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2 CONTENTS FOREWORD Foreword 999 AP State Summary Report Tables 3 State Partcpaton (96-999) AP State Summar..y..Wor.k.s..heet AP Natonal Summar..y.. e.eort.za.bles " Appendx: Program Summary Report 6....S.c oo!. e.p.ort..y..state AP Resources for Admnstrators 9 College Board Regonal Offces back cover Founded n 900, 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 999 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,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. 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 999 AP Examnatons. A more detaled understandng of AP trends and related nformaton can be found n the companon publcaton, the 999 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 900 wth headquarters n New York Cty, s a nonproft membershp organzaton of 3,000 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.

3 999 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 7. 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 7); 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: {~{~,l{~g~{{~g.'.. l~}{,g{lll~l$}l{ m}l}{l{~...'..l ~: ~ ~{l!~~l~ll ~... lf{"la... ~ {{{4 ~l{~".:.,:.~.,. ~:. "... J {}}l{{~ { ").~gz.'~g.'~~~ }{l{{~l{{{l{{{l l~{~n}}gnnglg~""g ~g...~ ~..{{lna~{{lnj~~{~{a~{~

4 OWA : ALL CANDDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DSTRBUTONS BY AND ETHNC GROUP ADHTNZSTRATON DATE: HAY,, 999.,; o = =,. ~.UHRER OF ~ ~.. "~ ~ ~ "+ "~ ~' = ~ ;., ~..... ~,--! +', ;.; ~ ;.; : ~ m = : m = ; ~ AOZOATES ATEAcH LEVEL Advanced Placement Program ~:EXAMS ~. ~ ~; ++ -~ --- :~ m+ oz+l :: 4:~ :;; ~:: :~ :~+ :~=... ~ _~ o ore; o m- NOTSTATED '+' 80' ' +' ' ' ' 3' +' 3' ' +',' ' 4' '+' 34t ~ 8 ~,0 ++' j + 55! T $ ! ! S.O ~ AMER ND./ALASKAN 5 9/0 4 3 $ : cozzll" lj T e j! ' S MEAN ORADE 3.00 S.O0 S.O S BLACK/AFRO-AMER 5 6 ' l ;, ! S T ~ 6,,.59,.50,,,,.50,.00,,,.67.45, , 3.00, ;,,, ~,, CHCANO/MEX. AMER 5! ' 9/0 ] $ 9 0 8! T ! 5 9! ASAN/ASAN AMER 5 $9 5 5! ' 3' ' ' ' ' ' ' '90 j ! 3 S ! ,6 6, +, S ~ 4 6 j 4 6! 5 3!!! T 5! ! , 3.40, 3.43, 4.00,.50,.83, 3.7, 3.57, 5.00,.96.00, 3.00 ~, 3.9, 4.00,,, L PUERTO RCAN 5 90 r [ : 3 J T 4! S ! l l. ; l l l l l l l l, l l l l l l, " ; ; ; ; ; ; l l l " HSPANC 5 3! 90!4 +! !, T L l l l, l NHZTE ' ' ~ 4' 8' 9 ~ 57' 84 ' 37t 3 : S J 9 9/ ; ] [ 5 5] j 308! j j : THER 37 T , 3.50, 3.07, 3.09, 3.7, 3.5,.3,, 3.8, 3.9, , ; 5 s 3 s! 3 s 6 3! zz T 7 7: 7 5 O J / OHA S ' 4 ~ 0' 4' 49 ~ 4' 5 ~ 5 ~ ~ 64 ~ 7 ~ 9~ ! ls , ~ :, 3s ;, , Sl 37 4, o o ++COLL 36 s, 3 s , 8 74, 3 8, l o,.er , ] , ; cj 58 lj 3659 MEAN ORADE 3.6.7S+S l ,.7s , s

5 TOHA : HALES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRTBUTTONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHZNZSTRATTOH DATE: HAY 999 Advanced Placement Program THE COLLEGE BOARD NOT STATED AMER ND./ALASKAN BLACK/AFRO-AMER CHCANO/MEX. AMER J.00 : l L lj J lz 6 C0LL.] 8 ASAN/ASAN AMER PUERTO RCAN T S T HSPANC.'T] OWA

6 OWA : FEHALES SCHOOL AP GRADE DSTRBUTONS BY AND ETHNC GROUP ADHNTSTRATON DATE: HAY, 999 ' 5" ~ J _ -!~ " -~ NUMBER E ~" X. AOF. CANDDATES M.. N. ~ A FOR T EACH.=. O N! ~-" ~"~-~ ~. = ~ :~ o~ = = =" ;.;~ L;~r,... ~ ~ CANODATEsATNUNOEROF Advanced Placement Program ~ EXAMS S ~ = '- Z ; ~ ; = ~ = o j ~ ~ ~ ~...j,.. = '! " "+ ":=' + ; ++.,.L / NOT STATED T AMER ND./ALASKAN 5 4 z! 3 z T 6,, 5.33, 4.00 BLACKtAFRO-AMER t 4 T 30, ~.40, 50 CHCANO/MEX. AMER 5! T 3.69 ASAN/ASAN AMER ' 5' 0' T PUERTO RCAN T S.67. HSPANC 5 4 S 3 T' 7,.~,3.4, WHTE OWA HEAN GRADE ~o ~, ;=~.-=.-.-,,= ==,, 4! 8 4 s 4 r t,/lo ! lz 7~ OO & ll 9/lO! , 3.00,,.50,, 3.00 ~! ~ z 9 6 z ! l ' ' ~ ' ' ' ' :! ~ t ! l ! '.67 3.oo.oo,, 9 6' ' ' 3' '/ 0' 47' ' ! ~ : l T ! ! t 4! 3! : 6 0 lj 3 3 T 9 ~ 4 5 S lo,.76,.67,,, 3.00,,,,, ~.33, 4.00,.00,.90,, 3.00 S ''3' 8' ' ! ! ! T ~ ~.5 3.~ ! ! 60 ~ 4 4t + :, : 53 $ ~ /0 0 7 COLL 3! 3! ,,, 9/0, lz , 3.00,,,, 9/o o lz ~ /0! col-ll.! " 3.00 ' ' 9/0; lz /o J COLL lz ,, / Zl 7z o 0 0 9! z l ~. ~.. ~. ~ ~. ~ e ~ e ~ ~. ~ ~. ~ e ~. e ~ * ~... ~. ~ ~. ~ ~ e ~ e ~. ~. e ~ *. e ~. ~ 7 eee~e~.e~0~e~ee~e~eeeeeee~e~ee~ee~eee~e~ee~e~ee.~e~eeee~eee~e~e~e~e~eeee~e e e ~ e e e e. ~

