACH ~KAM~ATON >. HUNGER OF ro''... =: =..=;-:+ = '+' : - " " ~ ~316=... ~ ~ cmt. AdvancedPlKementProgrlm. EXAHS + ~ t + + " + " +=!~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~+ ~ + o ~ NOT STATED AMER ND./ALASKAN DLACK/AFRO-AHER CHCANO/HEX. AMER ASAN/ASAN AMER PUERTO RCAN OTHER HSPANC NHTE " " ' "++ -' =-' ' = S 3 5! loj ~! S ! ! COLL ! ~ 3 OTHER T ! ! s.s: s t s' 12' ' 11 ' ' 4' P.... ~ 1'! / s COLL. 1 4S ! OTHER T l ! ! ) /10 4 9s ss! 4 1 s! 1 1 s $ ~ ~ l COLL OTHER T 1467! $ ' 1' 4' 4' 5' 4' 2' 1' ' ' 25' S / S ! COLL ! OTHER T $ ! j ! @ l ! / s 8J 1s s s 1 11! 55 15ll 2o ss o COLL E OTHER T S ! ~ J t9110! Z COLL OTHER / COLL ! OTHER ! S 22 2! S ~ 1 5 t j T ~ ! $ ' ! S J T S ~ $ ! $ / j ! ! ! COLL S S ! 16 5 ~ OTHER OTHER TEXAS HEAN GRADE $ $ ! S J 95' ' 1 1' ' / $ ; 1! ! ' COLL.! OTHER T 9gs S ! S oo oo +oo oo oooo 5' 3784' 57a' 27' 16 r 66' ' 71 49' 9' 45' 889' 54' 47' 26' ' 57' 4' ' 10' 2! 126' 116 6' 51 ~ 15' 15' 58' ' 47'9/10' ~ ; ~ ! ~ lz ; 367S 28! a COLL ' o / OTHER T 59539j J l ] 52 24l TOTL l $ ~ ~ e... e.... e... e.... 9

9 AMER ND./ALASKAN BLACK/AFRO-AMER CHCANO/MEX. AMER ASAN/ASAN AMER PUERTO RCAN OTHER HSPANC WHTE OY~R TEXAS TEXAS : REPORTS DESTGNATED FOR TN-STATE COLLEGES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNC GROUP ADHTNZSTRATZON DATE: HAYs 1999 NUMBER OF CANDDATES FOR EACH EXAMNATON 1! "!! ' : ~ Hu.. or ~ ~.. ~j ~! CANDDATES AT ' 2~' ~! ~' NOT STATED ' 187' S' 31 Sl 3' 2' 14! 141 5' ' 5' 1' 11 6' 11" 32' 2' 14' ' -' 21 C"l 4' / 4:9/10" o ~ zj ! s j j S COLL : OTHER 33 T : e ; : ! ] ' ' ; ' ' J ~ $ COLL J OTHER 3 T j : 4[ ' [ oo ;60 1.oo 4.2: o ; 1 1 [ ' ' '3! ' 2 9/10 " ; 2 1~ ' ~ Z l 7 1 ; : COLL ; 3 9; 3 j OTHER 18 T J ' F ] ! ; 1.60! " r '5 1l : ; l 23 j 3' ; $ 1Y e 17' ~ e '9/10 j 178 s9 4 2 s 6; soo se s n j ls4g 2 los 16 5 e ! ! : 40 E COLL. S ~ '~ 1 lr r ! :OTHER 66 T G [ S / G ! 2.25; [ ' 2 5' ' e2f ll ! [ 15 5 l 99[ Z [ SO ! 4 4 2; COLL [ [ ] OTHER 24 T ! ] [ O1L g ~ 3.23j g2 5" ' ~ ' ' ' 9' '1' 1'~;o' : : : ~ lj : 2 2 COLL. 1 S 1 [ 2 1 :! OT.ER 1 T ' ls S 4 $ ~ J $0! lj 3 1!....2' 6' 1 4 ' 1' lj ' 1' s J e 9 e 2J ~ J J 1 ' 174! S' 3'9/10 J j : : ) ! : ' F lz s6e 31 : 2 7j' e ; so COLL ! C; ; OTHER 18 T ! 3 14] : e2 1 l 1 2~ le e :: S 4 ~ 2 536! ~ ! ~ J [ ! ~ COLL. 6 1 r :: OTHER 209 T $ F s 1 2 e s SS ! S S f ~: " ~ 2 ~ 1: COLL! ; ; 24: OTHER' 16 T e60r s o1 1e9[ s Ge 2 s; 2 el; s S ! $00[ $ ' ; ~ ' ' 678! ~ 228' 1()' J 21 2' 457 ~ 332 ~ 65 ~ 93 t 59' ' !9/10! J ~ : [C0LL. 16 T / j ; ~ $.19~ ' ~

10 TEXAS : REPORTS DESZGNATED FOR OUT-OF-STATE COLLEGES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRTBUTTONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHZNZSTRATTON DATE: HAY 1999!.x ;~ "~ " ~ t t HUHaEROF MvancedPlacementPmtlrsm EXAMS '- ; o " " t ''o "'"... ' =' " m 0'"' '"'" NOT STATED S 1 S S # S 1 11 l F COLL l OTHER 12 T l HEAN GRADE ~ : ~1 :l " )]Y/: ~.~ ~Y:l l 1 1 9/ S l COLL OTHER BLACK/AFRO-AHER #1 S F F S ! 1 COLL $ $ 1 ~; 4 OTHER 10 T S CHCANOHEX. AHER S F # l 1 l l l ~ 12 F 40 5 s e ~; s S F F COLL OTHER 12 T SF HEAN GRADE ASAN/ASAN AHER F F # F $4 2F ~ F ~ COLL OTHER 8 T HEAN GRADE PUERTO RCAN / S COLL OTHER T OTHER HSPANC WHTE OTHER TEXAS # l 1 F l COLL OTHER 4 T F S HEAN GRADE F ~ 9/ ! E COLL S OTHER 62 T ~ HEAN GRADE c ~ F / l COLL OTHER 7 T F S S $ $8 72 $7 2F / ! COLL OTHER 116 T !

