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2 CONTENTS FOREWORD Foreword AP State Summary Report Tables 3 State Partcpaton ( ) AP State Sum.m.ar.r..wor.k..+.heet AP Natonal Appendx: + " Program Summary Report S.c}oo!.D.p.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. In 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 22,000 hgh schools offer some college-level AP course work, and more than 700,000 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; furnshes 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. In 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 3,000 colleges and unverstes, schools, school systems, and educaton assocatons. Its regonal offces are dentfed on the back cover of ths publcaton. In 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. In 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. In addton to the tables found n the natonal report, however, the state report contans two addtonal tables: In-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. In 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:

4 HASSACHUSETTS : ALL CANDZDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHZNZSTRATZON DATE HAY 1999 D ~. ' NIJMOEROF C~NPlp~TI~S_FOR ~CH examinat;o~ [ ~: ~ r., --:.,; NOT STATED S S @ 4 s 5 7 ~ S " S 8 6 5! !9/ ~ ~ l~ S IS ~ I S COLL S 2 54 T AMER IND./ALASKAN I 2 1 ' COLL l 2 1 T ~ j elack/afro-aher ! " S ' 1 1 e 1 9/10 " IS 4 2 S I 4] S S S I COLL T 691 lls 21 $ S l~ 450, S $ CHICANO/MEX. AMER / ~ COLL T o II IqEAN GRADE $ ASIAN/ASIAN AMER.... S S S S l.q S l ~ J 1S S IS COLL T 3260 $ HEAN GRADE 5, , , ,34 2, ,67 2, , PUERTO RICAN 5 38' S HISPANIC WHITE MASSACHUSETTS s 35 s : l ~ s T ls 5 ~ G S 2.50 S s ~ e I m J ls 4 1 ~ T $ S ,00 2, tO , , S 1 lz COLL ! S ! TOTAl ) S U COLL. 6 2 I I TILER I 0 _! ~, ~ / ! ~ J ls 107COLL IS6 IS S S T S S , o ' I" / S S ~ l ; S SO 2 S COLL J S , 1 2; I 19 T ~ C S , J ,44 5,44 5.2~ , , , S SO SS ll @ / S S] $ ~ COLL S ~t~ IOSOT~R 443 T S ~ $ j 3.04 ~.~4~0~4~0O0~04~O00~0044~.~0~4~.4~4~,~0.~.~4~~~0~0~.~4~000~44,4~4~.4~400~.~.4~444.~.&44.~.,.~ 5

5 HASSACHUSETTS : HALES SCHOOL AP GRADE DISTRIBUTrONS BY AND ETHNTC GROUP ADHTNZSTRATION DATE: HAY D NUMBER OF CANDIDATES FOR EACH EXAMINATION... o z.~ ~ HUHBER OF THE COLLEGE BOARD "- ~:..... ~ ~ ~ ~ " ~, ~IOT STATED q / J COLL < T AMER IND./ALASKAN / ] !zz 1o ]COLL T BLACK/AFRO-AMER S / S S S S S COLL T u L CHICANO/MEX. AMER / I I11 8 ASIAN/ASIAN AMER PUERTO RICAN HISPANIC WHITE.... MASSACHUSETTS '' T COLL COLL ; T (] $ ! l ~ J J J / lj COLL ' 1 21 ' lz l COLL / ; lz COLL SZ 129 T ' I / S COLL T loj " ' / j : ! COLL $ T l O

6 I Q Advanced Placeme~ P~gram THE COLLEGE BOARD EXAMS HASSACHUSETTS : FEHALES SCHOOL AP GRADE DISTRIBUTZONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHTNZSTRATZON DATE: HAY,, 1999 / NOT STATED ] 6, :, o 8j 7j 2 2 2] 45, ~ l 10 43] 4 12J e ,; COLL.I 1 r j T I I S S.S AMER IND./ALASKAN s 1 z I 1 1 I 2 1o T , ~ 2.80, ! BLACK/AFRO-AMER $' lj 11 3; CHICANO/MEX. AMER ASIAN/ASIAN AMER PUERTO RICAN HISPANIC WHITE MASSACHUSETTS 1 9/ COLL / o , COLL. I 76 II 8 4 I I $ 10 T I0 I , , 3.35, I ! r 1 COLL. I 4 I I I 1 2 IT ! j t , : ,COLL ; 9 :! T ,~ ~ ~ , 3.60, 2.98, 3.75: 4.~7, 2.5~, 2.67, s, 3.31, , I I xr s COLL. 1! T , 2.90, 2.41,,, ~1.89, 4.00,,, 2.00, 2.50, 2.00, 2.44,, 2.00, 2.50,,, 1.00,, ,,,,, 3.50, 4.00,, 1.00,, ! I ' I I 1 COLL lj I 1 7 T o31 3.oo LI E J [ COLL j [ T IS j s ] lj,110, , ~ , , I COLL ! T , l , 3.00, 2.67, 2.50, 3.09, 3.25, 5.0C., G , ' J , ] T r llg I , L ~19. 2, L L L 3.57" k , ~.. ' ~ '. 4., ~.. ~ 4 ~... ~ ~... 0 ~ o + 4 ~..... ~ I ~ ~ 4 ~ ~ ~. ~. ~?

7 HASSACHUSETTS : 12TH GRADE CANDIDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS BY AND ETHNIC GROUP ADNINISTRATION DATE: HAY, 1999 D I I NUMBER OF CANDII~!ATE$ FOR EACH EXAMII~IATIOI.... J~ =,- ~ o~ neet,-, =:~ =, NOT STATED ~ 9 5 I1 4 1 ~ ;/ e S ; $ S 2 57 IE `; S e s 7 COLL ; ~ `; T ] ] J o AMER IND./ALASKAN SLACK/AF:RO-AMER CHICANO/MEX. AMER ASIAN/ASIAN AMER PUERTO RICAN HISPANIC NHTE MASSACHUSETTS COLL. 1 6 lj 2 2 I oo s.so 4.5o ,/lO I 7 I I I I I 2 I COLL I ~ 2 S IBI l ll//lll/l///l/l// T I Il C ~ / ! 2 l COLL T I ! I II 9 46 II II 3 I I I I I I 17 II ~ ~ COLL. I S 22 13! T S.O ~ T " I.S l 1... I I I so : I 1 1 T s 1 ls mo `; COLL I 1`; I ! COLL ! s e s2 7o 6oo o 10 ss e s 159 ;so 6 44~/ '; 45 ll `; lls `; A`; COLL s ss 2o s6 37 ss 49 s s7 69 ss s2 86 s 790m. T `; 7C ~; , s ~ s I ls / l s 188 s s sl s 46 1 ls 7 1 I e o 3 `112 s4s ] ; : `; 4 COLL I ' : : 2 T S `; `; `; / '; `111 s ss s 36 ss s6s 1s9 ss so 76 s o `; ~ ss o sso 1s3 2s s ls o`; s s C0LL A T S.OOJ ,24J 29832o 32o `; 2.99] !

