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2 CONTENTS Foreword 998 AP State Summary Report Tables 3 State Participation (96-998) AP State.S..u..m...m..a..r..y...W...o.r..k..@..e.t....! AP National.S. ~.mma..r.y...r..e p...o..r.t...t..a..b.l.e.s.....z Appendix: Program Summary Report 26...!..R..e..p..o..r.t AP Resources for Administrators 29 College Board Regional Offices back cover FOREWORD Copyright 998 by College Entrance Examination Board and Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. College Board, College Board Online, Advanced Placement Program, AP, College Explorer, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Entrance Examination Board. Founded in 900, the College Board is a not-for-profit 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. In 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. 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 22,000 high schools offer some college-level AP course work, and more than 625,000 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. In 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 998 AP Examinations. A more detailed understanding of AP trends and related information can be found in the companion publication, the 998 AP Yearbook. The Advanced Placement Program is sponsored by the College Board with the advice of national groups of educators, its Council on College-Level Services, and its academic advisory committees in the disciplines concerned. The College Board, founded in 900 with headquarters in New York City, is a nonprofit membership organization of 3,000 colleges and universities, schools, school systems, and education associations. Its regional offices are identified on the back cover of this publication. In 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 o o o 0 # o 0 0 O 0 0 O # o o Q o o o ~ o o ~ 0 o 0 O 0 0 o 0 Q O ~ 0 o 0 ~ O 0 4 O 6 o O 0 o o o o # o o 6 o o 0 0 o ~ o o 0 O o o 0 ~ 4 ~ o o ~ # # 0 # o o 0 ~ o ~

3 998 AP STATE SUMMARY REPORT TABLES These Advanced Placement State Reports are produced in response to the increasing interest by educational leaders in obtaining annual profiles of AP Program participation in their states. The content and format of these comprehensive reports were developed in collaboration with a number of chief state school officers and their staffs. The reports provide an opportunity for educators and educational policymakers to better understand the academic preparation of the growing numbers of college-bound students who take one or more AP Exams in a given year. In addition, the reports provide a backdrop against which school and college administrators and faculty can examine Advanced Placement Program participation by their students. These reports can also be used for academic planning by schools and colleges. The organization of the following state tables is identical to the national tables, which begin on page 7. In addition to the headings found in the national report, however, the state report contains two additional tables: In-State and Out-of-State Colleges Receiving the Greatest Number of AP Grades for Students from the State. The state tables are followed by a worksheet with examples of how to analyze the data in the tables. The first example for each table is identical to the examples for the national tables (see page 7); simply supply the corresponding data for the state. A second example is provided for each table on the state worksheet to further illustrate how the data can be used as the basis for both internal and external reports. In the following tables, for each racial/ethnic group (self-reported by students), AP grade distributions, totals, and mean (average) grades for each AP Examination are given. The last column in each table summarizes the performance of AP candidates at each grade level. The AP grading scale should be interpreted as follows: o~ooo0o0000oo00o0b40o040oo o000o000o o000o q b00o0oo000~obo44q0o0o0b00oo00oo~o00ooooo0o0~o~000o0o000

4 CONNECTZCUT : ALL CANDZDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHINISTRATZON DATE: HAY,, 998 i ~ ~ "~ ~/UMiEROFCANDIDATESFOREACHEXAMINATiIOiN ' ;~ i~ i! ~ z *e ~. ~ ~ ~ ~ NUHBER OF Ad... d PlacementProgram EXAMS ~,.~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~.~..~. ua ~...' ~ "_'~ ",. o~ ~ CANDIDATES AT NOT STATED ' =" ' *=: j ' ~ 5 ~ 9 ~' 2 ~'~ ~" I i ~ i lz ~ COLL I i T i ! ) i i : AMER IND./ALASKAN BLACK/AFRO-AMER CHICANO/MEX. AMER ASIAN/ASIAN AMER... PUERTO RICAN HISPANIC WHITE CONNECTICUT 5 lo 2 i I 2! 4 7 3! 3 0 5! 2 j2 ls J 2 T , l.so i i I : 6 4 I; I 5 8 I I : I 3 97 III 2 6! S li! I lo : 2 s s 4 4 s 8 2 T 589! ! , , i, i i ; 2 5 i 2 T lj s o o I I , , 8, 8! I i 9/lO i : i I i COLL.i ' : i 4 2 i O O0 5. O J! 2 ~ I 2, 96 o $ 4 I 3 6 lz COLL. i 7 5 3i 3J s 3 r ! ! i ~ ,! 3 9/0 3 8 i i! lz 2 COLL. 2 i I 3 i 2 2 6! C i ! 5 9/0 48 i S 8 II i ' 3 2 ( I COLL. I other 4 T , i li 36.TAL , , s.oo , 5.48i s.oo 3.28 I I j ' ~ 33 2 i9/lo ~ e 2! so j 3 ; ! ' ; 4 I, 7 e 4 5 COLL ~ 4 S i T H E! 3 T I 6 2! I i ; i i ' i / i 0 22! , ! lz S I lj! 2 2 COLL. I ~ I 4 i ~ 4 T ~ , ~ 4.00 l.ooj ! ! S / ~ i ~ ! i 27 0! ~ lz ~ ~ COLL i T l 3.93 r t 3.00; s 3j 8 7 i 5 IS ~ 2! ; 8 J W i 9 3 s s 20 ' 4 = , l~ ~ ' 4 5 i 6 L I 5 $ ~ , i 2 I i 2 COLL ; ] T , i 4 ~! i 3 4! , C S ! 23 89/ ; , ! ) COLL , :: , T J , ~ , j ~ ! 3.63

5 444O o~* b )..... e P.~ ~.... ~ ~ 6.. ~ e ~4~ o~ ~ b- ~ CONNECTZCUT : HALES SCHOOL AP GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS BY AND ETHNIC GROUP ADHZNZSTRATZON DATE: HAY, 998 Q i i N! UMBER OF CANDIDATES FOR EACH EXAMINATION ~! I ~ ~..~.'.~. ~I ~! NUNBER OF Advanced Placement Program ~ EXAMS ~ " ~.~, ~,..,~,~, ;= ;o ~.~ ' c~ " iiril ~ CANDIDATES AT NoT STATED AMER IND./ALASKAN BLACK/AFRO'AMER CHICANO/flEX. AMER ASIAN/ASIAN AMER PUERTO RICAN HISPANIC WHITE CONNECTICUT S 5! S , : 9 lo Z s 3: so 3 J 2 3i sl s 3 T ~i S 2 33 i E i 3.00 S.O i g I 4 4 I I i i i j, 6 z i i T S 8 ' i! $ s S T I S ~ S 2 I 4 5 I 2 S I J i i T 8 2 i i 7 5 3, i i S S Zj i / U ! 2; 2 3 COLL I o,.er o i 27j s ! ~ /0 i COLL. i 2 " i 2' i I i i lj ' 9/0 6 z 6 2 i! ~ 2 lz 66 i 4 I ~ 2 COLL. i I S.50i I 90 I ill i!= 4 COLL = i O,.ER , 7; : ~/zo I i ~! ! COLL i i 352 T I I ! ~ i 3.29! J T 7 S li T I i! 3 2 = s 2 li 2 i !!2"00 2.7S !! lj! 4! i 3 S 4 i 2 ` /0 I 4 q i ' S 3 i 0 lz 38 4 I t COLL. 2 i i! j I I 25,,,lO 5 5 i 0J S 35 2i 4 2 IZ 52 2 COLL. 5 8 i i 4 4i ! ! 7 S ! i i ! COLL i i S S 2 7i T i 28! STOTaL i ~ o / i ~ i i S 5! 7 : S ~ I 2 ~ 2 lz J 3 8 toll j 7 3 I 4 S 2 lj 2 4 T ` `4 2.E `4 4 ` $ ~ S.O i S :~ / ` S S ` SS 2 S ' S j COLL ~ 8 88 T ! SO ,3.,

