The 5th Annual AP Report to the Nation February 4, 9
Part I: Graduating Class of 8 New Hampshire Public Schools: High School Class of 8 High School and AP Populations 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 at the College Door (8), Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. 1 9 The College Board. All rights reserved. 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.
New Hampshire Public Schools: High School Class of 8 High School and AP Populations by Race/Ethnicity Race/Ethnicity of AP Examinees vs. High School Seniors in New Hampshire.3 94.1.5 1.3 3.5 Black or Asian, Hispanic or American Indian White African American Asian American, Latino or Alaska Native or Pacific Islander AP Examinee Population 1.9 1.8 2.5.5.2 Overall Student Population 2 Note: Please note that stated race/ethnicity options for AP do not equal ; the additional AP race/ethnicity options not shown are Other and Not Stated.
New Hampshire Public Schools: High School Class of 8 AP Participation by Subject Area 21.1 percent of the public high school class of 8 took at least one AP Exam during high school. This compares to 25. percent for the nation..3 percent of the public high school class of 8 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 21.1 25. 15.4 12.2.3 9.6 9.3 8.1 8.3 6.2 3.7 1.6 2..7 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 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 and Composition and English Literature and Composition. Social Science is comprised of Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, European History, Government and Politics: Comparative, Government and Politics: United States, Human Geography, Psychology, U.S. History, and World History. Art 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 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 8 AP Equity and Excellence Equity and Excellence shows the percentage of a state s entire graduating class who scored 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam. If a student was successful on more than one AP Exam, he or she will still only be counted once. This metric is designed to measure both access to AP and student performance. 15.5 percent of the public high school class of 8 earned a 3 or higher on one or more AP Exams during high school. This compares to 15.2 percent for the nation. 7.3 percent of the public high school class of 8 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 15.5 15.2 8.4 7.3 7.1 6.9 6. 5.6 4.1 4.4 1. 1.3 2.4.5 Art English Language Math Science Social Science All New Hampshire Nation 4
New Hampshire Public Schools: High School Class of 8 Most Popular AP Exams Most Popular Exams in New Hampshire Rank Exam Number of Exams Number of Exams with Scores of 3 or Higher 1 English Literature 11 867 2 U.S. History 936 589 3 Calculus AB 877 649 4 English Language 473 354 5 Biology 442 288 6 Chemistry 316 7 Statistics 289 218 8 Psychology 276 3 9 European History 252 1 Spanish Language 162 English Literature U.S. History Calculus AB 589 649 867 877 936 11 English Language Biology 288 354 442 473 Chemistry Statistics 218 316 289 Psychology 3 276 European History Spanish Language 1 162 252 1, 1, All AP Exams All AP Exams earning a 3 or higher 5 Note: Most popular is measured by the number of AP Exams taken. The number of exams earning a 3 or higher is not considered when ranking the most popular AP Exams.
All Students 3,53 students from the public high school class of 8 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 2,818 in the class of 7 and 2,163 in the class of 3. 2,245 students from the public high school class of 8 earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 2,27 in the class of 7 and 1,484 in the class of 3. in New Hampshire 3 8 16.4 11.2 19.8 14.2 21.1 15.5 5 Years Ago (3) 1 Year Ago (7) Current Year (8) of students participating in AP during high school of students earning a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school 6
Black or African American Students 14 black or African American students from the public high school class of 8 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 17 in the class of 7 and 7 in the class of 3. black or African American students from the public high school class of 8 earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 13 in the class of 7 and 4 in the class of 3. Black or African American Students in New Hampshire 3 8.3.3.9.6.6 1.4.5.4 1.3 5 Years Ago (3) 1 Year Ago (7) Current Year (8) of black or African American students in the AP examinee population of black or African American students among those students with at least one AP Exam score of 3 or higher of black or African American students in the public high school class 7
Hispanic or Latino Students 56 Hispanic or Latino students from the public high school class of 8 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 41 in the class of 7 and 29 in the class of 3. 45 Hispanic or Latino students from the public high school class of 8 earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 27 in the class of 7 and 21 in the class of 3. Hispanic or Latino Students in New Hampshire 3 8 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.3 2.3 1.8 2. 2.5 5 Years Ago (3) 1 Year Ago (7) Current Year (8) of Hispanic or Latino students in the AP examinee population of Hispanic or Latino students among those students with at least one AP Exam score of 3 or higher of Hispanic or Latino students in the public high school class 8
American Indian or Alaska Native Students 14 American Indian or Alaska Native students from the public high school class of 8 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 9 in the class of 7 and 4 in the class of 3. 9 American Indian or Alaska Native students from the public high school class of 8 earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 7 in the class of 7 and 2 in the class of 3. American Indian or Alaska Native Students in New Hampshire 3 8.2.1.3.3.3.3.5.4.2 5 Years Ago (3) 1 Year Ago (7) Current Year (8) of American Indian or Alaska Native students in the AP examinee population of American Indian or Alaska Native students among those students with at least one AP Exam score of 3 or higher of American Indian or Alaska Native students in the public high school class 9
Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander Students 7 Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander students from the public high school class of 8 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to in the class of 7 and 74 in the class of 3. 83 Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander students from the public high school class of 8 earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 75 in the class of 7 and in the class of 3. Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander Students in New Hampshire 3 8 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.5 3.7 1.4 1.7 1.9 5 Years Ago (3) 1 Year Ago (7) Current Year (8) of Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander students in the AP examinee population of Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander students among those students with at least one AP Exam score of 3 or higher of Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander students in the public high school class
White Students 2,756 white students from the public high school class of 8 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 2,5 in the class of 7 and 1,974 in the class of 3. 2,16 white students from the public high school class of 8 earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 1,832 in the class of 7 and 1,351 in the class of 3. White Students in New Hampshire 3 8 91.3 91. 95.8.5.4 94.4.3 89.8 94.1 5 Years Ago (3) 1 Year Ago (7) Current Year (8) of white students in the AP examinee population of white students among those students with at least one AP Exam score of 3 or higher of white students in the public high school class 11
Low-Income Students 121 low-income students from the public high school class of 8 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 7 in the class of 7 and 111 in the class of 3. 83 low-income students from the public high school class of 8 earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 69 in the class of 7 and 69 in the class of 3. Low-Income Students in New Hampshire 3 8 5.1 4.6 3.8 3.4 4. 3.7 5 Years Ago (3) 1 Year Ago (7) Current Year (8) of Low-Income students in the AP examinee population of Low-Income students among those students with at least one AP Exam score of 3 or higher 12