7 oo.ooooo..oooo~. * `... *..... OHA : TH GRADE CANDZDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE D'rSTRTBUTZONS BY AND ETHN'rC GROUP ADHZN'rSTRATTON DATE: HAY,, 999 D ' r.....,,numb~r,of C AND[.'ATES'.FOR FF;AcH F~;~MPATQN. ~,: r Advanced THE COLLEGE Placement BOARD Pr0gram ' EXAMS, "" ~..o"~..~e..~' *o z" ~" *..~ ~; *~ ~; ~o ~ o..~o~ ~=~! "'R z * "**"~ "~ '*'~"~ o,* '"~ j"' ~,~ '';'~= ~u,~, * ~'~'.F. ~ ~' ~ - ~ ~! ~... ~' ~' CANDDATES ATEAcH LEVEL NOT STATED S ' ' ' ' ' ' ' $ S T 64 S ] S.O AMER ND./ALASKAN T 3.00 l J 8LACK/AFRO-AMER, S o T 3 J.9 CHCANO/MEX. AMER S! s s : T 7,,.8, ASAN/ASAN ANER t 5 0 T 89 j HEA N GRADE 3.5j 3.50 PUERTO RCAN ; T 4 3. O0 HSPANC 5 4 NHTE RMA t HEAN GRADE 5.00.oo 3 9 S ! "67 "00 3"0 4" J e l a.~ S L oo,, t ! 3 7 j j ; ]~ T SS S ~ 8 4 T J 38 3: S 0 3" "s ~ ~"67 ~ s0.s ! J ; T S 4 83 r 9 7 / 7, 8SJ , 3.7, 3.6, 5.00,.80, 3o, 3.3,.86, 4.8~ 3.4J, , 3.03, , , ! SS / ~ 9/0 0 COLL G ' _ m9 o 4 ) ) + lz "0090 lz ! 90 COLL 4: ! S ~ lz SS SO ~ 3.54.$ J S 4. O0. O0. O ~ 34 S 7!9/ S $ S

8 ZOMA : llth GRADE CANDTDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DTSTRBUTZONS BY AND ETHNC GROUP ADHZNTSTRATTON DATE: HAY, 999 NUMBER OF CANDDATES FOR EACH EXAMNATON Advanced Placement Program ~ EXAMS,_ THE COLLEGE BOARD ~-,,-..~ = oo : = _o ~ ~ _- ~ HUrteR ov AT,.., =: ;,- -~ : :,: ;...J ~.... ~ : ~ ; ~ EACH LEVEL NOT STATED AHER ND./ALASKAN BLACK/AFRO-AMER CHCANO/HEX. AHER ASAN/ASAN AHER PUERTO RCAN HSPANC WHTE OWA ~ 3 5 T ~ < e ) 3;,! T 6,/ l ~ z.oo 4.00 s' 4 ' '.... j! ' T ;, ) O O ~ 4 <; 5 6 ~ 3 ~ 3 3 T S! 4 3 T J ~ ' '! 4 3 T ~ ~ ) ~ 4 ~ ~ 3 3! so s.oo ~ so 3.s 4.o 'El..... ' ',..... ' ' 4 ) T Z 34 : ' , 3! Z ' T $ ! " j ; : ) ) ! o oo.oo 90 3 J 3 3. OO m ! , O o!! : o 4 3! ,,, [ ~.54.3~ U / s 6 4 x:, 8! s 6,; 4 s ! o

9 """ """ """""" * "" """"" """ " " " " " " ' " ' " ' ' '' ' - ' ' ' ' ' ' ' * , o , ~ TOHA : REPORTS DESZGNATED FOR TN-STATE COLLEGES SCHOOL AP GRADE DTSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNC GROUP ADHTNZSTRATON DATE: HAY p 999 Q NUMBE~, OF CANDD/, T~S FOR EACH EXAMNAT0 ~ Advanced Placement Program ~ EXAMS ~ =~ ~ ~ ~='= ~'~ ~ ;~ ~ ~w ~>...: "~..: ~ ~ ~-'~' ~ ~ ~ " o ~... THE COLLEGE BOARD ~ ~ - ~o.. ~.. ~ ~ ~ :~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~.. " NOT STATED AMEe ND./ALASKAN r:th : : al :~o~': ~,: CHCANO/MEX. AMER ~-~r:~'rl:~.-tr-"lr:;,l=l PUERTO RCAN HSPANC HHTE XOWA T l r.oo.oo s T T S 0 : 3 9 T T 4J 3.oo! 3.oo.oo T T T lj 7 T , : l /0 5 lz /0! / /0 lz lz 37 3 COLL! COLL COLL ,,lo ! S ~ )o! ::LL / lz A A.O

10 TOA : REPORTS DESTGNATED FOR OUT-OF-STATE COLLEGES SCHOOL AP GRADE DSTRTBUTONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHTNTSTRATON DATE: HAY,, 999 [ NUMBER OF CANDDATES.FOR EACH EXAMNATON ~ ~o. o ~.,,;'.~ ~..; =!. z :,. ~ NUHBER OF NOT STATED Z 4 ',!9/ S! Z a z z s z T 96 ~ ,, O0 4. O0 4.5~ 3.5, AMER ND./ALASKAN 5 Z ' ' T Z BLACK/AFRO-AMER!s z Z T 6. o3 CHCANOMEX. AMER 5 ASAN/ASAN AMER PUERTO RCAN HSPANC NHTE OWA 4 3 T S ! T 3, 3.70J.00 S 4 3 l T Z s t 4! 3 4 ; T S! S 78 8 Zl 6 3! S Zl ! ~ S Z 3 T ~; ZO oo! z J z ] z 3 T z7 ; : l 6 ' 3.65 '.00 ' ~ ' O0 ' ' "... [ [ zt " ' ' 8! s 7 z z z z3 zz ss 6' z' z z6 3 3 z zz z7 3 e3 4 7 z 4] z7 z z s 4 30 zo s z 9 7 zgz l 6 6 z zo ze 56 3 z zz 4 z 3z z ' 4 z z z z 4 z T l l E s.oo o0 4.o , e.56 3.e :! 90 z m O0! 90; n Z. 90 j 3 Z ~ lz ! 9/0 Z ' 9/, S 8 9/ z 4 9 n s z 4[ s 47 o 3 6 6! z o z ; z 3 : l [ /0 4 : lz 6 [ ; 0.50~,,,,,, 3.00,,,, 34/, s 9 3 e 9/lO s 34! 4 ; 5 9.,n s ; s z3 ; s e 0 '! , 30 35! s s ,.,...

11 +...~ ] D OHA : PUBLC SCHOOL CANDDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DSTRBUTONS BY AND ETHNC GROUP ADMNSTRATON DATE: NAY,, 999 NUMBE ~, OF CANDDATES FOR ~e~ H EXAM~ATlON > ~ o: > W HUMBER OF AMER ND./ALASKAN 5 ; 4 3 T BLACK/AFRO-AMER T CHCANOMEX. AMER T 7.89 ASAN/ASAN AMER T PUERTO RCAN S 4 3 T HSPANC T blhte OHA S S T $ s. oo 3. oo. oo J 3 o o (] 3.00 l , S 6 5 ~ 3 7 S ] ! J S S SO S T S S T : SOl ~ llos ~ SO S T S S. O / /0 3 lz S /0 S /0 3 6 lz 0 COLL ] /0 7 4! Z SO S /0 Z O0 3. O0 90 l 3 lz O ~ S lz ~ /0 3 3 lz 4 COLL /lt ; S 5 Sl 36 lz SS SO