6 i dp~l~k CONNECTICUT : FEHALES SCHOOL AP GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS BY AND ETHNIC GROUP ADHINISTRATION DATE: HAY, 998 NUMBER OF CANDIDATES FOR EACH EXJO~MINATION Advanced Placement Program",EXAMs.-c~. ' wz ~-. c, ~." "~"~. ~. '. z., ;.... ~i i ", *; e '~ ~ i~ i~ ~ ii il ~" CA.*BATES AT THE COLLEGE BOARD ~ ~..~..~..~ ~.... ' ~ ' ~! i~ ~ "''- ' i~ i~ ~ ~"J ~,-, ~ ~ EACHLEVEL NOT STATED $ 7 40 ~ /0 I ~ 3 9 0i ~ ~ $ lz S IS ~ 2 COLL, 66 4 I ~ 2 T i I i (I ( 3.45 S.O AHER IND./ALASKAN S I "'BLACK/AFRO-AHER I II 2 4 ~ I I 4 4 I CHICANO/MEX, AMER 'ASIAN/ASIAN AMER PUERTO RICAN HISPANIC WHITE O:rHER CONNECTICUT 90 9 lz 7 COLL /0 7 4 I $ C0LL I g S /0 8 g lz COLL l 2 ~ 6 3,28 2,67,00 4, , ,0@ 2, ~ i S S Ill S U I S IZ $ : 4 4 I S 2 COLL I S IS ~ S,S ~ S S ~ o ~ 3 lz S 2 4 S 2 COLL. 2S S I ] SS S ( , , ,33 4, / < < 2 IZ S 3 COll ~ IS E I J S ,50 3,3 5,50,33 2,25 4,5S 4,50 3, / J 2 7 S i 45 7 g] I (3 S J q I 82 6~ ~ COLL. I S ~ ( , ~ r S I 2 IZ J 2 S 4 2 COLL, S I S ! ,5 2,78 3,50 5,00 3,00 3,24 2,82 2,00 5,00 3,00 2,33 3,3~ 3,5 2,80 2,67 3,00 2,50 4,00 3,00,00 3,25 3,25 2,50 4,00 3,00 3,00 3,88 3,00 3, S i 5 3 2j ~ S 90 I ! Sll g " 6 3~ I! lq S 33 t 24 9S lls $ lz J IS i O0 TOTS : j ~ O ~ O 0 0 o 0 ~ 6 O 0 e 0 O O 0 0 e e o o ~ 0 0 ~ o o 0 o e e ~ ~

7 ' 8 " D Advanced Placement Program THE COLLEGE BOARD CONNECTZCUT : 2TH GRADE CANDIDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DISTRZBUTIONS BY AND ETHNIC GROUP ADHINISTRATZON DATE: HAY, 998 NUMBER OF CANDIDATES FOR EACH EXAMINATION NOT STATED AMER IND./ALASKAN BLACK/AFRO-AMER CHICANO/MEX. AMER ASIAN/ASIAN AMER PUERTO RICAN HISPANIC WHITE HEANGRADE CONNECTICUT / ! 36 8 i : 3 i I i 2 2j 5 2 ~ COLL ' ! ) T : e i 5 4 I i I I I 4 2 i ) ) i 3 4) : 2 I : 2 8 I 2 6 ) 2 T j j.50 s 5 ' i i i 4 3s ~ 2 3 ~ 6 ' 3 65! s ! s s 7 T j J S ~ ! ' i 3 3 i 2 i 2 i i T i ! ) 2 4: 3 o le I) J I 2 6 COLL! I i S.O i 2 I m 90 I 9 2 I i ~ I i 5 2 COLL : i 2 I i 2 2 COLL. < i oo i i.oo 4.5o! 6 i i 5 3 " 6 29/ i I i COLL. : T 776! ~ i / i! 7 ' i j! 2 5 2! ! < : COLL X T s 52 ' ~ i! s I 2 i / I 2 2, o! 2 9 i i I 2 COLL ! 4! 2 O THER T 94 5i I ! ! , , , , i J ! / i J i ! ! S S j J ! ! COLL I T ! I ! ! s 3 2 9/o ! ! lz i COLL I J T ! ~ i ' ! " r / i i J COLL ! I i T ! J ! 2.96 I

8 i I Q CONNECTICUT : TH GRADE CANDIDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS BY AND ETHNIC GROUP ADMINISTRATION DATE: MAY,, 998 NUMBER OF CANDIDATES FOR EACH EXAMINATION z ~ "J > NUHBER OF ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~,~ i I i Advanced Placement Program THE COLLEGE BOARD NOT STATED AMER IND./ALASKAN BLACK/AFRO-AMER MEANGRADE CHICANO/MEX. AMER ASIAN/ASIAN AMER PUERTO RICAN MEANGRADE HISPANIC #HITE CONNECTICUT i ] 5 7 3! Co ~ 8 3 ] ! 3 j ~ lj ! B j 3 2 J 2 ] IZ COLL. 8 6 S 0THERi T $ 2$ ~ " 40 4 S 9 2 5"6 0 ~ ~ ~ i /0 5 ~ 6 t lz 7 7 COLL. 3 I I 27 ~ Si / I S 2 3! COLL ~ 2 27 S4 9 9 S S S.O SS i 9o 4 I COLL 2 I 2 8 S.2S S.O S 2 6 2? S 2 S 22 9 ] S S J COLL S ~ 6 S S OSl 2.00 S.O ~ S.O S.O S. O ~ 38 2 ~ 2 2 I ~ lz s 3 COLL. S S S S.O04 O0 S le 3 9o l i S 2 COLL T ] ~ S S (] J ~ S 8 t 6 4 S ~ ~ S S IS I S ~ S COLL. 27 gl ~ S 2 T ~ i $2 4 4! 9 5g S S.O < $ I 2 $ S 4 2 : 4 le ~ s i 2 i lz s I 4 2 i COLL. o 6 2 i l S S.O SO S.O ) S.O S.O0 S.O S 6 ~ S S 22 S2 ~ S~ 04 J 0 S 264S 6 4~0 237i s3~ 4 6 ~ 90 ~ ~ ~ is , ~. ] ~ j s eco, ZLC. 325! S S S 2 3 Sl $ ! 7 9 3S S 4 S4: 70S ' ~ S4! IS 2 S3. 5J J $ SS 3.$ S.S IS S S.O S.7S 3.93 S.ll 6 e 0 e e 0 ~ 0 0 ~ ~ o ~ e 6 e ~ e e ~ e e e e e 0 e e ~ 0 o 0 e ~ e ~ e e e 6 ~ O b ~ e ~ e ~ e e e e ~ b 6 0 e 0 ~ 0 e 0 e e o O e 0 O 0 0 O 0 o O e e O 0 e e 0 e e e e e e e 0 e e e e e 0 ~ o 0 e 0 O 0

9 i 0 D Advanced Placeme~ Program THE COLLEGE BOARD NOT STATED AMER IND./ALASKAN HEAN GRADE BLACK/AFRO-AMER CHICANO/HEX. AMER ASIAN/ASIAN AMER. PUERTO RICAN HISPANIC NHITE CONNECTICUT ~ ~ EXAMS ~. ; I CONNECTICUT : REPORTS DESZGNATED FOR ZN-STATE COLLEGES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHZNZSTRATZON DATE: HAY, 998 NUMBER OF CANDIDATES FOR EACH EXAMINATION ] rcoll : $ I 5.08! J S.O ; i 9/lO 2 COLL. 4 ] I lz 3 4 COLL o 7 3 o o3j I I I S O ~ S ; i J ! 2, S i I S I li O0 2. O s l i ! i 5 S 8 7 i : 0 ls 25! 66 9 i I S S , S ] J S $ S S J 3 I Z COLL. i ' 2 2 t i 4.62 S S I i i COLL. 3 9 I j r 90 2 i $ S.O0 S.O i 9g I li I II I! COLL. 3 9J i! ! 4 II 8 I i +2 I!COLL" 4 5 2! oo j! ls,,,lo J ' r 4 i J 2 lz 2 i COLL. 2 COLL li j COLL I