8 Q HASSACHUSETTS : 11TH GRADE CANDZDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DTSTRTBUTTONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHTNZSTRATZON DATE HAY 1999 NUMBER OF CANDIPATgS FOR F-ACH EXAMINATION d d~ NURBER OF..~..~ s: o(., ~ a ~ ~ ~ ~,.%..~ F.,~ ~.~. ~ ~;~ ;t ~ ~ " = -~ ~ - ~;,~ ~;..W ~ c,,o.,,es,, dl d EACH LEVEL NOT STATED ~S ! 1 ~ 9/ ! ~ lz l l 1 COLL T 1034! ~ ] , ~ ~ AHER IND./ALASKAN 5 lm 1 9# ~ z COLL T BLACK/AFRO-AMER ~ / I I lz $ COLL, ~ T $ ~ ! $ ~ ,00 2, , , CHICANO/HEX. AMER ~ 9/ COLL T O0 2. O0 2. O0 4. O0 2. O0 5. O , O0 ASIAN/ASIAN AMER I I 5 3 9/ l 4 2 ~ $ ! lz ~ COLL $ 1 ~ T ~ 8 ~ ~ ! ~ , , ,00 3, , , , , PUERTO RICAN /I lz COLL. 1 " T ~ HISPANIC ~ ~ / lz COLL T ~ I J ~ /IO ~ ~ ~ l S e 12 COLL THER T 775~ IS ~ ~ ~ I / $ $ l I 3 1: COLL T I ! ! ~ MASSACHUSETTS ~ ~ 108 2~ ~ / Z J ~ ~ ~ 39 ll ! ~ COLL ' $ lz ~ j

9 MASSACHUSETTS : REPORTS DESIGNATED FOR IN-STATE COLLEGES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHINTSTRATZON DATE: HAY~ 1999., EACH E,Y.AMINATION OTHE COLLEGE BOARD ~, " " j.:~ NUMBER ~ OF CANDIDATES FOR,,.v;.,.~ ~.", ~ ~!,U.EROF ~ ~ )~ ~. o. '" ' ~ ~ -, ) ~ CANDIDATES Advanced PlacementProgram ~ EXAMS ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~; ~. = AT..~ ~ ~,,,.,.,, o ~ ~:......~ ~ ~ ~ EACH LEVEL NOT STATED e' I ~ 25 lo' o ' ll ' ' 7 5 l ! I r ! ] 1 2 COLL zj I z $ 3 I T ! ) ooJ ; AMER IND./ALASKAN!5 ] I ; 9110 ~4 J ' I 4! COLL I I 1 z T lj r ' BLACK/AFRO-AMER [ I 1! J 6' ~ 1 1 j I 4! ! I COLL l j 1! T B ! Z , 2.14, , 2.60., 2.67, CHICANO/MEX. AMER I5' I 9110' J4 5 ' I 1 1 ; 2' xj ~ COLL I 1 I T [ 3.00, 4.00 ) 3.00 ~ 2.00 ~ L,, oo 1.oo 4.5o 6 ASAN/ASIAN AMER '5' 178' 1 ' 2' ' ' 2o ' 6 6 4' 18. I 4 5 ; 1' 3' 25' 24' 2' ' 12' 9' 3' '9/10 ' ) 3[ l [ B J B ] I ] 13 2! J $ 11 6! COLL : z lo 34 z THER 2 T ! ) PUERTO RICAN j ! HISPANIC WHITE MASSACHUSETTS 5' 14 1 I '! I 4 7! I I I! ! I I 1 9 ; 1 ) ; 1 T ) ! 3.06, 3.50.,, 3.00, 3.75, 3.00., 2.00, 3.00, 2.00, 3.50~ , 2.00,, ' I' 1'! ; 1 7 3: 1 2 ~S 1o ] j lj I 6 9/ ! 35, 2 COLL.! 5~ !! ,, I.3.91 I 3! 34' 2 1!,116 ~ ~ ) !COLL I 4 T *,0 lo *' * * * ' ' *Or *' * ' :!!* * 2/* * 5 5,rTOC * : ' 973' 28.' 5' 1' 4' 79' 431' 24' ' 9' ' 3' 431 6: 4: 10: 31: : 1: 5: 171: 917 3: 14: 40: 15: 45: 44: l 15~9/10 : ~ J 20! l ! l 25! j ! : 28.! loj 17! ~ COLL ~ ~ ! 58. T[ j ] ; ~ 51 2 J I 1 2! 1 1 9/ 11 ~ 2 1 : s o ! l/ ] I / 2r 3 ; 1 4 2o ; s 4 1 r 1 11 s r J 1 J j 1 2 COLL ! I ! 4 T ,56 1, j I ~ 8.[ [ '9/ ! ! ! IZ , s, , ~ T : '0J ' [ ! ' ' l 3.18., 2.71l 2.87, 3.23l : s

10 HASSACHUSETTS : REPORTS DESTGNATED FOR OUT-OF-STATE COLLEGES SCHOOL AP GRADE DISTRIBUTTONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHTNZSTRATTON DATE: HAY, 1999, NUMBER. OF CANDIDATES FOR EACH EXAMINATION, Advanced Placeme~ P~gram THE COLLEGE BOARD. ~, EXAMS NOT STATED AMER IND./ALASKAN BLACK/AFRO-AMER CHICANO/MEX. AMER ASIAN/ASIAN AMER PUERTO RICAN HISPANIC WHITE MASSACHUSETTS ' 2 I le 7 9/ I COLL j l T S O0 3.95!!!!!!, l, l,,,,,,,, l,,,, T ~ ~, ; ~ ' ' 1' ' ' ~ 2' ' l' ' T S.S S ! S 2!!!,,!!!, 1!!! 4.4 ~ ' I 2 [ 2 T 17 I 2 4 I, 2.94, :,, , 4.00, S 209' 2 2' 22' 6' 2' 2' 4' 3' 4' 23' 5' 4' 3' 1' 1' o s 2 I l s / S 1 COLL S.O0 I I 2 I 3 I I 1 I ] I 1 I I l lz COLL ! / COLL ~ 5.00, ! lz COLL $ THER 4 T s lo I J 2 I T j s.oo z.oo z.oo 3.43,4",,,s.oo S 26! ~ < ! I 4 I I T III I0 I I 12 S I I I I / IZ COLL ,5.00, / l COLL S / S COLL IS I S T l S $ , 3.25 l 3.40, 4.03, 3.74, 3.13 l 3.47, , ,, 5 53' ' ' 1 ' 6' 2' ' 1' ' 1' 1' 18' 1' 3' ' ' ' 2' ' ' / lj I 2 I s COLL [ 1 1 S T S.O S / ' S e lz ; COLL. T J j ~ , 3.51[ S.60 L S.S6. S.S4 L S.SS s lsl S.80. S.09 L. S.SS S.S7 L S.69 s.61l , 11