11 2... D Advanced Placemont Program THE COLLEGE BOARD NOT STATED AHER ND./ALASKAN. BLACK/AFRO-AHER HEAN GRADE CHZCANO/MEX. AMER 4S]AN/ASZAN AMER ~zts TEXAS NEAN GRADE NEAN GRADE TEXAS : PUBLZC SCHOOL CANDZDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP A)HZNZSTRATZON DATE: HAY N JMBEt OF CAND( ATES FOR EACH EXAMfLATOP ~ 5 S S S ~ ~ ] 21 S S 1 16 $2 20 S S 153 S t S O 9 COLL ~ S ~TEt 160 T SS ~ $ $ $ ~ S J J S 1 7 T S ;t S " S S $ /10 2 S tll j COLL 'rHa S g 5 5! S S / $ S S a COLL $ OVlEn 45 T SK TOTAl $7 1.6S E $ S S 6 8 S S lj 5)/ S 11 1S S ] t ;~ S COLL S S $6 0115! 157 T S S j $ !.54 2.: & S S / S j t S $ lj SO ] ! Sj ~ 6 86 COLL SO lst OYlAEJt 60 T 8795J S TOTAl J S SS SlJ ~ S ;J J ] = 1 7 $ COLL EJt 8 T lg S S ' ' lj 4 P S S S ~ S COLL S S S S OTHF.q 62 T S !TOT~ ~ ~ $ ' e l / $ ~ $ j $ $ OLL ~ S S 1250THE 461 T ~ $ $ TOTN S.O S Z S S S 4 S S SS 5 9/ ls S 1 2 S ~ S S f $ 4 J g 3 8 roll S TE 89 T ; 18 a ~ $ S. O0 3.07j ) S S6t 64 SS 466 $ $ S7 109] $ / S $ B ~ ] S2S Sg OLL J OTLq 992 T OS $881 81! 1214 TOTAl :3.6 2.SS : e t

12 N-STATE COLLEGES RECEVNG THE GREATEST NUMBER OF AP GRADES FOR STUDENTS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS COLLEGE CODE COLLEGE NAME CANDDATES GRADES 6882 UNV TEXAS AUSTN TEXAS A&M UNVERSTY COLL STA BAYLOR UNVERSTY TEXAS TECH UNVERSTY UNVERSTY OF NORTH TEXAS UNV HOUSTON UNV PARK UNV TEXAS PAN AMERCAN SOUTHWST TEXAS STATE UNV RCE UNVERSTY TEXAS CHRSTAN UNVERSTY UNV TEXAS EL PASO UNV TEXAS SAN ANTONO UNV TEXAS ARLNGTON SOUTHERN METHODST UNVERSTY UNV TEXAS DALLAS STEPHEN F AUSTN STATE UNV TRNTY UNVERSTY ABLENE CHRSTN UNV ABLENE SOUTHWSTRN UNVERSTY ST MARYS UNVERSTY TX SAM HOUSTON STATE UNVERSTY TEXAS A&M UNV CORPUS CHRST ANGELO STATE UNVERSTY AUSTN COLLEGE MDWESTERN STATE UNVERSTY UNV TEXAS BROWNSVLLE WEST TEXAS A&M UNVERSTY UNV HOUSTON DOWNTOWN CAMPUS LAREDO CMTY COLLEGE TEXAS A&M UNVERSTY KNGSVLLE TEXAS A&M UNVERSTY GALVESTON TARLETON STATE UNVERSTY THERE WERE 120 COLLEGES DESGNATED TO RECEVE 92 OR FEWER AP CANDDATES... 13

13 t * # /~ # # # * # # 1 4 #.... # # # OUT-OF-STATE COLLEGES RECEVNG THE GREATEST NUMBER OF AP GRADES FOR STUDENTS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS COLLEGE CODE COLLEGE NAME CANDDATES GRADES 4019 BRGHAM YOUNG UNV UT ~ STANFORD UNVERSTY VANDERBLT UNVERSTY UNV OKLAHOMA TULANE UNVERSTY MASS NSTTUTE TECHNOLOGY BOSTON UNVERSTY DUKE UNVERSTY NEW YORK UNVERSTY HARVARD UNVERSTY UNV SOUTHERN CALFORNA UNV NOTRE DAME HASHNGTON UNVERSTY NORTHWSTRN UNVERSTY UNV CALF BERKELEY NEW MEXCO ST UNV U PK UNTED STATES AR FORCE ACAD UNV PENNSYLVANA CORNELL UNVERSTY UNV COLORADO BOULDER EMORY UNVERSTY YALE UNVERSTY GEORGA TECH HARDNG UNVERSTY LOUSANA ST UNV BATON ROUGE UNV CALF LOS ANGELES UNVERSTY OF VRGNA ARZONA STATE UNVERSTY UNV MCHGAN ANN ARBOR UNTED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY PRNCETON UNVERSTY UNTED STATES MLTARY ACADEMY THERE HERE 715 COLLEGES DESGNATED TO RECEVE 57 OR FEWER AP CANDDATES

14 ANNUAL AP PROGRAM PARTCPATON FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS Year Schools Canddates Examnatons Colleges O * * Ths number s slghtly nflated because some canddates take exams n more than one year.. 1_5

15 AP STATE SUMMARY WORKSHEET All Canddates The total lne ndcates that there were The total column ndcates that there were canddates takng ~ Advanced Placement Examnatons. AP Examnatons taken by secondary school students n ths state. Reference Page Females or or % of all AP Unted States Hstory Examnatons were taken by males. % of all AP Examnatons were taken by males. % of the AP Calculus AB Examnatons were taken by females. % of secondary school females takng an AP Examnaton were n 9th or 10th grade. 12th-Grade Canddates or % of all 12th-grade canddates took the AP Examnaton n n the scences the AP Examnaton most frequently taken by secondary school senors was 11 th-grade Canddates or % of all canddates takng AP Examnatons were secondary school junors. or % of 11 th-grade students who took the AP Englsh Language and Composton Examnaton earned grades of 3-5. Reports Desgnated for n-state Colleges or % of all students from the state who dentfed themselves as Black/Afrcan Amercans sent ther AP Grade Reports to n-state colleges and unverstes. The AP Bology Examnaton grades of 3-5 represent ~ % of the total AP Bology grades desgnated by students for n-state colleges and unverstes. Reports Desgnated for Out-of-State Colleges or % of students wth AP Examnaton grades of 3-5 desgnated an out-of-state college to receve ther AP Grade Reports. or % of students who dentfed themselves as Asan Amercans desgnated out-of-state colleges to receve ther AP Examnaton grades. Partcpaton by Exam: Publc School Canddates or % of the publc school canddates takng the AP Examnaton earned grades of 3-5. or % of the AP Computer Scence A Examnatons were taken by publc school students

