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AP Report to the Nation

STATE SUPPLEMENT FEBRUARY 11, 2014

California

THE 10TH ANNUAL

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Table of Contents
3 State Strategies 7 Fostering AP Participation and Success 9 A Closer Look at Equity Gaps in AP Participation and Success

About This Report


This report provides educators and policymakers with information they can use to celebrate their successes, understand their unique challenges, and set meaningful goals to increase opportunity for all students. Its important to note that while AP Exams are valid measures of students content mastery of college-level studies in specific academic disciplines, AP results should never be used as the sole measure for gauging educational excellence and equity. Because reliable demographic data for nonpublic schools are not available for all states, this report represents public school students only. Additionally, this report looks at students entire experience with AP tracking exams taken by graduates throughout their high school careers as opposed to reporting exam results from a particular calendar year. Additional data are available at apreport.collegeboard.org.

Note: Throughout this report, public high school graduates represent projections supplied in Knocking at the College Door (Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2012). The redesigned courses, Biology, Latin, and Spanish Literature and Culture, began in fall 2012, and the first AP Exam based on those redesigned courses was administered in May 2013. As a result, the data in this report reflect a blend of the old and redesigned exam results.

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California has made progress in recent years in improving student access and supporting student performance in AP. Just as we do in the national report, we wanted to take an opportunity to applaud your efforts and offer additional strategies for your consideration. Current Picture
Congratulations. You are already using these strategies to build a robust AP Program. You: Include AP in the state accountability system. Establish AP participation and performance indicators. Set clear, measurable statewide goals toward improvement. Celebrate the 29 districts that have earned a spot on the AP Honor Roll through their hard work and dedication toward increasing participation and success in AP , particularly for underrepresented students. See page 6 for more details. Encourage your educators to participate in the development of the AP Program, such as by becoming AP Exam Readers or participating in course and exam development committees. See page 5 for more details. Provide funding for teachers in underserved areas of the state to participate in professional development. Provide targeted assistance and resources to schools serving traditionally underserved populations. For example, funding for materials, supplies, outreach efforts, and tutoring programs. Clearly communicate your states graduation requirements, and share information about funding opportunities that enable students to participate and succeed in AP . Develop policies that allow AP course work and exam scores for sophomores and juniors to substitute for statewide graduation requirements and/or end-of-course assessments. Provide resources to schools and districts to support research-based programs that build content knowledge and skills particularly in literacy and math to prepare students for success in AP course work, and in college and careers. Ensure that colleges and universities award credit or placement for AP Exam scores using evidence-based methods.

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Opportunities
The following strategies have been proven effective. To build an even stronger AP program, you could:

Create opportunities for other schools and districts to learn from your AP Honor Roll winners. Encourage schools and districts to utilize AP Potential and other tools to expand access and performance.

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Highlights
The following information dives a little deeper into the details of your efforts. Participation in the Development of AP 2013 Reading participantsTotal: 993 California represents 8.7% of all Readers AP High School Teachers: 724 College and University Faculty: 269 2013 AP Professional Development Leaders Total: 124 2013 AP Development Committee Members Total: 36
Macroeconomics Statistics French Language and Culture Physics C Biology Chinese Language and Culture Art History Chinese Language and Culture U.S. Government and Politics German Language and Culture Art History Environmental Science Psychology Latin Microeconomics Psychology Japanese Language and Culture Environmental Science Physics C Spanish Language and Culture AP Capstone Seminar Biology Microeconomics French Language and Culture Statistics Chemistry Computer Science A English Literature and Composition Spanish Language United States History World History World History Psychology United States History Statistics Physics B Bonita High School Cal PolySan Luis Obispo California Polytechnic State University California State Polytechnic UniversityPomona Castle Park High School Clovis West High School Corona del Mar High School Cupertino High School Hart High School Henry M. Gunn High School Humboldt State University La Canada High School Lowell High School Loyola High School Menlo School Mission Hills High School North Salinas High School San Dimas High School Shasta College Sonoma State University Stanford University The Bishops School The Bishops School The Harker School Troy High School University of CaliforniaBerkeley University of CaliforniaBerkeley University of CaliforniaBerkeley University of CaliforniaDavis University of CaliforniaIrvine University of CaliforniaIrvine University of CaliforniaBerkeley University of San Diego University of Southern California University of California William S. Hart Union High School