11 ] HASSACHUSETTS : PUBLIC SCHOOL CANDIDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNIC GROUP ADHINTSTRATZON DATE: HAY,, ~ r. ~ wmer OF '~ ~ ""; " ~-; : ~ ~ ;'; :~,,, ~ EAC. LEVEL NOT STATED ! ! S 41j ~ j S ! : ' :1 7 1 $ 1 1 : [ COLL S 1 S T j 68[ ~ [... AMER IND./ALASKAN J 12 I ; 1 9/ I 1 1 I : J 6 r 1 ; COLL. I l 1! I : 2 1 j I T 36 4 I l 3 3! 2 I I 1! ; ~ j ! oo~ BLACK/AFR ILACK/AVRO-AMER '5' ' ' 16' 2 ' I... 1' 1' 1' '.... Z... ~ 11' ' ' ' l9/ so 10! I s s o6 s l ~ s 1 s s s 1o 1 2 S 1 1 s 111: $ 4!COLL ! ~! S ; 12 T j 421 I 73 l! S r 283 MEAl~ GRADE 2.36~ ~ , ' , ~ 2.86! :! CHICANO/MEX. AMER 5r 3! 1 + ' 1 4 ~ ASIAN/ASIAN AMER PUERTO RICAN HISPANIC HH I TE MASSACHUSETTS 3' 7l I 2 1 I I r Z J r 2.91 s.ool oo,4.00 L L r s s 12 se : m S 9 15m IS ! SJ ! II J 28 " 9J ! lj 8 5! 4 I I T [ ! , ~ 3.00 : 2.38! : 3 ; 12 : 5.21 : 2.92 ; ! 3.22 r : 3.34 ; 2.85 : 3.67 : : 2.79 : S sr j S I 4 7! T ! l t 3 6! 3 S I ; , 1, j r ] l ~ 4l 4 11 I.... 1" 1!9/lO " 1 3! 1! llz, 1 1 COLL I s.oo S.TS s.oo s.oo 1.oo 2.00 s.oo s.oo + 8" 4: 58" 58" ' 2" ~: 28 ~ 19" "16" ' /10 " 89 s * ; COOL. s 1 49 s: s s 1o [ ! ! : 2: 2: : : :... 1: 18: ; 9110 " 2 1 t I11 34! 2 3 lz COOL. 6! 1 1 J ! L 1 36 I ' 2' 7' 1 ~... 60" 3" 1+,,1, ~ I ~ COLL k 1.83.! , , ! $ L S I " 15" " 1581" 69 6" 87 32" 10" " 13 9" 416" 225" 8" 53" 86" 37" 156" 137" 2 49"9/10 " r J ! [ ! ! ; ; ! $ ! ! j ! r ; 91 COOL [ ! ! ; $ T ! ! ! : , ,,25~ ! ! ! ~ 3 ~ I ; I ;~ J lg j 4! ; COOL I r T : 5 62: [ ; ; ~ soIL so ! " 43' " 528" 329" 111 6,;; 132; 66; 199~ 261" " 75"9/10 I S q 60 [ f SO 23~ j t ! 52 32; ( ~ ! 43 22! ~ ! ! 14 II6COLL t $ T ; IIS , t l

12 IN-STATE COLLEGES RECEIVING THE GREATEST NUMBER OF AP GRADES FOR STUDENTS FROM THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE CODE COLLEGE NAME CANDIDATES GRADES 3917 UNIV MASS AMHERST 825 1, BOSTON UNIVERSITY NORTHESTRN UNIVERSITY BOSTON COLLEGE TUFTS UNIVERSITY HARVARD UNIVERSITY WORCESTER POLY INSTITUTE COLL HOLY CROSS BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY BENTLEY COLLEGE UNIV MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF ACADEMIC SERVICES CLARK UNIVERSITY ASSUMPTION COLLEGE BABSON COLLEGE MASS INSTITUTE TECHNOLOGY EMERSON COLLEGE WELLESLEY COLLEGE WILLIAMS COLLEGE BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE MERRIMACK COLLEGE WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE UNIV MASS BOSTON FRAMINGHAM STATE COLLEGE SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE SMITH COLLEGE AMHERST COLLEGE WHEATON COLLEGE SIMMONS COLLEGE MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE THERE WERE 61 COLLEGES DESIGNATED TO RECEIVE 33 OR FEWER AP CANDIDATES

13 4... OUT-OF-STATE COLLEGES RECEIVING THE GREATEST NUMBER OF AP GRADES FOR STUDENTS FROM THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE CODE COLLEGE NAME CANDIDATES GRADES 3693 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE CORNELL UNIVERSITY BROWN UNIVERSITY I UNIV NEW HAMPSHIRE RENSSELAER POLY INSTITUTE SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY go NEW YORK UNIVERSITY GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY YALE UNIVERSITY UNIV PENNSYLVANIA COLBY COLLEGE BDWDOIN COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT DARTMOUTH COLLEGE BATES COLLEGE TRINITY COLLEGE CONNECTICUT COLLEGE ST ANSELM COLLEGE UNIV RHODE ISLAND FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY STANFORD UNIVERSITY UNIV MICHIGAN ANN ARBOR UNIV ROCHESTER 41 go 3712 QUINNIPIAC COLLEGE PRINCETON UNIVERSITY BRYANT COLLEGE UNIV RICHMOND THERE WERE 404 COLLEGES DESIGNATED TO RECEIVE 34 OR FEWER AP CANDIDATES

14 ANNUAL AP PROGRAM PARTICIPATION FOR THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS Year Schools Canddates Examnatons Colleges O ,135 2,457 2,561 2,85O 3,019 3, , ,462 3,892 4,080 4,581 5,220 6,155 6,521 6,538 7, ,960 9,659 10,164 10,587 10, , ,262 17,020 18,054 19, ,127 3,585 3,545 3,941 4,211 4,186 4,081 4,065 3,835 4,117 4, ,119 8,565 9,088 9,201 10,028 10, , ,165 16,003 16,056 16,706 17, , ,209 27,313 29,224 32, ,534 * 417,667 * 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 5 Males or or 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 In the scences, the AP Examnaton most frequently taken by secondary school senors was 1 lth-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 In-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 NATIONAL SUMMARY REPORT TABLES In 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 685,981 canddates took 1,122,414 Advanced Placement Examnatons n These canddates represented 12,229 U.S. secondary schools. Total program partcpaton also ncluded 27,101 examnatons taken by 18,317 canddates from 657 schools abroad. Males 81,816 or 46% of all AP Unted States Hstory Examnatons were taken by males. Females 58,487 or 47% of all AP Calculus AB Examnatons were taken by females. 12th-Grade Canddates 159,690 or 46% of all 12th-grade canddates took the AP Englsh Lterature and Composton Examnaton. 1 1 th-grade Canddates 264,811 or 39% of all canddates takng AP Examnatons were secondary school junors. Reference Page Reports Desgnated for In-State Colleges 9,554 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-of-State Colleges Of the 405,531 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 41,933 or 63% of the publc school canddates takng the AP Bology Examnaton earned grades of 3, 4, or

17 ~ NATIONAL : ALL CANDIDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS BY AND ETHNIC GROUP ADHZNISTRATION DATE: HAY~ 1999 D NUMBER OF'CANDIDATES =OR,F,,,A(;;H EXAMIr AT, lo~....,,.: >- W...,c, ,- ~,- 8 ~ = = ~ ~ " ~; c~ ;'; = ~... ~ ~ CANDIDATES AT Advanced Placement Program ~ EXAMS ~ ' ~ ~; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ = ~ ; ~ m,,, ~,,, =" ~ THE COLLEGE BOARD [ ~r,5.m c~ "~m tuas ee --- c~.,j a. o. ~ z a. a.,~,,.j NOT STATED ~ ~ ~ / ~ ~ j ~ ~ ~ @ ~ 282COLL ~ T ~ ,18 2,96 3,29 3,22 2,95 3,35 3,04 2,96 3,47 3,12 3,22 3,13 3,25 2,89 3,12 3,05 3,63 3,21 3,07 3, ,25 3,10 3,19 3,71 3,32 3,03 3,55 5,50 5,55 3,59 5,03 2,861 AHER IND./ALASKAN /10 ' ~) ~ ~ @ IZ ~ COLL e $7 T ~ I1 2.3~ BLACK/AFRO-ANER ' ~ 9/ l ~ IZ l COLL T ~ E ', " "" ~ / E Z ~ S I19COLL ISe lloj T ~ L H~AN GRADE ~ ~ ASIAN/'A$IAN AMER ' ~ 9/ J ~ ~ IZ ~ COLL ~ ~ ~ OTHE! 1104 T PUERTO RICAN ~ / ~ S! $ lz COLL ~ $ T II ' HISPANIC / t; ~ ~ lz ~ e COLL T [ ~ ~ WHITE ~ / L I 100~ 1664L S $ S COLL. 97 l $ $531 $ d I78j T ~ ~ $946S $ ~050~ ,03 2,82 3,18 3,11 2,93 3,18 2,8.7 3,00 3,39 3,07 5,14 5,03 3,17 2,88 3,06 2,79 3,37 3,07 3,13 3,05 4,14 3,01 2,80 3,07 3,67 3, ,34 3,34 3,23 2,92 3,22 2,82 S $ $9 76 SO ~ 9 S / ; I ~ ~ IZ = S ~ IS9 COLL. 3 l ~ $ lo I T $11 671J , S ~ , NATIONAL ~ ~ ' ~ / t ! t E L ~ :) $ COLL. 204 I J ~ $ ~ S4SODTHER T [ ~ ~1021 ~ L9245 ) ~3950 [ ~6656 L Z J J

