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2016 AP Score Distributions

See how all students performed on AP exams in 2016. 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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2016 Score Distributions: AP Capstone
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AP Research11.6%16.3%39.3%30.8%2.0%
AP Seminar6.6%12.6%53.8%21.8%5.2%
2016 Score Distributions: Arts
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AP 2-D Art and Design14.4%33.0%35.0%15.5%2.2%
AP 3-D Art and Design13.2%25.7%35.8%22.3%2.9%
AP Art History11.0%22.6%27.8%27.5%11.1%
AP Drawing17.0%27.2%38.8%14.6%2.4%
AP Music Theory18.2%17.3%24.1%26.0%14.4%
2016 Score Distributions: English
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AP English Language and Composition10.7%17.6%27.1%32.1%12.6%
AP English Literature and Composition7.4%17.8%29.4%33.4%12.0%
2016 Score Distributions: History & Social Science
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AP Comparative Government and Politics20.5%21.2%20.4%21.5%16.4%
AP European History7.4%16.0%29.2%35.1%12.3%
AP Human Geography11.9%20.1%19.8%19.1%29.0%
AP Macroeconomics17.4%23.4%16.1%17.0%26.0%
AP Microeconomics17.8%27.5%22.0%13.7%19.0%
AP Psychology19.1%26.1%19.1%14.2%21.6%
AP United States Government and Politics12.3%13.5%24.9%24.0%25.2%
AP United States History11.9%17.9%22.5%23.3%24.3%
AP World History6.6%15.6%29.4%28.7%19.7%
2016 Score Distributions: Math & Computer Science
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AP Calculus AB24.8%17.3%17.4%9.7%30.7%
AP Calculus BC48.5%15.4%17.2%5.8%13.2%
AP Computer Science A20.8%20.5%23.1%12.5%23.1%
AP Statistics14.3%21.7%24.9%15.5%23.5%
2016 Score Distributions: Sciences
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AP Biology6.6%21.0%33.6%28.8%10.1%
AP Chemistry10.5%15.6%27.5%24.8%21.6%
AP Environmental Science7.6%23.2%14.8%25.8%28.6%
AP Physics 14.6%14.0%21.2%30.2%30.0%
AP Physics 29.5%17.0%34.9%30.6%8.1%
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism34.6%22.7%13.2%17.9%11.6%
AP Physics C: Mechanics32.3%27.0%18.1%13.1%9.5%
2016 Score Distributions: World Languages & Cultures
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AP Chinese Language and Culture62.8%16.4%14.4%2.7%3.7%
AP French Language and Culture17.6%26.5%32.5%18.5%4.9%
AP German Language and Culture21.4%22.5%27.0%20.6%8.5%
AP Italian Language and Culture22.4%18.8%30.9%19.9%8.1%
AP Japanese Language and Culture51.8%7.6%19.8%6.4%14.4%
AP Latin12.7%20.8%32.1%22.9%11.5%
AP Spanish Language and Culture27.8%34.7%26.9%9.2%1.4%
AP Spanish Literature and Culture8.8%24.3%36.9%22.5%7.6%