Office of Assessment and Evaluation
Advanced Placement
Examination Results 2012
Report No. 13-392
October 2013
ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMINATION
RESULTS
2012
Charleston County School District
Nancy J. McGinley, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Dr. Laura F. Donnelly, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Assessment and Evaluation
Michael A. Lower, Ph.D.
Program Evaluator
Office of Assessment and Evaluation
October 2013
Report No. 13-392
Charleston County School District
Advanced Placement Examination Results
May 2012 Administration
Table of Contents
Page
Executive Summary .................................................................................................. ii
Summary .................................................................................................................. 1
Tables
Table 1.
Table 2.
Table 3.
Table 4.
Table 5.
Table 6.
Results for Schools, 2003 to 2012 ............................................................ 5
Results by Ethnic Group, 2003 to 2012 ................................................... 8
Results by Gender, 2003 to 2012 ............................................................. 9
Results by Grade Level, 2003 to 2012 ................................................... 10
Results for Examinations, 2003 to 2012 ................................................ 11
Point Distribution for Advanced Placement Examinations, 2012 .......... 16
Figures
Figure 1. Percentages of Exams with Scores of 3 or Higher, 2003 to 2012 .......... 17
Figure 2. Number of AP Exams Taken by Students, 2003 to 2012 ....................... 17
Figure 3. Percentage of Students in Each School with Scores of 3 or Higher
on the 2012 AP Exams ........................................................................... 18
Figure 4. Percentages of Students with Scores of 3 or Higher on AP Exams,
2003 to 2012, by Gender ........................................................................ 18
Figure 5. Percentages of Students with Scores of 3 or Higher on AP Exams,
2003 to 2012, by Ethnicity ..................................................................... 19
Figure 6. Numbers of AP Exams Taken, 2003 to 2012, by Ethnicity .................... 19
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Charleston County School District
Advanced Placement Examination Results
May 2012 Administration
Executive Summary
The AP program gives students the opportunity to try college-level academic work in high school
and receive college credit. AP exams are scored on a 5-point scale; scores of 3 and higher are generally
accepted by South Carolina colleges for college credit. Below is a summary of the results.
•
In May 2012 1,601 high school students in Charleston County took 2,959 Advanced Placement
examinations.
•
Charleston County students received scores of 3 or higher on 70.6% of the AP exams
administered in May 2012, compared to 67.3% for the previous year.
•
The increase in percentage passing the AP exam from 2011 to 2012 was accompanied by an
increase in numbers of exams taken (i.e., 2,959 in May 2012, compared to 2,648 in May 2011).
•
AP pass rates in individual schools ranged from 0.0% to 83.2%, while numbers of exams taken
ranged from 1 to 1,077.
•
Demographic analyses show that Asian and Caucasian students outperformed African-American
students, while males outperformed females.
•
Twelfth graders passed AP exams at a lower rate than tenth and eleventh graders.
•
Students scored highest on the following tests: Math/Calculus BC, French Language,
Microeconomics, Art: Drawing, Physics C – Mechanics, Computer Science (A or AB),
Art Design (2D or 3D), Physics B, Spanish Language, and Human Geography. Examinations with
the lowest pass rates were Macroeconomics, Art:
History, Math/Calculus AB,
U.S. Government and Politics, and English Literature and Composition.
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Charleston County School District
Advanced Placement Examination Results
May 2012 Administration
Summary
The Advanced Placement or AP program gives students the opportunity to try college-level academic
work in high school and to gain valuable skills and study habits for college. Students who achieve a qualifying
grade on an AP exam may be able to receive credit or advanced placement in many colleges worldwide. Grades of
3 or higher are generally accepted by South Carolina for college credit. AP examination grades are reported on a 5point scale as follows:
5
4
3
2
1
-- Extremely well qualified
-- Well qualified
-- Qualified
-- Possibly Qualified
-- No Recommendation
In May 2012, 1,601 high school students in Charleston County took 2,959 AP examinations, or 311 more
exams than the previous year. The following table indicates the number of students who took AP exams as well as
the number of exams taken at each CCSD high school.