18 Q Advanced Placement Program THE COLLEGE BOARD NOT STATED AMER IND./ALASKAN 5LACK/AFRO-AMER CHICANO/MEX. AMER ASIAN/ASIAN AMER HISPANIC WHITE NATIONAL NATIONAL : HALES SCHOOL AP GRADE DTSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHZNTSTRATZON DATE: HAY,, 1999 NUMI~I~R QF CANDIPATES FOR EACH EXAMII~IATIQr T~ ll 1159/ ! $ S$ $ J S $95 59! COLL < J 1250THER 1079 T < < S lg / < < s< ! $ S COLL J 5 25l 27 1< S J THER 20 T E IS (] $ S < 21 9< S $ IS 15 9/ < l $ COLL < THEA 286 T $ < / : @ C ; ] @ COLL OTIRR 273 T J < ~ < " < / J < lolg ; SO 7-I COLL < T J IS S I T l / < $ IZ < S I < < 12 COLL T ~ ; ! < COLL < < THER 325 T $ < ~ (~ / < ~ COLL J 155[ OTHE! 3622 T ~ < L ! , $ S< / < < 9 35; E < COLL < S T ! ; < $ / $ L < COLL T ~ ~ L L J < <

19 20... NATZONAL : FEHALES SCHOOL AP GRADE DISTRIBUT'rONS BY AND ETHNIC GROUP LDHINISTRAT'rON DATE: HAYs, 1999 ' 't : ~ :,',' '." N.~MP_~,OF.~NDICATE~.FOR 'EACH EXAMI~.ATIOf.J~ " " ~ I llm. OF j Advanced Placement Program ~ EXAMS._ ~ o o ;~.~. e ~.. e ~ ~ :~ ~ -~ W..lmlj,! " " " " " NOT STATED.... Iql. S, I, 6480 : I 772 I 94 I 29 J6 I , 16j $7,, JJ 489 lljl " ;' ' 28r 174: 42: " 34: 20; " 2J' 70'. 45' ' 820'. 291 e 60'9/ z so 11 9o ~ oo / s ~ o25 S ] j j E 182! $ ! 38 13E j 448 Sg $8~ j 184 $ COLL j ,7 50 :~ , TIRIt 1083 T ] HEAN GRADE, I S I e, S.ol. 3.69, S.2S L ~ AHER IND./ALASKAN ~ " " 3" 4" 14' 3@" 1" 19" " " ' ' ' : ; 1 14~ 1' ; 1' -2; ; '9110 ' 99' ! S ] S S S S S S g ' $ j COLL z s s leo~t 37 T J J $7@ ' S ~ TOT~J. 1748' I ~A. GRADE ~, 2.50, 2.., , 3.12, 2.61, 1.86~ 2.33, , 2.55, 2.57, 2.', 1.64, 2.S, 2.20, S , ~ L 8LACK/AFRO'AHER " 9 10" 1019" 231 2" ;L" 1" 10" 66" 179" 7" 31" S$' 10' ! 44 2' ! 11 1" 70 I' SO~ St 819/0 ; 1106' ! j 6 4J le , 14 ls 3, ! $I ~ 159~ 30 $ $ j 29 9E 15~ $ COLL j T g , 20508, l, l 2.151, ! 1.80, 1,32, , 1.95, 2.25, , 2:27 l CH ICN~/IqEX. AMER g" 2" 1" 2" 4" *45' 144' ' 221' 6' ' 2~ 27' S' ; 1; ; 58~ 11' ; 2; 2; I I , 32, 24 8, , , ~ls ~ 17o[ 15 2 lo , s 5476] z 33 4,, ~ ss , ~ 2 384! ,6 36~ 3,5 5, c0~ ] : 7a ~ , ls j 152 ls00t,. 405 T ' S ! TOT~L j j j, ,66, , 1, , 2.37,: 1.65, 2.23,: 1 78, ' , j ,;61, 2.4' ASIANIASIANAHER " 58" 36" 162" ' 1217' 56' 350' le' 91 22' 295' 61' ' 63~ 32' ' ~ 5751 SS / [ 51 78! IS ! q S S, ! ! ! [ COLL ! ! ! 2 SO !0114~ I 560 T [ ! j [ ~ PUERTO RZCAN ! j ' 61 ; ; 2; ; ; 2; 2; ; 15; ~ l9,' Ill ! ~ 51 9! ! $ S COLL s1 4 ~ 2! 65 28! S 8 ~ ~ OTHEII 55 T HEAN GRADE t t 2.82 t 2.28 t t t ~ ! $84[ ] l ! @ S2S ! , t ! ~ los 8 so 107 ~ ss t s, SCOLL.I $ "88, THEr 499 T 22978! IS q :: ! ! 25 61~ tOTaL HEAN GRADE!5 t ~5.00t2.83j jl.98~ $2 2.81L S WHITE " 172" 436"4799I 1447" 115' ' 4r n '248' 28~m e ~1832; L 1001 S ! r I /10 ~ 1600~ $ $ / S 515 z s ~ o o s6s o 285t s4se oo s , , , ! lse ~ 36111o20, SCOLL $804 $ , j EItl 4698 T t @L lS , 1569! ~ t2811[ ,STOT~ I j 3.0', 2.91, S S.14 S $ S ! ~ ' OT~R ,. 282 s'3 14' 2,' I 277' 85' 7' 71' 12 ~' 54 ~ 174 ~ 464 ~ '17 ~ 105 ~ 76' ls; 2,;,6 16 ~ 1; 1~ 4;. 18,'...,0;. 6; 20" ,5 216' 13' 20,,,0 104, T IS ~ $ ,~ GRA~ ~ j 2.92, 2.68, s , 2.,11 s.00, , 3.48! , ~Zl S.GS, ~ 2,83j ,08~ s.07 2., 2.9~ s s ~ NATIO~At. S 7644,; ~ 28~" 647~ 7S46' 2S591 2O5! lsll S21' 840' 4944' 12656' 401' ' 2S7' S4,' 250~' ' 288' 160' 7427' S5461 s0s S081 S076~t2170 ~ 527~ 868',~10 S J s32 49s s , , lo98 54s8 XlS, 348~ 312 s se 575/4s , S035 ~ IS L ! S08~ Z [ $22 $ COLL , 680 ~ , ! OTIIEII 8110 T $290~6538~0472! ~ $ L09908 S081 ~ ~ t IS L HEAN GRADE,. 2.93~ 2.64, 3.15, 3.10, 2.92j 2.97 t , 2.80, , 2.$6, ~ , s.2z