10 D CONNECTICUT : REPORTS DESIGNATED FOR OUT-OF-STATE COLLEGES SCHOOL AP GRADE DISTRIBUTZONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHZNISTRATZON DATE: HAY, 998 NUMBER OF CANDIDATES FOR EACH EXAMINATION '~ = " W HU.ER OF ~ ~ ~ " ~ ~ ~ ~ m ~ ~ CANOIOATESI, T Advanced THE COLLEGE Placement BOARD Program i EXAMS ~ ~ ~ ~.~ ~ ~ : ~.~ ~, ~o ~ ~ ~..~o~ ~. J~i ~ ~ ~w~ ~ ~. ~.... w ~ ~ ~ ~i ~ ~ : " i~ i~ ~ ii ii ~ EACH LEVEL NOT STATED ' S 37 4 S ~ ~ ! S S C0LL. 44 S ~ 2 S 2! ~ 2 4 T q IS @ ~ AMER IND./ALASKAN T IS 3 i 5.oo S ! BLACK/AFRO-AMER ~ CHICANO/MEX. AMER ASIAN/ASIAN AMER PUERTO RICAN HISPANIC WHITE T S 2 ~ ~ 23 S 4! ~ T O0. O0 4. O@ O0 3. O IS 2 ~ S I S I 9 6 I 22 4 S i 2 T S i i I T l.s S 20 S ~ i i S 2 T I / COLL S.O i P/I 2 S 2 S S 2 DOLL. 7 S DOLL. 0ER I 2 I'OTALI : I S COLL. 3 S 3 S ~ @ S.O IZ 25 4 COLL )/ lz 46 i COLL li lg I S S S S 4 9 4i e COLL S 2 S T 4966 SS ~ 9 lg q 8 95 lls S S S S i i I COLL. 0 li 4 2 0THH 2 T ! 2 S ~ < $ i 9/ cj 4 4 i l i S IS 4.~ i S $ 20 COLL S ~ ! S S S gj 49 T i ! ,~

11 CONNECTICUT : PUBLIC SCHOOL CANDZDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNIC GROUP ADHZNISTRATION DATE: HAY 998 D + ~ (UMBER OF CANDIDATES FOR EACH EVJ~MINATION "J ~ NURRER OF i w ~ CANDIDATES At Advanced Placement Program,EXAMS =. i!~ ~ i ~ <a ~i ~ " EACH THE COLLEGEBOAR+ ~ ~ =- o- i ~ il ill i ii =; -+"+ il ii "' ii " '+ '+' i,~.~ i ' -+ ~ "' i " " i +' ii-=-~ ++-:.+ NOT STATED AMER IND./ALASKAN BLACK/AFRO-AMER CHICANO/MEX. AMER ASIAN/ASIAN AHER HISPANIC HHITE CONNECTICUT i i ! I T ,27 3,3 3, ,25 2, , , , ! T I S 3: I 7 IS i T I i 2 2. T $ `4 IS e 7 3 i T I S T li T 77 30! I S IS J / i 2 4 4] ` COLL. 7 ` I // toll. TO TAL // COLL THEII / COLL. 3.oo S $ 9/// COLL. 2 2 i 6 I li 3: / !2 8 5 COLL / COLL ! ~ ! / I $ COLL S T I // " U li COLL T i ! ; 7 4 $ / S l IS COLL T $

12 IN-STATE COLLEGES RECEIVING THE GREATEST NUMBER OF AP GRADES FOR STUDENTS FROM THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT COLLEGE CODE COLLEGE NAME CANDIDATES GRADES UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY YALE UNIVERSITY QUINNIPIAC COLLEGE CENTRL CONN STATE UNIVERSITY CONNECTICUT COLLEGE TRINITY COLLEGE WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY SOUTHRN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIV EASTRN CONN ST UNIVERSITY WESTRN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIV UNIV HARTFORD SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY UNIV NEW HAVEN ST JOSEPH COLLEGE CT UNIV BRIDGEPORT MANCHESTER CNTY TECHNICAL COLL HOUSATONIC CMTY TECHNICAL COLL NORTHWSTRN CONNECTICUT C TECH ALBERTUS MAGNUS COLLEGE THREE RIVERS CMTY TECH COLL TEIKYO POST UNIVERSITY NAUGATUCK COMM TECH COLLEGE CAPITAL COMM-TECH COLLEGE GATEWAY CMTY TECHNICAL COLLOLL HARTFORD COLLEGE WOMEN ASNUNTUCK CMTY TECHNICAL COLL PAIER COLLEGE ART QUINEBAUG VALLEY CMTY TECH COL UNITED STATES COAST GUARD ACAD ~ ~ ~ ~ ~. ~. ~ ~ ~. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~. ~ ~. ~ ~

13 4 OUT-OF-STATE COLLEGES RECEIVING THE GREATEST NUMBER OF FOR STUDENTS FROM THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT AP GRADES COL LEGE COL LEGE TOTA L CODE NAME CAND IDATES BOSTON COLLEGE 03 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 93 CORNELL UNIVERSITY 74 RENSSELAER POLY INSTITUTE 59 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 58 BROWN UNIVERSITY 53 DARTMOUTH COLLEGE 52 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 50 TUFTS UNIVERSITY 50 GEORGEWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 47 MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE 4 CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY 39 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE 39 COLGATE UNIVERSITY 37 PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 36 VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY 36 HARVARD UNIVERSITY 35 UNIV MASS AMHERST 35 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 35 COLL HOLY CROSS 34 NORTHESTRN UNIVERSITY 34 PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY 33 UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA 3 UNIV PENNSYLVANIA 3 UNIV MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK 3 VASSAR COLLEGE 30 DUKE UNIVERSITY 29 UNNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE 29 BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY 29 WORCESTER POLY INSTITUTE 28 UNIV RHODE ISLAND 28 SKIDHORE COLLEGE 28 GRADES THERE WERE 389 COLLEGES DESIGNATED TO RECEIVE 26 OR FEWER AP CANDIDATES

14 ANNUAL AP PROGRAM PARTICIPATION FOR THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Year Schools Candidates Examinations , , ,244, ,487 2, ,688 2, ,744 2, ,80 2, ,02 2, ,88 2, ,987 2, ,958 2, ,736 2, ,8 5 2, ,893 2, ,5 2, ,333 3, ,556 3, ,749 3, , 4, ,570 4, ,620 4, ,799 5, ,22 5, ,534 6, ,85 6, ,420 7, ,666 8, ,796 8, ,736 8, ,00 9, ,349 9, ,65 0, ,802 0, ,529, ,029 2, ,774 4, ,708 6,64 34,435 93,893 Colleaes v *This number is slightly inflated because some candidates take exams in more than one year. 5 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

15 6. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~. ~. ~ ~. ~. ~ ~. ~ ~ ~. ~ ~. ~. ~ ~ ~ ~. ~ 998 AP STATE SUMMARY WORKSHEET All Candidates The total line indicates that there were The total column indicates that there were candidates taking ~ Advanced Placement Examinations. AP Examinations taken by secondary school students in this state. Reference Page or % of all AP United States History Examinations were taken by males. % of all AP Examinations were taken by males. % of the AP Calculus AB Examinations were taken by females. % of secondary school females taking an AP Examination were in 9th or 0th grade. 2th-Grade Candidates or % of all 2th-grade candidates took the AP Examination in In the sciences, the AP Examination most frequently taken by secondary school seniors was th-grade Candidates or % of all candidates taking AP Examinations were secondary school juniors. or % of th-grade students who took the AP English Language and Composition Examination earned grades of 3-5. Reports Designated for In-State Colleges or % of all students from the state who identified themselves as Black/African Americans sent their AP Grade Reports to in-state colleges and universities. The AP Biology Examination grades of 3-5 represent % of the total AP Biology grades designated by students for in-state colleges and universities. Reports Designated for Out-of-State Colleges or % of students with AP Examination grades of 3-5 designated an out-of-state college to receive their AP Grade Reports. or % of students who identified themselves as Asian Americans designated out-of-state colleges to receive their AP Examination grades. Participation by Exam: Public School Candidates or % of the public school candidates taking the AP Examination earned grades of 3-5. or % of the AP Computer Science A Examinations were taken by public school students. 0 2

