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2012 AP Score Distributions

See how all students performed on AP exams in 2012. 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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2012 Score Distributions: Arts
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AP 2-D Art and Design14.3%28.5%32.1%21.2%3.9%
AP 3-D Art and Design10.3%20.4%34.6%28.5%6.1%
AP Art History12.4%22.4%25.2%18.7%21.6%
AP Drawing13.9%20.9%38.6%22.3%4.3%
AP Music Theory19.3%17.4%24.9%25.1%13.3%
2012 Score Distributions: English
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AP English Language and Composition11.0%20.2%28.9%27.9%11.9%
AP English Literature and Composition8.3%18.0%30.4%32.3%11.1%
2012 Score Distributions: History & Social Science
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AP Comparative Government and Politics19.3%23.9%18.6%20.7%17.5%
AP European History10.5%19.2%36.0%10.8%23.5%
AP Human Geography12.5%19.5%20.4%17.8%29.8%
AP Macroeconomics13.9%23.9%18.0%17.8%26.3%
AP Microeconomics16.6%28.2%20.9%15.8%18.5%
AP Psychology20.7%26.0%19.4%13.5%20.3%
AP United States Government and Politics12.5%14.9%24.8%24.5%23.3%
AP United States History11.7%21.3%21.6%26.6%18.8%
AP World History6.9%15.7%30.5%29.4%17.4%
2012 Score Distributions: Math & Computer Science
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AP Calculus AB25.2%17.1%17.4%10.2%30.1%
AP Calculus BC50.4%16.1%15.8%5.4%12.3%
AP Computer Science A23.6%24.3%15.6%7.7%28.7%
AP Statistics12.5%21.1%25.6%18.0%22.8%
2012 Score Distributions: Sciences
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AP Biology19.7%16.9%14.3%14.6%34.6%
AP Chemistry16.4%19.3%20.1%15.0%29.2%
AP Environmental Science8.9%24.9%16.6%24.3%25.3%
AP Physics B16.3%19.3%26.4%16.8%21.3%
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism35.1%24.0%13.9%16.5%10.5%
AP Physics C: Mechanics32.4%26.4%18.6%12.6%10.1%
2012 Score Distributions: World Languages & Cultures
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AP Chinese Language and Culture71.1%13.2%10.9%2.3%2.5%
AP French Language and Culture18.5%26.9%32.6%17.0%5.1%
AP German Language and Culture26.2%25.6%27.5%13.9%6.8%
AP Italian Language and Culture22.6%23.7%28.1%19.5%6.1%
AP Japanese Language and Culture45.8%9.9%21.1%8.5%14.7%
AP Latin Vergil21.3%17.0%24.6%18.5%18.6%
AP Spanish Language and Culture24.9%26.2%21.4%14.9%12.5%
AP Spanish Literature and Culture11.5%21.5%28.9%16.5%21.6%