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2014 AP Score Distributions

See how all students performed on AP exams in 2014. 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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2014 Score Distributions: Arts
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AP 2-D Art and Design13.9%29.5%35.1%18.3%3.2%
AP 3-D Art and Design11.0%19.6%36.8%27.7%4.8%
AP Art History12.1%20.3%27.2%18.7%21.7%
AP Drawing16.0%20.9%40.6%19.0%3.5%
AP Music Theory19.8%17.5%25.4%24.2%13.1%
2014 Score Distributions: English
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AP English Language and Composition9.6%17.9%28.4%30.1%14.1%
AP English Literature and Composition7.7%17.8%29.6%33.0%11.9%
2014 Score Distributions: History & Social Science
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AP Comparative Government and Politics19.7%23.7%18.7%21.9%16.1%
AP European History8.6%16.9%34.0%11.8%28.7%
AP Human Geography11.0%20.0%21.0%18.4%29.6%
AP Macroeconomics16.1%23.2%18.5%17.5%24.7%
AP Microeconomics15.9%28.9%20.7%15.5%18.9%
AP Psychology18.7%26.9%19.9%13.5%20.9%
AP United States Government and Politics11.9%12.5%26.4%24.7%24.6%
AP United States History11.0%21.3%20.1%28.0%19.6%
AP World History6.6%16.0%31.9%27.8%17.7%
2014 Score Distributions: Math & Computer Science
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AP Calculus AB24.6%16.6%17.7%10.7%30.5%
AP Calculus BC48.4%16.5%16.2%5.3%13.6%
AP Computer Science A21.3%23.1%16.8%7.7%31.1%
AP Statistics14.3%20.9%24.5%17.8%22.6%
2014 Score Distributions: Sciences
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AP Biology6.6%22.4%25.2%27.1%8.7%
AP Chemistry10.1%16.9%25.9%25.8%21.4%
AP Environmental Science8.3%23.6%15.3%25.5%27.2%
AP Physics B15.8%18.5%26.5%17.0%22.3%
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism33.5%25.1%12.2%17.6%11.6%
AP Physics C: Mechanics32.4%25.6%18.7%12.7%10.6%
2014 Score Distributions: World Languages & Cultures
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AP Chinese Language and Culture68.5%14.4%11.6%2.8%2.7%
AP French Language and Culture18.4%26.2%33.5%17.1%4.8%
AP German Language and Culture23.1%23.1%27.1%18.5%8.2%
AP Italian Language and Culture20.7%20.6%28.3%22.0%8.4%
AP Japanese Language and Culture43.2%10.5%22.2%7.0%17.2%
AP Latin13.2%22.4%30.2%24.0%10.1%
AP Spanish Language and Culture24.6%34.9%29.8%9.2%1.5%
AP Spanish Literature and Culture9.9%25.5%39.1%19.5%6.0%