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2005 AP Score Distributions

See how all students performed on AP exams in 2005. 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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2005 Score Distributions: Arts
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AP 2-D Art and Design9.3%18.7%38.5%27.0%6.7%
AP 3-D Art and Design9.7%14.7%37.3%30.1%8.2%
AP Art History13.8%25.2%30.4%17.6%12.9%
AP Drawing11.8%16.8%39.0%26.6%5.8%
AP Music Theory18.2%18.6%26.6%26.1%10.5%
2005 Score Distributions: English
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AP English Language and Composition7.5%16.4%32.5%33.3%10.3%
AP English Literature and Composition8.1%20.1%33.8%29.7%8.4%
2005 Score Distributions: History & Social Sciences
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AP Comparative Government and Politics14.3%16.1%34.8%21.1%13.7%
AP European History11.8%19.8%36.8%17.2%14.4%
AP Human Geography14.7%20.8%23.2%16.9%24.5%
AP Macroeconomics14.3%28.9%15.9%16.9%24.0%
AP Microeconomics12.1%24.1%22.2%17.5%24.0%
AP Psychology19.2%17.4%20.5%13.4%19.4%
AP United States Government and Politics6.5%18.6%27.3%33.1%14.6%
AP United States History9.2%19.8%21.4%27.3%22.3%
AP World History10.2%17.1%25.2%23.4%24.0%
2005 Score Distributions: Math & Computer Sciences
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AP Calculus AB20.7%19.5%17.7%16.7%25.2%
AP Calculus BC43.9%17.0%20.1%6.8%12.3%
AP Computer Science A17.9%23.2%14.9%9.9%34.0%
AP Computer Science AB21.2%19.5%18.5%10.4%20.4%
AP Statistics12.6%22.8%25.3%19.2%20.1%
2005 Score Distributions: Sciences
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AP Biology18.2%20.1%22.9%23.3%15.5%
AP Chemistry15.0%18.3%22.7%19.7%24.3%
AP Environmental Science9.3%23.4%18.9%17.9%30.5%
AP Physics B14.0%18.3%27.7%15.2%24.9%
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism30.4%23.5%13.3%17.8%15.0%
AP Physics C: Mechanics23.8%23.7%21.2%17.1%14.2%
2005 Score Distributions: World Languages & Cultures
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AP French Language and Culture14.2%18.5%27.6%19.9%19.9%
AP French Literature25.8%25.1%21.9%14.1%13.1%
AP German Language and Culture24.6%20.5%22.6%18.9%13.5%
AP Latin Literature17.9%19.2%24.3%15.6%23.0%
AP Latin Vergil18.7%17.2%28.6%16.3%19.1%
AP Spanish Language and Culture20.4%23.1%29.2%17.0%10.3%
AP Spanish Literature and Culture11.8%20.5%30.8%13.5%23.4%