16 1999 AP NATONAL SUMMARY REPORT TABLES n each table for each racal/ethnc group (self-reported by students) AP grade dstrbutons totals and mean (average) grades for each AP Exam are gven. The AP gradng scale should be nterpreted as follows: 5 = extremely well qualfed 4 = well qualfed 3 = qualfed 2 = possbly qualfed 1 = no recommendaton The last column n each table summarzes the performance of AP canddates at each grade level. The eght examples at rght taken from the natonal summary tables llustrate ways n whch the data can be used. All Canddates The Natonal Total lne ndcates canddates tookq Advanced Placement Examnatons n These canddates represented U.S. secondary schools. Total program partcpaton also ncluded examnatons taken by canddates from 657 schools abroad. Males or 46% of all AP Unted States Hstory Examnatons were taken by males. Females or 47% of all AP Calculus AB Examnatons were taken by females. 12th-Grade Canddates or 46% of all 12th-grade canddates took the AP Englsh Lterature and Composton Examnaton. 1 1 th-grade Canddates or 39% of all canddates takng AP Examnatons were secondary school junors. Reference Page Reports Desgnated for n-state Colleges 9554 or 63% of students who dentfed themselves as Black/Afrcan Amercans desgnated n-state colleges to receve ther AP Grade Reports nstead of out-ofstate colleges (also see page 24). 23 Reports Desgnated for Out.f-State Colleges Of the AP Examnaton grades of 3-5 that were reported to colleges canddates desgnated 40% of these grades to be sent to out-of-state colleges. 24 Partcpaton by Exam: Publc School Canddates or 63% of the publc school canddates takng the AP Bology Examnaton earned grades of 3 4 or

17 18 D Advanced Placomont Program THE COLLEGE BOARD NOT STATED AMER ND./ALASKAN BLACK/AFRO-AMER CHCANO/MEX. AMER ASAN/ASANAMER 0THERHPANC NHTE OTHER HEAN GRADE NATONAL NAT'ONAL : ALL CANDTDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE D"STRTBUTTONS BY AND ETHN"C GROUP ADH"N"STRAT"ON DATE: HAYs N UMBE R OF CANDDATES FOR EACH EXAM~ATO U [ ~ ~ CWXTES AT ' ' 1669' 126' 48.t ~x2~ am: 1 [~ w=~:l '=Jl 196 e'jl 43 ~ ~ l 67 3 ; ~ s.) ' ~" m.=l v#..=l m 68! 28~ ~01 114~ / s s ~ 26 36s lss as s s s ss 78 ls s s s9 116s s9 172s s S ; $ COLL s 77 ls 47 s19 s s s s s T T '; S : SSJ o o o19. 3o S S ' 5' 557' 36' 5' 9' 54~ 12' 6' 2' 6' 7' 50' 58' 1 13' [ / ! 16 1@ S S S 3 s l S 8 S ! ! ) S S COLL ! THE $7 T j SS ~ ~ l 2.9'; $ l J ' ' 217' 14' 2' 31' 202' 73' 17' 17' 8' 27' 91' 230' 0' 68' 81' 101 9' 71' ~1 se 88 29s ss9 105 ss e s s so s2s 146 1~ ! s~ ss 14:s12 szo @ 50 6" " COLL ! SO OTHER 786 T ~ 269 z09 3x ss2 101 s s s ! sooo sso s ls2s STO.L ~ zs 1.sz S.S~ XO: ~ / [ '; '; j ! ! Sl ll9colloj OTHER! 678 T $ $ ~ 562~ S ! ! $1 3.1; ' " 283' ;9' ' SOB' ~00' 407' ' 77' 166! 27' 35' 694' 171 1' lo~' 51' '~/10 " $ f8! 4! ~ S ~35~ ~ S ls t Sl 284 S $ S !1 187 OH 408 S ! S2S s S4OOLL UJ S ~ ~89 S S 83~! 862 S S7t SOTHH 1104 T 1436S SS S U J ~ 4 2 ~S l S99960TL ~ S.O $4 3.0! S.OS S.2S 2.99 ~.p72.90 S0~.2.6!~.4 ~.9~290 S.OS 2.20 S.2e 2.96 S.ll.6! ]1.69! l s.3j S.H~294 j... 4] s so s6 s l~ ] Jll 1652 S s 8 16 Sl ~ ls S t S S S lo ~ Sl 39 COLL S ! S l 3 165; 19 6 ;9 1 ~ OTHE 111 T Sl ] S S8 15 s lls llato/l s. O '/ 'S' 8730' 2S2'-211' 25' 40' 230! 9 ' 21'- 20' 1 ' 44' 127' 2;#6' 18'-95' ' 8' 90' 18' ' '--140' 10-41" 27' 19 t 87'68091 SS' 27'9/10' sss 604 6: s : s07 7~ s~ S ! s ll7so Ss S s l COLL S Sl $ SO 109 S ' '/ SS 177 ll TM l24 T HTS SSO 16S l S : ] 90 L TOTL 25640! S S S ! S.2a '5' ' 786' 313' 720'L0043' 4988' 1801! 11840' 1088' 1620' 6168' 14898' 666' 4501' 12911' 203' 438' 4405' 829' 18' 343' 197' 157SS $430 5~$7S / S ll L1l S S6SS $ lo lS $ l L S SS L29l ~ 4l SS 924 S SS $ t l LS l ls20 110S 3 S l ! 34960OLL. 97 l Sl lo 2l ! l ! S S2750THEt l320 T 721l39L19392 S4SSj 26l6 Sl D l722ls L ll S4S ll 5314L ll TOTL S.OS 2.l ) S S S ! '; 4.1~! l j e 2.82 t S 597' 45! 20 j 44' 609' 27'1' 59 t 76 j SO t 95' 352! 717! 57' 244' 116' 111' 44' 221 t 58' 28' ; ;/ ! 1216! S ~ SO l ~ llo ll71 SS 221 S6S $4! SSS ! ~ s SS s Sl s $7 141; 613 S ll 9S S $ COLL. $ l SS S S ss S 20SOTXa 811 T Sl Sl $ l '/ lg S S.OS ~ s S.13 S ' ' 16560' ll06' 527' 10l';'LS824' l079' 1l70' 2021' 1708! 2652' 660~' 19544' 96S ~ 6438' 942' 311' 614' 5992' 122s' ' 801' 19768'L1616' 770' 3624' 334'/' 1926' 4831'L ' /10 ' ~ ll L $70L S SS SS@ L S02'/ l42l 296~ Sg LgO34L '; L93l L j L2977! 31l L ]S ~ l l211 L lol $177 COLL llss L $ S OTHER T L ll ~7460 L L42331L924515l29 L S$950 L3693J ; L L ;!77l ~ S l 5.03~ L S L s.o1~ $6~

