Advanced Placement: Student Participation 9.9% increase in the number of students participating between 25 and 26 In 26: 2,464 Hawaii Public School Students took AP Exams In 25: 2,243 Hawaii Public School Students took AP Exams In 21: 1,56 Hawaii Public School Students took AP Exams In 1996: 1,94 Hawaii Public School Students took AP Exams Since 21, the number of Hawaii Public School students participating in AP increased by 958 or 63.6%. In comparison, between 1996 and 21, the number of Hawaii Public School students participating in AP increased by 412 or 37.7%. Hawaii Public School Student AP Participation: 21-26 3, 2,5 2,464 Number of AP Students 2, 1,5 1, 1,56 1,754 1,955 2,94 2,243 5 Hawaii: AP Students by Year 1
Advanced Placement: Exams Taken 13.2% increase in the number of AP Exams taken between 25 and 26 In 26: Hawaii Public School Students took 3,679 AP Exams In 25: Hawaii Public School Students took 3,25 AP Exams In 21: Hawaii Public School Students took 2,251 AP Exams In 1996: Hawaii Public School Students took 1,655 AP Exams Since 21, the number of AP Exams taken by Hawaii Public School students increased by 1,428 or 63.4%. In comparison, between 1996 and 21, the number of AP Exams taken by Hawaii Public School students increased by 596 or 36.%. AP Exams taken by Hawaii Public School Students: 21-26 4, 3,679 3,5 3, 2,888 3,68 3,25 Number of AP Exams Taken 2,5 2, 1,5 2,251 2,55 1, 5 Hawaii: AP Exams by Year 2
Advanced Placement: Exams Scored 3 or higher 5.5% increase in the number of AP Exams scored 3 or higher between 25 and 26 In 26: Hawaii Public School Students scored 3 or higher on 1,676 AP Exams In 25: Hawaii Public School Students scored 3 or higher on 1,588 AP Exams In 21: Hawaii Public School Students scored 3 or higher on 1,175 AP Exams In 1996: Hawaii Public School Students scored 3 or higher on 949 AP Exams Since 21, the number of AP Exams scored 3 or higher taken by Hawaii Public School students increased by 51 or 42.6%. In comparison, between 1996 and 21, the number of AP Exams scored 3 or higher taken by Hawaii Public School students increased by 226 or 23.8%. AP Exams Scored 3 or Higher by Hawaii Public School Students: 21-26 1,8 1,676 1,575 1,588 1,6 Number of AP Exams Scored 3 or Higher 1,4 1,2 1, 8 6 4 1,175 1,347 1,392 2 Hawaii: AP Exams 3 or Higher by Year 3
Exams Taken by Low Income Students Since 21, the number of AP Exams taken by Low Income Hawaii Public School students increased by 294 (to 523). In comparison, the number of AP Exams taken by Low Income Hawaii Public School students between 1996 and 21 increased by 131.* Participation among Low Income Students Since 21, the number of Low Income AP Public School students has increased by 28 (to 363). In comparison, the number of AP of Low Income AP Public School students between 1996 and 21 increased by 97.* Hawaii Public School Student AP Participation among Low Income Students: 21-26 4 35 347 332 363 Number of Low Income AP Students 3 25 2 15 1 155 173 285 5 Hawaii: Low Income AP Students by Year *Low income students are identified by exam fee waivers. Fee waivers are awarded for a variety of reasons, including financial need. Prior to 22, fee waivers were not categorized by type (financial need or other) and all exams with fee waivers were regarded as having been taken by low income students. In 22 and thereafter, only financially motivated fee waivers are used to identify exams taken by low income students. 4
Exams Taken by Black or African American Students: Since 21, the number of AP Exams taken by Black or African American Hawaii Public School students has increased by 33 (to 56). In comparison, the number of AP Exams taken by Black or African American Hawaii Public School students between 1996 and 21 increased by 5. Participation among Black or African American Students: Since 21, the number of Black or African American AP Public School students has increased by 24 (to 45). In comparison, the number of AP of Black or African American AP Public School students between 1996 and 21 increased by 7. Hawaii Public School Student AP Participation among Black or African American Students: 21-26 5 Number of Black or African American AP Students 45 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 21 33 28 27 35 45 Hawaii: AP Black or African American Students by Year 5
