The 6th Annual Report to the Nation February,
Part I: Graduating Class of 9 New Hampshire Public Schools: High School Class of 9 Access to AP by Race/Ethnicity... 2 AP Participation by Subject Area... 3 AP Equity and Excellence... 4 Most Popular AP Exams... 5 Part II: 5-Year Trends All Students... 6 Black or African American Students... 7 Hispanic or Latino Students... 8 American Indian or Alaska Native Students... 9 Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander Students... White Students... 11 Low-Income Students... 12 Note: Throughout this report, public high school graduates represent projections supplied in Knocking on the College Door (8), Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. The College Board. College Board, AP and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board. inspiring minds is a trademark owned by the College Board. All other products and services may be trademarks of their respective owners. Visit the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.com. 1
New Hampshire Public Schools: High School Class of 9 Access to AP by Race/Ethnicity Race/Ethnicity of AP Examinees vs. High School Seniors in New Hampshire 89.8 93.7 4.1 1.4 2. 1.8 2.8.7 Black or Asian, Asian African American American or Pacific Islander Hispanic or Latino.2.2 American Indian or Alaska Native White AP Examinee Population Overall Student Population Note: Please note that stated race/ethnicity options for AP do not add up to ; the additional AP race/ethnicity options not shown are Other and Not Stated. 2
New Hampshire Public Schools: High School Class of 9 AP Participation by Subject Area 21.7 percent of the graduating class of 9 took at least one AP Exam during high school. This compares to 26.5 percent for the nation..2 percent of the graduating class of 9 took at least one social science AP Exam more than in any other subject area. of New Hampshire Students Who Took an AP Exam During High School, by Subject Area, Compared to the Nation 21.7 26.5 16.6 13. 9.7 9.7.2 8.8 8.8 6.2 3.8.8 1.7 2.2 Art English Language Math Science Social Science All New Hampshire Nation 3 Note: Throughout this report where subject areas appear, these include data from multiple AP Exams. Science is composed of Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics B, Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism and Physics C: Mechanics. Math is composed of Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Computer Science A, Computer Science AB and Statistics. English is composed of English Language and English Literature. Social Science is composed of Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, European History, Government & Politics: Comparative, Government & Politics: U.S., Human Geography, Psychology, U.S. History and World History. Art is composed of Art History, Music Theory, Studio Art: 2-D Design, Studio Art: 3-D Design and Studio Art: Drawing. Language is composed of Chinese Language and Culture, French Language, French Literature, German Language, Italian Language and Culture, Japanese Language and Culture, Latin Literature, Latin: Vergil, Spanish Language and Spanish Literature.
New Hampshire Public Schools: High School Class of 9 AP Equity and Excellence Equity and Excellence shows the percentage of a state s entire graduating class who earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam. If a student was successful on more than one AP Exam, he or she was still counted only once. This metric is designed to measure both access to AP and student performance. 15.9 percent of the graduating class of 9 earned a 3 or higher on one or more AP Exams during high school. This compares to 15.9 percent for the nation. 7.4 percent of the graduating class of 9 earned a 3 or higher on at least one English AP Exam more than in any other subject area. of New Hampshire Students Who Earned a 3 or Higher on One or More AP Exams During High School, by Subject Area, Compared to the Nation 15.9 15.9 9. 7.4 7.4 6.6 6.8 5.7 4.1 4.5 2.5.6 1.1 1.1 Art English Language Math Science Social Science All New Hampshire Nation 4
New Hampshire Public Schools: High School Class of 9 Most Popular Exams Most Popular Exams in New Hampshire Rank Exam Number of Exams Number of Exams with Scores of 3 or Higher 1 English Literature 1,94 5 2 U.S. History 926 567 3 Calculus AB 2 675 4 English Language 564 466 5 Biology 4 261 6 Statistics 367 261 7 Chemistry 319 8 8 Psychology 271 211 9 European History 238 174 Physics B 198 134 English Literature U.S. History Calculus AB English Language Biology Statistics Chemistry Psychology European History Physics B 466 4 261 367 261 319 8 271 211 238 174 198 134 567 564 675 5 926 2 1,94 1, 1, All AP Exams All AP Exams earning a 3 or higher Note: Most popular is measured by the number of AP Exams taken. The number of exams receiving a 3 or higher is not considered when ranking the most popular AP Exams. 5