20 D Advanced Placement Program ~! ~,,~ THE COLLEGE BOARD NOT STATED AMER IND./ALASKAN BLACK/AFRO-AHER CHICANO/MEX. AMER ASIAN/ASIAN AM~R PUERTO RICAN HISPANIC ~HITE NATIONAL NATZONAL : 12TH GRADE CANDZDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHZNZSTRATZON DATE: HAYt, 1999 ' ' NUMBER OF CANDICATES FOR EACH EXAMI~ATIQ.~ , ~ ~ ~! ' = " *! ; I l, 5 I ! 74 t t 85: 89" 157" 241" 1474" 49~ 260" 69" 26" 18" 331" 77" " ' 3 t;' / ~ II j ~ 177j COLL ! 44 8~ ! lg T (] ! : 12: :.~.,., ' 2' 2' 5" 6" 7" 52" 1: 5: _ ~ _,, _ 10 ~ _. 15 _ I II s6 s , 44 s 2 1 ss 16! s e 7 s S 74! ! II j S ! COLL. 1 $551 7! ! T S S : ~ 2.24; @ $ , ~ , 2.54, 3.42! 2.93, 2.15, S.0S, 3,71, , S ' ; " 131 2@; : 31: 7; 8" 7: : 21: 9: 32: 32" 7' 4" 6I" 20" : 3 1" 181" 70I $3~ 34 S~ 16! ! ! ~ 11! ~ 9~ 8 S 581 j ~ 31 $ ~ ISSCOLL.: ~ @ 71! ~ 32401'HER T ~ ~ 309 $6 400 $ IS ~ I ~, 2.40 ' , 2.04, , 1.70, ~ I , 5 J ~ 15 1~S I ' 25 t 42 j 20 j 31 ' ~ t t 8 t 31 j S' r 1' 70" 16" 5 " " / o I ~ ssg Sljll ! ~ 1l ; ~ COLL O l ~ 80 55! II OTHEI T () J ! s , 2.20~ 2.61, 2.06, t. 2.44, 4.09, 2.93, j, s' 13774' 14# 8# 47'.'1461' 744' 104' 161' 364! 489' 308' 175~' 102' 289' 88' 21' 18' 61# ~46' 1 45" ! :~ ~ ss se~ 118 Sl s29 66~ S ! S ~ SO Sll LL g ~ ! 610 T 8s S 16S ~16S28 79O S s S TO.L S7182 So s.oe s.161 s.06 s (] t ~2194~5.31, 2.84,, s' SlG' 6' 2' 6' 6' SO 10' 1' 3' S' 4' 5' 44' 1: 12: 3: : 1: 12: 3: : : 1: S~: 21 2: Se 4 S ! ! ~ ! ! 23 $ :OLL (] : '; 18l OT~RI T $ ~ ! I J ! (] , 2.1, 2.81, 3.09, 2.7~, 5.88, 2.88, 2.34,, e 22; 19 j 16 j 27 s 118 j 35 e 9 j 10 e 9 e j j' 27 j 8 j 4 t e 5 3' 87" 102" ;/10 * 4! ~ 7 4~ S ! lg S ! ISO 497! ! ~ 109 1~ $ $~ S02 32 I COLL t ! l THE! T ~ ! # S $.1~ 2.71, 2.58~ $8. 2.$1~ 2.69, 4.381S I -,,, S s 62848! 1021 ~ 478 r 242 ~ $65!S071t ~ 1515!2115 t j 480:2257I 605: 128: 237!3760:6861 6: " 10669"SS00" 508" ~ 15'49 " / t ~ ~ 1941! ~ ~ (] ~ S $ : J ; S COLL SS L $ T ~ L L !1,S S75L445& 1088L272~ ! 3.17 t $ @, 3.60, 3.27, 2.86! , 3.26, 2.8t, 3.17, 2.76~ ~, 5 I $ j ~ I t ~' 1' 6" 6" 359" 233" 11"71" 92" $9~ 98 15t 10 $451/ S SO ~ ' 19 1~ $2 11(] IS j SO COLL j IS $ ~ T SS t $ () S $ S , S , $41 s' 96249' 1391' 71~' 396' 836' 7646' 333~ ~ '1379' 2129' 2860'1796~' 68d3069: 86~: 2o2' 300: 611#1007' 8' 2o4: 62" ~ 1883,, o s o o!11 s !1935L0277 s ~ 638~ S O2 S ~ S ~ $181 78~ 4105COLL, ] ~ ~ ~ 44440THEIt T ~ ~ L !S718L ~L ~ f~ /16534L L TOT~L I $9 3.3~ : SS. 3.23L

21 NATTONAL : 11TH GRADE CANDTDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DTSTRTBUTTONS BY AND ETHNTC GROUP ADHZNTSTRATION DATE: HAY,, 1999 A~lvanced Placement Program! EXAMS ' ~ ~ ' I _~ ~ ~ J8 Z ~ ~ NUMBE M I R rif CANDIbATE$ Jt A t T I.., FOR O F-AIH ~ IE ~.171 t " I ' I021~" ~ ' ' "91' ' F ' NOT STATED ; I , ,. 61., , ;o ; ! r ! ] ! lg : ! 32 48COLL l T , J '.,,,+, +,, o.,,,,,,',' ',,,'. +,+,, ~ 2212' : l $ 1: $ ! I COLL ! ' 5 1 3' ' O ; T , j L 6, 58 8L , F BLACK/AFRO-AMER 5 '599 ' ' ~ " ! ; 59110! *~ 9 IS : 4 I ; 7; ~ m IS 29) : S : 8 14 IS ] ~ 33COLL IS ! ; 114,~ 54' T / t J TOTIL CHZCANO/MEX. AMER t 3] 21 1~ I 3 a 7 j , 36 t 18' 2845 t /10 I ~ ! 3 13l 69 28l : ~ I 3! ~ ! 5 4 2' ~ ! ~ ! COLL J ! J ~ 2.509t ! I I ASZAN/ASZAN AMER ; , ~28 163~ 58' 102' ;, ~ 33~ 131 ~ 56~ ~ I 48~ 22! 98~ t 7451 S~ ~ 33~ I 121! 7# 17d ' 159,/ : 49 39~ ' ! J j J '; ~ ' I 1451COLL ' ! 5 2l ! ~ 37l ' 128I 3.o7 2.83~ 3.03~ 261 s.2 s.s9 Is Is.28 s.24~ s ~ s I PUERTO RZCAN / ! lz I !9/11 I 4 405~ 105 1, S ! 4 1 : S [ ' ~ 104' Z l lz ! J ,; 4 COLL. t T ~ ~ I I 2"851 2"361 2"57 13"~ ! 3.GO ! l , ls 2,; 265 S~ S 3 17 S ' S S9 25~ 8] , J ] , 7 4~ ! It t COLL ; T 14225: ' L ,; IOO 9995 t I Z 3" ! 2.81_ 2.gS ,; HHZTE ! l 159l I ! L ' / ] ~ ~ : ] J : L ~ ~ 3722~ ; L4040' COLL. I T [ ~114 ;~ j9214 L ~ 1276[ ; ' "~" " ~ ' ~"' ~"~ "':I "" +.o,.,.~, ~.,, +.o, ~.+~ ~.o,~ +.~, +.oo ~.,, ~.., ~.o,,.o, ~.,,,.+o +.,o,.o,,.,+, +.,, ~":I ~" ~" "",.o+,.,,l,.,,,.- ~.,,,.-~.o, I ~ , I 551 8! ' 91 60, I /10 r : , 84 29! ; ' ' s ' 129 2~ g 11 5: ! g I ! 51 7 $ COLL. 1, ~ ~ 125[ ! ~ se o; s 10 e 48 1~ ~ ~ 29OT,,tl I I J ,,~+,o.,,,. :o,,,.,+ ~,,,,,-,,r ~,,,.~I.,,',.,',+.,~',,,,',,,' ~,' +,,'..',.+,'-~',o,,',2o',,,',,,' :::I,,o,..,,., +,,,,.~,~. ~,o,,+,,,.o,.58,,+-',,'+~i.o,,,~,,,,,l ! ~ , 728L176~ S ! ] $ ~ : ~338~ ' ~ ,; $ ) ; ! C0LL. L' ! j , lgg T L49131! ~ ~ ! L9319 t , 2.97j 2.75j 3.10, j 3.17~ 2.88j 2.90j 3.40, 3.05 l l 3.40, 3.02, ' 2.8~ l