12 N-STATE COLLEGES RECEVNG THE GREATEST NUMBER OF AP GRADES FOR STUDENTS FROM THE STATE OF OWA COLLEGE CODE COLLEGE NAME CANDDATES GRADES 668 UNVERSTY OF OWA 5 7q 6306 OWA STATE UNVERSTY q UNV NORTHRN OWA DRAKE UNVERSTY LUTHER COLLEGE ~ CENTRAL COLLEGE KRKWOOD CMTY COLLEGE 8 3~ 696 WARTBURG COLLEGE ~ ~ LORAS COLLEGE 3 6~90 NORTHWSTRN COLLEGE A 7 65 GRNNELL COLLEGE 8 ~ 6650 SMPSON COLLEGE ~7 BUENA VSTA COLLEGE 7 6qO0 NORTH OWA AREA CMTY COLLEGE lq 5 60 COE COLLEGE ST AMBROSE UNVERSTY 0 69 CORNELL COLLEGE 8 6q7 MOUNT MERCY COLLEGE 0 lq 677 DES MONES AREA COMM COLLEGE 9 0 6~5 MORNNGSDE COLLEGE 9 9 6~ MUSCATNE CMTY COLLEGE ~6 BRAR CLFF COLLEGE HAWKEYE COMM COLLEGE WALDORF COLLEGE OWA WESLEYAN COLLEGE q 7 5 EMMAUS BBLE COLLEGE ~ CLARKE COLLEGE A 3 67 DORDT COLLEGE 3 67 OWA CENTRAL CC FT DODGE CLNTON CMTY COLLEGE A 3 65 GRAND VEW COLLEGE 3 08 SCOTT COMMUNTY COLLEGE THERE WERE 6 COLLEGES DESGNATED TO RECEVE OR FEWER AP CANDDATES

13 OUT-OF-STATE COLLEGES RECEVNG THE GREATEST NUMBER OF AP GRADES FOR STUDENTS FROM THE STATE OF OWA COLLEGE CODE COLLEGE NAME CANDDATES GRADES 6 CREGHTON UNVERSTY TRUMAN STATE UNVERSTY BRGHAM YOUNG UNV UT NORTHWSTRN UNVERSTY UNV NOTRE DAME MARQUETTE UNVERSTY UNV MSSOUR COLUMBA WASHNGTON UNVERSTY ST OLAF COLLEGE LOYOLA UNV CHCAGO UNTED STATES AR FORCE ACAD UNVERSTY OF KANSAS MASS NSTTUTE TECHNOLOGY CARLETON COLLEGE UNVERSTY OF ST THOMAS PURDUE UNV WESTVLLE WNONA STATE UNVERSTY GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE 8 83 UNV CHCAGO WHEATON COLLEGE LAWRENCE UNVERSTY UNV WSC MADSON HARVARD UNVERSTY UNV NEBRASKA LNCOLN BOSTON UNVERSTY MACALESTER COLLEGE DARTMOUTH COLLEGE CORNELL UNVERSTY ST LOUS UNVERSTY UNV NORTH CAROLNA CHAPEL HL OBERLN COLLEGE AUGUSTANA COLL L 5 9 THERE WERE 08 COLLEGES DESGNATED TO RECEVE 5 OR FEWER AP CANDDATES

14 ANNUAL AP PROGRAM PARTCPATON FOR THE STATE OF OWA Year Schools Canddates Examnatons Colleges t O ,030,79,60,99 3,33 3,470 3, O O ,03,89,788 3,037 3,67 4, 4,647 4,874 5, ,97 * 43,837 * Ths number s slghtly nflated because some canddates take exams n more than one year.

15 ~.~.~..~..~...~...~.~.~.~...~..~.~.~..~.~..~..~.~...~.~..~.~.~.~.~...~.~..~.~.~.~.~~.~.~.. 6.~.~.~...~.~...~..~...~.~..~.~.~.~~.~..~...~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. 999 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 $ 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 0th grade. th-grade Canddates or % of all th-grade canddates took the AP Examnaton n n the scences, the AP Examnaton most frequently taken by secondary school senors was lth-grade Canddates or % of all canddates takng AP Examnatons were secondary school junors. or % of 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. 0

16 999 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 = possbly qualfed = 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 685,98 canddates took,,44 Advanced Placement Examnatons n 999. These canddates represented,9 U.S. secondary schools. Total program partcpaton also ncluded 7,0 examnatons taken by 8,37 canddates from 657 schools abroad. Males 8,86 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. th-grade Canddates 59,690 or 46% of all th-grade canddates took the AP Englsh Lterature and Composton Examnaton. lth-grade Canddates 64,8 or 39% of all canddates takng AP Examnatons were secondary school junors. Reference Page Reports Desgnated for n-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 4). 3 Reports Desgnated for Out-of-State Colleges Of the 405,53 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. 4 Partcpaton by Exam: Publc School Canddates 4,933 or 63% of the publc school canddates takng the AP Bology Examnaton earned grades of 3, 4, or 5. 5

17 ... ~... NATONAL : ALL CANDTDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DSTRBUTONS BY AND ETHNC GROUP ADHNSTRATON DATE: HAY, 999 D ' ~ ~ ~ ~.NUMBER'J OF CAN[)pATES ~:(;;)R [~% H EXAM!~A TO' NOT STATED ' ~ ! ' 358 t 45 t 40 75t9/0 " ; ! (] (] 0/ (] ; $ , ! OTHE 6 T ; ~ A~R ND./ALASKAN /0 4 75! 09 6 ~ S ! 7, ~ lz (] ! l j J loj T :S S.OS.97.7, J BLACK/AFRO-AMER l ! J ) ! ~ ~ (] lz ~ (] (] T l J CHCANO/MEX. AMER ' 3! ~;' 33'6479' 6' 6'9/0' :: ; ! Z :' ! ! lee 58J ! 76! T L MEANGRADE S ! AS ASAN/ASAN AHER ts' 4494 ~ 8 9' 69' 78338'955 t 308' t 66' 937' 867! 44t 773' 66' 7' 35' 694' 7 t 03 5' 3387'96' 37t 705' 74' 473! 6 t t 555t90, l ~ j 3 9Sll ! s ~ lss ! SA ! S SS , o THE, 04 T , 73~ J PUERTO RCAN l l 47 ~ 8 3 ~ j 4 4t t 3' lj 67 ~ 8! t 6J 8t 3~ ; 5 3' 69/ ! ! 5 6 9~ l l ' j ' T t "34t j5 946~ j66 5 l "5t53.57!84.6j "00(] 3"008! ~ B HSPANC ~ j 95 j 7' 90 t 8 J,~t 4 ~ 80! 40 t 0 ~ 4 ~ 7 t 9 ~ 87 ~ 6309 t 35 7t9/0 ~ j ~ ! ! ~ ~ T 3875[ J ~ J 37 t L , 3..39;.78t 3., ~ !.] ! $ ' WHTE ' 70~ ' 60' 663! ' ! 450' 98! 03! 458! 4406, 89 5! ' 3733! 70' 56! ! 3450! 37~ 50' 8559/0! ,4433, t ~ t ] 763, 0 489' : (] , 664~ ~ ,35o ~984,7, s07 44; ~ ,930,75 34! j 03, s ~ ~ 98' ~ 8 3, s3s ;.7 8 S7S 830 T: 7839 L ; ~ LS4~)AS6Llg L ~ L t 3.05!.8 3.8! J j l 3.34j ; ' 7' 59 76' ' 77' 37' 44' 6 8' 44' ' 53', 3' 9! 507! 355' 8! 7'! 68! 66' 38 7' 8'9/0' ~ loj $ ! : J ! J ! j , LL ! ~ THEn 5 T ! lsdj ! 670 j 3.0.8] ! , ~ j L /57 L L L L43! 904 S LDO34L L L L L7704L L LL. 04 [ ; o4,o , ,; j $ ~ T L44L S0 ;746(] L L433 L94 )$ L J 08 L t6656l ~ ~ , 3.0,.76, 3. 3.,.93, 3.3,.84,.84, 3.3, 3.00, 3.05 l , , , 3.46, 3.06,.80, 3.00, (].78!

