The 6th Annual Report to the Nation February,
Part I: Graduating Class of 9 New York 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 New York Public Schools: High School Classes of 9, 8 and 4 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 York Public Schools: High School Class of 9 Access to AP by Race/Ethnicity Race/Ethnicity of AP Examinees vs. High School Seniors in New York 9 8 7 6 59.3 61.8 8.4 15. 11.8 7.7 12.3 13.8 Black or Asian, Asian African American American or Pacific Islander Hispanic or Latino.3.4 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 York Public Schools: High School Class of 9 AP Participation by Subject Area 36.8 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. 23.5 percent of the graduating class of 9 took at least one social science AP Exam more than in any other subject area. of New York Students Who Took an AP Exam During High School, by Subject Area, Compared to the Nation 36.8 23.5 26.5 16.1 13. 13. 14.5 16.6 9.7 8.8 5.8 3.8 2.7 1.7 Art English Language Math Science Social Science All New York 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 York 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. 23.8 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. 14.7 percent of the graduating class of 9 earned a 3 or higher on at least one social science AP Exam more than in any other subject area. of New York Students Who Earned a 3 or Higher on One or More AP Exams During High School, by Subject Area, Compared to the Nation 23.8 14.7 15.9 9.8 8.5 8.9 9. 7.4 5.7 4.5 3.6 2.5 1.8 1.1 Art English Language Math Science Social Science All New York Nation 4
New York Public Schools: High School Class of 9 Most Popular Exams Most Popular Exams in New York Rank Exam Number of Exams Number of Exams with Scores of 3 or Higher 1 U.S. History 25,4 14,229 2 English Literature 19,531 11,271 3 English Language 14,479 9,62 4 Calculus AB 12,9 8,361 5 Biology 11,812 6,859 6 Government & Politics: U.S.,223 6,249 7 World History 8,687 5,956 8 European History 7,49 4,881 9 Psychology 6,49 4,493 Physics B 6,325 4,387 U.S. History English Literature English Language Calculus AB Biology Government & Politics: U.S. World History European History Psychology Physics B 14,229 11,271 14,479 9,62 12,9 8,361 11,812 6,859,223 6,249 8,687 5,956 7,49 4,881 6,49 4,493 6,325 4,387 19,531 25,4 5,, 15,, 25,, 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
New York Public Schools: High School Classes of 9, 8 and 4 All Students 58,712 students from the graduating class of 9 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 57,351 in the class of 8 and 45,763 in the class of 4. 38,16 students from the graduating class of 9 earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 37,792 in the class of 8 and,4 in the class of 4. in New York 4 9 9 8 7 6.8.5 35.4 23.3 36.8 23.8 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
New York Public Schools: High School Classes of 9, 8 and 4 Black or African American Students 4,933 black or African American students from the graduating class of 9 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 4,56 in the class of 8 and 2,92 in the class of 4. 1,575 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 1,374 in the class of 8 and 1,62 in the class of 4. Black or African American Students in New York 4 9 9 8 7 6 14.5 14.9 15. 6.3 8. 8.4 3.5 3.6 4.1 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
New York Public Schools: High School Classes of 9, 8 and 4 Hispanic or Latino Students 7,249 Hispanic or Latino students from the graduating class of 9 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 6,792 in the class of 8 and 4,762 in the class of 4. 4,173 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 4,67 in the class of 8 and 3,1 in the class of 4. Hispanic or Latino Students in New York 4 9 9 8 7 6.4.5 11.6 11.8.8 13.2 12.3 11. 13.8 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
New York Public Schools: High School Classes of 9, 8 and 4 American Indian or Alaska Native Students 158 American Indian or Alaska Native students from the graduating class of 9 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 178 in the class of 8 and 121 in the class of 4. 91 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 92 in the class of 8 and 62 in the class of 4. American Indian or Alaska Native Students in New York 4 9 9 8 7 6.2.3.3.3.2.4.3.2.4 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
New York Public Schools: High School Classes of 9, 8 and 4 Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander Students 6,921 Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander students from the graduating class of 9 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 6,946 in the class of 8 and 5,1 in the class of 4. 5,122 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 5,217 in the class of 8 and 3,6 in the class of 4. Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander Students in New York 4 9 9 8 7 6 11.2 11.8 7.2 12.1 13.8 7.8 11.8 13.5 7.7 5 Years Ago (4) 1 Year Ago (8) Current Year (9) 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
New York Public Schools: High School Classes of 9, 8 and 4 White Students 34,81 white students from the graduating class of 9 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 34,77 in the class of 8 and 29,558 in the class of 4. 24,216 white students from the graduating class of 9 earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 24,6 in the class of 8 and,467 in the class of 4. White Students in New York 4 9 9 8 7 6 64.6 67.1 66.3 6.6 65.2 62.9 63.7 59.3 61.8 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
New York Public Schools: High School Classes of 9, 8 and 4 Low-Income Students 11,715 low-income students from the graduating class of 9 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 11,9 in the class of 8 and 8,357 in the class of 4. 5,649 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 5,536 in the class of 8 and 4,5 in the class of 4. Low-Income Students in New York 4 9 9 8 7 6 18.3 19.4 14.8 14.6. 14.9 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