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2008 AP Score Distributions

See how all students performed on AP exams in 2008. 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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2008 Score Distributions: Arts
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AP 2-D Art and Design12.6%21.9%33.5%26.4%5.6%
AP 3-D Art and Design9.8%14.7%37.4%29.7%8.3%
AP Art History11.5%21.2%24.6%19.7%22.9%
AP Drawing13.5%17.5%36.4%26.9%5.6%
AP Music Theory18.4%22.1%27.2%22.7%9.6%
2008 Score Distributions: English
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AP English Language and Composition8.7%18.2%31.4%30.5%11.3%
AP English Literature and Composition6.5%19.9%33.9%30.6%9.1%
2008 Score Distributions: History & Social Sciences
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AP Comparative Government and Politics19.6%21.0%20.4%20.9%18.2%
AP European History9.2%17.2%34.9%12.1%26.6%
AP Human Geography12.1%17.9%21.5%18.3%30.2%
AP Macroeconomics14.9%22.7%15.2%19.8%27.5%
AP Microeconomics18.1%26.3%18.8%15.2%21.5%
AP Psychology19.2%27.5%20.1%13.4%19.9%
AP United States Government and Politics12.1%13.1%25.2%25.8%23.7%
AP United States History8.5%18.2%21.4%25.4%26.5%
AP World History8.9%16.1%23.4%25.7%25.8%
2008 Score Distributions: Math & Computer Science
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AP Calculus AB22.1%21.2%17.9%15.2%23.7%
AP Calculus BC43.5%17.4%19.4%6.7%13.0%
AP Computer Science A21.7%21.7%13.9%9.0%33.7%
AP Computer Science AB38.9%19.1%15.1%9.0%18.0%
AP Statistics12.9%22.7%23.7%18.8%21.8%
2008 Score Distributions: Sciences
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AP Biology18.6%15.6%16.1%15.2%34.6%
AP Chemistry18.4%17.5%20.0%14.3%29.9%
AP Environmental Science11.7%24.3%17.6%17.3%29.1%
AP Physics B15.5%17.5%27.5%18.3%21.2%
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism33.5%24.3%12.4%16.7%13.0%
AP Physics C: Mechanics27.3%25.3%20.9%13.9%12.6%
2008 Score Distributions: World Languages & Cultures
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AP Chinese Language and Culture85.5%8.1%4.7%0.8%1.0%
AP French Language and Culture13.8%15.9%28.6%19.8%21.8%
AP French Literature21.1%26.4%21.8%14.9%15.8%
AP German Language and Culture23.9%21.2%23.7%18.1%13.1%
AP Italian Language and Culture14.7%12.6%23.4%20.9%28.3%
AP Japanese Language and Culture44.9%10.8%23.0%7.8%13.5%
AP Latin Literature20.6%21.8%23.8%12.4%21.4%
AP Latin Vergil17.3%17.6%26.8%16.2%22.2%
AP Spanish Language and Culture24.5%25.8%18.4%15.4%15.8%
AP Spanish Literature and Culture11.7%20.8%30.4%14.3%22.8%