18 D Advanced Placoment Program THE COLLEGE BOARD NOT STATED AMER ND./ALASKAN BLACK/AFRO-AMER CHCANO/MEX. AMER ASZAN/ASAN ANER PUERTO RCAN HHZTE NATZONAL NATZONAL : HALES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHZNZSTRATZON DATE: HAY t 999,, ~ JM~R OF CANDDATES FOR EACH EXAM~ATO~... S ~ < ~ t ~ ~4 56< ~ ~7 ~9 ~ ~ ~ ~ $ $9 77~ 0~ 3 4 5~5 86 ~ ~ $8 96Z t Sl S AO 54 4 $9~ $9! ~ LL ~60 40 S ~ ~ 79 4~ ~ $ T~R 079 T ~ @ S ~ S 7 l S 0 9/ SS < $ ~ S 55 ~ S lo ~ 738 $88 45 ~ 0 5 S SA 5 S S 6 $C~L. 596 $6 ~ ~ 5 7 ~ ~ S 6~ T 58! 3~9 9 6 ~S 9~ ~ SS ~S ~ ~.S~ < ~.7.7~ $ S ~ ~ 94 $0 5 S $ S /0 67 8~ ~7 0 8~ 9 7< ~ $0 $ Sgll ~ ~ 8 575J ~ ~ S< < g ~ ~ OT~R 86 T ~ ~ S ~ 5 4~ OSS.8.~ ~<..8~ SA < S < S ~ 4 0 6~ ~/ ~ < 38 ~ 7 ~ S~ ~ 3~ ! l ~ ~ ~ C~L ~ ! T ~ t $ ~0..37.~ Se.~ $0.83.3~ ~ ~ ; ~ 04 s 579/ S t 5 8~ ~ 6 55~ SO,o S 7] ~ ~ THE! 544 T S ~ S TOT4L ! S 590 ~ s 5 < 6 t 5 8 ~!! 55 9 ~ 6 s 5 s 9/ ~ 6 ~ s ~ ~9 5 ~ 4 ~ ~ < ~ ~ 0 ~ 0~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 5 s ; Ss S 4 7 $ 6 so ~ C~L T ~ S S S< S S ~ ~ t.55 S ~ ' 47 6 S J 6 3~ / SS SO SO @ 4 3@ 54 9~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ S ~ ~ 4 7 ~5 4 7 ~ S 3 ~ ~6 5 5 ~ ~OT~R 35 T ~ ~ 0 7~ ~.64.8~ ~ 3.SS ~ S ~ @ $ ! ; 7~ 9/ ~ S05S ~ ~ ~ ~ 94~ $ S ~ 47< 70 34~ Z ~ ~ 63 S ~ ~ t 65 59~ S~ ~ J 36 38~ OT~! 36 T ~ E L L t @ ~ < , S.l~ ~ S 99~! S; ~ 0 35 ~0 S S 5 57 S ~ ~ ~ 4 ~ ~ ~ ~ 7~ SO< 6 ~ ~ OSlZ : ~ ~ S T ~ ! ~ ~ ~ ~ , S t ~ ~/ ! ~ ~ 96 L ~ 636 $ J ~ ~ L ~ 46 76~ $ $7 50~ ~ COLL, 94! Se9S ~S~ S588! E ~ 6 9~ ~ 968 8~ T $ < ~$ ~ ~ L $ ~ S ~ j ~

19 ~ D '-' EXAMS Advanced Placement Program THE COLLEGE BOARD ~J 3J,, NATZONAL : FEHALES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHZNZSTRATZON DATE: HAY~ 999, NJMB~F QF q~nc)~ ~T~$ FOR ;ACH EXAM~ATO HUNlER OF. "= :" 6" ' ~ '.~ ;..;. ~...~ ~ CANDTDATESAT NOT STATED AMER ND./ALASKAN BLACK/AFRO-AMER t: (,,T: "[* J :, ] :='].~: :, = ASAN/ASAN AMER PUERTO RCAN HSPANC NHTE NATONAL MEAN GRAn~ S , / g ~ ~ ~ E $ le $ ! ~ ~ T @ ~ S! S 9/ ! 50 S ~ ~ ! ~ 5 4~ q OTHE! 57 T ~ S S ~ ~.00.$6.$ SO 8 ~/0 ~ ! S ~ loo ~ ~ ls S T " ~ ~ l.s~ ~ / Ell ~ 4 7(] ~ ~ ~ 8 5~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 56 5 E T Z ~ / U ~ ~ ~ OTHE 560 T ~ ~ V ~ ~ ~ ~ 370 9/ ~ ! E ~ lz ~ ~ 8 OTHE! 55 T (] ! 34 9 ~ ~ 6 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ THER 499 T S ! ~ ~ SS ~ (] S L ~ L576 89Z T ! L L $ ~ , ~ / (] $ $ S S~ S ~ 48 8~ $8 95 ~ $ ! ~ (] 55 68, ~ S 8 ~ 4 8 ~ 75 T SS~ 64 4B 9-! ~ S (] (] S S ! L70 $ / ~ ~ $ (] ; ! SOS ~ ! $ ~ (] $ ~ ~ "" $90~ $ ,; ! :) ~ 7 $8487L S05L L ".80.9(] $6

20 NATONAL : TH GRADE CANDDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DSTRBUTONS BY AND ETHNC GROUP ADHNlSTRATZONDATE: HAY t 999! j!! -,, ~,e t ~ c; NUNBER OF NOT ~OT STATED ' 0 74' $7' 59' 549' 9' 58' 85~ '! 69' 6! " ' 5' ~)/0 4, , , 5,4 :0 ~ [. 30N ,, 35 45, , ~ 75 7, j. ;6 40,0 0, ~, $ $ ! 6~ AMER ND./ALASKAN BLACK/AFRO-AHER T OS S 5' 5' ' 6' 6' ' ' 5' 6! 7' 5! ' S' ' 6 ' ' 58' 9 ' 3' 0' 5' 5 3'! '9/0 ' ~ e ~ ~ 6 3 e 7 s S SJ S S ls ! ~ ~ S ~ T ~ ~ O& $ J ~, , , ~ ! l S 074J S ~ 8 70 ~ / ~ S 47 7~ $ $ J e J ~ 3 5 9J e S SO J j ~ 8 t 550 7; T q ! ~ , ! ~ l.4 s.sl.ss.s3.40 ~ l.70 :.~.9..4~..36!., !,.! HEAN GRADE CH[CANO/HEX =HCANo/MEX. AMER '5' 58' 8' 3' ~' 5' 4" 0' 5' 4' ; $8 4 3 ~ J/ ~ 4! S ~ 8 ~ ! 83' ' , ,g ! [ T ~ 38 56~ TOTM. 459,.69, ~ ~.S ASAN/ASAN AMER t $ j / J 8 3J 9 ~ 09 j ! : , ! ~ ~ ! 60 T " ~ J PUERTO RCAN ~ S 9/ S [ S ! 08! ~ 0 ~ ~ ~ HSPANZC T ~ ~ 47 lo j ; ~ ~ J ~ ! 83 89/0 : j ~ ~ 397 $8 40J l r ! ] s 45 6 J J ! T NHTE ! ~ 549 ~ 3049/ ~ 785! SOSl l 30978! L094~ ~ lz C0LL. l J $ J 697 T ~805 -~ L36J J L L4088 $ S L500~ L3575L jL MEANGRADE 3O, 8, , 34.84, , ,5.~ O , OT.ER 5 "O , ~; 34 3= ~ 7; ~ , 5~ 70~ ',! 5,',8' 5, 0,4,,, ~ S ~ 05! ! ! ~ 0 6; s J $ ; 3 J ~ T j ~ $ S.0.,O 3.~ 3.!.8, S ~ 3.6., , O 3.58.,.,S O., S NATONAL u 596! 836' 7646' 3353' 80 96' 379 n 9' 880' 7963' 686' 3069' 863' 0' 300' 5~ 007 t 8' 04' 5 ~ ' 437' t 607' ' 459[ 88~ 9/0 4 3, , ,7 48, s , ,5,, 4s4 83~,5j 308, 5 484, 6,3, ,68!8 43!,3s, , s , 86 63e~ ,4 s4!6s ~ 8o ,o ,5 484~ s4, ~,64 45o ,9 4o s ! 9o 65~ o , 776 s SCOLL : g g n 3066! T ~ ~805~ L585 66~ $88~ ~805! $ ~0458;~48 90L ~ 4674L J ~ ~ 5.06: ! !.9..77~.9S. $ ,......