School
Academic Magnet High School
Baptist Hill High School
Burke High School
Charleston Charter School of Math
and Science
Charleston School of the Arts
Garrett Academy
Greg Mathis Charter High School
James Island Charter High School
Lincoln High School
Military Magnet Academy
North Charleston High School
St. John's High School
Stall High School
Wando High School
West Ashley High School
Total
Number of Students
Who Took AP Exams in May 2012
403
21
46
Number of AP Tests
Taken in May 2012
1,077
22
61
27
35
150
36
1
97
2
13
9
21
33
638
104
1,601
223
45
1
124
2
32
16
21
50
1,075
175
2,959
Of the 2,959 AP tests taken, students received grades 3 or higher on 70.6% of those examinations. The comparable
percentage for public school students in South Carolina is 56.4%.
Percentages of Charleston County students at each score point from 2008 to 2012 on AP exams are given
below.
AP Grade
5
4
3
2
1
2008
16.7%
25.4%
23.9%
18.4%
15.6%
2009
17.4%
20.9%
25.4%
18.4%
17.8%
2010
19.8%
17.6%
22.2%
21.6%
17.8%
1
2011
20.0%
22.6%
24.7%
17.1%
15.7%
2012
19.3%
25.5%
25.8%
17.2%
12.1%
The table below gives the percentages of AP exams taken by Charleston County students on which scores
of 3 or higher were obtained over the past 10 years. During this time period, percentages have fluctuated between
53.1% and 67.3%. The highest percentage of tests with a passing score of 3 occurred in 2012.
Year
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
Number of
Exams Taken
2,959
2,648
2,313
2,203
1,958
1,801
1,630
1,525
1,473
1,497
Percent of AP Exams
With Grades 3 or Higher
70.6%
67.3%
62.5%
63.7%
66.0%
63.0%
62.2%
60.3%
57.9%
53.1%
Numbers of students of different ethnic backgrounds taking one or more AP exams are given below. The
overall increase seen over the last several years in AP tests taken by CCSD students is largely attributable to steady
increases in the number of Caucasian students taking the tests.
Ethnic Group
Asian
Black
White
Hispanic
Other/Blank
Year
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
Number of Students
76
77
79
72
66
247
249
263
256
229
1,171
1,035
847
821
721
50
39
38
28
21
57
62
38
35
22
Number of Exams
223
203
204
190
196
366
365
432
413
392
2,163
1,887
1,538
1,418
1,258
84
71
74
53
51
123
122
65
57
39
Percentages of students with grades 3 and higher and number of exams taken by students for 2003 to 2012
are illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, respectively.
Table 1 contains percentages of AP exams with grade 3 or higher on for individual schools from 2003 to
2012. Figure 3 illustrates 2012 high school AP pass rates for individual schools. Wando had the highest pass rate
of (83.2%), followed by Academic Magnet High School (78.4%), School of the Arts (76.2%), and James Island
Charter (63.7%).
2
Tables 2, 3, and 4 contain AP exam results for categories of students according to ethnic groups, gender,
and grade level, respectively, from 2003 to 2012. As shown in Table 2, White and Asian students have the highest
pass rates (78.7% for White students in 2012, 72.2% for Asian students in 2012), and Black students had the lowest
pass rate (25.7% in 2012). For White, Black, and Hispanic students, higher percentages of each ethnic group scored
3 or higher in 2012 compared to the previous year, with Asian students scoring about the same. Table 3 reveals that
males generally perform better on the AP exams than females, with a pass rate of about 74.1% for the males
compared to 67.9% for females. Analysis of AP results by grade level (Table 4) shows a lower pass rate for 12th
graders (63.1%) compared to 10th (80.0%) and 11th graders (77.3%).
A detailed summary of AP tests taken and passed in 2012 by student subgroup is shown below. Pass rates
vary substantially across subgroups, with the highest rate (80.0%) for White male students and the lowest rate
(18.6%) for Black students who receive subsidized lunch.
