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Past AP Computer Science A Score Distributions
See how all students performed on past AP Computer Science A exams. The official score distribution table on this page shows the percentages of 1s, 2s, 3s, 4s, and 5s, 3+, total test takers and mean score for each year that data is available.
| Year | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3+ | Test Takers | Mean Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25.6% | 21.4% | 20.1% | 10.8% | 22.0% | 67.2% | 98,136 | 3.18 |
| 2023 | 26.8% | 22.4% | 18.8% | 9.5% | 22.5% | 68.0% | 94,438 | 3.21 |
| 2022 | 27.3% | 20.4% | 19.9% | 10.4% | 22.1% | 67.6% | 77,753 | 3.20 |
| 2021 | 23.9% | 21.9% | 19.3% | 12.1% | 22.8% | 65.1% | 63,980 | 3.12 |
| 2020 | 25.6% | 21.7% | 23.2% | 12.8% | 16.8% | 70.4% | 70,580 | 3.26 |
| 2019 | 26.7% | 21.9% | 21.0% | 11.9% | 18.4% | 69.6% | 69,685 | 3.26 |
| 2018 | 24.7% | 21.2% | 21.8% | 11.9% | 20.4% | 67.8% | 65,133 | 3.18 |
| 2017 | 24.2% | 20.9% | 21.9% | 11.5% | 21.5% | 67.0% | 60,519 | 3.15 |
| 2016 | 20.8% | 20.5% | 23.1% | 12.5% | 23.1% | 64.5% | 57,937 | 3.04 |
| 2015 | 24.4% | 24.6% | 15.2% | 7.2% | 28.5% | 64.3% | 48,994 | 3.09 |
| 2014 | 21.3% | 23.1% | 16.8% | 7.7% | 31.1% | 61.2% | 39,278 | 2.96 |
| 2013 | 26.6% | 26.6% | 13.9% | 7.0% | 25.9% | 67.1% | 31,117 | 3.21 |
| 2012 | 23.6% | 24.3% | 15.6% | 7.7% | 28.7% | 63.6% | 26,103 | 3.06 |
| 2011 | 24.9% | 24.8% | 14.2% | 7.9% | 28.2% | 63.9% | 22,176 | 3.10 |
| 2010 | 26.3% | 24.7% | 13.9% | 7.9% | 27.1% | 65.0% | 20,120 | 3.15 |
| 2009 | 23.2% | 20.6% | 16.1% | 7.4% | 16.5% | 62.1% | 16,622 | 3.04 |
| 2008 | 21.7% | 21.7% | 13.9% | 9.0% | 33.7% | 57.3% | 15,537 | 2.89 |
| 2007 | 19.3% | 22.8% | 14.5% | 9.5% | 33.9% | 56.6% | 15,049 | 2.84 |
| 2006 | 21.9% | 22.2% | 14.4% | 7.7% | 33.7% | 58.5% | 14,662 | 2.91 |
| 2005 | 17.9% | 23.2% | 14.9% | 9.9% | 34.0% | 56.1% | 13,924 | 2.81 |
| 2004 | 18.6% | 23.6% | 15.3% | 9.4% | 33.1% | 57.5% | 14,337 | 2.85 |
| 2003 | 17.1% | 24.5% | 19.6% | 9.2% | 29.6% | 61.2% | 14,674 | 2.90 |
| 2002 | 19.5% | 25.3% | 18.4% | 8.7% | 28.0% | 63.2% | 15,660 | 2.99 |