21 ... ~,~... NATONAL : TH GRADE CANDZDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNTC GROUP ADHZNZSTRATZON DATE: HAY~ NUMBER OF CANDDATES FOR EACH EXAM~ATON ' NOT STATED ' " '5' 4740' 80' s4' 9' 9' 54' s9' so' 6 6' sa' s4' 90' 0' "9! 86' ~,' 9 s4' 7' ' sg' s' s6' 6' 0' 8' 4' 0' los' 4s9' 9' 4s',/0" 4 $995 6~ SS ! ! S70! S ! 5 34! $ Z ! ss 7 5 so ! 55 s 78 7 ; sl S 65 45' : ! ' T ! ~ ! , ; ~. 3.4! ,.96, , , (] , 3.86,, 3.$ , : 3.0 ; 3.8~ ; 3.75 ~ 3.35 ; 3.75 L AMER ND./ALASKAN s lo,. l ~ s ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~" "... ~"'"" j x ~ 0 7 S 3 ~ 8 4 lz S q '! 3 3~ T ~ J ~ ! ~ 3.5 ~ ~ !.00.4 BLACK/AFRO-AHER ~ ~ 6 3 4! 0 4 8~ 4 7 ~ S ~ 7! ~ ~ ~ g ls T ~ '; 35 48J S: '; ~ , J.9~ , ,.6,.,.40 l.7,.47,.87, 3.67, 3.35,.5,.S~,,.8~,, ~ ~.7 CHCANO/HEX. AM[R ~ 4 3 ~ 70 3 ~ ~ " 38" 3" E 4 ~ ~ 58 0 ~ 3 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ T! S 533 9~ ~ ! ,,.80.03,.76, 3.3@ ! ! ~ G.86J ASAN/ASAN ANER s ~ 6 ls00'057 8 ~65 50 ~ s 5 56' s 9' 6 9' ' 48 ' 983' 745' 54' ss' ' 75' 76' 77[ 9' 59'9/0' ! ! ! ~ J J.~ ~ SO lz ! J ! T ! l, 3.07,.83 t 3.0~ t t ! t 3.40,.94[ ! , ~, ' t ' t t, St t 4t t ' ' 79! 6 t ~ PUERTO RCAN 5 S04 35 ~ ~ t 9/ S !! ~ j S ~ S S 6! 8 ~ j ! ~ j s s ~ 6 4 8o~.et T S ~ ~ ~ 5J TOTL 65 HSPANC S ! ' 7 ~ 30~ 4 ~ 49 ~ 05 ~ ~ ! ~ 3 7 3/ /! ~ 5 48! ! J ; J ~ ~, 6 ~ ' ~ ' ! 3j T, , 55 4~ / 8 9 4~ ~ S! J ! ~ NHTE ~ j ! 7 t 73~ t 49 t 6~ t '659 5' 39~90 ~ ~ ! ~ 3 463~ ! J : ~ ~ ~ C0LL ]~ J THER T 44574L Lg4L ~ ~ ~,, ~ ~ ! ~ 56 4~ /0 4! ~ ; J ~ S J : S , T ~ ~ S ~ ~ ~q ! (] ~ NATONAL : ~ 6339! 4~ t 8]~ ! 0] ~ L $7 053! ~ ~ J 476 $ ~ C0LL. [ ~ ~ T , ! ~ g 33' ~738! ! , 4 56~ ' 648! , l.90, ' 3.09~ l * * )5 3*

22 NATZONAL : REPORTS DESTGNATED FOR N-STATE COLLEGES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRBUTTONS BY AND ETHNC GROUP ADHTNZSTRATZON DATE: HAY~ 999 D.., NfJMB~R OF rg~n;)pat~$ FOR F,.ACH EXAMNATON r ~ - a!. == '= = ' =,, =,, ~ ~; ~: s-= '~ = =. ~ Wse ".a U..J ~ - =..- =* =..~ 4 = = O. LS ~uj.~ m.j "= ''= m.a =, l,, NOT STATED ~' 5 ' ! ~ S S ~) ! ~ lz S ! ! 48 5! ! j; T ! ! , , O0 AMER ~,MER ND./ALASKAN '5' 5'!, ' " 0,' ~ 4' 4 ' 7 7 ' ' ' ' ' 4 = 8 ' ' 5' 9' ' ' '9/,' 7 4 6s o 4: 8 s 8 9 6[ 79 s! 3 = 9 ' 4 s s sl 9 o Sll ,; ! 6 4 ~ , 6 4, 9, 880 ~ , ~ 3co,.L. 3o s 0 5~ s~ ~zs 60 4, s 0 : 7OT.,R 5 T SO S 48~ s Sl 4 s S L ~ ~ l BLACK/AFRO-AMER ~ 4! 47 8 s 8 0 7= 5 9 ls z s ~ 75 6 ~ 6! = s,,/0 7 : ls ls s 00 6 ~ 0 ~ 3 ~ ~ 464 s~ s ss 9~ s : ! 7 ~ S 8l 59 5~ 09' 4 5; ; 8 75! S ' ! sos7 ss 5 4! sx s lz 49 5 lxe 54 s XSOOT.. z4z T 45S9 0 = ! ' j 4 4SS 405 ~; ' ,? @ [ = S.6] ~.4.76,.86 CHCANO/NEX. AMER ~ ~ [ ~ S ~/ ~ ] [ ! l E ! $ 8 $6 70 $ j ~ T ! ASAN/ASAN AMER ! ~ '9/0 ' : ~ ; 40 78! ! ! = SO Z lle ! ~ 83 48~ ~ ; T ~ l [ S PUERTO RCAN j : 9! 7 ; 6' S! ~ 9/ ! 4 ~ ~ ' 0 xs ! 55 s z 5 ' ~ 8! = ! $ $ 4 4 5! ~ 8 7J [ J 4! ! ! ! 55 T ! ! SS ! ~ ] HSPANC ! ~ ~/0 7! S ] Z ! ~ ! 674! 98 4 S S 55! 4~ S ! 3 r ~ ~ T ~ ,, 3.0,.4,.7, 5.05!,.89,.59=.5,.,.64,.46,.4,.57,.6, ! ~ NHTE ~ ! / ~ ~ ~ 0 697: ! ~ ' : ] ~ ; $ S J ~ T t L ~L ~ ! 3..8~ $ S [ S 558 5~ ~ $4 9' 5: 50 ~ 6: 8 ~ 3! 37 ~ S ~ 7! 045 : ~ ~: : 90 ~ 4 S S 9/ S 69 8~ ! ~ $ $ $ ! S ~ SOl $8 97; 97! ! $ S ~ = ~ ! so ~ THE 44 T ; ! 0~ 74 ~ , 88 50; 87 ~ 38; SSB ' HEAN GRADE J..95!.64 L.S 5.08 l ~ s.4j J NATONAL ~ " 38S5735 ~ 55" " " 80'," 59'5 9'" ' 45 ' 79' '4o' 7987' 4o4o' 55' 99o' 55' 655~78' 5740' 35' 907'9/ j j J $ : [ :0 SO ~ ~ 43[ ! $ ~ ~ *~ 3080 $4 93C0LL S THER 484 T ~SS3j! ~ 898~ L ~ L Ll5 ~ = ~ ~ S~.9 3.4~ ~ ~ !