22 NOT STATED NATIONAL : REPORTS DESTGNATED FOR TN-STATE COLLEGES SCHOOL AP GRADE DI"STRTBUTTONS BY AND ETHNTC GROUP ADHTN'rSTRATION DATE: HAY,, 1999 ' ; I e ~.,. ~ N MB~R OF C~NPaP.ATgS.FOR F-,:ACH EXAMINATION ~ + :, : l ~ -- " " ~ ~I u >" Advanced THE COLLEGE Placement BOARD Program,EXAMS S ~ ' = "" :; o ~ ~;! ; ~ ~ "5 ~ ~ ~ ' ~ -~,, ~"" " " ;!'" ;:'" ~ ~w ~ CANDZOATES AT -!! ~,?o,_ l I o.,,.l, " --' = I 5 I ! 241 1) ) I ! I 5! 5 449, 206. lcj / ' 62 IS ! @ SO l COLL ! ~ 432 T ! S $ ! 1 4 I; $ $ ! l I AMER IND./ALASKAN I I ! I I I 2 I 1_ I I I 24 I 8 I P 2 9#10 I 7, ; ~ I 1 1! ! ' ! COLL l ; T : BLACK/AFRO-AMEk ~ I l ~ COLL T $ ! 8' """,.,.,o." " '"',,, '" "ol.,!,.,,,,,. o,,.,:,,. o:,,.,:,,. o,,.,,,.,,,.,:,,.,,,.,,,. oo,,.,,,.,,,,.,o..,,,.,,,,. o,,,.,,,,.,,,,.,,,,. oo,,. o,,,.,,,,.,,,,.,,,,.,,,,. CHICANO/MEX. AMER ASIAN/ASIAN AMER PUERTO RICAN HISPANIC WHITE t 12 j /10 483! ~-/ , ! ll : ' ' ~ ! ; ~ 68 COLL t T I ! ' ' ! e J ! / ! ! ~ ~ ~ l ~ [ l COLL ! S < 392 T ~ HEAN GRADE I l 2.8~! j 3.66, 2.66, 3.05j j 3.18, 2.74 t, ' 5 320! 4 n n 2 w! 16 n 4 n I n 1' 2 n 1 n 17~ 1 n 6 n n n 5' 1 n n I n 1 j / / 368! : ' ' ! 10 l s< s 3 lo: ! , 51! 3 s 14,l, 13 2e 11 17COLL ~74 9 ~ T : OTAL ; 2.52! 2.11 S.O , ! ' 5 t 2614! 20' 7! 6' 12 t 51' 21' 4' 4' 6' 1 ' ' 19' 12l 2' 3' 38' 4' ' 1' ' 102' 39' ' 118! 8'9/ ! ! ~ So7 2o ! COLL ~ 35' T O ~ 92' ~ O I 5 I ' ' ! ' I ; t#1l 884 I ' q 1011! ! ~; I ~ ~ ~ LL ~ ~ T [ 246~L L L754~ ~ ! ' 12 t 6! 15 t t ' 50' ' 2 I /10 I ! ! : 6 1' le ~ ! : COLL T ~ ~ 6484 ATIONAL MEAN GRADE ~ 3.00! I NA v t 8012 / / # ~ ' ~ I ~ 303: : ~ 2293C0LL ! sgl T L ~ L L LO L 2.82, 2.97 l 2.78~ 3.03, , 2.84, ~ 3.45, , 3.13 L 3.15, ,,

23 NATZONAL : REPORTS DESZGNATED FOR OUT-OF-STATE COLLEGES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTR'rBUTZONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHZNZSTRATTON DATE: HAY NIJMBEF OF CANDII;,ATES FOR EACH EXAM/I~rATIOf TO,, ;,,!,-l. l lj :!! ' J, *"*'"'" Advanced Placement Pro, ram ~ EXAMS ~ ~ I~ NOT STATED ' ~ ) IS SO @ leg IS It ~ COLL j 8 2j :' @ S0 222 T : ~ $ S $ AMER IND./ALASKAN MF.AN GRADE BLACK/AFRO-AMER ] ~ / ] IS S S IS S It ll I ~ COLL S )THER 4 T j l 24! l $ S S S I S S S g S S III S IS 3 9 9/ ] S $ S @ loj 16 $5 It g S COLL S $ ~ $ S 120 T S ~ g 2.0J ! ]! ', ~ " ! / I l ] G g l S COLL. 1 $ g I 46 3 lj OTJ4B 28 T g j ~ ~ ASIAN/ASZAN AHER S t/ ~ III g ! G ~ COLL q I OTIE! 112 T $ S , $.55 S ,91] PUERTO RICAN S 1@ ' S SI g 3 1! ~ COLL, S 0THEII 14 T g ] $ J g g 3.S S HISPANZC I ] / l ~ ~ ;L 1 1@ ! COLL ~ J g ~ OTIER 50 T (] I ~ ,00 3.$ ~ , NHZTE ] @ 1267' ~ ~ S ] 214 S6g ~ ~ COLL, OTIm 1512 T $ $ ~ ~ S ' ~ S 269/ ~ It COLL S T ~ NATIONAL lz ~ ~ 150 I073COLL ~ OTJ~lt 1920 T t $19 L ~ ~ $ ~ ~ S ~

