AP Data 2009
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 2009 (.pdf/22K)
- Program Summary Report 2009 (.xls/35K)
- Annual AP Program Participation 1956–2009 (.pdf/17K)
- Annual AP Program Participation 1956–2009 (.xls/31K)
- AP Program Size and Increments 1985–2009 (.pdf/20K)
- AP Program Size and Increments 1985–2009 (.xls/37K)
Grade Distributions
These reports include detailed information about which AP scores were earned.
- Student Grade Distributions 2009 (.doc/31K)
- Student Grade Distributions 2009 (.pdf/41K)
- Student Grade Distributions 2009 (.xls/31K)
- AP Grade Distributions—All Subjects 1989–2009 (.pdf/21K)
- AP Grade Distributions—All Subjects 1989–2009 (.xls/31K)
- AP Grade Distributions for Specific Student score-Level Groups 2009 (.pdf/19K)
- AP Grade Distributions for Specific Student score-Level Groups 2009 (.xls/26K)
Exam volume
The reports below show how the AP Program has grown.
- AP Examination Volume Change (1999–2009) (.pdf/30K)
- AP Examination Volume Changes (1999–2009) (.xls/104K)
- AP Examination Volume by Region 2009 (.pdf/30K)
- AP Examination Volume by Region 2009 (.xls/70K)
- AP Student and Examination Volume Per School (2005–2009) (.pdf/27K)
- AP Student and Examination Volume Per School (2005–2009) (.xls/43K)
- Number of AP Examinations Per Student 2009 (.pdf/25K)
- Number of AP Examinations Per Student 2009 (.doc/36K)
- School Report of AP Examinations: scores 11 and 12 (2009) (.pdf/25K)
- School Report of AP Examinations: scores 11 and 12 (2009) (.xls/47K)
- School Report of AP Examinations 2008-2009 (By State) (.pdf/26K)
- School Report of AP Examinations 2008-2009 (By State) (.xls/52K)
- Number of Schools Offering AP Exams 2000–2009 (.pdf/25K)
- Number of Schools Offering AP Exams 2000–2009 (.xls/50K)
- College Report of AP Examinations by State 2008–2009 (.pdf/26K)
- College Report of AP Examinations by State 2008–2009 (.xls/202K)
Other information and data
These reports provide supplemental information.
- 200 Top Colleges & AP scores 2009 (.pdf/31K)
- 200 Top Colleges & AP scores 2009 (.xls/56K)
- AP Reading Reader Participation 2000–2009 (.pdf/17K)
- AP Reading Reader Participation 2000–2009 (.xls/31K)
- AP Scholar Data 2009 (.xls/78K)
National and state summary reports
2009 national and state summary reports are available in the student section of collegeboard.com.