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2004 AP Score Distributions

See how all students performed on AP exams in 2004. 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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2004 Score Distributions: Arts
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AP 2-D Art and Design7.9%17.5%39.1%27.9%7.6%
AP 3-D Art and Design10.4%15.0%34.9%30.7%9.1%
AP Art History13.5%27.5%29.1%15.6%14.2%
AP Drawing11.3%16.6%36.6%27.4%8.1%
AP Music Theory19.6%20.6%29.3%21.5%9.0%
2004 Score Distributions: English
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AP English Language and Composition8.7%17.8%31.7%33.0%8.8%
AP English Literature and Composition9.2%21.3%34.3%27.4%7.7%
2004 Score Distributions: History & Social Sciences
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AP Comparative Government and Politics16.0%15.1%33.3%21.7%13.8%
AP European History11.3%20.1%38.2%17.1%13.3%
AP Human Geography16.9%22.2%22.7%17.1%21.2%
AP Macroeconomics13.0%25.0%17.6%26.0%18.4%
AP Microeconomics13.9%25.3%23.3%20.1%17.4%
AP Psychology22.6%24.8%23.7%17.1%11.8%
AP United States Government and Politics6.2%18.7%27.6%32.3%15.2%
AP United States History10.8%20.9%25.0%24.8%18.5%
AP World History10.9%16.1%27.8%23.2%22.0%
2004 Score Distributions: Math & Computer Sciences
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AP Calculus AB20.4%19.9%19.0%17.6%23.0%
AP Calculus BC39.8%18.8%20.9%7.7%12.8%
AP Computer Science A18.6%23.6%15.3%9.4%33.1%
AP Computer Science AB27.0%18.5%17.8%12.0%24.6%
AP Statistics12.6%22.4%24.8%19.8%20.3%
2004 Score Distributions: Sciences
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AP Biology18.9%20.2%21.9%24.6%14.4%
AP Chemistry16.4%17.6%22.9%18.9%24.3%
AP Environmental Science8.8%23.1%18.5%18.2%31.4%
AP Physics B11.4%16.9%29.3%15.0%27.3%
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism27.8%23.8%13.7%18.2%16.5%
AP Physics C: Mechanics26.1%22.5%21.4%17.0%13.1%
2004 Score Distributions: World Languages & Cultures
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AP French Language and Culture13.4%18.2%27.6%18.3%22.5%
AP French Literature25.9%23.2%20.9%16.3%13.7%
AP German Language and Culture24.6%22.8%22.9%19.2%10.5%
AP Latin Literature13.5%16.7%25.3%18.3%26.1%
AP Latin Vergil17.8%17.0%27.3%20.0%18.0%
AP Spanish Language and Culture29.8%26.4%22.2%13.0%8.7%
AP Spanish Literature and Culture10.8%20.0%31.6%13.3%24.3%