AP Data 2011
AP Program participation and performance statistics
Gauging individual success on an AP Exam is relatively straightforward—most students view a score of 3 or higher as a successful score. How can performance be evaluated for an entire score level, type of school, or state relative to other score levels, comparable schools, and similar states?
The AP Program compiles a vast amount of data each year on AP Exam participation, performance, and volume that can be used to compare and contrast exam-takers worldwide. Available in both PDF and Excel formats, the reports include detailed data separated into a number of categories that can be used to evaluate relative performance during a single school year or over a span of years.
The data also show how participation in the AP Program has grown, which exams are taken by the greatest number of students, which states have increased the number of students taking AP Exams, which colleges receive the greatest number of AP Exam scores, and much more.
Summary reports
The following reports provide a broad overview of AP Program participation.
- Program Summary Report 2011 (.pdf/20K)
- Program Summary Report 2011 (.xls/31K)
- Annual AP Program Participation 1956–2011 (.pdf/16K)
- Annual AP Program Participation 1956–2011 (.xls/26K)
- AP Program Size and Increments 1987–2011 (.pdf/18K)
- AP Program Size and Increments 1987–2011 (.xls/30K)
Score Distributions
These reports include detailed information about which AP scores were earned.
- Student Score Distributions 2011 (.pdf/36K)
- Student Score Distributions 2011 (.xls/55K)
- AP Score Distributions—All Subjects 1991–2011 (.pdf/18K)
- AP Score Distributions—All Subjects 1991–2011 (.xls/25K)
- AP Score Distributions for Specific Student score-Level Groups 2011 (.pdf/16K)
- AP Score Distributions for Specific Student score-Level Groups 2011 (.xls/26K)
Exam volume
The reports below show how the AP Program has grown.
- AP Examination Volume Changes (2001–2011) (.pdf/27K)
- AP Examination Volume Changes (2001–2011) (.xls/104K)
- AP Examination Volume by Region 2011 (.pdf/27K)
- AP Examination Volume by Region 2011 (.xls/61K)
- AP Student and Examination Volume Per School (2007–2011) (.pdf/24K)
- AP Student and Examination Volume Per School (2007–2011) (.xls/39K)
- Number of AP Examinations Per Student 2011 (.pdf/24K)
- Number of AP Examinations Per Student 2011 (.doc/38K)
- School Report of AP Examinations: Grades 11 and 12 (2011) (.pdf/23K)
- School Report of AP Examinations: Grades 11 and 12 (2011) (.xls/40K)
- School Report of AP Examinations 2010-2011 (By State) (.pdf/23K)
- School Report of AP Examinations 2010-2011 (By State) (.xls/32K)
- Number of Schools Offering AP Exams 2002–2011 (.pdf/22K)
- Number of Schools Offering AP Exams 2002–2011 (.xls/46K)
- College Report of AP Examinations by State 2010–2011 (.pdf/23K)
- College Report of AP Examinations by State 2010–2011 (.xls/192K)
Other information and data
These reports provide supplemental information.
- 200 Top Colleges & AP scores 2011 (.pdf/23K)
- 200 Top Colleges & AP scores 2011 (.xls/56K)
- AP Reading Reader Participation 2002–2011 (.pdf/16K)
- AP Reading Reader Participation 2002–2011 (.xls/26K)
- AP Scholar Data 2011 (.xls/75K)
National and state summary reports
2011 national and state summary reports are available in the student section of collegeboard.com.