18 - m m m m m m m.. -- m NOT 8STATED m m 32m m 40~m 132m 159m " ~ ~ 3~ m 475 m 4~ " '31~ 115m~ t 169 $ SG 94! SS % lls los $ q SS 26 S! Sl.q ! COLL S OTHFJt 1079 T q S q $ TOT~ RAN ORADE 3.2S S q S.43 S.lg S S.01 m m m m m n m m..... m - - m m m m m m m m m m w m m m w m 'lamer N)./ALA3KAN S S S ! 10.q WlO lls $5 4 1 a q S.q ! 88 4 J! $ sl 11! $ S ! S COLL ! S S THUt 20 T lg s @ %e MEAN ORADE _ $4261.OOJ S S o OOL 2079 _ 88LACK/AFRO-AMER - - ' '-'' "" '1"' o' ' " '.'. -. -o o "-. '.' ll ! q 261 7@ S ~ M[AN ORAD[ CHCANO/HEX. A~ER NATZONAL : HALES SCHOOL AP GRADE DTSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHZNZSTRATZON DATE: HAY t 1999 D '! ~ J ;!!! N! ~MB!E~'OFC~D ATE~ ; ~=Q~tE~EXAM~T~".! - ~ ~!.:r - r - a " a " NBEt OF Advonced Placement Program EXAMS ~ b: ~ d t gj ' M l ll l "ll l l ; " " l! ~ C.OTOATE AT S ! J $ ~OLL J !1 145 DTHU 2886 T JOg total 1051f; : l.nl Z tl L J Jg 2J0249 J ~1~ :--- 4~ :-1@ ' : ; Pl- 25: 142 ll / ) m S S aa lu mmo 40 4s me mo s 74 ml m67m : O @ JO00LL m 3= 6; a ~ s 88o m4 2 2me ~ ** o ~ 27m m295 1o7 88~ m2m 17a le m sjll 2 9'TOT~ L 294 m 2.27L zo ;t a 2J :002. 0_ s.50 1_88 J 234_ 29 ll ~._~2! E L !)flANORA~E ASAN/ASAN... AMER "B"" ~ "47-"-2Sf--dll-1710;Z;tn: 250: '~'442-4J Jq S-S J- : J9-g : ST Ug: 388: : 11 71t/111 0m t ll t ll 44 ll6 164 lot UJ 129S S J ON ajaj 2 JJ J488 6 J llt 17S S l ' Jl Jl 565C0LL q S lsl l n54 06 l 25: J~ 606 t J SOYNO! J4 4 T q S J 6S186 S f S 1188J JTOTML S60885 S 'J jS B ; _j 5.7J J ~94.3 JJ_J2... PUERTO RCAN s J 6 5~ ~~-" 51' s~ '-'-"... ~'... ' ~:... '... -~- 2 " Sm-~ " 2 S 1" 99/ j 6 ~ S l;~ l ~ 3 ~ S ~ @ COLL OTHER 56 T ~ S SS 185G m ~ 2.57m G $0 2.S~ OTHER HSPANC S 56 $ / G S G O ~ 329 7~ lz ! S S $1 COLL $ J t ~ OTHER 325 T SS 340 OOS 1386! S ~ s~ ~ S S ~ $ ~ HHZTE S $ $ ~ $ $168 $18' 1960] g / $ G2 55G $ S G S $ ~ $ $ ~ ~ ~ $ so$~ C0LL S S $2 S~ j; $6 158S OTHER 5622 T L $ L ~ $ EANGRADE o4 l 5. os s.29 s.09 s.14 s s ~ s s.so 5.87 s ~ 3. o2 OTHER ~ l.q 532 ~ 186 $2' 69 ~ 58 ~ 6 ' ~' 20' 159 ~ 40' S' 1~ ~ ' 11 ~ ~ 107 t g5 ~ $4' m 4 62'~)/1 ~ ~ ~ $6 $0 G g ~ ~ S COLL ~ SO THEr 238 T ~ q J m S ! 3.2S 5.1~ ~ S l t NATZONAL ATONAL ' 5 8GS69' 9080m 556' ' 8278~ 5540 s 1667 t 1890 s 1187 s 1812 ~ 3661 s 6908 s $62" 5624: ' 660' 74' 265' $ t 7 s 270 s 141' t 8070 t 467' 2875 t t 1755' 5592 s 17~ t 1871'9/ $79 $6~ 8426J $22 S ~ 1926L j ~ $ L ~ ~ $ C0LL $388468~ $ $ dOTHEn 6445 T $ :) qL ~ SS9! L0471J $ ~ L M~AM HEAN GRADE ! J ~ ~ j

19 20... NATZONAL : FEHALES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTTONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHZNTSTRATZON DATE: HAY t ~ ~ "'! N )MBEF QF ~JD[ ATES FOR EACH EXAM AT lp ~! b: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ u *; m NUlSER OF --need PlgcemoM Program '! ~ ;! 1' '~ '' ~ ~ ~ ~ J ' ~ EACH LEVEL - R ;!! l J J! ' " J... " NOT STATED ~ @ t J ~ t ] t los COLL $ S t OTHER 1085 T SS t SS @ $ S AMER ZND./ALASKAN S ' S @ S 1/ g 50 S SS S t t p 51 7j $ ~ O 2@ DOLL t OTHER 37 T S " E SS S 42 ;OVAl HEAN GRADE SS OOJ S.O BLACK/AFRO-AMER t Jll S t S $ SCOLL t @ ~ 500 T ~ ~AN GRADE $ ! s ~ g Jll ~ s4s s s los ~u e S OTHER 405 T t e 12 ls 161e lean GRADE ASZANASZAN A~R t t t OS J ~ COLL t OTHER 660 T OTAL HEAN GRADE 2.9 ~) o54 5o Jlll & t COLL OTHER 55 T ~ n; OTHER HSPANC Jll t COLL OTHER 499 T J @ TOTN HEAN GRADE ~ NHTE @ ' @ loa se2wle l S T COLL mTHER 4698 T ; S tL t HEAN GRADE ~ Z./GJ s.s s.oo @ OTHER / / t t e COLL HE 275 T t S NATONAL ~ J r L / L ~ L t t $ OLL t OTHER 811o T $ $ ; o81~ o o o o $209L ;[ o s.4o $4 2.8o 5.1o