Exams Taken by Hispanic or Latino Students: Since 21, the number of AP Exams taken by Hispanic or Latino Hawaii Public School students has increased by 42 (to 87). By contrast, the number of AP Exams taken by Hispanic or Latino Hawaii Public School students between 1996 and 21 increased by 25. Participation among Hispanic or Latino Students: Since 21, the number of Hispanic or Latino AP Public School students increased by 34 (to 61). In comparison, the number of AP of Hispanic or Latino AP Public School students between 1996 and 21 increased by 13. Hawaii Public School Student AP Participation among Hispanic or Latino Students: 21-26 7 Number of Hispanic or Latino AP Students 6 5 4 3 2 27 28 51 51 55 61 1 Hawaii: AP Hispanic or Latino Students by Year 6
Cohort Data from the Public School Graduating Class of 26** AP Participation: The Graduating Class of 26 In Hawaii, 15.9% of the Public School graduating class of 26 has taken an AP Exam at some point in their high school career: this compares to 24.2% for the Nation. In Hawaii, 8.2% of the Public School graduating class of 26 took one or more English AP Exams: more than any other subject area.*** Percent of the Hawaii Public School Graduating Seniors Class of 26 who have taken an AP Exam during High School by Subject Area 5% 4% Percent of Graduating Class 3% 2% 1% % 24.2% 15.9% 14.% 11.3% 8.6% 8.2% 7.3% 5.1% 5.6% 6.9% 3.6% 1.4%.4%.1% Science Math English Social Science Arts Language All Areas Hawaii Nation **The graduating class of 26 is the overall number of public school students graduating from high school in 26, as projected in Knocking at the College Door (23), Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. ***Science is comprised of Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics B, Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism, and Physics C: Mechanics. Math is comprised of Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Computer Science A, Computer Science AB, and Statistics. English is comprised of English Language & Composition and English Literature & Composition. Social Science is comprised of Economics Macro, Economics Micro, European History, Government & Politics Comparative, Government & Politics U.S., Human Geography, Psychology, U.S. History, and World History. Arts is comprised of Art History, Music Theory, Studio Art: 2-D Design, Studio Art: 3-D Design, and Studio Art: Drawing. Language is comprised of French Literature, French Language, German Language, Italian Language and Culture, Latin Literature, Latin Vergil, Spanish Language, and Spanish Literature. 7
Cohort Data from the Public School Graduating Class of 26** AP Performance: The Graduating Class of 26 In Hawaii, 7.6% of the Public School graduating class of 26 scored 3 or higher on an AP Exam at some point in their high school career: this compares to 14.8% for the Nation. In Hawaii, 4.% of the Public School graduating class of 26 scored 3 or higher on one or more English AP Exams: more than any other subject area.*** Percent of the AP Hawaii Public School Graduating Seniors Class of 26 who scored 3 or higher on an AP Exam during High School by Subject Area 5% 4% Percent of Graduating Class 3% 2% 14.8% 1% % 7.6% 7.6% 6.4% 5.2% 4.% 4.% 2.% 2.7% 3.3% 2.5%.2%.9%.% Science Math English Social Science Arts Language All Areas Hawaii Nation **The graduating class of 26 is the overall number of public school students graduating from high school in 26, as projected in Knocking at the College Door (23), Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. ***Science is comprised of Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics B, Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism, and Physics C: Mechanics. Math is comprised of Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Computer Science A, Computer Science AB, and Statistics. English is comprised of English Language & Composition and English Literature & Composition. Social Science is comprised of Economics Macro, Economics Micro, European History, Government & Politics Comparative, Government & Politics U.S., Human Geography, Psychology, U.S. History, and World History. Arts is comprised of Art History, Music Theory, Studio Art: 2-D Design, Studio Art: 3-D Design, and Studio Art: Drawing. Language is comprised of French Literature, French Language, German Language, Italian Language and Culture, Latin Literature, Latin Vergil, Spanish Language, and Spanish Literature. 8