2012 AP Tests Taken and Passed by CCSD Students
AP Tests Passed
(Score of 3, 4, 5)
AP Tests
Taken
965
1,125
1,302
1,657
74.1%
67.9%
94
31
63
51
32
19
1,703
775
928
161
95
66
81
32
49
366
117
249
84
48
36
2,163
969
1,194
223
121
102
123
47
76
25.7%
26.5%
25.3%
60.7%
66.7%
52.8%
78.7%
80.0%
77.7%
72.2%
78.5%
64.7%
65.9%
68.1%
64.5%
163
44
6
73
20
20
1,927
50
45
1630
141
61
2,090
431
237
25
101
31
37
2,528
129
59
2,062
192
86
2,959
37.8%
18.6%
24.0%
72.3%
64.5%
54.1%
76.2%
38.8%
76.3%
79.0%
73.4%
70.9%
70.6%
Gender
Male
Female
Ethnicity and Gender
Black
Male
Female
Hispanic
Male
Female
White
Male
Female
Asian
Male
Female
Other
Male
Female
Lunch Program and Ethnicity
Yes (Free/Reduced)
Black
Hispanic
White
Asian
Other
No (Full Pay)
Black
Hispanic
White
Asian
Other
All Students
3
Percent
Passed
Figure 4 shows AP pass rates for males and females from 2003 to 2012. Figure 5 illustrates AP pass rates
for Black and White students for the same period; Figure 6 displays numbers of AP exams taken for Black and
White students from 2003 to 2012.
Tables 5 and 6 provide results for each AP examination. Table 5 shows the percentages of students with
grades of 3 or higher from 2003 to 2012. Table 6 provides the point distributions for 2012. More than 75% of the
students scored 3 or higher on the following tests: Art: Drawing, Art: 2-D and 3-D Design, Computer Science,
European History, French Language, Human Geography, Microeconomics, Math/Calculus BC, Physics B,
Physics C – Electricity and Magnetism, Physics C – Mechanics, Psychology, and Spanish Language. Examinations
with the lowest pass rates (50% or less) were Art: History and Macroeconomics.
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMINATION RESULTS
Table 1
Results for Schools
2003 to 2012
School
Academic Magnet High School
Baptist Hill High School
Burke High School
Charleston Charter School of Math and
Science
Charleston School of the Arts
Year
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
Number of Exams
1,077
973
1,027
978
927
748
685
694
721
613
22
21
19
20
20
16
42
32
8
6
61
108
103
72
48
37
0
10
10
27
35
21
223
194
149
161
140
144
113
128
77
91
*Number of students is too few to report (n<5).
5
Percent of Grades 3 or Higher
78.4
74.1
69.9
70.3
68.3
70.3
60.9
58.8
58.1
54.2
9.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.4
0.0
12.5
*
6.6
1.9
1.0
1.4
2.1
0.0
-0.0
0.0
3.7
51.4
33.4
76.2
78.4
75.8
66.5
64.3
71.5
72.6
71.1
75.3
74.7
Table 1 (cont’d)
Results for Schools
2003 to 2012
School
Garrett Academy
Greg Mathis Charter High School
James Island Charter High School
Lincoln High School
Military Magnet Academy
North Charleston High School
Year
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
Number of Exams
45
47
29
21
19
20
29
51
19
35
1
1
124
87
153
166
90
172
172
155
190
188
2
1
0
0
0
12
9
6
5
21
32
25
9
11
6
7
16
27
71
59
16
60
36
22
15
17
6
Percent of Grades 3 or Higher
6.7
6.4
10.3
4.8
10.5
5.0
13.8
5.9
15.8
8.6
*
*
63.7
66.7
71.9
68.1
74.4
56.4
60.5
65.2
50.0
60.6
*
*
---8.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