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Highlights (continued)
The AP Honor Roll The AP Honor Roll recognizes and honors those outstanding school districts that simultaneously increase access to Advanced Placement course work while increasing the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP Exams. Achieving both of these goals is the ideal scenario for a districts AP program because it indicates that the district is successfully identifying motivated, academically prepared students who are likely to benefit most from rigorous AP course work. 4th Annual Honor Roll Districts in California: 29
Alameda Unified School District Carlsbad Unified School District Central Unified School District* Clovis Unified School District Chico Unified School District Diocese of Sacramento Education Office Diocese of San Jose Education Office* El Monte Union High School District Fillmore Unified School District Fremont Unified School District* Huntington Beach Union High School District Irvine Unified School District Kings Canyon Unified School District Las Virgenes Unified School District Los Alamitos Unified School District* Milpitas Unified School District* Oak Park Unified School District Pajaro Valley Unified School District Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Reef-Sunset Unified School District Saddleback Valley Unified School District San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District San Luis Coastal Unified School District San Ramon Valley Unified School District* Santa Ana Unified School District* Temecula Valley Unified School District Tracy Unified School District Tustin Unified School District* Walnut Valley Unified School District

*District has achieved the honor for multiple years.

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F O S T E R I N G A P PA R T I C I PAT I O N A N D S U C C E S S

FIGURE 1

Growth in AP Participation and Success

Number of graduates leaving high school having taken an AP Exam Number of graduates scoring 3+ on an AP Exam during high school

More graduates
152,647
are succeeding on AP Exams today than took them in 2003

86,303

119,338

144,801

58,907

78,342

95,695

101,415

2003 FIGURE 2

2008

2012

2013

Participation in and Success on AP Exams in the Class of 2013

Percentage of graduates leaving high school having taken an AP Exam Percentage of graduates scoring 3+ on an AP Exam during high school
Percentage of California Graduating Class

History and Social Sciences


had the greatest number of students achieving a score of 3 or higher

0% 2.7% 1.9%

30%

60%
Art History, Music Theory, Studio Art: Drawing, Studio Art: 2-D Design, and Studio Art: 3-D Design

Arts

English

21.5% 12.2% 26.6% 14.6% 16.4% 9.8% 15.4% 8.2% 11.0% 8.8% 40.6% 26.9%

English Language and Composition, and English Literature and Composition

History and Social Sciences

Comparative Government and Politics, European History, Human Geography, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Psychology, United States Government and Politics, United States History, and World History

Mathematics and Computer Science

Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Computer Science A, and Statistics

Sciences

Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics B, Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, and Physics C: Mechanics Chinese Language and Culture, French Language and Culture, German Language and Culture, Italian Language and Culture*, Japanese Language and Culture, Latin, Spanish Language, and Spanish Literature and Culture

World Languages

Any Discipline

* AP Italian Language and Culture was discontinued after the 2008-09 school year, and was reinstated in 2011-12.

Total Number of Graduates: 376,369

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FIGURE 3

Score Distributions of AP Exams Taken by the Class of 2013 During High School

Rank

Subject
Chinese Language and Culture Italian Language and Culture* Calculus BC Japanese Language and Culture Studio Art: 2-D Design

No. of Exams 100%


2,403 92 14,682 647 2,551 34,788 1,865 399 3,370 4,297 6,265 2,367 1,510 8,010 23,990 1,539 1,523 4,354 360 254 3,259 11,867 39,206 22,875 15,890 64,005 21,915 13,686 28,103 50,627 59,522 21,568 39,593 17,356 10.1 19.5 23.5 25.6 28.2 12.3 8.1