16 In each table, for each racial/ethnic group (self-reported by students), AP grade distributions, totals, and mean (average) grades for each AP Exam are given. The AP grading scale should be interpreted as follows: 5 = extremely well qualified, 4 = well qualified, 3 = qualified, 2 = possibly qualified, = no recommendation. The last column in each table summarizes the performance of AP candidates at each grade level. The eight examples at right, taken from the national summary tables, illustrate ways in which the data can be used. 998 AP NATIONAL SUMMARY REPORT TABLES All Candidates The National Total line indicates 68,257 candidates took 99,952 Advanced Placement Examinations in 998. These candidates represented,848 U.S. secondary schools. Total program participation also included 24,705 examinations taken by 6,9 candidates from 638 schools abroad. Males 74,362 or 46% of all AP United States History Examinations were taken by males. Females 53,665 or 47% of all AP Calculus AB Examinations were taken by females. 2th-Grade Candidates 5,732 or 47% of all 2th-grade candidates took the AP English Literature and Composition Examination. RefeTence Page th-grade Candidates 236,444 or 38% of all candidates taking AP Examinations were secondary school juniors. 22 Reports Designated for In-State Colleges 8,274 or 62% of students who identified themselves as Black/African Americans designated in-state colleges to receive their AP Grade Reports instead of out-ofstate colleges (also see page 24). 23 Reports Designated for Out-of-State Colleges Of the 363,03 AP Examination grades of 3-5 that were reported to colleges, candidates designated 40% of these grades m be sent to out-of-state colleges. 24 Participation by Exam: Public School Candidates 35,790 or 60% of the public school candidates taking the AP Biology Examination earned grades of 3, 4, or

17 8 NATZONAL : ALL CANDZDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHZNZSTRATZON DATE: HAY, 998 D NIJMBER OF..CANOI(,ATf$ FQR ~.ACH EXAM.iN~TION. AclvancedPlacementProgra. ~. > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~. AleIBITESITE.HLEVEL NOT STATED S ~ $ i ] i ! !00LL i $ OTHEr 933 T $ SOl loin,, ~ 3.4~ ! ! AFER IND./ALASKAN S l l ~ S I 7S : 28 $ S li IS 9 ISO 2SE IS ~; SS COLL S IIWJI 4 T II SOi II loin. 276 HEAN GRADE G ~ $ S.2S < BLACK/AFRO-AHER 5 IS $ ] 26 7@ t~ ~ 7 $0: IO0S lls IS ~ COLL i 24S S DII~ll 56 T 58859i I rOTAIL ! CHICANO/MEX. AHER , IG., ; , s ; s ; ~ssss s 8;~ 75, ~ 7. lssl s 4 4, I~ s : ~ ~ s ;4 72 8, 9~ 44! 462 6sco~ o~ 47: ; , s 63o 3 s 6 o84 72 is 20~ 7~ n~, sos T 3884 s,,e 259! s ~ 2,7 s6s 349 4m, Ol 4 ;, 3 27, 84 47: 4Gi lse 4~ 39~L st,i--tal ~,~ OeADE ~ , ~ e ss , ~ = s.oo.98 AS;AN/ASIAN AHER ~ o ~ ~ 640,,.5 55~ so , ~ ~ ; , 60~ , ;4; S, ll : @ 44~ iU , , 4~ 4r~ sts; 2, , 6~ ~.L ~ s9~ 4s 2~ 356.0, s ; ~ ~ s 4SLOW 82G T C t & IS05C i TOlrAL 6809 fsean GRADE s s.22 s.2s 3.05 s.22 s.os 2.84 s.25 s.~ s s s.08 2., s.50 s.24 s s ~ 2.9~ s.27 s.2~ s.25 s.02 s.6s s.06! ~UERTO RXC~ s~ < ~ 2 ~ ~ ls 4,,, e 6 ~ ss 7 ~ , ,3 6 ; ,, sit ~ ~ ~ G ~ < S COLL ~ 5 Ills 57 2~ IS i 28 OrH~t 89 T $ ~ 3~ ~ total 4090 HEAN GRADE @ S J S HISPANIC i2 4@ 98 7~ 7 IS ~ ~ ~ S~ ~:, ~ ~ ~ :? l ls ~ S 32 9,42<202 3~ 2 6~ SO COLL S, $2, , i S $ ~ IS ,, 58 T $ [ 5.~ ~ HEAN GRADE $2 2.3~ ~ ~ 3.0~ i $ ! 855 3i ~ ~ ISS L ,~ ,e L L i l ~ COLL lo@ S ~J I9320HEJt 5998 T 6428 L0933S ~ ; , ~! ` L462 L I0rAL HEAN GRADE ~ , ` ! 4.3~ ~ ~ S 4402 $5` i 4SS 504 2~ $4 9/ ~ 44~ S ~ ~ los ~ $ ~ IS S ,8 96 $ " 2 6, ~ SS S4S 7~ COI.L ~ 3 8~ ~ IS : 26 9 S OTHEr 557 T 308 S20S ~ SSS ~ $ IlS TOIAL 8503 HEAN GRADE , @ ,~ NAT;ONAL ? L392@ 708 $ $67 $ @ 26 $9@ J L / $ L6gll '9 37i 264/(] $ ~I `8 225~ ~ ~6592 $7760 5~ ~ SSS $ ~ ~ ~ ~ COLL L98~ 90Sg ! 932 ~ 63~ OTIIEIII 0893 T L /400~ VGSS 6352@ 5093 ~ ~ @ 4.S ~ ~ ~ ! L5222 lrolral ` ~ 2.S * $ I --

18 NATIONAL : MALES SCHOOL AP GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS BY AND ETHNIC GROUP ADMINISTRATION DATE: HAY, 998 O i NUMBER OF_,CANOIPATES FOR EACH EXAMINATION ~ ~ NUNBER OF Ad... d PlacementProgram,EXAMS ' : w l,w i ---,~ i!,~. ~tt THE COLLEGE BOARD : i ~o ~:~ ~:i o i i~ l~ o i ~o i i ff i t li II II : ~ I ~ i! il ~ ~ i i " NOT STATED ls I# s s ls s $ ~ 68, $ S COLL , S OilER 965 T S ' /0AL S ~8, $ l , ! S S 8 33! , S ! $ COLL OilER 9 T , IOIAII S 27l i , SS ISO S , COLL IS ISl OIHFJt 23 T 3279! , , TOT~ 907 HEAH GRADE i , AMER IHD./ALASKAN MEAN GRAOE BLACK/AFRO-AMER CHICANO/HEX. AHER , 52 52S #, llll i 3 S ; , Z , COLL ) T , H~AN GRADE & @ 2.S ' ASIAN/ASIANAMER S S 9 80~ 63S #, : SO 2,28, , ; ,555, COLL $ j 373 SO I8E 3SS ,0HER 44 T ilS , IOOS IS , , ,/, ~ i $ l , COLL ! S 3 ] TlEI 46 T ~ , TOTAl ' HISPANIC HHITE ~ 2, " ' i# i 34 6~ , ' , ! ! 23J , COLL i OTlERj 228 T ! l ` TOTAl ! ! , , S , 32, , 23, , , ` , , , ~ B i543 45` ,4, S l , @ o98i ] , is4oi 62 9 COLL , , 6 8e IS6 I qj 35t IlEJl 2653 T LS , L , I0~ HEAN GRADE $ i S i 9i ,4 ls IS IE 99 t t# ISC ` ! , 23 29J i ~ S COLL ! , $ 3 5, s TlEIt 69 T C IS $ IOTAI H[AN GRADE ~ m , NATIONAL S & t SIS, / ~ , i 646 S47 $ $244 SS3 g $SS $ C ~ ~ , L $ ! ,4 43~ 43J $ i `8` C 33!C0LL , , J 4& IS TlEIt 499 T SO LS L f~ahgrade , $