24 NATZONAL : PUBLZC SCHOOL CANDZDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNTC GROUP ADHZNZSTRATZON DATE: HAY~ 1999 D 1 ~.,, '..... ;, ' N~-IMBER OF CAND'ILr'~TES ~=OR E ~'CH EXAM'}~"IOI~I.... ~. - - ~ Advanced Placement Prog ram ~ EX. ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~j~ j~ ~. ~ ~ ~ ~.! ml J I ' *"'"'""-' ' NOT STATED '5' 9O8O 1062' 62" 82' 68" 911" 436' 112" ISS SSS" ' 426 OS: 9-" " ' " SO1" 44" 20S" 181" 98" 298" 988" 21: 186"9/10" : ! $ : ] COLL S& J ~ j OTI~R 1796 T ! SS ! 2.80 S S S AMER IND./ALASKAN S S * 1 O" S; 161 4; " 2"9/10 " S ! 2 2= S S e; = IS : ! S 57 S S : 5 18 COLL S; ! 40 3S = ! ! 20 OTHE! 50 T " S 8 S ! HEAN GRADE ! ,$ S LACKtAFRO-AMER S ; 25 Sl ls $ : F 82" "9/18 " S2J ! 761J los 44 15! : j ! ! COLL l IS ! 121 $ OT~lt 706 T SlOl ~ MEAN GRAD[ ~ , ~ ~ CHICANO/HEX. AI~R t' 11" 19" 70' 157" 7" 5.q" S"... ' 31 56' 12" " " " " 140" " " 5977" 103" 14"9/ ~r~ S g S Z : Z J ls COLL IS T Z S HEAN GRADE , ! $ g ! ASIAN/ASIAN AMER (~ '621; 142: " 57" 18" 2766"2425" 102" SSO~ 575" ~68" 539" 417" 28" 464"9110" @ 561 SOS ! ~ ! S~J J S COLL ! THBt 962 T L J ! ! ~ ! 5SSO ~ ~AIN[. 3, e 2095 e e 3052 e 2099: 2o ~ ~.05 2, S ~ l : ~ t T O, ~ ' s 10 2 s: s~ s ~ 125 2: : 2: : : l: 1 52" 24: 2: 5: 7; 5' 12' 452' 11" 6',," 35~ 4 925! 80 4 s ; s 51! s ~ s IS ls : 6, 16 11~ ~ 11 l 85 8 l o ss S ~ S 1 24j g COLL g 5~ 52 : ~ 138; lg S OTHEIt 95 T $466J ! J : ,, 2.81 l 2.29, 2.54, 3.56, 2.89! 2.76, 2.~1~ 2.05 e 5.51 e e ! ~ OT.~RHZS,ANZC S 711e '2' 39! 153 6S ~ 1~ 9 S0 88! 191' 15' 6~' 47' S S 76 ls 2 : S0! 23".." 27O STj e 179 1s lo ls , le 36 9s 688! s 1 44s : 1190 $ J ! $I 420 4~ COLL. S J ! ~ $ S T J ! S ISSS Jq~AN GRAD~ ]:Sj. 2.90, , ! ! ~ ~! $ , WHITE S ~;~ : 5; 157; 61; 11020" 5624' 429"1882'1697' 9'04' " 85; /10: SIE L017~; $ ! : t : t ~ L $ S4S L OLL $ ~ 1499 $ $ ~ $ OTJRR 6734 T ! ~ S40~J ! L L S250L6409LG LS829TOT~ S ~ IS6 5Y' 71 '35" 185" 37 1" 11 ~ 2" 575" : 141! 2'59" 12 ~ 71"9/ $ : 952 SS S SS : : $ ~ IS $ t ~ 12 6 SSOJ S COLL : $ $ S THR 399 T : ,~AN GRADE S S s.s s s o 2.81 s.44 s.s4! s.00~ s ! 2.89 s.47 s.o~ 2.7o s., S.lS s ! s I NATIONAL '[2180' 6425 IS ' 6459' 1454'0' 715' 4636' 112'4: ]06" " 95" 4! 252" '90~F1' 614' 2803' 2598' "L5131! 491" 2281;9/ L L $ L s ~ ~ 2895: LSS St SlS L t L ~ ~ SGS ass s !c0u ! SOS ! $ THEll T : L ~ L0118 $486 L1715 L L ~ ~ L ~1846L ~ ei0401tot~. $68021 HEAN GRADE, ~ gs 4.00l 2.93_ $ L _... 25

25 (; , l PROGRAM SUMMARY REPORT ART HISTORY ART- DRAWING ART - GENERAL!BIOLOGY ICALCULUS AB!CALCULUS BC CHEMISTRY STUDENTS IN % 9TH 10TH 11TH 12TH PROGRAM PROGRAM CHANGE NO. OF SCHOOLS GRADE GRADE GRADE GRADE COLLEGE MALE FEMALE COLLEGES ,132 5, ,259 5,779 7,332 9, [ 780 1, , ,801 2,403 3,686 4, [ 775 t I 1, ,361 7,023 ' ,301 5,468 8,094 8, ,087!B 6, ,881 30,727 43, ,796 35,146 47,446 75,461 82,592 9! 1,961 9, ,172 16, , ,506 67,740 60, , ,744 9 r 2,188 CALCULUS 2, ' 5,071 24, ,047 11,677 27,088 30, ~ 1,071 ' 4,672 27, 2,024 24,429 21, ,841 21,058 44,937 48,899 9 ' 1,545!COMP SCI-A ,311, 4,364, 6,227, ,205 2,013 6,478 12, ~ 937 =COMP SCI-AB I 556 2,352 3,538 3 '1"8" ' 5,997 ' 622 4,057 6,619 ' 63! 557 *ECONOMICS- MICRO ' 226 2,241 11, ,773 6,094 13,243 ' 14,867 ' 12 ' 977 I'ECONOMICS- MACRO 1, ,448 16, ' 11,448 ' 8,566 17, ,014 ' 13 1,095!ENG ' LANG/COMP 4, ~ 1,011 67,989 26, ' 1,772 '36,767' , ,370 ' 22 ' 2,017 ENG LIT/COMP 9, ; 10,076 ' 1'62,802' 37 3,1'87 ' 64,181' 112,040 I 167,194 I 176,221 ' 5 ' ENVIRONMENTAL SCI ,759 5, ' 4,061 ' 5,148 I 5,163 ' 9,209 ' 78 ' EUROPEAN HIST 1 3, , ,434 ' 19,657 ' 5 1,096 I 26,152 ' 28,607 ' 48,298! 54,759 ' 13 ' ' ' FRENCH LANG ~ 2, ,028 ' 9,784 ~' 3 ' 420 4,569 ' ' 13,721! 15,031 ' 10 ' 993 FRENCH LIT ' ! 318 1, ' ,084 1,618 I 1,547-4 ', 242 GERMAN LANG 1 1, ] 816 2, ' 1,712 ' 1,872 ' 3,493 ' 3,584 "3 591 *GOVT&POL- U.S.! 3, ,689 L 5,790 48, ,147 27',557' 29,458' 49,934 57,015 ' '14 ' 1,705 *GOVT&POL - COMP I ' 904 t 6,026 ' 0 ' 143 3,968 3,495 6,835 ' 7,463 ' 9 ' 762 INTL. ENGLISH LANGUAGE! ! ,456 1,932 2,701 3,752 4,633 ' 23 ~ 27 *LATIN - VERGIL 560 r ,604 ' 1, ,795 1,604 3,311 ' 3,399 ' *LATIN- LITERATURE ', ,094' 1,118 ' 2,055 ' 2,212 ' MUSIC THEORY. 1, ,394, 2,970,. 5, 83,' 2,513 ' 2,307, 4,084, 4,820,I 18 J, 710 *PHYSICS B C MECH,, ' 2, ,332 17, ,065 ' 9,620 24,276, 27, ,257 - ' 1,793 6 ' ' 100 ' 1,471 ' 12,557 ' ' 4 ' ,649 ' 3,770 ' 12,939 14,419 11' ' 790 *PHYSICS C- E&M 1, ' 591 ' 6,306 ' 4 ' ' 139 5,572 " 1",530 ' 6,415 j 7,102 ' 11 ' 527 PSYCHOLOGY 1, " 7,549 ' 19,514 ' ' 4 ' 621 ' 9,466 ' 18,825 ' 21,974 I 28,291 ' 29 ' 1,444 SPANISH LANG 4, ,182 ' 19,656 ' 31,285 ', 76 ' ', 1,406 20,932 37,408 ', 51,424 58,340 ', 13 1,656 I,.,, SPANISH LIT 946 ' ' 2,384' ' 4, ,607 5,391 6,975 7, STATISTICS 1,795 I ,612 19,186 6! ,952 12,288 15,486 25, ,222,,,, U.S. HISTORY 7,816 ' ,015 ' 50,110 '13,864 17"! 3,366 ' 82,430' 95,059 ' 161,979 ' 177,489 ' 10 " 2,265 I NO..O F E.XAMS TAKEN I 2,342 I 6',257 I 393' '013 I 268 I 27, , ,995l 615,520 I 1,016,657 I 1, I 3. I 2, ,562 I NO. OF CANDIDATES I' 2'0!8 I I 239, ,11.7J 186. I 15, , ,171 I 635,168 I 704, I * 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 (9,488); Government and Poltcs: Comparatve and Unted States (6,243); Latn: Vergl and Latn Lterature (17); and Physcs C: Mechancs and Physcs C: Electrcty and Magnetsm (6,953).