% of Exam Scores+ 80% 60% 40% 20%


1.2 1.0 16.3 12.4 5.0 12.7 6.0 2.7 7.4 3.5 8.3 16.6 13.1 21.4 17.8 19.4 7.0 13.5 10.2 6.2 12.1 17.9 20.7 14.0 11.0 17.8 15.0 19.0 23.7 18.1 15.5 13.2 20.6 24.2 18.2 28.9 22.0 15.3 17.4 17.1 24.6 19.2 28.6 33.7 18.3 21.0 29.9 21.1 24.2 25.4 15.6 22.4 27.2 17.3 19.7 20.0 17.9 34.6 22.5 19.2 13.4 21.0 19.6 19.7 23.4 27.7 43.6 15.0 20.8 26.6 22.2 42.7 23.1 28.0 23.0 38.7 34.5 25.2 29.4 25.6 24.6 19.4 23.7 21.2 17.7

0%
8.2

20%
15.0 28.3 16.0

40%

60%

80%

100%
74.6

21.7

33.7 48.9 47.8 31.3 13.4 26.3 20.5 11.8 24.3 30.6 27.6 24.1 7.9 14.4 31.3 16.2 20.9 21.1 22.1 12.6

22.9 10.7 35.9 31.0

Spanish Language Studio Art: Drawing German Language and Culture Computer Science A Physics C: Mechanics Spanish Literature and Culture French Language and Culture Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Microeconomics

Psychology Comparative Government and Politics Music Theory Art History Studio Art: 3-D Design Latin Human Geography Physics B

12.2 7.2 17.7 10.2 17.5 15.4 24.7 13.0 17.7 9.8

15.4 22.3 20.8

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Calculus AB Statistics Chemistry

29.9 10.9 23.8 28.8 19.0 14.3 31.5 31.1 24.0 24.5 12.8 20.1 19.8 35.2 26.6 27.6 25.9 23.8

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English Language and Composition European History Macroeconomics

15.4 7.1 24.9 12.7 16.7 17.3 7.5 21.2 11.5

7 3 2

Biology English Literature and Composition United States History World History

18.1

16.0 8.7 13.2 23.3 9.8 9.1

United States Government and Politics Environmental Science

+ Due to rounding, percentages do not always add up to 100.0. * AP Italian Language and Culture was discontinued after the 2008-09 school year, and was reinstated in 2011-12. Subjects with fewer than five AP Exam takers were omitted from this figure.

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Low Income
FIGURE 4

Trends in AP Exam Participation and Success

The percentage or number of ... K12 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch* graduates leaving high school having taken an AP Exam who are from low-income backgrounds graduates scoring 3+ on an AP Exam during high school who are from low-income backgrounds

210,612
AP Exams were taken by low-income graduates in the class of 2013

100%

2003 90%

2008

2012

2013

** 18,677
80%

** 33,942 20,491

** 58,886 34,681

** 64,539 38,310

12,901
P E R C E N TA G E O F S P E C I F I C P O P U L AT I O N

70%

60%

52.1%
50%

54.1%

49.0%

40.7%
40%

42.3%

38.5% 27.4% 27.0% 28.4% 26.2% 34.4% 36.2%

37.8%

30%

21.9% 21.6%
20%

10%

* Estimates reect the percentage of K12 public school students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics: 2008 (Table 42), 2009 (Table 42), 2010 (Table 44), 2011 (Table 45), and 2012 (Table 46). ** The numbers of students in the graduating classes who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch are not available. 2003 2005 2008 G R A D U AT I N G C L A S S 2011 2012 2013

0%

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Black/African American
FIGURE 5

Trends in AP Exam Participation and Success

The percentage or number of ... students in the graduating class graduates leaving high school having taken an AP Exam graduates scoring 3+ on an AP Exam during high school ... who are black/African American
100%

5,715
black/African American graduates in the class of 2013 took an AP Exam during high school

