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2013 AP Score Distributions

See how all students performed on AP exams in 2013. 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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2013 Score Distributions: Arts
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AP 2-D Art and Design13.4%31.3%34.4%17.7%3.1%
AP 3-D Art and Design10.9%19.4%37.6%26.3%5.9%
AP Art History11.8%21.4%27.4%19.2%20.2%
AP Drawing15.3%20.4%42.7%18.9%2.7%
AP Music Theory18.8%16.6%25.6%25.0%13.9%
2013 Score Distributions: English
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AP English Language and Composition10.2%16.2%28.6%29.8%15.2%
AP English Literature and Composition7.6%18.8%31.5%31.7%10.5%
2013 Score Distributions: History & Social Science
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AP Comparative Government and Politics18.9%21.2%19.7%22.8%17.4%
AP European History10.4%18.8%34.8%11.0%25.0%
AP Human Geography12.0%20.3%20.7%18.6%28.3%
AP Macroeconomics14.6%23.2%16.6%19.1%26.6%
AP Microeconomics18.1%28.6%20.0%14.9%18.4%
AP Psychology21.2%26.6%19.5%13.0%19.7%
AP United States Government and Politics11.3%14.3%26.1%24.8%23.5%
AP United States History10.6%21.5%21.6%27.0%19.2%
AP World History5.9%13.7%29.4%30.2%20.9%
2013 Score Distributions: Math & Computer Science
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AP Calculus AB18.1%17.3%11.2%29.4%18.1%
AP Calculus BC16.1%17.9%5.7%14.4%16.1%
AP Computer Science A26.6%13.9%7.0%25.9%26.6%
AP Statistics20.3%24.8%18.8%23.4%20.3%
2013 Score Distributions: Sciences
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AP Biology5.5%21.6%36.2%29.3%7.4%
AP Chemistry18.9%21.5%18.8%14.9%26.0%
AP Environmental Science8.0%23.4%16.8%25.4%26.5%
AP Physics B16.6%19.9%26.1%16.3%21.1%
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism31.7%24.1%13.7%19.0%11.6%
AP Physics C: Mechanics5.5%21.6%36.2%29.3%7.4%
2013 Score Distributions: World Languages & Cultures
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AP Chinese Language and Culture69.7%14.6%10.7%2.3%2.6%
AP French Language and Culture19.4%26.2%32.5%17.4%4.5%
AP German Language and Culture25.9%23.4%28.4%16.3%6.0%
AP Italian Language and Culture20.4%20.9%28.8%22.9%6.9%
AP Japanese Language and Culture44.5%10.6%21.4%7.4%16.1%
AP Latin14.1%20.9%31.6%22.9%10.5%
AP Spanish Language and Culture25.1%25.6%19.8%16.3%13.3%
AP Spanish Literature and Culture10.8%28.2%37.6%18.2%5.2%