20 5"r. NATONAL : 12TH GRADE CANDZDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNC GROUP ANSNSTRATZON DATE: HAY t 1999 " HOT STATED :S: 675J: 110: 74~ 57" 59[" 549: 219F" S11: 8J;" 89: 157: 241" 1474: 49: 260: 69: 26" 18" " " 17" 20: 909; S2S: SS: 150: 212: 120[ 229" 442" 25" 111"9/ J lsl.~ S2S 481 SO S $ $ S4 SOl 1117 So $ $ S COLL f j; S rNl~ T tl S t; 2700 S S J lr0tn S.02 S S.S S.S _ 5.41_ S.S S ~ S:0. S.17J S.SS S.H AHER ND./ALASKAN S S S [ S S S 1 1P/ $ S 2 1 $9 16~ $ 11 7 S ~ S ] S S COLL. SS3 7 S S S TEJt T 272S T0V~ ) ) ) ).45. 5) ~J. 5) ) : ; ; ).6@ 51.$ ). 0t ~.;~ ;S : 1074: 21" 19" 20" 21" 104" Sl" 7" 8" 7' 511" 84" 211" 9" 32 32] " : SS:. S4 16 t S S S ~ 11 5 M ~! Lt ~ $ t S S ;1 155 COLL S S DTHBt T ~ ] rM L. J s 1.59~ S.Sl 2.5J 2.ss ~ " : 15: se 14: 22 18" 1';eaT" 69" 11~/ SO S $ S S4 2; $ SSll SS se ~ $ OLL. 1! $ SS S7 68 S 140t ~0TEll T! t M ) S r0YA ~ L ~ 2.S0 2.24: 2.40~ ; 8.0~ : L L ;1 $ $6.~9/ MS U ~11 3 J ~ ; SS $ lu 717~10t ~ ~ [ $74C0U ; [ S J~ 12 61@ 4TNE T t $ t20 21)84 Y0TAL $7182 HEAN GRADE S ~ S S S 820L S j 2.97 S2S 2.50 S.S~ S ~ ~ 2.84 PUERTO RXCAN S 518 6: S 3" 4" S" 44 ~ 1 12 ~ ~ S ; ' ~ 4 5 9/ ls S 301 ls ~ S [ S ~N.L $6 SS el SS ~1 1 2 SS S T SS S S lrev~ 2442 HEAN GRADE _ 2.90_ $ H 1.8tl S~ 2.$7 S.17 2.$ tl OTHER HSPANC : "~ 1111 SS S2 51' $ ~ SS / $7 11 S @ S J S S $ ~ ls ! COLL ~ S ; T t2~ ~ S )8 2.71L L2.87" 2.68! S. ls $ ~ NHTE t 1021: 478" 242" [ 606; 6~" '2115~13307" M " : 5)87"8760" 685" S S- S49- lls] / S9SS ' SS~ ! ) $ ~ 187~! S SOSLt ) ~ ls S ~ LL SSS t S1 1122~ S 1061 $ O1116 T @ L $ tS ~ r VM S ~ ] 2.76 OTHER S " 289" 98" 20" 41" " 2" 154" 39" 12" ] 54/ ! S $ M ~ S~ ~ ~ ~ 12 s sz ~ : ~ ~ ~ [ u ~ z o s ! ~ 14 st 106.~ ~ b~; MEANToTALGRADE 65' ' ' $ $8J ! : : ~.54.*~. ATONAL 95249' 1591'~ 719' 396~ " 810" 962; ; 17968; 686; 8069: 869:'202 ~ 300: S1"14:1007 ~ 8" 204" 152; 14747~ q7 1911: 51795:1607 S ~" 439" 18039/10 '~ S j '19 87~! 381 L ! ~ tl ] $61 11 Sr SOS 1061' $ t 6UL6SS$ 2001 S SSSS ~ $ ~ f 2 ~ z M ! SS L ! ~ $ COLL $928~ ~ )05) :~ SS8 44~0THa T s.r~8 SlSSj J~~ L $ t 251MMJ205 $ E J V0YK ~ L ~ L t ~ ~ SS~ ~ ]

21 NATONAL : 11TH GRADE CANDZDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNC GROUP ADHZNZSTRATZON DATE: HAY t 1999 ~ ~ ~. ; m ' o- ~ - 8 K ~.. m ~ ~ CANDDATES AT. : ~..... =~ : ~s " " ~ ".CL.~L " "+ +. el " ~ q lln ~ ul " lul lu - :- el (/).o luz u.l u. ~. ~.. wo HU s ! J S : S t ; ! ] ; l AS C0LL ; ! 2 ; ; t S 47! OTHER T ; ! ! ! 4 16t 80j NOT STATED S "" ' "'"..;.o.+.. o....o o AMER ND./ALASKAN / S 4 1.~ 21 4! 1t -. ~ 12! ~ ~ 12 2 ;t J S lz S S S @ 1 3 COLL lj l 15 s OTHER 1186 T / $ $ ; !._ j j S.2Sj 2.69_ ! ~ l S @ _ ' l; : 4 ~: ll t t P lj 60 l ~ 6 t t Jll lo ! ! l l L t t l Of Hl ?ll J U 9& ! 11 lo lo 6 U JET total t HEAN ORAD... J 1111 t 1011 ll ll Jll U 1111 ll? ll ltj llo 117 CHCANOHEX AHR l 1110/ j l l t !! / & ! U 10 l : l / t loll l lo OOLL ll l 4 4o t l! l ] OtHll ~ lo UO U ] ORAL MEAN ORAD llo l Ol lll 101~ ll l ~ 114 t 1116~ AAH/AAN AMER ! j j 1111 j j ;Ol 1111 j ~ S 4417 ll / t l 41 g t l l t J 6 11 O! ll t 2J ] ] j ll 100 Jl JO LL ll ""'"' " ''" "'' ''''. o : + oo o o PUSnTO RZCAN MEAN ORADE 1 1'0711'111'0111' 11''1 O4 Sl! _l.115 1]~ ~ ~ 11.0 : ~.74! Z '41.111'141 " 11' a t ~ 11.1*Z ! '041175' ~. 091J J ll 1! J ] ] total ! ! ~ : t ! ;1 o ! ; CO~L T ? ! j TOtaL 1612 J MEAN ORADE loot ] OTHER HXlPANXC 1 UO ~ ~rl / ! ' 11 t l 1 U t! & ] TCOU ~ : T ] ~ ll OTOtAL ~_AN ORADE _ ] !++.TS 1 32o ~ 1411' ' ' 7~' 44141' 118'.41'..' 411' 1.' 77' 14' 56 16' 641' ;. 7 ~ 173~ 1 ~ 2141~1. 15 ~ 121 2~ 145~ ~ 31~.~11/1~ 4 : ! j ; SJl ! t S ; ;12 19! $ )49 ~6; ; t ) ; ~ L SS6 OLL..o o o.. o. - :: o o :: :.o. OTHER S ! J5! ' a ' / S3 6! ! ! tl t ll ! S 6e s $ LL J S! $ rll 20 31l Z ;190THEr T $ T~L MEAN ORADE S ] ]1S ss! S ll 320 s] ] ~ 3471~ ]137 ] S NATONAL S S ~ 122 j ; ~ ~ sel / $ $ L t SOS $$ s $71110s] ] s3 s;1ee $ s 3 45t t $ ~ ] S S S / 4142C01L j32901 $ $80 20 $ / S THE T /L S02U~ ] j $ j sj s02s $ L mzan GRAnZ 2.97~ O S L O 3.4O 3.O2 5.07~ ~ O