14.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
13.6
12.5
1.7
8.3
22.7
6.7
17.7
Table 1 (cont’d)
Results for Schools
2003 to 2012
School
St. John's High School
Stall High School
Wando High School
West Ashley High School
Year
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
Number of Exams
21
11
18
27
47
40
33
12
25
55
50
45
45
24
9
17
16
24
29
24
1,075
889
467
430
422
349
353
250
198
211
175
198
223
234
214
169
116
134
170
207
7
Percent of Grades 3 or Higher
4.8
0.0
5.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
9.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
18.0
13.3
8.9
4.2
22.2
17.7
0.0
8.3
10.3
4.2
83.2
83.1
90.2
90.5
93.1
91.4
90.4
88.4
93.9
85.3
37.7
46.5
34.1
41.5
47.7
47.9
62.9
64.2
50.6
44.9
ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMINATION RESULTS
Table 2
Results by Ethnic Groups
2003 to 2012
Ethnic Group
Asian
Black
White
Hispanic
Other/Not Stated
Year
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
Number of Exams
223
203
204
190
194
141
140
131
98
99
366
365
432
413
394
330
284
314
296
343
2,163
1,887
1,538
1,418
1,221
1,168
1,048
968
977
980
84
71
74
53
51
51
34
40
27
123
122
65
57
39
40
54
45
30
8
Percent of Grades 3 or Higher
72.2
72.9
77.5
71.1
75.3
68.8
72.1
73.3
71.4
55.6
25.7
18.9
22.0
26.4
31.5
25.8
21.5
21.7
23.0
19.5
78.7
77.0
73.2
73.8
74.8
72.5
72.0
71.0
66.0
64.7
60.7
46.5
50.0
62.3
82.4
76.5
79.4
62.5
66.7
65.9
63.9
47.7
66.7
60.0
67.7
61.1
53.3
73.3
Table 3
Results by Gender
2003 to 2012
Gender
Male
Female
Year
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
Number of Exams
1,302
1,120
1,053
1,001
925
761
662
679
669
662
1,657
1,528
1,260
1,202
1,033
1,040
948
846
804
834
9
Percent of Grades 3 or Higher
74.1
70.8
67.9
69.4
71.1
68.3
66.2
62.2
62.9
58.6
67.9
64.7
58.1
59.0
61.4
59.0
60.0
58.8
53.7
48.7
Table 4
Results by Grade Level
2003 to 2012
Grade Level
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
Not Stated
Year
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
Number of Exams
401
355
293
258
193
194
138
105
160
146
992
918
673
741
693
567
465
469
434
440
1,468
1,218
1,247
1,148
1,007
983
957
914
783
859
53
112
96
56
65
57
50
37
96
51
10
Percent of Grades 3 or Higher
80.0
75.2
78.2
78.7
82.4
79.4
91.3
85.7
73.1
69.9
77.3
75.2
71.8
68.3
66.7
73.2
68.6
61.6
68.0
46.8
63.1
58.5
54.8
58.4
62.8
53.8
55.9
56.1
49.3
53.4
67.9
63.4
52.1
44.6
60.0
63.2
54.0
73.0
57.3
52.9
Table 5
Results for Examinations
2003 to 2012
Examination
Art: Drawing
Art: Design (2D or 3D)
Art: History
Biology
Chemistry
Chinese Language & Culture
Computer Science (A or AB)
Year
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
Number of Exams
22
17
18
16
14
26
33
30
21
28
52
41
41
19
29
22
14
7
4
1
15
47
92
66
59
60
52
55
35
66
81
64
58
27
53
55
63
89
79
41
40
0
2
38
50
54
59
53
32
20
9
8
3
11
Percent of Grades 3 or Higher
90.9
94.1
100.0
56.3
64.3
61.5
54.5
76.7
61.9
57.1
88.5
85.4
51.2
89.5
89.7
72.7
71.4
85.7
*
*
46.7
74.5
72.8
86.4
52.5
86.7
80.8
74.5
65.7
75.8
80.3
68.8
62.1
66.7
79.3
60.0
76.2
73.0
76.0
82.9
