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2006 AP Score Distributions

See how all students performed on AP exams in 2006. 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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2006 Score Distributions: Arts
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AP 2-D Art and Design7.7%17.9%39.6%28.9%5.9%
AP 3-D Art and Design10.3%16.6%39.9%27.7%5.4%
AP Art History8.4%22.5%25.9%19.5%23.8%
AP Drawing10.7%18.7%37.6%27.7%5.3%
AP Music Theory19.2%18.7%28.6%23.7%9.8%
2006 Score Distributions: English
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AP English Language and Composition5.4%15.9%29.6%36.7%12.4%
AP English Literature and Composition7.1%20.8%34.3%29.8%8.1%
2006 Score Distributions: History & Social Sciences
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AP Comparative Government and Politics13.0%18.5%21.8%24.5%22.2%
AP European History12.0%20.3%36.9%17.4%13.6%
AP Human Geography16.9%19.7%21.8%16.0%25.6%
AP Macroeconomics12.7%23.4%17.4%21.0%25.4%
AP Microeconomics16.4%27.8%19.0%15.9%20.9%
AP Psychology19.5%27.9%20.3%12.6%19.7%
AP United States Government and Politics8.0%17.7%29.2%30.6%14.5%
AP United States History11.0%19.9%22.2%26.1%20.8%
AP World History10.4%15.2%25.4%24.4%24.6%
2006 Score Distributions: Math & Computer Sciences
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AP Calculus AB22.3%20.5%18.6%15.5%23.2%
AP Calculus BC41.9%19.7%19.7%6.4%12.3%
AP Computer Science A21.9%22.2%14.4%7.7%33.7%
AP Computer Science AB33.7%19.7%17.2%9.3%20.1%
AP Statistics12.6%22.2%25.3%18.3%21.6%
2006 Score Distributions: Sciences
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AP Biology19.6%20.3%21.2%23.3%15.6%
AP Chemistry17.0%18.4%22.4%17.7%24.5%
AP Environmental Science9.3%21.9%19.2%17.5%32.0%
AP Physics B12.8%18.4%29.2%14.3%25.3%
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism34.6%23.8%12.4%16.7%12.5%
AP Physics C: Mechanics24.2%24.5%21.2%15.5%14.6%
2006 Score Distributions: World Languages & Cultures
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AP French Language and Culture11.3%16.4%27.6%21.4%23.4%
AP French Literature16.3%21.7%26.7%15.7%19.6%
AP German Language and Culture24.9%19.9%23.8%18.3%13.1%
AP Italian Language and Culture16.5%13.3%21.9%20.7%27.6%
AP Latin Literature22.2%19.8%24.1%14.1%19.8%
AP Latin Vergil17.9%17.5%27.6%16.6%20.4%
AP Spanish Language and Culture23.4%24.5%27.9%15.3%8.9%
AP Spanish Literature and Culture11.8%20.9%29.2%15.1%23.1%