All Students 3,82 students from the graduating class of 9 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 3,68 in the class of 8 and 2,2 in the class of 4. 2,2 students from the graduating class of 9 earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 2,259 in the class of 8 and 1,533 in the class of 4. in New Hampshire 4 9 16.6 11.5 21.2 15.6 21.7 15.9 5 Years Ago (4) 1 Year Ago (8) Current Year (9) of graduating class participating in AP during high school of graduating class earning a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school 6
Black or African American Students 23 black or African American students from the graduating class of 9 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 14 in the class of 8 and 11 in the class of 4. 12 black or African American students from the graduating class of 9 earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school compared to in the class of 8 and four in the class of 4. Black or African American Students in New Hampshire 4 9.5.3 1.1.5.4 1.3.7.5 1.4 5 Years Ago (4) 1 Year Ago (8) Current Year (9) of AP examinee population who are black or African American of AP examinee population with at least one AP Exam score of 3 or higher who are black or African American 7 of graduating class who are black or African American
Hispanic or Latino Students 57 Hispanic or Latino students from the graduating class of 9 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 56 in the class of 8 and 29 in the class of 4. 41 Hispanic or Latino students from the graduating class of 9 earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 45 in the class of 8 and 22 in the class of 4. Hispanic or Latino Students in New Hampshire 4 9 1.3 1.4 1.7 1.8 2. 2.5 1.8 1.8 2.8 5 Years Ago (4) 1 Year Ago (8) Current Year (9) of AP examinee population who are Hispanic or Latino of AP examinee population with at least one AP Exam score of 3 or higher who are Hispanic or Latino of graduating class who are Hispanic or Latino 8
American Indian or Alaska Native Students Five American Indian or Alaska Native students from the graduating class of 9 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 14 in the class of 8 and six in the class of 4. Five American Indian or Alaska Native students from the graduating class of 9 earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school compared to nine in the class of 8 and three in the class of 4. American Indian or Alaska Native Students in New Hampshire 4 9.3.2.2.5.4.2.2.2.2 5 Years Ago (4) 1 Year Ago (8) Current Year (9) of AP examinee population who are American Indian or Alaska Native of AP examinee population with at least one AP Exam score of 3 or higher who are American Indian or Alaska Native 9 of graduating class who are American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander Students 125 Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander students from the graduating class of 9 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 7 in the class of 8 and 73 in the class of 4. 98 Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander students from the graduating class of 9 earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 83 in the class of 8 and in the class of 4. Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander Students in New Hampshire 4 9 3.9 3.3 1.6 3.5 3.7 5 Years Ago (4) 1 Year Ago (8) Current Year (9) 1.9 4.1 4.3 2. of AP examinee population who are Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander of AP examinee population with at least one AP Exam score of 3 or higher who are Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander of graduating class who are Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander
White Students 2,767 white students from the graduating class of 9 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 2,771 in the class of 8 and 2,2 in the class of 4. 2,24 white students from the graduating class of 9 earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 2, in the class of 8 and 1,377 in the class of 4. White Students in New Hampshire 4 9.6 89.8 95.4.3 89.9 94.1 89.8 89.6 93.7 5 Years Ago (4) 1 Year Ago (8) Current Year (9) of AP examinee population who are white of AP examinee population with at least one AP Exam score of 3 or higher who are white 11 of graduating class who are white
Low-Income Students 137 low-income students from the graduating class of 9 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 121 in the class of 8 and 1 in the class of 4. 92 low-income students from the graduating class of 9 earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 83 in the class of 8 and in the class of 4. Low-Income Students in New Hampshire 4 9 5.2 5. 3.9 3.7 4.4 4.1 5 Years Ago (4) 1 Year Ago (8) Current Year (9) of AP examinee population who are low-income of AP examinee population with at least one AP Exam score of 3 or higher who are low-income 12