75.0
-0.0
89.5
96.0
87.0
84.8
92.5
78.1
80.0
88.9
100.0
*
Examination
Economics Macro
Economics Micro
English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition
Environmental Science
Year
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
Number of Exams
159
131
163
139
115
83
95
75
60
48
59
35
32
26
22
32
31
19
24
0
353
292
206
239
208
176
120
79
114
124
386
367
348
288
262
297
275
286
246
249
49
32
37
20
26
32
37
69
74
69
12
Percent of Grades 3 or Higher
35.2
24.4
25.2
36.0
24.4
25.3
24.2
21.3
18.3
25.0
91.5
85.7
93.8
96.2
95.5
96.9
93.5
89.5
91.7
-74.5
74.0
64.1
58.2
60.6
67.6
65.0
74.7
63.2
46.0
64.5
62.1
56.6
63.9
66.4
56.6
57.1
62.6
59.3
59.8
71.4
56.2
70.3
70.0
76.9
28.2
73.0
60.9
41.9
39.1
Examination
European History
French: Language
Government and Politics: US
Human Geography
Latin Vergil
Math/Calculus AB
Math/Calculus BC
Year
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2012
2011
2010
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
Number of Exams
114
148
203
168
76
70
48
79
126
104
17
21
19
13
13
11
23
14
13
15
246
195
206
201
156
147
145
137
120
138
123
46
1
0
1
141
125
146
141
125
128
140
97
146
120
56
72
72
73
56
61
33
50
4
53
13
Percent of Grades 3 or Higher
80.7
75.0
71.9
72.0
85.5
81.4
89.6
83.5
58.7
67.3
94.1
71.4
47.4
76.9
61.5
90.9
39.1
64.3
30.8
33.3
60.6
46.7
46.1
55.2
60.9
50.3
46.9
37.2
40.0
47.1
85.4
89.1
*
-*
51.1
46.4
45.2
46.1
56.0
53.9
59.3
55.7
61.0
53.3
94.6
88.9
90.3
80.8
92.9
55.7
100.0
86.0
*
69.8
Examination
Music Theory
Physics B
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Physics C: Mechanics
Psychology
Spanish: Language
Year
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
Number of Exams
38
71
27
40
22
29
2
30
22
16
41
20
29
14
14
22
12
17
15
17
21
13
15
17
9
22
12
17
15
17
21
13
15
17
10
268
253
118
103
105
94
68
86
72
90
43
22
31
29
18
31
19
14
25
6
14
Percent of Grades 3 or Higher
68.4
50.7
55.6
45.0
59.1
75.9
*
80.0
50.0
37.5
87.8
85.0
55.2
57.1
28.6
77.3
83.3
88.2
80.0
88.2
57.1
53.8
53.3
35.3
66.7
90.9
91.7
100.0
86.7
94.1
90.5
84.6
80.0
58.8
90.0
76.9
79.1
78.8
83.5
81.0
80.9
80.9
69.8
48.6
55.6
86.0
81.8
51.6
69.0
61.1
38.7
36.8
50.0
52.0
*
Examination
Statistics
U.S. History
World History
Year
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
Number of Exams
83
69
80
103
122
56
49
47
30
77
364
396
317
302
298
216
219
237
186
198
136
69
38
68
52
81
69
16
36
17
15
Percent of Grades 3 or Higher
65.1
66.7
68.8
48.5
66.4
42.9
53.1
34.0
33.3
29.9
73.9
71.0
69.1
71.5
63.8
74.5
64.4
52.3
69.4
42.4
69.9
79.7
86.8
79.4
86.4
81.5
85.5
75.0
91.7
64.7
Table 6
Point Distributions for Advanced Placement Examinations, 2012
Number of Students
2
3
4
Examination
1
Art: Drawing
1
1
5
Art: Design (2D, 3D)
0
6
Art: History
2
Biology
Percent of Students
2
3
4
5
1
6
9
4.5
4.5
22.7
27.3
40.9
9
19
18
0.0
11.5
17.3
36.5
34.6
6
3
0
4
13.3
40.0
20.0
0.0
26.7
9
3
4
4
27
19.1
6.4
8.5
8.5
57.4
Chemistry
12
8
14
10
20
18.8
12.5
21.9
15.6
31.3
Computer Science (A, AB)
2
2
5
17
12
5.3
5.3
13.2
44.7
31.6
Economics Macro
65
38
30
20
6
40.9
23.9