19 o O Advanced Placement Program THE COLLEGE BOARO NOT STATED 'AMER IND./ALASKAN i BLACK/AFRO-AMER HEAN GRADE ; (~T:]~ [*YJ GI:~i4P~:! Gi: ASZAN/ASIAN k'~r HISPANIC WHITE NATIONAL NATZONAL : FEHALES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHZNZSTRATZON DATE: HAY,, 998 NUMBER OF CANDIDATES FOR EACH EXAMINATION i S $ ! ~ ) $ ! Z ! li SS J i 00 I5Z E COLL SE t ~ 53J 4 S IOIOTHEJt 968 T i ~ ~TOT~ $ / ~ ' ! IS i i S i ; 6] S COLL li I S i I i 0 OYHIER 22 T i TOTtL S0 2: i ] i S I S / IS S ~ i S le ~ ] i 4 79COLL. I T lso S i TOTtI S 2.59 i j l.ss " I " I ; Sl ! i J S iCOLL Sl 55~ ? S i q ~ O~mt 295 T C ] ~ TOTAiL l.ss @ S 9394 gol ~ ! SO SO 27 27~ 96~ ~ Jgllm ! s c ~ 574 4s 25s s lz ~ COLL @ OTHEJt 44 T i S S VOV~ ; ! S 3.0S ~ S 2.8S 5 53 Ill S ! 23 4 SSl : J 4i 7~ I i 23 S S S S S S COLL ~ 77i 28 8 II S 33 S OmEJt 45 T 333~ $ ~ TOT~ SS J S@ 3.00j Sg S ! 8 IS ~ IS j ls $ $ S S 2S S 74 ~ S ! 7J S COLL S 3 4 S Sl S ~ T S J 4 9~; ! i 3.2S $ $ $ " ~ ~/ SO ! S ~ loq $ S IS IZ S 709,~ 2705! ~ COLL.i $ $ ~ S $ IIST O~HEJt 3343 T ~799t $ L6230 SS $ t ~m ] !$ S ~ ~ IZ 7 7~ / ! ~ lz ~; E 4 29 $ $7 COLL ~ $ $ THEIr 88 T SS5 $$ $ $ $ $6 4~ $ ~ 2.$ $ ~ S $ C [ ~/lt j $ ~ I IS IS , i S63i IS L S $ : [ COLL, ~ 4883] $ $7 $ j TIRJt 5974 T SS ~; i S3SO 7505; ~ ~S657 $ $ L ~OTIL 3430g $ i Sg S.$ "'

20 NATZONAL : 2TH GRADE CANDZDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHZNZSTRATZON DATE : HAY,,, 998 NUMBER OF CANDIDATES FOR EACH EXAMINATION " V ; =~ ~ 'J" ~ ~ " ~ ] NUNBER OF +-i. +!!! + i... i NoT STATED i 8 32 i i ,2, 40, 3, i 9~ 06 40' 723 IlL.cOL S [ SOj i 306 i I i 93 8~ , S `; 52~ JTHE! T ] 2~ 83 i ] HEAN GRADE i ~ AHER IND./ALASKAN i I i i 8 6 ~/ $ i i ~ i ~ ! ~! i ~ COLL S : 26 2! j T $ TOIALi 428 HEAN GRADE ~ $ ! LACK/AFRO-AHER ! 53 6 I ) : 0 3: : 38! 25J 9 08 i : i ! ~ , i 2 75: COLL @ 79 i ! t 4; THER~ T i ~ 236i 95i TOTML 5085.EA. GRAOe ~s " i ! "09 CHICANO,eEX. A.ER S ; ! ~ ~ 2l 7j 9 20SS i E ~; : 7 3i ~ j COLL i ~ OTHEJt T IS j IS ' j 2440 HEAN GRADE i ASZAN/ASIAN AHER : lso Sla gS~ : ~ Z gs @ ~S ! COLL.! S : i 5 34 OTHEJt~ T $ ~ $ i HEAN GRADE gS i PUERTO RICAN ~ $ i J lz ~ i! 8 53 ~ 9 7 COLL. I 6' i /HEll T S ! $ i S ! HISPN,.IIC : ~ 4722,832 8,/ ' ! ! ~ j J i 308 3~ i 35 il Z d : 54 5`; COLL SO 42 i 49 6r 5i lie ll80'h[jl T ~ i 33! j HEAN GRADE ?70 2.3~ HI'IITE i I ~ 43E i ; ill : i " It i 435 4~ ~ OLL ~ 86 27! ~ !OTHEII T ~6370 t L598 L0594~ ~ ! ~ ~ L0488, SSO!IOTAL HEAN GRADE S 23' i , 8 7i 42 4 i i ,; ~ 6 4'9/, ] ~ I ~ ~ ] ! ~ 5~ 42 8~ ~ 0LL ! ,i ] 3 880THEJl T ~ ! t T~L ! ~ E NATIONAL ~ 352 "i ! ~ 265 i S i t $ ~ ~ i S i ] S `; COLL j i T L LO56L LS ~ ! , L509~ HEAN GRADE [ `;

21 22 33 o NATZONAL : TH GRADE CANDIDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRIBUTZONS BY AND ETHNIC GROUP ADHINZSTRATZON DATE: HAY, 998. NUMB ER OF CANDIDATES FQR E ~CH EXAMINATION NOT STATED HEAN GRADE AMER IND./ALASKAN i ! g ) < 52 S i S ! $ ~ lli ~ COLL < IS DI~EIt T J 46j i r0tal S~ J ~ S s 8 36 l~ I i 2< 5 " 2 ' '0 4 2 i ~ i ls 5 2 s 8 3, ~ ~ li 26! 3! I 2 2 lo9 4 s 8 2 5! tz S ! COLL. T ! S i IOTAL 28 HEAN GRADE S< [.,..88 BLACK/AFRO-AHER S ~ 3 S 68~ S S$ S / ~ 6 losi 46! $ i GO ! 25 COLL j SO S I S 55 S OTKI T ~ ~ ~ ! IS ! 02 TOT~ IO0S HEAN GRADE _ S CHZCANO/HEX, AMER ] S S ~ ~ ~ < 89i 7 ~ 6 S S I IZ i S ! IOTIRIt T ~ SS S S3TOT~ ! ! i ASIAN/ASIAN AHER ! 9 i ISO 206 i8 039/ I S [ ! S 90S 27~ i !l SS ISS ~ 56 i g!COU SO0 686 ~83~ S ISi [040 T ~ 67 ~ ~ PUERTO RICAN S IS 8 ~ 3 2 J ~ / los 2 7 IS I 9 3 : 4~ 3 ' 4 94' 9 4ill I 23 IS : 2 ~ ' lz $ 3 S 3S ~ 7 S i 9 2 t 24 8i 2 COLL i 4 4.~,~ TH~Jt T S IS [ i i S 29 i o I 34 38,~ HEAN GRADE S $ S 3.00 ' i! HISPANIC IS S S IS ~ ! 9 ; ~ '92 53 ~ ~ ~ ~ ! ~ 2~ ~ ~ 8 z S ! ~ ~ 2~ j i lz HHITE T i HEAN GRADE I ~ ~ I J SS 2~ 33~ 7< : SiS Dill < i !S L S 20~ t j 445jlz $ L ~ ! 0 00< 35 20~ COLL S7j SS~ i T~lt T L7022 L ~$ SO ,~ i ~AN GRADE ~ < 45< ~ < 3.4~ < S li' ~ 6 3~ 35 4: ~ 2, 0 7.~ 27i 76j O,,lO ,,, ! 62: ~' 06 26, 5, < 7,3 3 o 2Ol : e : 57 9 ~ ~; ~ 56 < 2~~ lso o , 57 s 3 4 ~ 4~ 75 s 2~cOL~. NATIONAL HEAN GRADE ! S02 2I 7 2gq / $ $ i I634 S q i74j i II r J I J 346~ SS lz $ q i ~ ~ 475 COLL ! i 3584 $76 400! ~ 29'; 88J O,EIt it L ~6829! i i 37 60,~ ! SO0 SS98L ~; I 3.9! S i ,; I