23 4...*... NATONAL : REPORTS DESGNATED FOR OUT-OF-STATE COLLEGES... SCHOOL AP GRADE DSTRBUTONS BY AND ETHNC GROUP ADNNSTRATZON DATE: NAY,, NUMBE R OF CANDE~ATES_FOR E:~CH E XAM;ATOfl :..- "!. ; ~ [ M.t. D ~- ",~m.:m ~ " ".... u ~ ~ ~ --,o,,,,,t Advanced Placemont Program ~ EXAMS ~ ~ el -~ ',., ~,r.. " ' m~ m *: ~. " :- ~ o F... ~ " THE COLLEGE BOARD NOT STATED AMER ND./ALASKAN BLACK/AFRO-AMER CHCANO/MEX. A~R ASAN/ASAN AMER HEAN GRADE PUERTO RCAN HSPANC ~HTE HE.AN GRADE NATONAL MEAN GRADE ~ 'J ] 3 5, Sl ~ $ ss ~ s ~ 6s 9 3! s 4 9, ] 7! ] :~. 3 4 ' T , j s ss ] @ $ $ $ S , 7 S 5 4 0! 5 9, 5: e , z 0 6 s, s ! ,~ s ~ s s lc 5 s s , 5 s s OTHEt 4 T :; 6 $7 9 ; 6 SO 5 S 4 z 48: 8 0 5~ OO 5.S '~ S , S.~ S S : ~ 9 9 ' 5: 6 4 5, S : 7, 5 S ! , 5S S 0 5! lb S , 7S los ~ T S 696J ,.,, **., oo.,.,o,.,,,o,, " ".*' - o, o,,,,o ".,,,o , s 55 lo 8 s 8 55, , 5 6, o : , s l 4 00 s , s 6 36; , 8 8 s 5, 53 4 lo SGS SO 7~ s l 97 8, OT~t 8!T j 7; S S $ , S $ S/ 650' 540J ~ 40' S~ " 86" 40" 7" 56"9/0" J ! ~ S J S S , ~ SO , 5, , 35 5@ S 5, 0, S T $ ! @j $ ~ S 79 S 0 6 S 5 6 ; 4 t 7 t ~ ' J 6J $~ ~ ~9/0 S s ~ ~ , s / ! s, ~ S S 7 7S 6! os 6 6! s Z s 5 o~t 4 T S@ t $ ! 5 6 5, 0 t S 4! t t 57 j t ~ 8~ s 55 j ; 0 ~ 6 ~ ~ 78 ~ 40! 9~90 ' ! S ! S ! 5 89 SS , 4 6: lb 6 54,! ! : ~ 67 S s ~ S OTHEH 50 T 4563 / oo GO 6 s ~ ,, 5.7~.59, ~ ~ e 5.0~ ; s 5.5 s.60 5.s, j ! @ j 8 0s 67u 570 j 9 6s ~ 4540J84 j 59!' 664; 988; 56s~054; 84~ 66; 63;9/0 ; $ ! 9 455] ~ s 8J s J $ s r ; l $00 9 $ s J ~ OTHL3 5 T ~ J ! S ~ S j j 5.57! 3.O0~j ~ 5.58 t 5.56j 5.45j 5.5S t S [ ! S lb t 7! 7 ~ 7 t 6 4 t ; 4; St 40 j 0 j 8 9' 48~ 8' 4" 53' 5' 6'9/0 t 'J ~ 7S ~ ] SO ~ ~ S~ S ~ S S ~ 58 T J ' , ! 9, : , S 46 j 997, 5.38,.965.4, , 5.,, 5.7, , ,5.4, : ! ! 757 t t 3S~ t 50 t 5 t t405~ 96 t 9' 497' 906' 450; 69 t 5 t eeo~9/r ;; ; 04! ss8' s ! ! : ! s S9, t L SS / L0774] L : 709 SS $ $ S J ! J 5.$.5.53! J s 3.$

24 Advanced Placement Program THE COLLEGE BOARD NOT STATED AMER ND./ALASKAN HEAN GRADE BLACK/AFRO-AMER CHCANO/MEX. AMER ASAN/ASAN AHER PUERTO RCAN HSPANC HHTE NATONAL NATZONAL : PUBLZC SCHOOL CANDZDATES SCHOOL AP GRADE DZSTRZBUTZONS BY AND ETHNZC GROUP ADHZNZSTRATZON DATE: HAY a N~JMOE~ OF CANDPATES FOR EACH EXAMf)ATO~J L,. aj..,t o ~ [ CANDDATES AT -.. o o ' ' a sss j 46 8~ ' 44! 0s 8 98' 9s' 938 ' 369/0! ! ~ l8j l $ j j ~ ! ~ :: C0LL ~ ! 48 8 ~ T J S ; ~ J L S @ S @ l ' ,.80, J ! / ' 4' 0 j 5 j 6 4 j ! ! , ~ j S 96 6 ~ ~ 8C0LL S ! ~ T S j l.5 t 3.40, 3.06 t , ~ / ! ~ ! ~ lz ls ~ j ~ ~ $6 44! T ! , ,.97,.74,.0, ,.0..8,.8.69., ,.6,,.69,.03!,.0~, , ,.46! ',,.95,, ' ' 7' ' 35 5' ~ ! , ~s' 3l ~,!, t J 86~ ! ! l ;.05.8 E [.57[ 44,9! J ~ ~ : Z $ ~ ! T ; (] ! @ ~ ! , ,.9,, ~ ! ; ~ ~ l : : :6 S':~LL ; j 55 3 $ ~ T ! ~ Z ~ j S S 76 S ~ 97 0@ / ! ! $ ! ! ! S ~ @ ; ~ THER 7 T ; ; 3.5J ~ J ! ! ! 904' J9/ ~ ! $ L $ ~ ~ 879 J ~ ! :) L069! ; J J S0 6; 3700~ Z L ; ~ 374J ! ~ t $ ; 05 05~ S t $ ;~764~ ~ @ L :[ ~ ; $ j /0 54! ; ! S SS ! ~ $ S S ; ~ Z l6j 490 7; ; : T $ ~ , ; j ; ~ / L : 75L ; L $ L ~ ; J ~ T ~ ~ ~08 S486L75L L ~ ~787; L00~ L ; ~ ~ ;.95! $7 3.05r.76 r

