The 6th Annual Report to the Nation February, 2
Part I: Graduating Class of 29 District of Columbia Public Schools: High School Class of 29 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 District of Columbia Public Schools: High School Classes of 29, 28 and 24 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 (28), Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. 2 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
District of Columbia Public Schools: High School Class of 29 Access to AP by Race/Ethnicity Race/Ethnicity of AP Examinees vs. High School Seniors in District of Columbia 9 89.9 8 7 6 63.9 5 4 3 2 4.4 1.2 Black or Asian, Asian African American American or Pacific Islander 14.6 6.5 Hispanic or Latino.3 * American Indian or Alaska Native 9.6 White 2.9 AP Examinee Population Overall Student Population * Precise American Indian or Alaska Native student enrollments for the District of Columbia are not available from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. 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
District of Columbia Public Schools: High School Class of 29 AP Participation by Subject Area 26.8 percent of the graduating class of 29 took at least one AP Exam during high school. This compares to 26.5 percent for the nation. 19.8 percent of the graduating class of 29 took at least one English AP Exam more than in any other subject area. of District of Columbia Students Who Took an AP Exam During High School, by Subject Area, Compared to the Nation 5 4 3 26.8 26.5 2 19.8 16.6 13. 13.4 9.7 8.8 5.9 6.2 3.8 1.5 1.7 2.2 Art English Language Math Science Social Science All District of Columbia 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.
District of Columbia Public Schools: High School Class of 29 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. 5.8 percent of the graduating class of 29 earned a 3 or higher on one or more AP Exams during high school. This compares to 15.9 percent for the nation. 3.4 percent of the graduating class of 29 earned a 3 or higher on at least one English AP Exam more than in any other subject area. of District of Columbia Students Who Earned a 3 or Higher on One or More AP Exams During High School, by Subject Area, Compared to the Nation 5 4 3 2 15.9 9. 7.4 5.7 5.8 4.5 3.4 2.5 2.8 1.1 1.5 1.8.9 1.4 Art English Language Math Science Social Science All District of Columbia Nation 4
District of Columbia Public Schools: High School Class of 29 Most Popular Exams Most Popular Exams in District of Columbia Rank Exam Number of Exams Number of Exams with Scores of 3 or Higher 1 English Language 597 8 2 English Literature 551 4 3 U.S. History 339 76 4 Government & Politics: U.S. 235 7 5 Calculus AB 134 39 6 Biology 131 26 7 Statistics 122 42 8 World History 96 11 9 Human Geography 7 31 Spanish Language 63 44 English Language English Literature U.S. History Government & Politics: U.S. Calculus AB Biology Statistics World History Human Geography Spanish Language 26 39 42 76 7 11 7 31 63 44 8 4 96 134 131 122 235 339 551 597 2 3 4 5 6 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
District of Columbia Public Schools: High School Classes of 29, 28 and 24 All Students 1,8 students from the graduating class of 29 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 1,76 in the class of 28 and 537 in the class of 24. 233 students from the graduating class of 29 earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 274 in the class of 28 and 2 in the class of 24. in District of Columbia 24 29 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 27.1 26.8 2 17.7 6.9 6.9 5.8 5 Years Ago (24) 1 Year Ago (28) Current Year (29) 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
District of Columbia Public Schools: High School Classes of 29, 28 and 24 Black or African American Students 69 black or African American students from the graduating class of 29 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 678 in the class of 28 and 278 in the class of 24. 61 black or African American students from the graduating class of 29 earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 8 in the class of 28 and 55 in the class of 24. Black or African American Students in District of Columbia 24 29 9 86. 88.5 89.9 8 7 6 63. 63.9 5 51.8 4 3 26.2 29.2 26.2 2 5 Years Ago (24) 1 Year Ago (28) Current Year (29) 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
District of Columbia Public Schools: High School Classes of 29, 28 and 24 Hispanic or Latino Students 158 Hispanic or Latino students from the graduating class of 29 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 175 in the class of 28 and in the class of 24. 46 Hispanic or Latino students from the graduating class of 29 earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 63 in the class of 28 and 61 in the class of 24. Hispanic or Latino Students in District of Columbia 24 29 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 18.6 29. 16.3 23. 14.6 19.7 7.9 6.9 6.5 5 Years Ago (24) 1 Year Ago (28) Current Year (29) 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
District of Columbia Public Schools: High School Classes of 29, 28 and 24 American Indian or Alaska Native Students Three American Indian or Alaska Native students from the graduating class of 29 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to five in the class of 28 and two in the class of 24. No American Indian or Alaska Native students from the graduating class of 29 earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school compared to one in the class of 28 and none in the class of 24. American Indian or Alaska Native Students in District of Columbia 24 29 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2.4..3.5.4 *.3. * 5 Years Ago (24) 1 Year Ago (28) Current Year (29) 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 * Precise American Indian or Alaska Native student enrollments for the District of Columbia are not available from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.
District of Columbia Public Schools: High School Classes of 29, 28 and 24 Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander Students 48 Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander students from the graduating class of 29 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 44 in the class of 28 and 36 in the class of 24. 22 Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander students from the graduating class of 29 earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 22 in the class of 28 and 11 in the class of 24. Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander Students in District of Columbia 24 29 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 6.7 8. 9.4 5.2 4.1 4.4 2. 1.7 1.2 5 Years Ago (24) 1 Year Ago (28) Current Year (29) 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
District of Columbia Public Schools: High School Classes of 29, 28 and 24 White Students 4 white students from the graduating class of 29 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 111 in the class of 28 and 73 in the class of 24. 8 white students from the graduating class of 29 earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 84 in the class of 28 and 53 in the class of 24. White Students in District of Columbia 24 29 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 25.2 3.7 34.3 2 13.6.3 9.6 3.8 3.1 2.9 5 Years Ago (24) 1 Year Ago (28) Current Year (29) 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
District of Columbia Public Schools: High School Classes of 29, 28 and 24 Low-Income Students 341 low-income students from the graduating class of 29 took at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 411 in the class of 28 and 238 in the class of 24. 63 low-income students from the graduating class of 29 earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school compared to 94 in the class of 28 and 73 in the class of 24. Low-Income Students in District of Columbia 24 29 9 8 7 6 5 44.3 4 3 34.8 38.2 34.3 31.6 27. 2 5 Years Ago (24) 1 Year Ago (28) Current Year (29) 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