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2002 AP Score Distributions

See how all students performed on AP exams in 2002. The score distribution tables on this page show the percentages of 1s, 2s, 3s, 4s, and 5s for each AP subject. 

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2002 Score Distributions: Arts
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AP 2-D Art and Design9.2%19.1%36.5%26.5%8.7%
AP 3-D Art and Design13.5%19.1%34.4%27.0%6.0%
AP Art History13.0%25.1%32.2%18.0%11.6%
AP Drawing12.5%26.4%37.6%21.5%2.1%
AP Music Theory21.9%21.1%26.8%22.1%8.1%
2002 Score Distributions: English
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AP English Language and Composition9.0%20.7%31.9%29.8%8.7%
AP English Literature and Composition9.5%22.3%34.2%26.9%7.0%
2002 Score Distributions: History & Social Sciences
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AP Comparative Government and Politics17.0%14.2%33.3%21.2%14.3%
AP European History12.3%20.4%38.1%17.0%12.2%
AP Human Geography16.4%20.5%24.8%15.7%22.6%
AP Macroeconomics14.4%27.7%18.4%22.7%16.8%
AP Microeconomics12.9%25.1%24.1%21.2%16.7%
AP Psychology22.6%25.7%24.1%17.2%10.5%
AP United States Government and Politics6.4%18.3%29.2%31.8%14.4%
AP United States History11.0%19.9%22.8%31.8%14.5%
AP World History10.6%17.6%28.9%24.5%18.4%
2002 Score Distributions: Math & Computer Sciences
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AP Calculus AB18.2%22.9%26.2%17.0%15.7%
AP Calculus BC43.4%16.2%21.6%8.4%10.3%
AP Computer Science A19.5%25.3%18.4%8.7%28.0%
AP Computer Science AB34.3%12.6%26.7%10.6%15.9%
AP Statistics11.2%21.8%23.9%19.2%23.9%
2002 Score Distributions: Sciences
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AP Biology17.5%22.9%24.1%23.2%12.3%
AP Chemistry15.0%18.1%24.3%18.2%24.4%
AP Environmental Science9.1%24.9%19.4%18.9%27.7%
AP Physics B12.2%17.4%30.6%14.4%25.5%
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism30.0%20.8%14.3%18.4%16.5%
AP Physics C: Mechanics23.8%22.8%21.4%15.4%16.5%
2002 Score Distributions: World Languages & Cultures
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AP French Language and Culture13.1%16.9%30.1%18.4%21.5%
AP French Literature25.3%24.7%21.9%16.9%11.3%
AP German Language and Culture26.2%18.7%20.0%21.6%13.6%
AP Latin Literature14.5%16.3%24.8%15.2%29.3%
AP Latin Vergil16.2%19.9%25.4%19.8%18.7%
AP Spanish Language and Culture28.9%25.9%22.4%13.9%9.0%
AP Spanish Literature and Culture10.0%25.5%40.6%17.2%6.7%