25 l l l Z(5 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ `. ~ PROGRAM SUMMARY REPORT STUDENTS N % ' 9TH 0TH TH TH SCHOOLS GRADE GRADE GRADE GRADE COLLEGE MALE FEMALE ~ARTHSTORY ',3 " 5,744 " 99 " 359" 577~) A. -D,AW.NG O 3,80',403 ART-GENERAL, ',36 ' 7,03 ' 3 87 ' 3,30 ' 5,468 BOLOGY 6,6 45 5,88 ' 30,77 ' 43,760 ' 3,796 '35,46' 47,446 CALCULUS AB 9,334 08,7 6,30 ' 07,64! 4 ',506 ' 67,740' 60,004 CALCULUS BC, ' 5,07 ' 4,544 ' 3 ' 556 ' 9,047,677 CHEMSTRY 4,67 7,04 4,49 ', '7,84,058 COMPSC-A,840 83,3 ' 4,364 ' 6,7 ' 4 ' 9 ' 0,05,03 COMP SC - AB, ,35 ' 3,538 ' 3 ' 8 ' 5',997 6 *ECONOMCS-MCRO, ',4 ',983 ' 7 ' 353 ' 8,773 ' 6,094 *ECONOMCS-MACRO, ',448 ' 6,738 7 ' 45 ',448 ' 8,566 ENGLANG/COMP 4,9,0 ' 67,989 ' 6,557 = 9 ',77 '3(~,767' 60,603 ENGLT/COMP 9, ' 0,076 '6,80' 37 ' 3,87 ' 64,8! ',040 ENVRONMENTAL SC ',759 ' 5,966 ' 3 ' 8 4,06 5,48 EUROPEAN HST 3, ,40 8,434 9,657 ' 5,096 6,57 8,607 FRENCH LANG, ' 4,08 ' 9,784 ' 3 ' ',569 ' 0,46 FRENCH LT ',9 ' 0 ' 36 ' 463 ',084 GERMAN LANG, ' 86 ',40 ' ' 4 ',7 ',87 *GOVT&POL-U.S. 3,554,689 ' 5,790 ' 48,356' ',47 '7,557' 9,458!*GOVT&POL-COMP ' 904 6,06 ' 0 ' 43 ' 3,968 ' 3,495 NTL. ENGLSH LANGUAGE 7 3 ' 08! 64 ' 0 ' 4,456 ',93 ',70 *LATN-VERGL '! 560 ' 4 [ 70 [,604 ',457 ' 0 ' 54 ~,795 ',604 '*LATN-LTERATURE : ', ',094 ',8 u.c H O.Y -- r PHY.C ' ' '*PHYSCSC-MECH, ',47 ',557 ' '" 4 ' 8 ' 0,649 ' 3,770 *PHYSCSC-E&M, ' 59 ' 6,306 ' 4 ' 39 ' 5,57 ',530 PSYCHOLOGY,706 3 ' 590 ' 7,549 ' 9,54 ' 4 ' 6 ' 9,466 ' 8,85 SPANSH LANG 4, ,8 ' 9,656' 3,85 " 76 ',406 '0,93' 37,408 SPANSH LT ' 459 ',384 ' 4,858 ' 4 ' 67 ',607 ' 5,39 STATSTCS ',795 ' 47 ' 908 ~ 4,6 ' 9,86 ' 6 ' 48 ',95',88 U.S. HSTORY 7,86 7 0,05 50,0' 3,864 ' 7 " 3,366 '8,430' 95,059 NO. OF EXAMS TAKEN,34 6,57 393,7 665, ,58 533,995! 65,50, 6,657,49,55 NO" OF CANDDATES,o8 47,847 39, ,7 86 5,4 8,997 35,7 PROGRAM PROGRAM CHANGE NO. OF COLLEGES 7,33-9, ,686 4, = = 8,094 8,769 8,087 75,46 8,59 9,96 7,67 7,744 9,88 7,088 30,74 = 44,937 48,899 = 6,478,8 4,057 6,69 3,43 4,867 7,668 f 0,04 80,06 97,370 67,94 76, 5,63 9,09 48,98 54,759 3,7 5,03,68,547 3,493! 3,584 49,934 57,05 6,835 7,463 3,75 4,633 3,3 3,399,055, 4,084 4,80 4,76 7,685,939 4,49 6,45 7,0,974 = 8,9 5,44 58,340 6,975 7,998 5,486 = 5,40 6,979 77, ,687 4,98 3,07 9, ' ' =,095 ',07 5,53 78 ' ',56 0 ' 993-4! 4 3! 59 4 ', , =,444 3 ',656 5 = , 0,65 3 * The 998 and 999 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 999 totals for canddates who took both exams are: Economcs: Mcroeconomcs and Macroeconomcs (9,488); Government and Poltcs: Comparatve and Unted States (6,43); Latn: Vergl and Latn Lterature (7); and Physcs C: Mechancs and Physcs C: Electrcty and Magnetsm (6,953).