22 NATTONAL : REPORTS DESZGNATED FOR ZN-STATE COLLEGES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHZNZSTRATZON DATE: HAY t 1999.vncdPcmentProglmTHECOLLEGEBOARD NOT STATED o. + o 1.. E l! '"'1 t U ljj " '. '' l " '! l... ' j EXAHS J.! l t *"*"*" S tl 21 S S S $ $9 911l SS7 2S4 S S to U S1 26 S 17 SS S 9 S SO S SO 105!11 1S75 S SO 47 S47 S2 SO S $ S l ll S @ ! 11l S S 20 S $13 S $ COLL l@ S2 S S Sg OTHE! 4S2 T 2011l l S04 2Sl SOOS 160 leg ASS St S S S S OS 1.12 $.00 S SO S.09.SO S.2! S S 1 S l S S ! 11 1S S l S l S l& COLL S OTHER 26 T t SO S S J 86 J l.l $ l.Be l 9 / ! ! 9 g S ! Sl S S S 1! ! t lllo S l 4 60 COLL l S OTH! 242 T ll J S S l ll ! O t ! 82t SO J ! t l COLL l; 5 l JOe l J OTHE! 240 T J J Jl t ll 1Z l t O l.j t l j J t ljo l Jg JU SO l J ll 18 4U Jgl Ol 1l t 78 Jl l l OLL ll O ll 9l J l l T U 4S ! ! U l fOTAL MAN ORADE o l l.e41 l.el l.ll l lo l l 6 ' 8 l l l l 11l tl 18 l l l t l 1 4 l 1l OL l 11 t ! frll 115 HEAN ORADE ~'AMER ND/ALASKAN MEAN ORADE BLACK/AFRO-AHER HEAN 8RADE CHCANO/MEX. AMER HEAN BRAN AllaN/AllaN A~ MEAN ORADE OTHER HSPANZC NHZTE OTHER T l lo 4] l t l10 ll 11 ll 14 4 S TOf~ 1400 ss s7 lll 11l7 s S l s.10 l l S00 sf1 sj0 811 l11l. 0 s l ~to ~ 4' t lm a 11 11o 4 ~ ~ ~1944 ~;-~ o 5. 5s s l! 11o 6 19 l ~! S ms $ $0 24 S $2 9 ~ S COLL S ~ ~ $3 104 OTHER 206 T $9~ ~ $ $ $ $8 2.$ $ ~ $ $ $ $ ~ $ $ $ ~ 4105 $ ~ S S07COLL. $ SS SS ~ $ OTHER 2570 NATZONAL L. HE:AN GRADE T ~ S ~L $81~ ~ $ ~ S38 / $ S $ S / ~ $6 SO $ ~ S ~ zyol 228 ls $ $ ~ $ $7 toll S@ ~ OTHER 144 T $ $ S ~ ~ ~ 907!9/ ~ ~ S ~ ~ $ ~ ~ ~ 3080 $24 229~ COLL $ S THE! 4284 T ~5515L ~ 8981 ~ ~ ~ L ~ $ S~ ~ AT... 23

23 ~... NATZONAL : REPORTS DESZGNATED FOR OUT-OF-STATE COLLEGES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHZNZSTRATZON DATE: HAY t 1999 O!!!81 N! [JMB!EF;OFCAND)ATES ~'ORE~d; ~ HEXAM!. '~ATO. " ~ " ;';~ ;'; ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ' ' ~ s. CANOZD4TES.Et 0F AT : j[..~ J5 J~ ~ 6. ~ ~ u u a_ L NOT STATED ! SS t ' ! S $ ] ! j j : SO ~: ~ Z ! 9][ 7 5SCOLL : ! ' 2 ~ SO OTHER 222 T 15758! ! SSt ! AqER ND./ALASKAN S.091S ] S.49 S.491 S.621 S48. S.Sg 19 S.61 S tS.20 S.49 S.6Z S.441 S S.S7 S ~ ][ 1 4! 2@! ! 1][ ]! / e 1 "J3 16 s ~ J 41 l s s lj S ~ S S 1~; s ~j z 1 z z ! 3 5 2~ OTHER 4 T 827 6~ S t SO ~; HEAN GRAD[ 1 2es 245! soo s t $ ~ 560 ] ! l ][ BLACK/AFRO-AHER S lg E ' @ lo S : ! ~ g ] COL S ][ 50J SJ g OTHER 120 T t MEAN GRA_n~_ g ~ g Z CHCANO/MEX. s s lo 2 21 ][ so 81 ][ j 141 9! lo! 419/lO 6~ () ] s 28 s 1 10][ s s ~ t t 4 ~ ! ] s s 9 ss 14 10COLL g= g ; OTHER 28 T S Z TOT~ 1890 H[AHGRADE ; ~ ~ ~ S ~S ASAN/ASAN N4ER S j & ! / ] @ S ' S 19818S j ' ;t C0LL ' 15 ' ; 11 44! 2' ' 10 ][ 6! OTHER 112 T ' ; ! ! / MEAN ORA_nE'_ ~ ! $ S.905.9@ PUERTO R C~ S @ j 6 j S ! /lO S S S 8 49J 1 7 $ S t ~ ! 5 ~) lz ~ 2 ~ Co S ' 14 T ] ! 570 OTHER HSPANC 5 ~ ] 10 Sl ~ 61 Z j "/ / ! 13 4 ' S '; ' ~ ; ~ ' ][ : j OTHER K ~ S j X02J 2155 MtZTE ~ GRA~ ~ s.27 5! ~ ][ ol ! ~ ][! ~ / ][ J S 209 ees : ~ J ~ J ~ J $48 581j CO.L $ r 46 $8 501! $5 217][ $ THEr 1512 T S41 616j $ ~ ][ J $ !TOT~ OTHER O. 327:515 51~ 13 t 4 j $ $15! ! ~ ! $ /11) S/ ~ S ][ t j :: ! J 4o s le SZmL. j l ! ~ 16 2~s 1 250~. 58 T ! 23 SS lg ! go 164 3][ 146TOT~ NATONAL MEAN GRA_r~ "_ ~'2211' 520' 2 ~ 152; 98; j S11880'9/10' $5560 : SS ][ ~ lz $ ! 14 Z $ ~COLL / $ OTHEr 1920 T 21498oj L4o S ; ! oo582 6o~ 819L js $60@ MF_4N ORAD[ 5.54~ S1! l : l

