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2010 AP Score Distributions

See how all students performed on AP exams in 2010. 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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2010 Score Distributions: Arts
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AP 2-D Art and Design11.3%26.4%32.7%25.4%4.2%
AP 3-D Art and Design10.2%16.8%35.3%30.9%6.9%
AP Art History12.4%22.9%26.1%18.6%20.0%
AP Drawing14.4%19.3%38.9%23.1%4.3%
AP Music Theory19.5%17.4%23.7%26.4%13.0%
2010 Score Distributions: English
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AP English Language and Composition10.7%20.8%29.3%27.6%11.6%
AP English Literature and Composition8.1%19.1%30.2%32.6%10.0%
2010 Score Distributions: History & Social Sciences
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AP Comparative Government and Politics18.1%20.4%21.1%22.5%17.9%
AP European History12.7%18.4%34.5%11.2%23.2%
AP Human Geography9.7%16.5%20.6%17.4%35.7%
AP Macroeconomics14.4%25.6%15.2%16.6%28.1%
AP Microeconomics16.6%27.0%20.2%14.8%21.4%
AP Psychology19.6%29.6%20.0%12.7%21.1%
AP United States Government and Politics12.5%13.3%25.4%24.0%24.7%
AP United States History11.0%18.8%22.8%25.8%21.6%
AP World History9.8%15.5%23.8%24.2%26.7%
2010 Score Distributions: Math & Computer Science
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AP Calculus AB21.2%16.4%18.0%11.2%33.1%
AP Calculus BC49.4%15.4%18.0%5.8%11.4%
AP Computer Science A26.3%24.7%13.9%7.9%27.1%
AP Statistics12.8%22.4%23.5%18.2%23.1%
2010 Score Distributions: Sciences
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AP Biology18.7%15.1%15.4%14.1%36.6%
AP Chemistry17.1%18.5%19.3%12.7%32.3%
AP Environmental Science10.4%22.6%17.0%18.1%32.0%
AP Physics B14.8%18.5%26.1%18.6%21.9%
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism32.0%25.2%13.1%17.4%12.3%
AP Physics C: Mechanics26.9%25.2%20.7%14.7%12.5%
2010 Score Distributions: World Languages & Cultures
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AP Chinese Language and Culture76.7%13.2%6.6%1.5%2.0%
AP French Language and Culture11.5%15.1%28.6%21.1%23.7%
AP German Language and Culture24.8%20.0%23.1%18.6%13.4%
AP Japanese Language and Culture45.9%10.4%23.6%7.6%12.4%
AP Latin Vergil21.4%17.6%24.1%17.8%19.1%
AP Spanish Language and Culture26.9%27.6%17.3%14.3%13.9%
AP Spanish Literature and Culture11.5%20.5%28.6%16.6%22.7%