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2020 AP Score Distributions

See how all students performed on AP exams in 2020. 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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2020 Score Distributions: AP Capstone
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AP Research8.8%32.1%31.6%25.0%2.5%
AP Seminar6.4%14.5%59.8%17.0%2.2%
2020 Score Distributions: Arts
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AP 2-D Art and Design12.1%36.1%41.3%9.8%0.6%
AP 3-D Art and Design7.2%31.9%36.5%20.9%3.5%
AP Art History15.8%24.9%28.0%21.3%10.0%
AP Drawing15.5%40.3%33.2%9.8%1.2%
AP Music Theory24.2%19.4%25.7%22.0%18.8%
2020 Score Distributions: English
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AP English Language and Composition12.6%20.4%29.1%26.2%11.8%
AP English Literature and Composition9.3%17.3%33.5%27.8%12.2%
2020 Score Distributions: History & Social Science
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AP Comparative Government and Politics24.4%27.4%18.4%17.3%12.6%
AP European History13.7%20.1%25.5%29.2%11.5%
AP Human Geography11.8%22.4%24.8%10.9%30.1%
AP Macroeconomics19.7%25.0%18.5%16.2%20.5%
AP Microeconomics23.3%29.0%16.6%14.2%16.9%
AP Psychology22.4%25.4%23.5%9.6%19.1%
AP United States Government and Politics15.5%16.5%25.5%22.0%20.5%
AP United States History13.0%19.2%26.6%20.4%21.0%
AP World History9.2%22.8%28.2%26.1%13.7%
2020 Score Distributions: Math & Computer Science
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AP Calculus AB19.5%20.9%21.0%24.1%14.5%
AP Calculus BC44.6%17.6%19.4%14.1%4.3%
AP Computer Science A25.6%21.7%23.2%12.8%16.8%
AP Computer Science Principles10.9%23.6%37.1%19.8%8.6%
AP Statistics16.2%20.7%23.1%21.7%18.3%
2020 Score Distributions: Sciences
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AP Biology9.5%22.7%36.9%24.1%6.9%
AP Chemistry10.6%18.6%26.9%24.0%19.9%
AP Environmental Science7.0%24.9%18.5%27.6%22.1%
AP Physics 111.9%28.5%13.0%25.5%21.0%
AP Physics 28.8%17.9%24.8%26.5%21.9%
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism14.0%24.3%35.0%21.3%5.4%
AP Physics C: Mechanics40.4%22.4%11.6%16.2%9.5%
2020 Score Distributions: World Languages & Cultures
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AP Chinese Language and Culture66.4%15.5%17.9%5.1%6.1%
AP French Language and Culture23.3%31.7%28.3%12.3%4.4%
AP German Language and Culture23.9%33.9%16.0%19.5%6.7%
AP Italian Language and Culture18.5%16.8%40.1%19.5%5.1%
AP Japanese Language and Culture53.7%9.6%20.3%7.7%8.8%
AP Latin16.5%20.4%32.2%17.9%12.9%
AP Spanish Language and Culture30.5%36.4%23.1%8.8%1.2%
AP Spanish Literature and Culture17.6%18.6%38.8%20.7%4.3%