24 D Advanced PGcoment Program ~ EXAHS THE COLLEGE BOARD NOT STATED AHER ND./ALASKAN NATONAL : PUBLC SCHOOL CANDDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DSTRBUTONS BY AND ETHNC GROUP ADNNSTRATON DATE: HAYa N'JMBE~ 91: ~NPlP_ATES _FOR E~CH EXAMf.ATOP.J : : ' 5 ' ' 62' ~ ! 83 $ ! / j 4 98! !; ! ! ! @ g SO ! 95 52! COLL ! 174 SO ! ! 66 45! OTHE 1796 T $ [ ; " ! 4 S 1: / BLACK/AFRO-AMER CHCANO/MEX. AMER ASAN/ASAN AHER PUERTO RCAN OTHER HSPANC ; ! ~ !9! l g S S ~' 62 S S COLL ! j OTHER 50 T 4004j ! ~ q ' 1305' 155' 4 ~ 23' 31' 25' 57' 15' 1' 20' ' 71 41' 58 2' 8 j $ '+ 182! 601 S 161 9' 7' 82' 41' 1' 19'9/10 ' ~ $ s ~ 226 2o 126 lz S 772J COLL OTHER 706 T S @ S 2.0@ $ ~ S S / t S COLL !OTHER 625 T ~ ~ j ! Jll SSO !1Z ~ C0LL ~ ~ ~ TH~ 962 T L ~ ~ ! S ! lz S COLL s 1 1! l 132! 19 s sg o;u 95 T S.O ~ ! S S ~ ! ' 30' 88' 191' 15' 67' 47' 5' 5' 76' 15' 2' S s ! NHTE ~ ' ! ' 60' ~ THER 712 T ' ! ' ' o: ~. ~.. ~.o ~. ~" ~'". ~.o. ~. ~. ~o. ~.so ~.~. ~.. ~.. s.o..~. ~.. ~. ~.oo ~. ~.o.. "" ~'" ~'~' ~'4' ~'~' ~.o. s.~ ~.~ OTHER ~AN GRADE NATONAL T ' ' ! ' S ' '! 2853 L L / ~ S ! ~ ~ jCOLL ~ ! _ OTHER 399 T ~ ! L ~ / L L ;~ L ! L L L $406 1~ L ;~ ! ! L ~ COLL Z J OTHER T! L ~ L L171~ 6285D1870 L40926! 7156 ~ ~ ~ L02101~ ~ Z4214 ~ ~ ~ l L 5.32~ ~ l

25 26 PROGRAM SUMMARY REPORT ART HSTORY ART- DRAWNG ART - GENERAL BOLOGY CALCULUS AB CALCULUS BC CHEMSTRY COMP SC - A COMP SC - AB *ECONOMCS-MCRO '*ECONOMCS- MACRO ' 'ENGLANG/COMP ; 4922 ' ' ' STUDENTS N 9TH 10TH 11TH 12TH SCHOOLS GRADE GRADE GRADE GRADE COLLEGE OTHER MALE FEMALE 773 ' 9 ' 953 [ ' " ' 5 ' 42 ' ' ' 2403 :1887 r 4 ' 91 ' 1361! 7023" 3 ' 287 ' 3301 ' ' 415 '' 5881 ' ' ' 13 " 1796 ' ' " ' 08 ' 1172 " '107624" 14' ' 2506 '67740' ' ' 43 ' 507 ' 5071 ' " :3 ' ' 556 " 19047' l * 27 ' 2024 ' 24429"' ' 4 ' ' ~ 83 ' 1311 ' 4364 ' 6227 ' ~4" ' ! 2013 '1126 ' '52 ' 556 ' 2352'.' 3538 ' 3 ' 118 5'997 ' 622 :1224 ' 57 ' 226 ' : ' ' 313 ' 2448 ; ' 7 : :11448: ~ " % PROGRAM PROGRAM CHANGE NO. OF COLLEGES ' 8769 ' ''671 ' " ' ' ' ' 12218! ' ;" ; lf9... ~ : e03~ -... solo- e-...-9:370- ; 4 m22... _ !osz 1961~ ;' m 'PHYSC'$ B... " 273 ;' 23 *PHYSCSC-MECH ' ' 1793 ' 6 'PHYSCS C- E&M ' 1084 ' 4 PSYCHOLOGY 1706 :13 'SPANC;H LANG... ' 4687 '' 735 SPANSH... LT ' 946' ' 26!STATSTCS ' ' 1'795 ' 47 U.SHSTORY... ' 7816 ' ' 436 ' g; ' 100 ' 1471 ' ' 58 ' 591 ' 6306 ' ' ' 590 '" 7549 ' '' 5182 ' ' 459 ~ 2384 ' 4858'! 908 ' 4612' ' '" r----'--'~m-~ ---r---*---~--~ ' ' ' ' ' "' 1'0 ' 590 ' ' 2768'5 ' 14 4 ' 281 ' ' ' ' 11 ' 4 ' 139 ' 5 '53'0 530 ' 6415 ~ ' 4! 621 ' ' 1406 '20932 ' t ~ ' 267 " 2; ' 6'975 ' 7998 ' 15 6 ' " l ~ :~30 ;059 ~ r N O. OF EXAMS TAKEN 2342 ' ' 3l 268 ' 27s!s ! : ' ' ' NO. OF CANDDATES " 20~a ~ : '635168'l' " 11 * The 1998 and 1999 program totals for these exams reflect the number of examnatons taken by canddates who took ether one or both exams for a sngle fee. The 1999 totals for canddates who took both exams are: Economcs: Mcroeconomcs and Macroeconomcs (9488); Government and Poltcs: Comparatve and Unted States (6243); Latn: Vergl and Latn Lterature (17); and Physcs C: Mechancs and Physcs C: Electrcty and Magnetsm (6953).

