The 2023 AP English Literature & Composition scores: 5: 15%; 4: 28%; 3: 34%; 2: 14%; 1: 9%.
2 students so far, out of ~361,000 worldwide, have earned all 120/120 points possible on this year’s AP English Literature exam. We’ll notify them and their schools in early fall when all late exam scoring is complete.
AP English Lit students are demonstrating very strong abilities when answering MQ questions about skills 1 & 2: the function of character & the function of setting in prose & poetry. 27% earned virtually all points possible in these areas.
AP English Lit scores are very high – but if asked how to move them even higher: the skill area with lowest average scores on the AP English Lit exam is skill category #3, analysis of the structural choices made by an author.
AP English Lit essays: students scored highest on FRQ3 about a rebellious character, in a text of their choice; 22% earned 5-6 out of 6 points possible; on the poetry and prose essays, 17% of students earned 5-6 points.
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The 2023 AP Computer Science Principles scores:
5: 12%; 4: 23%; 3: 33%; 2: 20%; 1: 12%.
Educators expanded access to AP Computer Science Principles for ~31,000 additional students this year – a massive 22% increase – and scores remained virtually the same as when fewer students had such opportunities last year, a testament to educators’ belief in student potential.
234 students so far, out of ~169,000 who took the exam, have earned all 100 points possible on this year’s AP Computer Science Principles exam & project. We’ll notify them and their schools in the fall when all late exam scoring is complete.
I’ve just arrived in Cincinnati to check in with the great faculty scoring the AP French and AP Spanish exams, but some other AP subjects have completed the majority of scoring work, so I’ll be able to start posting results tomorrow. But first, a few quick reminders:
Reminder #1: These scores represent a critical mass of scored exams, but faculty will continue to score late arriving exams throughout June. So we don’t upload scores for educators and students to view until all subjects are complete. Scores will be posted on July 5.
17 students, out of ~300,000 worldwide, earned all 120/120 points possible on this year’s AP US Government & Politics Exam. We’ll notify them and their schools in mid-September when all late scoring is complete.
AP US Government & Politics students demonstrated strong knowledge across all 5 Units in the MC section, but especially Unit 3, Civil Rights and Liberties; 14% of students earned perfect scores on that unit’s questions.
The following posts about AP Italian only include the data from classroom learners who do not live in a home where Italian is spoken regularly.
AP Italian students demonstrated strongest proficiency on MC questions about Unit 1, Families in Different Societies, with 14% of students answering every such question right.
The 2022 AP Chinese scores – note that the changes from 2021 to 2022 are primarily due to a smaller percentage of Chinese nationals and heritage speakers in this year’s group, not a significant decline in classroom learners’ proficiency:
54 students, out of ~16,000 worldwide, earned all 120/120 points possible on this year’s AP Chinese Exam. We’ll notify these students and their schools in mid-September when all late exams are scored.
The following posts about AP Chinese only include the data from classroom learners who do not live in a home where Chinese is spoken regularly.
2 students, out of ~295,000 worldwide, earned all 150/150 points possible on this year’s AP Psychology Exam. We’ll notify them and their schools in mid-September when all late scoring is complete.
AP Psychology students’ strongest performance was on Clinical Psychology (Unit 8) MC questions: 35% of students answered virtually all such questions right.