26 SCHOOL REPORT OF AP EXAMINATIONS (BY STATE) SCHOOLS AP SCHOOLS % SCHOOLS IN AP % CHG AP SCHOOLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS % SCHOOLS IN AP State U.S.* U.S.* Alabama % 38.3% 1.4% % 43.3% -0.9% Alaska % 13.9% 1.1% % 13.3% 0.4% Arzona % 50.2% -3.7% % 56.1% -4.4% Arkansas % 32.2% 1.7% % 31.0% -0.9% Calforna 1,549 1,095 1, % 72.3% 2.6% % 82.1% -0.2% Colorado % 50.7% 2.9% % 51.2% -1.3% Connectcut % 87.9% 5.6% % 103.5% 3.5% Delaware % 63.3% 15.9% % 92.0% 3.5% Dstrct of Columba % 72.5% -0.7% % 65.0% 7.9% Florda % 62.7% 5.2% % 82.3% -0.7% Georga % 60.5% 2.0% % 77.0% -2.2% Hawa % 82.7% 9.4% % 92.7% 9.8% Idaho % 49.0% 6.3% % 48.5% 4.6% Illnos % 52.0% 0.2% % 52.6% 0.1% Indana % 57.0% 0.8% % 75.8% -3.1% Iowa % 35.6% -0.7% % 34.7% 0.1% Kansas % 26.0% 1.9% % 24.0% 1.1% Kentucky % 64.8% 4.8% % 67.2% 3.0% Lousana % 24.4% 0.6% % 20.3% 0.0% Mane % 63.1% 5.7% % 77.1% 6.6% Maryland % 74.9% 0.8% % 92.1% -1.5% Massachusetts % 82.5% 0.2% % 89.6% -1.5% Mchgan % 56.5% 2.4% % 60.7% 1.7% Mnnesota % 45.3% 2.2% % 45.4% 1.0% Msssspp % 36.4% -1.8% % 36.1% -1.2% Mssour % 30.2% 3.1% % 27.5% 3.3% Montana % 33.2% 0.9% % 36.4% 1.0% Nebraska % 22.5% -0.2% % 19.2% -0.5% Nevada % 41.0% 0.8% % 46.8% -4.7% New Hampshre % 75.0% 6.0% % 84.2% 7.9% New Jersey % 87.4% 3.7% % 98.4% 3.4% New Mexco % 48.4% 4.5% % 49.2% 2.7% New York 1, % 75.2% 0.6% % 83.6% 0.0% North Carolna % 67.6% 4.3% % 88.9% 1.9% North Dakota % 8.2% 0.6% % 7.7% 0.6% Oho % 61.0% 1.3% % 63.1% 1.7% Oklahoma % 33.7% 8.9% % 33.0% 10.2% Oregon % 48.7% 0.2% % 51.7% -1.1% Pennsylvana % 61.7% 1.1% % 72.3% 0.3% Rhode Island % 76.1% 1.5% % 79.5% -5.5% South Carolna % 71.4% 1.4% % 90.4% -1.6% South Dakota % 21.1% 2.1% % 19.8% 1.6% Tennessee % 53.2% 2.6% % 53.1% 1.2% Texas 1, % 60.7% 3.8% 1, % 63.8% 3.3% Utah % 69.4% -2.2% % 73.9% -2.0% Vermont % 76.8% 7.3% % 90.5% 3.6% 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% % CHG % 82.7% 0.6% % 61.0% -0.2% % 61.1% -8.8% % 73.3% 2.7% % 32.9% -0.4% AP SCHOOLS NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS % SCHOOLS IN AP % CHG U.S.* % 25.0% 6.9% % 19.2% 6.7% % 32.8% -3.6% % 40.0% 18.4% % 55.5% 6.3% % 48.8% 15.8% % 62.9% 8.0% % 42.9% 16.9% % 80.0% -10.0% % 39.1% 8.9% % 34.9% 6.5% % 70.6% 8.8% % 52.6% 19.3% % 50.2% 0.4% % 17.7% 2.0% % 42.9% -6.1% % 41.9% 7.8% % 57.0% 10.1% % 33.6% 1.9% % 36.1% 2.8% % 54.7% 2.4% % 68.9% 2.7% % 44.4% 3.8% % 44.8% 7.2% % 37.0% -3.4% % 41.9% 2.7% % 11.5% 0.0% % 46.3% 1.3% % 25.0% 11.2% % 55.6% 1.5% % 65.8% 4.5% % 46.2% 9.0% % 57.9% 1.7% % 31.2% 7.6% % 16.7% 2.4% % 53.2% -0.2% % 44.1% -5.9% % 37.1% 2.8% % 42.5% 1.9% % 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% (U.S.) 21,837 11,843 12, % 56.0% 2.2% NON-U.S./U.S.TERR/CAN GRAND 12,481 12,886 *SOURCE: Qualty Educaton Data 16,028 9,371 9, % 59.8% 1.0% 5,809 2,472 2, % 45.6% 5.0% o... 27

27 2.8 SCHOOL REPORT OF AP EXAMINATIONS (BY STATE) STATE Alabama AP EXAMS PER 1000 EXAM CHG PER TH & 12TH GRADE AP CANDIDATES AP EXAMS 11TH & 12TH GRADERS** 11TH & 12TH GRADERS.ENROLLMENT *! !998! ,093 6,045 5,992 8,982 8, % OF GRADES 3 OR ABOVE % 57.5%!!!! ~ ll 64,851 2./76 " 3, , * , , , , ~ " ,998. 9, , ,757 16,040 " ,742 9,708 11, ,164 8, % 52~2% % 64.2% % 72.3% ,416" 18,574-25,365 29, % 9, ~ ,844 r 14, :,-7 =nsas " " *20 " " ,~) " ' 859 ~ * % " " 276, , , " % ". 84,159 4,502 " 5, ,963 8, _ o/" nla 21,187 " 1,906 " 2,071 " " 2,868" 3,1~/ % " ~ , " " " ~ to/. 22,291 1, % " % % 75, ,845 12, ,796 " " 19,132 " % % 68.5% 65.5% 56.,~ 68.8% nla 149,061 8,722 10,120 " 12,370 " 14, % 44,847 2, ,198 " 3,224 " 3, " " 55.2% ,887 12,558 " " 19, % 15, " % 56.6% lui~l ~U.~.) 6,27"1, , , ,952 1,122, % NON U.S./U.S. TERR/CAN 16,911 18, " 27,101 " 74.4% GRAND... 6,271, ,168 ~704,298 '1,016,657 " 1,149, ;4.4% 74. *Source: Appled Educatonal Research Inc. of Prnceton, NJ **Ths s the number of exams taken by the current year's 1 lth 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. It 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 3,200 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 l 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: In ths new vdeo, students, parents, teachers, and school admnstrators talk about the AP Program and the benefts of partcpaton. What's In a Grade?: explans the process of scorng AP exams, especally the free-response secton; faculty consultants talk about scorng actual student responses. Internet 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

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