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2021 AP Score Distributions

See how all students performed on AP exams in 2021. 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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2021 Score Distributions: AP Capstone
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AP Research13.7%25.4%42.4%14.2%4.3%
AP Seminar11.1%19.5%54.5%10.7%4.3%
2021 Score Distributions: Arts
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AP 2-D Art and Design10.2%34.7%42.3%12.5%0.4%
AP 3-D Art and Design6.5%28.6%36.3%24.9%3.7%
AP Art History12.0%19.6%23.8%30.1%14.6%
AP Drawing14.2%37.7%34.3%12.4%1.4%
AP Music Theory19.9%18.1%23.2%23.2%15.6%
2021 Score Distributions: English
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AP English Language and Composition9.1%22.9%25.8%29.3%12.9%
AP English Literature and Composition4.9%12.0%26.9%37.3%18.8%
2021 Score Distributions: History & Social Science
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AP Comparative Government and Politics16.6%24.5%30.7%14.9%13.3%
AP European History10.6%19.4%24.7%32.5%12.9%
AP Human Geography14.4%19.7%18.3%15.1%32.4%
AP Macroeconomics18.0%19.6%13.7%15.7%32.9%
AP Microeconomics18.5%24.0%16.6%17.0%23.9%
AP Psychology14.1%21.2%18.0%15.2%31.5%
AP United States Government and Politics12.0%11.6%26.9%25.8%23.8%
AP United States History10.1%15.9%21.2%21.6%31.2%
AP World History9.7%18.5%24.0%28.9%19.0%
2021 Score Distributions: Math & Computer Science
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AP Calculus AB17.6%14.1%19.3%25.3%23.7%
AP Calculus BC38.3%16.5%20.4%18.2%6.6%
AP Computer Science A23.9%21.9%19.3%12.1%22.8%
AP Computer Science Principles12.4%21.7%32.5%19.9%13.6%
AP Statistics16.2%19.9%21.8%17.2%24.9%
2021 Score Distributions: Sciences
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AP Biology7.4%19.4%32.4%30.0%10.8%
AP Chemistry11.2%16.4%23.7%24.7%23.9%
AP Environmental Science7.0%24.9%18.5%27.6%22.1%
AP Physics 16.9%16.3%18.9%26.4%31.4%
AP Physics 215.4%17.9%32.0%27.0%7.6%
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism32.6%23.1%13.8%18.0%12.5%
AP Physics C: Mechanics23.5%28.6%21.3%14.9%11.6%
2021 Score Distributions: World Languages & Cultures
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AP Chinese Language and Culture57.2%15.5%15.5%4.6%7.1%
AP French Language and Culture12.6%23.3%25.4%22.2%6.5%
AP German Language and Culture18.0%19.5%27.6%23.5%11.4%
AP Italian Language and Culture20.6%22.6%29.2%18.6%9.0%
AP Japanese Language and Culture47.5%9.2%17.6%7.9%17.7%
AP Latin10.0%16.9%29.9%25.3%17.9%
AP Spanish Language and Culture17.3%29.7%33.0%16.5%3.5%
AP Spanish Literature and Culture7.8%20.8%36.3%25.5%9.6%