22 NATIONAL : REPORTS DESZGNATED FOR IN-STATE COLLEGES SCHOOL AP GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS BY AND ETHNIC GROUP ADHZNISTRATZON DATE: FLAY; 998 N UMB.ER OF CANDIDATES FOR EACH EXAJVlINP.TiON... : ~ - ~. ~ ~: ~ ; =,.I,T,,,.A.dv... d Placement Program i EXAHS '? " i "i ~ ~ ~ i i ~ i 4 ~ ~ ~ E~ ' ~ EACH LEVEL NOT STATED... S log $43! t ,; 24 34J 0 27 HEAN GRADE AHER IND./ALASKAN HEAN GRADE. 8LACK/AFRO-AHER HEAN GRADE "ASIAN/ASIAN AHER " HEAN GRADE PUERTO RICAN NEAN GRADE. HISPANIC,. MEAN. GRADE HEAN GRADE NATIONAL MEAN GRA~ C 25@ i !,2COLL g E OTH~ 387 T S6S SS 45 0O !TO,AL i S " 3 3 4! 9/le g 6J S g 7 5Z ~ ~L j S S OYJRR 8 T S, S S ! $ S@ Z S ] ~ 3 S 2 9 le 7.9/ , E,~ S ; 7i S ~ 0 56Z IS 20 SO , LL. l ,.. 7 T ! ~ !9, !2759, s 3 ~ I ~, o 5,, , 26 4i ~ , S9 i ~ S Sll ~ 5 S COLL $ , ! 42 9 i THIER 77 T S tOTAL , ,.3, S S S , S i ISSJ/IO IS ~ $ IS z 25~ 20 i 30S $30 83 S, C0LL. S S J T~ 275 T S8S 4S lls S& 42 37,0T~ $ S , ~ ; S ~ 2 3 9~ 5 29/ ~ I $ I i 4 I $ S 40 S COLL ! 67 6 lg T~R 22 T 986 g S TOT~ S S l, los 32 4J / , i I S Z $ i S S LL I l, 5S OVER 69 T S ISII,OT~ ~ ~ $ , i0i ~ Sl /i , S S S7S ~ S S i C0LL :! @ 900 O~Jt 889 T 2275S i lS S 4262,0,N i S ! 9/ S S S S S l, 49 IS, 8 53 lz , 6 37 COLt , S OT.. 92 T O SO 9S,OVAL 5470 L 2.9! , S S I ' / J ~ S' S S i S S COLL gs O~.Jt 3200 T SS 398!3288L ~ ~S LOS47J ' TAI $ $ S IS gS ! SS ~ , S

23 4 NATZONAL : REPORTS DESIGNATED FOR OUT-OF-STATE COLLEGES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNIC GROUP ADHZNZSTRATZON DATE: HAY, 998 O '' i ~ :~i UMBER OF candidati~s FOR EACH EXAMINATION NOT STATED ~ 49 4 r SO i t0 I SS ! [ 2 S 93 los < ! $ r $8 00 $ E COLL J i OTHEI 205 T i i ,49 3,2 3,73! 3,S0 3,02 3,63! 3,53 3,34 i 3,42ii 3,56 3,$3 3,5 5, ,53 5,05 3,68 3,06 3,56 3,44 3,50 3,39 3,43 3.8: ,88 5,75 5, , AMER IND./ALASKAN I, 0 3 i ~ I i i lz li ~ I ! COLL. 0 6 ' TIRII 5 T < i TOI/tL @ i l.so $ BLACK/AFRO-AMI BLACK/AFRO-AMER ! ' S / ; $ $ < $ lz Sl $ COLL, I ! SO ! $0~R 99 CHICANO/MEX. AHER T SO $ S.4S 2.9~ 2.47! i i l i 22 i S ~ i 4 I i 47j 66 3 COLL i j 4! 8 0TEl 9 T SO TOTAl ,94 2,47 3,23 2,78 2,75 2, , , ,70 2,96 2,5S 3,05 2,74 5,20 3,7 2,70 2,70 4,20,50 2,79 3,34 3,33 2,28 2,77 5,06 2,95 3,84 5,29 2,9 ASIAN/ASIAN AHER S 5206! Sl / Sl I IS $ 47! j 30 i COLL I T i $46 $ ; TOIAL ,53 3,20,77 5,36 3,34 3, , ,5 3,53 3,$4 3,$8 3,43 3,66 2,97 3,55 2,82 3,37i 3, ,2 3,60 3,52 3,9 3,98 3, , ,7S 3,47 PUI PUERTO RICAN S , 5! J / I i l 8 0 I 22 8 j 4 I ~ E ; < COLL. I 4 4 i! T ~ i ! ! 2 I ! IOTAL 50 3,02 2,6 3,00! 3,7 :88 2,78 2,63, ,73 2,85 5, , ,00 5,50 2,80i 3,00 2,50 2,78 3,27 2,53 2,79 2,43, ,67 3,3 2,94 HISPANIC S i ! 29 i ! E I L Si , COLL.] i 7 46 T ~ S ! ! WHITE S ~ ill i Z S $ i C0LL, IS ! 50 67i THER 99 T S i TOT~L 7023 " 3,35 3,0 3,66 3,36 3,03 3,37 3,5 2,86i 3,64 3,42 3,40 3,3 3,42 3,25 3,45 2,83 3,5 2,98 3,27 5,24 4,33 3,4 3,30 3,34 3, ,26 3,6 3,47 3,5~ 3,6 3,70 3, J s s ! 26 38' / ! ! II 280 [ ! IZ 22 j ! iC0LL, i i0/IRR 43 3,40, 3, 5,54 3,57 3,02 5,40 3,4 2,9 3,08 3,62 3,49 3,49 3,47 3 3,49 3,4 3,4 2,78 3,28 3,4! 2,95 2,40 3, $ ,7 3,57 3,$2 5,37 5,93 3 NA" ~ATIONAL i /0 788! gsll i i lz lo0 $ i S740OLL. I ll40 IS7 420 $ IS SOl T I95076 I L @ L ,33 2,97r 3,64 3, ~ ,38 3,27 3,39 3,24 3,44 2,86 3,Sll 2,96 3,22 3,24 4,00 3,6 3,28 3,3 3, , , ,29 3,66 3,20