26 SCHOOL REPORT OF AP EXAMNATONS (BY STATE) SCHOOLS AP SCHOOLS % SCHOOLS N AP % CHG State U.S.* Alabama % 38.3%.4% Alaska % 3.9%.% Arzona % 50.% -3.7% Arkansas % 3.%.7% Calforna,549,095,0 69.7% 7.3%.6% Colorado % 50.7%.9% Connectcut % 87.9% 5.6% Delaware % 63.3% 5.9% Dstrct of Columba 40' % 7.5% -0.7% Florda % 6.7% 5.% Georga % 60.5%.0% -lawa % 8.7% 9.4% daho % 49.0% 6.3% llnos % 5.0% 0.% ndana % 57.0% 0.8% owa % 35.6% -0.7% Kansas % 6.0%.9% Kentucky % 64.8% 4.8% Lousana % 4.4% 0.6% Mane % 63.% 5.7% Maryland % 74.9% 0.8% Massachusetts % 8.5% 0.% Mchgan % 56.5%.4% Mnnesota % 45.3%.% Msssspp % 36.4% -.8% Mssour % 30.% 3.% Montana % 33.% 0.9% Nebraska %.5% -0.% Nevada % 4.0% 0.8% New Hampshre % 75.0% 6.0% New Jersey % 87.4% 3.7% New Mexco % 48.4% 4.5% New York, % 75.% 0.6% North Carolna % 67.6% 4.3% North Dakota % 8.% 0.6% Oho % 6.0%.3% Oklahoma % 33.7% 8.9% Oregon % 48.7% 0.% Pennsylvana % 6.7%.% Rhode sland % 76.%.5% South Carolna % 7.4%.4% South Dakota %.%.% Tennessee % 53.%.6% Texas, % 60.7% 3.8% Utah % 69.4% -.% Vermont % 76.8% 7.3% Vrgna % 7.8%.3% Washngton % 58.4% 3.7% West Vrgna % 49.4% -5.9% Wsconsn % 64.% 4.0% Wyomng % 30.5%.4% (U.S.),837,843,9 53.8% 56.0%.% NON-U.S.AJ.S.TERR/CAN GRAND TOT~,L, *SOURCE': Qualty Educaton Data PUBLC SCHOOLS AP SCHOOLS % SCHOOLS N AP % CHG AP SCHOOLS NON-PUBLC SCHOOLS % SCHOOLS N AP U.S.* % % % U.S.* % % % % 3.3% 0.4% % 9.% 6.7% % 56.% -4.4% % 3.8% -3.6% % 3.0% -0.9% % 40.0% 8.4% % 8.% -0.% % 55.5% 6.3% % 5.% -.3% % 48.8% 5.8% % 03.5% 3.5% % 6.9% 8.0% % 9.0% 3.5% % 4.9% 6.9% % 65.0% 7.9% % 80.0% -0.0% % 8.3% -0.7% % 39.% 8.9% % 77.0% -.% % 34.9% 6.5% % 9.7% 9.8% 34 ~) 4 6.8% 70.6% 8.8% % 48.5% 4.6% % 5.6% 9.3% % 5.6% 0.% % 50.% 0.4% % 75.8% -3.% % 7.7%.0% % 34.7% 0.% % 4.9% -6.% % 4.0%.% % 4.9% 7.8% % 67.% 3.0% % 57.0% 0.% % 0.3% 0.0% % 33.6%.9% % 77.% 6.6% % 36.%.8% % 9.% -.5% 5() % 54.7%.4% % 89.6% -.5% % 68.9%.7% % 60.7%.7% % 44.4% 3.8% % 45.4%.0% % 44.8% 7.% % 36.% -.% % 37.0% -3.4% % 7.5% 3.3% % 4.9%.7% % 36.4%.0% %.5% 0.0% % 9.% -0.5% % 46.3%.3% % 46.8% -4.7% % 5.0%.% % 84.% 7.9% 36' ' % 55.6%.5% % 98.4% 3.4% % 65.8% 4.5% % 49.%.7% % 46.'% 9.0% % 83.6% 0.0% % 57.9%.7% % 88.9%.9% % 3.% 7.6% % 7.7% 0.6% 4.3% 6.7%.4% % 63.%.7% % 53.% -0.% % 33.0% 0.% % 44.% -5.9% % 5.7% -.% % 37.%.8% % 7.3% 0.3% % 4.5%.9% % 79.5% -5.5% % 69.6% 3.% % 90.4% -.6% % 39.3% 6.0% % 9.8%.6% % 35.3% 9.0% % 53.%.% % 53.4% 5.7%, % 63.8% 3.3% % 44.8% 5.8% % 73.9% -.0% % 47.8% -.% % 90.5% 3.6% % 50.0%.8% % 8.7% 0.6% % 5.% 3.7% % 6.0% -0.% % 48.9% 3.4% % 6.% -8.8% % 4.0%.0% % 73.3%.7% % 34.8% 5.3% % 3.9% -0.4% 9 0.0%.%.% 6,08 9,37 9, % 59.8%.0% 5,809,47, % 45.6% 5.0% % CHG 7

27 ,., 8 SCHOOL REPORT OF AP EXAMNATONS (BY STATE) AP EXAMS PER 000 EXAM CHG PER 000 TH & TH GRADE AP CANDDATES AP EXAMS TH & TH GRADERS** TH & TH GRADERS % OF GRADES 3 OR ABOVE STATE Alabama EN ROLLMENT* 97, , , , , % % Alaska 7,304,449,496,54, % 67.9% Arzona 06,338 6,554 7,66 0,449, % 6.7% Arkansas 64,85,776 3,333 4,8 5, % 5.% Calforna 766,43 04,9 9,358 75,8 03, % 64.% Colorado 93,998 9,07 0,363 3,757 6, % 64.9% Connectcut 75,74 9,708,08 6,64 8, % 7.3% Delaware 7,47,876,999 3,073 3, % 7.6% Dstrct of Columba 7,98,73,799 3,038 3, % 77.% Florda 8,865 37,034 40,706 6,955 70, % 57.3% Georga 66,008 6,46 8,574 5,365 9, % 58.6% Hawa 9,749,806 3,096 4,68 5,056 5~ % 65.7% daho 37,544,736,985,546, % 63.3% llnos 95,73 4,36 6,740 4,904 46, % 7.8% ndana 4,48 9,94 9,674 3,844 4, % 50.8% owa 8,555 3,470 3,659 4,874 5, % 69.8% Kansas 68,885,793 3,8 3,84 4, % 63.6% Kentucky 86,874 6,0 6,806 9,59 0, % 50.4% Lousana 03,0 3,4 3,90 4,76 5, % 63.9% Mane 30,555,670 3,3 3,788 4, % 67.% Maryland,559 6,7 7,746 5,54 8, % 7.0% Massachusetts 33,336 8,054 9,669 9,4 3, % 7.4% Mchgan 9,833 7,783 9,470 6,940 9, % 65.5% Mnnesota 8,07,04,893 6,5 7, % 6.4% Msssspp 6,699,59,97 3,839 4, % 40.3% Mssour 7,75 4,84 5,447 7,745 8, % 73.5% Montana 5,079,386,58,856, % 7.0% Nebraska 47,595,76,6,448, % 63.9% Nevada 39,44,568,9 4,359 5, % 57.6% New Hampshre 30,085,790 3,4 4,7 4, ' 4' % ' 68.0% New Jersey 57,569,430 3,866 35,780 40, % 70.3% New Mexco 4,348,640 3,07 3,79 4, % 55.6% New York 376,67 65,97 70,0 05,75 4, % 64.4% North Carolna 49,39 7,597 0,70 8,074 34, % 56.6% North Dakota 9, % 7.8% Oho 76,046 0,058,856 30,74 33, % 64.9% Oklahoma 64,59 4,50 5,66 6,963 8, '8% 58.% Oregon 78,947 4,396 4,533 6,6 6, % 68.5% Pennsylvana 77,096,603 5,004 34,68 39, % 65.5% Rhode sland,87,906,07,868 3, % 69.0% South Carolna 8,047 0,88 0,549 6,369 6, % 56.0% South Dakota,9,086,00,536, % 57.8% Tennessee,778 8,445 9,080,93 4, % 64.8% Texas 469,006 44,093 5,8 74,9 88, % 56.% Utah 75,450,845,05 8,796 9, % 68.8% Vermont 6,79,489,700,3, % 65.7% Vrgna 49,766 3,4 8,047 39,449 49, % 63.3% Washngton 49,06 8,7 0,0,370 4, % 66.9% West Vrgna 44,847,,98 3,4 3, % 55.7% Wsconsn 43,938,887,558 7,75 9, % 68.5% Wyomng 5, % 56.6% (U.S.) 6,7,37 68,57 685,98 99,95,, % 63.5% NON U.S./U.S. TERR/CAN 6,9 8,37 4,705 7,0 74.4% 74.8% GRAND 6,7,37 635,68 704,98,06,657,49,55 64'.4% 63.8% *Source: Appled Educatonal Research nc. of Prnceton, NJ **Ths s the number0f exams taken by the current year's lth and th grade AP canddates (number of exams not shown) dvded by the state's " lth and th Grade Enrollment" x 000.

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 3,00 two- and four-year colleges and unverstes. The College Handbook 000 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. Dee-Response Gudes, avalable n most AP subjects for the 996 and 997 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 955. The 00 Colleges and Unverstes Recevng the Greatest Number of AP Grades: a lst of 00 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 lth and th 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.

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