18.9
12.6
3.8
Economics Micro
0
5
13
21
20
0.0
8.5
22.0
35.6
33.9
English Language and Composition
22
68
99
99
65
6.2
19.3
28.0
28.0
18.4
English Literature and Composition
48
89
120
90
39
12.4
23.1
31.1
23.3
10.1
Environmental Science
1
13
10
20
5
2.0
26.5
20.4
40.8
10.2
European History
12
10
34
28
30
10.5
8.8
29.8
24.6
26.3
French: Language
0
1
11
4
1
0.0
5.9
64.7
23.5
5.9
Government and Politics: US
31
66
71
44
34
12.6
26.8
28.9
17.9
13.8
Human Geography
5
13
39
40
26
4.1
10.6
31.7
32.5
21.1
Latin Vergil
0
1
0
0
0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Math/Calculus AB
52
17
8
30
34
36.9
12.1
5.7
21.3
24.1
Math/Calculus BC
1
2
9
9
35
1.8
3.6
16.1
16.1
62.5
Music Theory
1
11
7
11
8
2.6
28.9
18.4
28.9
21.1
Physics B
0
5
19
9
8
0.0
12.2
46.3
22.0
19.5
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
2
3
6
8
3
9.1
13.6
27.3
36.4
13.6
Physics C: Mechanics
0
2
4
10
6
0.0
9.1
18.2
45.5
27.3
Psychology
23
39
66
74
66
8.6
14.6
24.6
27.6
24.6
Spanish: Language
4
2
21
9
7
9.3
4.7
48.8
20.9
16.3
Statistics
15
14
27
18
9
18.1
16.9
32.5
21.7
10.8
U.S. History
48
47
69
129
71
13.2
12.9
19.0
35.4
19.5
World History
3
38
59
27
9
2.2
27.9
43.4
19.9
6.6
16
5
Figure 1
Percentages of AP Exams with Scores of 3 or Higher in CCSD
2003 to 2012
80
70.6
70
67.3
66.0
60.3
63.7
62.2
63.0
2006
2007
62.5
57.9
60
53.1
50
40
30
20
10
0
2003
2004
2005
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Figure 2
Number of AP Exams Taken by CCSD Students, 2003 to 2012
3,500
2,959
3,000
2,648
2,500
2,313
2,203
1,958
2,000
1,801
1,630
1,497
1,473
2003
2004
1,500
1,525
1,000
500
0
2005
2006
2007
17
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Figure 3
Percentage of 2012 AP Exams with Scores of 3 or Higher in Each School
(for CCSD schools with 7 or more exams taken)
90
83.2
78.4
80
76.2
70
63.7
60
51.4
50
37.7
40
30
18.0
20
9.1
10
6.6
6.7
Burke
(N=61)
Garrett
Academy
(N=45)
4.8
0.0
0.0
Military
Magnet
(N=32)
North
Charleston
(N=16)
0
St. John's
(N=21)
Baptist Hill
(N=22)
Stall
(N=50)
Chas.
Charter
Math&Sci
(N=35)
West
Ashley
(N=175)
James Isl
Charter
(N=124)
Academic
Magnet
(N=1,077)
School of
the Arts
(N=223)
Wando
(N=1,075)
Figure 4
Percentage of CCSD Students with Scores of 3 or Higher on AP Exams,
2003 to 2012, by Gender
Male
Female
80
74.1
71.1
68.3
70
64.7
62.2
58.8
58.6
67.9
67.9
66.2
62.9
60
70.8
69.4
60.0
61.4
59.0
59.0
58.1
53.7
50
48.7
40
30
20
10
0
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
18
2009
2010
2011
2012
Figure 5
Percentage of CCSD Students with Scores of 3 or Higher on AP Exams,
2003 to 2012, by Ethnicity
Black
White
90
80
70
73.8
72.5
72.0
71.0
78.7
77.0
74.8
73.2
66.0
64.7
60
50
40
31.5
30
20
26.4
25.8
23.0
19.5
25.7
22.0
21.5
21.7
18.9
10
0
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Figure 6
Number of AP Exams Taken in CCSD, 2003-2012, by Ethnicity
Black
White
2,500
2,163
2,000
1,887
1,538
1,500
1,418
1,168
980
1,000
500
343
1,048
977
296
1,221
968
314
284
394
330
413
432
365
366
0
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
19
2009
2010
2011
2012