24 Q Advanced Placement Program THE COLLEGE BOARD NOT STATED AMER IND./ALASKAN BLACK/AFRO-AMER CHICANO/MEX. AMER ASIAN/ASIAN AHER PUERTO RICAN WHITE NATIONAL NATZONAL : PUBLZC SCHOOL CANDZDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADMZNZSTRATZON DATE: HAY, 998 NUMBER OF CANDIOATES FOR EACH EXAMINATION ~ NUNBER OF IS IS / S ~ IS SO , ~ 5 3 COLL S S lg , THER 55 T , i TOIAL , ,4 3., ,4 5.0, ~ S S , ! 29/, S , 2, i 2i 9: O: 94 S Z S S S ~ 7i COLL $ ,HER 36 T IS 57 22,420, , ' 3 48 YOTAL , ] 2.6S S ,4 2., E , I S ls , 46 9,4 33 4,, / , S , 2,7 8 S IS! 44j , , , ~ 228~ , , < COLL l, , , l, E ]OTIRR 482 T , ~ , , , S i 2.4< 2.33 i i 5 64i 4 ' ~ 37 6 S l, 65 92, $ q 39 q g ! < , SS 46 8, , , ~ S LL S 34 72i 356i E 87 S J J IS TIRR 462 T 3464 SSlg 207 2i ~ 264 Sl, ~ 849 ~ q 7! TOT~L e ~ s9 2Sli 0i s8,9 ss 9 54s2 loss s0456 s ~ 2092! 25 20~ i 2,~ 64 70~ 24 s6i ~ ~ 20~ ! E COLL. 6 ls078 4SS 9O 7 4 lss S44 59, 72e ' 23 60~ 4 60 z4j z s4s ~,, 74 T 08S76 lsoss e7 26n sz4 980~ 7s z7 246, s49 46ss 2e 87 z s~ 273 s~ 4o82! 56Sl s4s s506 zz04 9~ ZSll ss ~0,L 579O ~ i @ g@ $ / I0 4 S , g ; , < lz s COLL. I ~ 2~ 2C 2 26 OT~lt 74 T , , , , ~ , S @ $ / 23' , , ~ , , ~ lz S COLL S ,4 2 S, TIRR 59 T IIS , , ~ S $ s ,4 $ ,4 27, , , 5s ~ / , , 87 3, , s s 56s ~ ~ ,4 30., S ~ COLL OTJRJt 4783 T , ~ ~ i ~ ,4 ~ S i262s @ , , , , lg 2S IIS / g IS, 22, S go $ , , ,4 0 $48 IS, 5 6~ $ lg , g $ COLL. S ~ IS, g E los 3 9 Ot~ 275 T , SO ~ , , ~'3 L $87,4 938 i , ~ L / L , , E L ~ L276, ~ S ~ ~ 220 ~ 772L ~ SS COLL , ~ S THEir 8896 T 823, ~325S , l$ , ~ , ~ t L , , SS

25 ,6 PROGRAM SUMMARY REPORT I l SCHOOLS ART HISTORY 67 ART- DRAWING,045 ART - GENERAL,703 BIOLOGY. 5,646,CALCULUS AB 9,037!CALCULUS BC 2,583 CHEMISTRY 4,397 COMP SCI - A,208 COMP SCI - AB 859 *ECONOMICS - MICRO,84 *ECONOMICS - MACRO,324 ENG LANG/COMP 4,396 ENG LIT/COMP 9,47 ENVIRONMENTAL SCI 456 EUROPEAN HIST 2,945 FRENCH LANG 2,687 FRENCH LIT 350 GERMAN LANG,086 *GOVT&POL- U.S. 3,236 *GOVT&POL- COMP 753 INTL. ENGLISH LANGUAGE 67!*LATIN - VERGIL 533 *LATIN - LITERATURE 373 MUSIC THEORY,062 PHYSICS B 2,50 *PHYSICS C- MECH,672 *PHYSICS C- E&M,004 PSYCHOLOGY,483 SPANISH LANG... 4,49 SPANISH LIT 850 STATISTICS,299 U.S. HISTORY 7,45 I NO. OF EXAMS TAKEN STUDENTS IN 9TH 0TH TH GRADE GRADE GRADE 2 755,735 4, , ,367 6, ,662 27,234 40,80 84,063 4,399 '00, ,449 2,726 34,72 22,566 9, ,43 3, ,50 2, ,035 0, ,265 4, ,964 23, ,325 55, ,436 3, ,775 7,549 8, ,444 9, , ,424 0,34 4,889 42, , ,604, , '8,90 2,48 24 '399 8,056 5, i,350, , ,734 i 5, ,349 7,57 28, ,954 4, ,876, ,6i8 36,756 3,864! 2,~77 I 52,74 I 342, ,823 I % 2TH PROGRAM PROGRAM CHANGE NO. OF GRADE COLLEGE MALE FEMALE COLLEGES ,668 4,664 6,756 7, ,679 2,007 3,80 ' 3, ,046 5,048 7,22 8,094 4,036 3,364 32,466 42,995 70,82 75,46 7, ,04 62,55 55,56,834 7,67 5 2, ,687 0,40 22,668 27, ,662 9,275 4,874 44,937 7, ,30,77 7,3 6, , ,526 4, ' ,697 5,546,90 3, ,48 7,520 5,725 7,668 2,057 2,4 30,473 49,543 67,322 80,06 9, ,666 60,839 06,355 58,46 67,94 6 2, ,360 2, , ,587 24,7 43,70 48,298 2, ,26 9,505 3,605 3, ! 453,65,523, ,676,87 3,297 3, ,265 25,669 45,328 49,934 0, ,72 3,23 6,563 6, ,592,574 2,78 2,50 3, ',709,602 2,956 3, ,008,047,744 2, ,079 2,005 3,369 4, '5,950 8,326 2,562 24,276 3,7' ,50 3, ,944 2, ,982,433 5,648 6, ,650 4,324 8,628 2,974 8,354 63,43 8,545 32,879 45,966 5,424 2, ,323 4,652 6,34 6, ,09 7,377 7,667 5,486 i 02, ,634 74,964 87,05 50',340 6,979 L 8 2, i 20,947 47,45 545,242 I 92!60 I,06,657 I 0 I I NO. OF CANDIDATES I 2,o8 I 47, , ,7 86 i 5;4 282,997l 352,7 I 58,554 I 635,68 I 9 I * The!997 and 998 program totals for these exams reflect the number of examinations taken by candidates who took either one or both exams for a singl e fee. The 998 totals for candidates who took both exams are: Economics: Microeconomics and Macroeconomics (8,764); Government and Politics: Comparative and United States (5,859); Latin: Vergil and Literature (36); and Physics C: Mechanics and Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism (6,29).

