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2009 AP Score Distributions

See how all students performed on AP exams in 2009. 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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2009 Score Distributions: Arts
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AP 2-D Art and Design12.4%23.5%32.6%27.1%4.4%
AP 3-D Art and Design9.1%15.6%37.2%31.1%7.0%
AP Art History9.2%22.9%24.9%19.1%24.0%
AP Drawing13.6%18.1%37.5%26.4%4.4%
AP Music Theory16.5%17.3%26.1%27.4%12.7%
2009 Score Distributions: English
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AP English Language and Composition10.5%19.0%30.2%28.4%11.9%
AP English Literature and Composition7.4%20.5%30.8%31.3%10.1%
2009 Score Distributions: History & Social Sciences
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AP Comparative Government and Politics19.8%21.3%20.9%20.6%17.4%
AP European History13.9%19.2%33.9%11.3%21.7%
AP Human Geography11.6%16.7%21.9%16.6%33.2%
AP Macroeconomics15.7%25.2%15.8%16.2%27.1%
AP Microeconomics17.9%27.4%19.7%14.6%20.4%
AP Psychology22.8%26.9%19.0%11.9%19.4%
AP United States Government and Politics13.1%17.0%25.4%24.2%20.3%
AP United States History11.0%19.3%22.1%25.2%22.2%
AP World History11.1%16.0%23.4%24.6%24.9%
2009 Score Distributions: Math & Computer Science
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AP Calculus AB23.0%18.7%17.9%15.5%24.9%
AP Calculus BC43.2%17.6%19.2%7.4%12.5%
AP Computer Science A23.2%20.6%16.1%7.4%16.5%
AP Computer Science AB39.3%20.6%16.1%7.4%16.5%
AP Statistics12.3%22.3%24.2%19.1%22.2%
2009 Score Distributions: Sciences
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AP Biology19.5%15.5%15.8%15.1%34.0%
AP Chemistry18.0%17.9%20.2%14.2%29.8%
AP Environmental Science10.4%20.7%18.9%18.5%31.5%
AP Physics B14.9%18.6%27.2%18.3%20.9%
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism34.1%26.8%10.9%16.7%11.5%
AP Physics C: Mechanics24.9%24.6%20.3%15.0%15.1%
2009 Score Distributions: World Languages & Cultures
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AP Chinese Language and Culture81.5%9.8%6.0%1.0%1.7%
AP French Language and Culture11.8%15.7%28.0%21.7%22.8%
AP French Literature14.9%19.6%22.4%21.1%22.1%
AP German Language and Culture23.3%21.7%24.0%18.9%12.2%
AP Italian Language and Culture17.9%14.1%23.9%20.3%23.8%
AP Japanese Language and Culture48.8%10.3%19.8%6.5%14.7%
AP Latin Literature13.7%15.8%23.8%17.0%29.8%
AP Latin Vergil19.6%18.7%25.5%18.3%17.9%
AP Spanish Language and Culture25.6%26.1%18.2%15.3%14.8%
AP Spanish Literature and Culture11.6%18.5%28.7%14.0%27.2%