26 SCHOOL REPORT OF AP EXAMNATONS (BY STATE) S~te Alabama Alaska Arzona Arkansas SCHOOLS AP SCHOOLS % SCHOOLS N AP % CHG u.s.* ~ ~ ~ ~ =/o 38.3% 1.4% % 13.9% 1.1% % 60.2% -3.7% % 32.2% 1.7% % 72.3% 2.6% % 50.7% 2.9% % 87.9% 5.6% % 63.3% 16.9% % 72.5%.0.7% % 62.7% 5.2% % 60.5% 2.0% % 82.7% 9.4% % 49.0% 6.3% % 52.0% 0.2% AP SCHOOLS PUBUC SCHOOLS % SCHOOLS N AP u.s." ~ ~ ~ % 43.3% % 13.3% % 56.1% % 31.0% % 82.1% % 51.2% % 103.5% % 92.0% % 85.0% % 82.3% % 77.0% % 92.7% % 48.5% ' % 52.6% % 75.8% % CHG % 0.4%.4.4% -0.9% -0.2% -1.3% 3.5% 3.5% 7.9%.0.7% -2.2% 9.8% 48% 0.1%.31% 01% 1.1% 3.0% NON-PUBUC SCHOOLS AP SCHOOLS % SCHOOLS N AP % CHG u.s.* ~ ~ ~ ~ 1~ % 25.0% 6.9% % 19.2% 8.7% % 32.8%.3.6% % 40.0% 18.4% % 55.5% 8.3% % 48.8% 15.8% % 62.9% 8.0% % 42.9% 18.9% % 800% -00% % 39.1% 8.9% % 34.9% 0.5% % 70.8% 8.8% % 52.6% 19.3% % 50.2% 04% % 17.7% 2.0% % 42.9%.61% % 41.9% 78% % 57.0% 10.1% [~..]! Nebraska may O'~on Pennsylvana % 61.7% 1.1% Rhode sland % 76.1% 1.5% South Carolna % 71.4% 1.4% South Dakota % 21.1% 2.1% Tennessee % 53.2% 2.6% Texas % 60.7% 3.8 % Utah % 69.4% -2.2% Vermont % 76.8% 7.3% Vrgna % 71.8% 2.3% Washngton % 58.4% 3.7% West Vrgna % 49.4% -5.9% Wsconsn % 64.1% 4.0% Wyomng % 30.5% 1.4% (U.S.) % 56.0% 2.2% NON-U.S.AJ.S.TERR/CAN GRAND *SOURCE: Qualty Educaton Data % % 79.5% -5.5% % 90.4% -1.6% % 19.8% 1.6% % 53.1% 1.2% % 63.8% 3.3% % 73.9% -2.0% % 90.5% 3.6% % 82.7% 0.6% % 61.0% -0.2% % 61.1% -8.8% % 73.3% 2.7% % 32.9% -0.4% % 59.8% 1.0% t8 ~ 56.5% 69.6% 13.1% % 39.3% 6.0% % 35.3% 9.0% % 53.4% 5.7% % 44.8% 5.8% % 47.8% -2.2% % 50.0% 11.8% % 51.2% 3.7% % 48.9% 13.4% % 14.0% 1.0% % 34.8% 5.3% % 11.1% 11.1% % 45.6% 5.0%

27 ` SCHOOL REPORT OF AP EXAMNATONS (BY STATE) AP EXAMS PER 1000 EXAM CHG PER TH & 12TH GRADE AP CANDDATES AP EXAMS 11TH & 12TH GRADERS** 11TH & 12TH GRADERS % OF GRADES 3 OR h STATE ENROLLMENT* ! ~ !999 Alabama % 57.5% Alaska t % " ' 67.9% ' ' : " " 20~ b! ' ~ '' 1999' " ' ' ' " " 44 ' ~18~ 3842 ' : % 67.2% 67.1% ~ ~ 1189:~ '7' " 123' ~ ' 16tl 2448 " _ L :J9 1' '1% -" : +2 +4!lnla ' 1700 ' ' " 4?7 " (U.S.) % NON U.S./U.~. ERR/CAN ' ' % GRAND ' ' ' % *Source: Appled Educatonal Research nc. of Prnceton NJ **Ths s the number of exams taken by the current year's 11th and 12th grade AP canddates (number of exams not shown) dvded by the state's "1 lth and 12th Grade Enrollment" x 1000.

28 AP Resources for Admnstrators Publcatons Among the many AP publcatons avalable are: A Gude to the Advanced Placement Program: a comprehensve overvew explanng how to start an AP program and admnster the exams. AP Course Descrptons: subject-specfc booklets descrbng n detal each course and ts exam; each one ncludes sample questons. A Secondary School Gude to the AP Program: Ths gude s a comprehensve consderaton of the AP Program. t covers topcs such as: developng or expandng an AP program; ganng faculty admnstraton and communty support; AP grade reports ther use and nterpretaton; AP Scholar Awards; recevng college credt for AP; AP teacher tranng resources; descrptons of successful AP programs n nne schools around the country; and "Voces of Experence" a collecton of deas and tps from AP teachers and admnstrators. College and Unversty Gude to the AP Program: ths gude s ntended to help college and unversty faculty and admnstrators understand the benefts of havng a coherent equtable AP polcy. Topcs ncluded are valdty of AP grades; developng and mantanng scorng standards; ensurng equvalent achevement; state legslaton supportng AP; and quanttatve profles of AP students by each AP subject. AP Bulletn for Students and Parents: descrbes the benefts of takng AP Exams what the exams are lke how students should prepare for them how they are graded and what happens to the grades and nformaton about other key aspects of the program such as AP Scholar Awards. The College Handbook: an annual comprehensve gude contanng up-to-date nformaton about the Advanced Placement polces at more than 3200 two- and four-year colleges and unverstes. The College Handbook 2000 ncludes a Wndows verson of College Explorer on CD-ROM. Ths award-wnnng software lets students quckly pnpont the colleges that have exactly what they want then get n-depth nformaton from the Handbook. Wth the clck of a button they can lnk to any college's Web ste for even more nformaton. Free-Response Gudes avalable n most AP subjects for the 1996 and 1997 exam admnstratons show what knds of questons appeared on pror exams how students responded to the questons and the crtera by whch ther responses were scored. Statstcal Tables AP Program statstcal tables are produced annually. Some of the avalable tables nclude: Annual AP Program Partcpaton: number of schools canddates examnatons and colleges that have partcpated n the AP Program snce The 200 Colleges and Unverstes Recevng the Greatest Number of AP Grades: a lst of 200 colleges the number of canddates submttng AP grades to them and the total number of examnaton grades receved by each nsttuton. State Summary Report of AP Examnatons: lsts by state the number of 1 lth and 12th grade enrollments state count of secondary schools and the number of AP schools canddates and exams for the current and prevous year. Vdeotape AP Pathway to Success: n ths new vdeo students parents teachers and school admnstrators talk about the AP Program and the benefts of partcpaton. What's n a Grade?: explans the process of scorng AP exams especally the free-response secton; faculty consultants talk about scorng actual student responses. nternet For more nformaton about AP vst the AP secton of College Board Onlne at For nformaton about the AP Program and ts polces and for nformaton on orderng admnsterng and returnng AP Examnatons emal apexams@ets.org. For nformaton about the AP Readng emal apreader@ets.org.... l ~... ~<~ ~: : ~ ~ ~ ~1 ~... ":'~l ~: "~'~:~:"~~l~~~~~~~':~~~ W~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~......!!! !l! llll! "... ~~~~~! ~~~ ~! ~ ~~! ~!!!

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