2003 90%

2008

2012

2013

24,855 2,785
80%

25,911 4,236 1,478

25,391 5,527 2,206

23,281 5,715 2,427

978
P E R C E N TA G E O F S P E C I F I C P O P U L AT I O N

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

7.3% 3.2% 1.7%

6.9% 3.5% 1.9%

6.6% 3.8% 2.3%

6.2% 3.7% 2.4%

0% 2003 2008 G R A D U AT I N G C L A S S 2012 2013

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Hispanic/Latino
FIGURE 6

Trends in AP Exam Participation and Success

The percentage or number of ... students in the graduating class graduates leaving high school having taken an AP Exam graduates scoring 3+ on an AP Exam during high school ... who are Hispanic/Latino
100%

58,492
Hispanic/Latino graduates in the class of 2013 took an AP Exam during high school

2003 90%

2008

2012

2013

116,724 142,491 166,503 164,882 24,720


80%

38,090 24,121

53,249 32,470

58,492 35,730

18,624
P E R C E N TA G E O F S P E C I F I C P O P U L AT I O N

70%

60%

50%

43.4%
40%

43.8% 38.3%

34.2% 31.6%

38.0% 31.9%

36.8% 33.9%

35.2%

30%

28.6%

30.8%

20%

10%

0% 2003 2008 G R A D U AT I N G C L A S S 2012 2013

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A C L O S E R L O O K AT E Q U I T Y G A P S I N A P PA R T I C I PAT I O N A N D S U C C E S S

American Indian/ Alaska Native


FIGURE 7

Trends in AP Exam Participation and Success

The percentage or number of ... students in the graduating class graduates leaving high school having taken an AP Exam graduates scoring 3+ on an AP Exam during high school ... who are American Indian/Alaska Native
100%

702
American Indian/Alaska Native graduates in the class of 2013 took an AP Exam during high school

2003 90%

2008

2012

2013

3,120 343
80%

3,071 550 315

2,896 617 348

2,878 702 429

161
P E R C E N TA G E O F S P E C I F I C P O P U L AT I O N

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0.9% 0.4% 0.3%


0% 2003

0.8% 0.5% 0.4%


2008 G R A D U AT I N G C L A S S

0.8% 0.4% 0.4%


2012

0.8% 0.5% 0.4%


2013

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Asian/Asian American/ Pacic Islander


FIGURE 8

Trends in AP Exam Participation and Success

The percentage or number of ... students in the graduating class graduates leaving high school having taken an AP Exam graduates scoring 3+ on an AP Exam during high school ... who are Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander
100%

35,166
Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander graduates in the class of 2013 took an AP Exam during high school

2003 90%

2008

2012

2013

48,728 20,019
80%

54,019 27,274 18,733

56,773 33,644 24,454

56,496 35,166 25,586

13,042
P E R C E N TA G E O F S P E C I F I C P O P U L AT I O N

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

23.2% 22.1%
20%

23.9% 22.9%

25.6% 23.2%

25.2% 23.0%

14.3%
10%

14.4%

14.8%

15.0%

0% 2003 2008 G R A D U AT I N G C L A S S 2012 2013

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White
FIGURE 9

Trends in AP Exam Participation and Success

The percentage or number of ... students in the graduating class graduates leaving high school having taken an AP Exam graduates scoring 3+ on an AP Exam during high school ... who are white
100%

43,392
white graduates in the class of 2013 took an AP Exam during high school

2003 90%

2008

2012

2013

144,664 141,011 126,050 121,735 31,746


80%

39,080 27,521

41,069 29,985

43,392 31,927

21,798
P E R C E N TA G E O F S P E C I F I C P O P U L AT I O N

70%

60%

50%

42.4%
40%

37.0% 36.8%

37.6% 35.1% 32.8% 31.3% 32.7% 28.4% 28.4% 32.3% 31.5%

30%

20%

10%

0% 2003 2008 G R A D U AT I N G C L A S S 2012 2013

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