26 SCHOOL REPORT OF AP EXAMINATIONS (BY STATE) SCHOOLS AP SCHOOLS % SCHOOLS IN AP % CHG t~ U.S.* Alabama % 36.9% -5.0% Alaska % 2.8%.% ' Arizona % 53.9% 7.3% Arkansas,, " % 30.5% 0.3% California,570,052, % 69.7% 0.8% Colorado % 47.8% -0.% Connecticut % 82.3% 0.2% Delaware % 47.4% 0.6% Dist of Columbia 4i % 73.2% -9.3% Florida % 57.5% 0.7% Georgia % 58.5% 0.7% Hawaii % 73.3% 3.4% Idaho % 42.7% -0.% Illinois ' % 5.8% -0.4% Indiana % 56.2% -0.2% Iowa % 36.3% 4.4% Kansas % 24.%.3% Kentucky % 60.0% -2.5% Louisiana % 23.8% -0.% Maine % 57.4% -.% Maryland % 74.%.6% Massachusetts % 82.3%.9% Michigan % 54.%.0% Minnesota % 43.% 0.0% Mississippi % 38.2%.8% Missoud % 27.% 2.2% Montana % 32.3% -2.7% Nebraska % 22.7%.0% Nevada % 40.2% -2.0% New 'Hampshire % 69.0% ' -2.2% New Jersey % 83.7% -.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%.2% Oklahoma ,0% 24.8% 6.8% Oregon % 48.5% 6.0% Pennsylvania % 60.6% -0.3% Rhode Island % 74.6% 2.0% South Carolina ' % 70.0% -0.6% South Dakota % 9.0% 3.% Tennessee % 50.6% 0.4% Texas, % 56.9% 0.6% Utah % 7.6% -4% Vermont % 69.5% -,5.2% Virginia % 69.5% 0.% Washington % 54.7%.9%" West Virginia % 55.3% -2.2% Wisconsin % 60.% 3.2% Wyoming % 29.% -.3%,.u,uc sc.ools..... AP SCHOOLS % SCHOOLS IN AP % CHG AP SCHOOLS NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS % SCHOOLS IN AP U.S~* U.S.* % 44.2% -.6.% % 8.% -2.2% % 2.9%.3% % 2.5% 0.0% % 60.5% 4.5% % 36.4% 5.5% '05 3.3% 3.9% 0.6% 5 2 2'3.% 2.6% -.5% t;/,~ 82.3% -.0% % 49.2% 2.5% % 52.5% 0.3% , % 33.0% -.% % 00.0% 3.6% % 54.9% -4.7% % ' 88.5% -3.8% % 26.0%.5% % 57.% -9.6% % 90.0% -0.0% % 83.0% 2.3% % 30.2% -0.4% % 79.2% 0.4% % 28.4% 0.6% % 82.9% -.7% % 6.8% 8.9% % 43.9% -0.6% % 33.3% 3.9% % 52.5% -0.% % 49.8% -.0% % 78.9% -0.2% % 5.7% 0.2% %, 34.6% 3.% % 49.0% 3.7% % 22.9%.3% % 34.% 0.8% % 64.2% -2.6% % 46.9% -2.5% % 20.3% 0.5% % 3.7% -2.4% % 70.5% -0.8% % 33.3% -.5% % 93.6% O.7% % 52.3% 2.0% % 9.%.3% % 68.2% 2.9% % 59.0% 0.0% % 40.6% 3.9% % 44.4% 0.6% % 37.6% -2.8% % 37.3% -0.3% % 40.4% 7.% % 24.2% 2.5% % 39.2% 0.% % 35.4% -2.2% %.5% -.5.2% % 9.7%.% % 45.0% 0.0% % 5.5% -3.7% % 3.8% -22.6% % 76.3% -.6% % 95.0% -2.4% 4 ' 48 ' % 46.5% 3.3% % 83.6% -.3% % CHG % 54-% -.8% ~)% 6.3% 0.4% % 37.2% 9.3% % 56.2% 4.6% % 87.0% -0.5% % 23.6%.0.8% % 7.% -0.3% % 4.3% 7.2% % 6.4%.5% % 53.4% -0.% % 22.8% 5.7% % 50.0% 9.7% % 52.8% 4.9% % 34.3% 9.3% % 72.0% 0.9% % 40.6% -2.0% % 85.0% 2.9% % 56.5% 0.0% % 92.0% -.4% % 33.3% 0.5% % 8.2% 2.3% % 26.3% 0.5% % 5.9% -.3%, % 60.5% 0.3% % 75.9% -2.2% % 86.9% -4.8% % 82.% -4.3% % 6.2%.8% % 69.9% -.5% % ' 70.6% 3.2% % 33.3% -.0% % 47.7% 4.0% % 39.0% 0.9% % 50.0% 2.4% % 38.2% -3.7% % 47.5% 7;'.% % 35.5% 2.8% ' 7.4% 3.0% -4.4% % 29.5% 2.5% % 0.0% 0.0% (U.S.) 22,022 '',424..., % 53.8% 0.9% NON-U.S./U.S.TERR/CAN GRAND 2,022 2,48 *SOURCE: Quality Education Data 5,940 9,087 9, % 58.8% 0.6% 6,082 2,337 2, % 40.6%.4%

27 SCHOOL REPORT OF AP EXAMINATIONS (BY STATE) ii --,, AP EXAMS PER 000 EXAM CHG PER 000 TH& 2THGRADE APCANDIDATES APEXAMS TH& 2THGRADERS** TH& 2THGRADER % OF GRADES 3 OR ABOVE STATE I~NROLLMENT* Alabama 97, ,045 9,579 8, % 57.3% Alaska 6,359 6,449,822 2, % 63.6% Arizona 92, ,554 0,58 0, % 63.0% Arkansas 62, ,776 3,50 4, % 52.0% California 76, ,92 56,866 75, % 65.7% Colorado 87, ,207,874 3, % 66.3% Connecticut 70, ,708 4,345 6, % 72.% Delaware 6, ,876 2,9 3, % 7.2% Dist. of Columbia 8,036 64,73 2,78 3, % 73.4% Florida 267, ,034 59,358 62, % 56.2% Hawaii 28, ,806 4,28 4, % 67.2% Georgia 65, ,46 2,63 25, % 60.3%... Idaho 36, ,736 2,226 2, % 67.% Illinois 273, ,326 39,065 4, % 72.3% Indiana 45, ,294 3,32 3, % 50.2% Iowa 8, ,470 4,647 4, % 70.0% Kansas 67, ,793 3,473 3, % 64.6% Kentucky 92, ,202 8,857 9, % 50.7% Loutstana 06, ,4 4,52 4, % 63.8% Maine 30, ,670 3,968 3, % 67.4% Maryland 08, ,72 23,298 25, % 7.5% Massachusetts 30,288 Michigan 226,39 Minnesota 34,325 Mississippi 63,478 Missoud 29,870 Montana 24,586 Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio ,054 27,33 29, % 72.0% ,783 24,702 26, % 65.3% 9 369,04 2,64 6, % 58.6% ,59 3,754 3, % 45.5% ,84 6,93 7, % 74.6% 84,386,602, % 66.9% 46, ,762 2,337 2, % 62.7% 35, ,568 3,559 4, % 56.0% 29, ,790 3,738 4, % 70.4% 6, ,430 33,754 35, % 70.6% 43, ,640 3,560 3, % 56.% 377, ,972 7,597 95,75 26,48 05,75 28, % 59.8% 64.% 59.9% 9, % 275,784 8,527 20,058 27,650 30, % Oregon 75,527 4,002 4,396 5,53 6, % 67.% Pennsylvania 277,937 20,657 22,603 32,098 34, % 65.7% Rhode Island 20,720,789,906 2,665 2, % 69.4% South Carolina 8,760 9,748 0,88 5,386 6, % 55.% South Dakota 22, ,086,65, % 55.5% Tennessee 8,33 7,862 8,445,870 2, % 64.7% Texas 47,825 37,563 44,093 62,38 74, % 57.8'% Utah 75,490,70,845 8,449 8, % 67.6% Vermont 6,633,296,489,80 2, % 64.5% i Virginia 46,772 2,757 23,24 36,883 39, % 65.6% Washington 43,039 7,890 8,722 0,86 2, % 68.4% West Virginia 47,677 2,330 2,22 3,340 3, % 55.2% Wiscons=n 42,454 0,635,887 5,640 7, % 68.3%! Wyommg 5, % 63.7%.. (U.S.i 6,58, ,720 68, ,463 99, % 64.% NON U.S./U.S. TERR/CAN 4,834 6,9 22,38 24, % 74.4% GRAND 6,58,775 58, ,68 92,60,06, % 64.4% *Source: Applied Educational Research Inc. of Princeton, NJ "*This is the number of exams taken by the current year's th and 2th grade AP candidates (number of exams not shown) divided by the state's " lth and 2th Grade Enrollment'' x 000., i, i 72.% 65.P/o

28 AP Resources for Administrators Publications Among the many AP publications available are: A Guide to the Advanced Placement Program: a comprehensive overview explaining how to start an AP program and administer the exams. AP Course Descriptions: subject-specific booklets describing, in detail, each course and its exam; each one includes sample questions. A Secondary School Guide to the AP Program: This guide is a comprehensive consideration of the AP Program. It 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. 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 3,00 two- and four-year colleges and universities. The College Handbook 999 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 996 and 997 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 955. 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 lth and 2th grade enrollments, state count of secondary schools, and the number of AP schools, candidates, and exams for the current and previous year. Videotapes AP Pathway to Success: In 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.

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