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2003 AP Score Distributions

See how all students performed on AP exams in 2003. 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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2003 Score Distributions: Arts
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AP 2-D Art and Design9.3%18.5%36.4%27.8%7.8%
AP 3-D Art and Design9.3%18.4%37.3%24.3%10.7%
AP Art History12.0%26.3%32.1%15.6%13.9%
AP Drawing11.5%19.4%37.5%27.1%4.5%
AP Music Theory18.7%21.2%27.8%22.7%9.5%
2003 Score Distributions: English
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AP English Language and Composition7.4%18.4%35.0%30.5%8.6%
AP English Literature and Composition8.3%20.1%34.2%30.7%6.7%
2003 Score Distributions: History & Social Sciences
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AP Comparative Government and Politics13.7%13.2%33.9%23.4%15.7%
AP European History11.8%20.6%36.9%16.7%14.1%
AP Human Geography19.0%22.0%24.1%14.7%20.3%
AP Macroeconomics13.5%23.8%19.2%25.8%17.8%
AP Microeconomics15.5%26.7%20.0%20.6%17.1%
AP Psychology19.7%26.6%23.2%17.7%12.8%
AP United States Government and Politics5.7%18.9%28.5%32.8%14.1%
AP United States History9.2%19.0%23.5%32.7%15.7%
AP World History11.4%18.9%25.9%23.7%20.1%
2003 Score Distributions: Math & Computer Sciences
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AP Calculus AB18.4%23.0%24.4%16.2%17.9%
AP Calculus BC40.3%17.4%23.0%9.1%10.2%
AP Computer Science A17.1%24.5%19.6%9.2%29.6%
AP Computer Science AB37.6%13.8%24.6%10.0%13.8%
AP Statistics13.2%22.3%26.4%19.5%18.6%
2003 Score Distributions: Sciences
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AP Biology17.9%18.6%22.4%26.1%14.9%
AP Chemistry14.9%17.8%24.0%19.1%24.2%
AP Environmental Science8.4%23.7%18.9%18.7%30.3%
AP Physics B14.0%18.1%28.1%16.5%23.2%
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism29.7%24.8%11.9%18.8%14.8%
AP Physics C: Mechanics26.5%24.3%21.8%13.4%13.9%
2003 Score Distributions: World Languages & Cultures
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AP French Language and Culture13.9%15.1%31.3%18.5%21.3%
AP French Literature24.7%23.0%22.3%15.5%14.6%
AP German Language and Culture25.6%20.2%21.7%20.1%12.5%
AP Latin Literature16.8%19.4%25.5%15.3%23.0%
AP Latin Vergil19.1%19.4%28.8%14.6%18.0%
AP Spanish Language and Culture34.4%23.6%19.7%13.3%8.9%
AP Spanish Literature and Culture10.0%18.4%28.6%16.1%26.9%