STUDENT GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS*

AP Examinations - May 2008

Examination Grade Art History Biology Calculus AB Calculus BC Calculus AB Subscores Chemistry
N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At
5 2,355 11.5 28,721 18.6 49,173 22.1 30,045 43.5 34,510 49.9 18,505 18.4
4 4,329 21.2 24,091 15.6 47,216 21.2 12,008 17.4 16,412 23.8 17,616 17.5
3 5,029 24.6 24,862 16.1 39,814 17.9 13,408 19.4 8,863 12.8 20,071 20.0
2 4,026 19.7 23,441 15.2 33,857 15.2 4,664 6.7 5,201 7.5 14,351 14.3
1 4,679 22.9 53,389 34.6 52,775 23.7 8,978 13.0 4,117 6.0 30,043 29.9

Number of Students 20,418 154,504 222,835 69,103 69,103 100,586

3 or Higher / % 11,713 57.4 77,674 50.3 136,203 61.1 55,461 80.3 59,785 86.5 56,192 55.9

Mean Grade 2.79 2.68 3.03 3.72 4.04 2.80

Standard Deviation 1.32 1.53 1.48 1.41 1.21 1.49

Chinese Language Chinese Language

Examination Grade (Total Group) (Standard Group)** Computer Science A Computer Science AB Economics - Macro Economics - Micro
N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At
5 3,685 85.5 314 55.3 3,365 21.7 1,942 38.9 10,104 14.9 7,602 18.1
4 350 8.1 101 17.8 3,373 21.7 953 19.1 15,442 22.7 11,019 26.3
3 201 4.7 102 18.0 2,162 13.9 752 15.1 10,327 15.2 7,871 18.8
2 33 0.8 22 3.9 1,400 9.0 450 9.0 13,446 19.8 6,391 15.2
1 42 1.0 29 5.1 5,237 33.7 898 18.0 18,690 27.5 9,032 21.5

Number of Students 4,311 568 15,537 4,995 68,009 41,915

3 or Higher / % 4,236 98.3 517 91.0 8,900 57.3 3,647 73.0 35,873 52.7 26,492 63.2

Mean Grade 4.76 4.14 2.89 3.52 2.78 3.04

Standard Deviation 0.66 1.20 1.58 1.51 1.44 1.41

French Language French Language

Examination Grade English Language English Literature Environmental Science European History (Total Group) (Standard Group)**
N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At
5 26,602 8.7 20,871 6.5 7,184 11.7 9,231 9.2 2,855 13.8 1,315 8.3
4 55,770 18.2 63,762 19.9 14,917 24.3 17,281 17.2 3,296 15.9 2,229 14.0
3 96,085 31.4 108,758 33.9 10,830 17.6 35,124 34.9 5,923 28.6 4,742 29.8
2 93,381 30.5 97,974 30.6 10,598 17.3 12,217 12.1 4,097 19.8 3,579 22.5
1 34,641 11.3 28,993 9.1 17,851 29.1 26,795 26.6 4,504 21.8 4,035 25.4

Number of Students 306,479 320,358 61,380 100,648 20,675 15,900

3 or Higher / % 178,457 58.2 193,391 60.4 32,931 53.7 61,636 61.2 12,074 58.4 8,286 52.1

Mean Grade 2.82 2.84 2.72 2.7 2.80 2.57

Standard Deviation 1.12 1.05 1.40 1.28 1.32 1.24

German Language German Language Government & Politics Government & Politics
Examination Grade French Literature (Total Group) (Standard Group)** Comparative United States Human Geography
N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At
5 411 21.1 1,255 23.9 324 9.5 2,714 19.6 21,551 12.1 4,825 12.1
4 514 26.4 1,115 21.2 718 21.0 2,904 21.0 23,292 13.1 7,129 17.9
3 424 21.8 1,249 23.7 989 29.0 2,817 20.4 44,751 25.2 8,584 21.5
2 289 14.9 951 18.1 796 23.3 2,889 20.9 45,850 25.8 7,303 18.3
1 308 15.8 689 13.1 587 17.2 2,516 18.2 42,078 23.7 12,037 30.2

Number of Students 1,946 5,259 3,414 13,840 177,522 39,878

3 or Higher / % 1,349 69.3 3,619 68.8 2,031 59.5 8,435 60.9 89,594 50.5 20,538 51.5

Mean Grade 3.22 3.25 2.82 3.03 2.64 2.63

Standard Deviation 1.36 1.35 1.22 1.39 1.30 1.39

* This table reflects 2,736,445 AP Examinations taken by 1,580,821 students from 17,032 secondary schools
** Standard students generally receive most of their foreign language training in U.S. schools. They did not indicate on their answer
sheet that they regularly speak or hear the foreign language of the examination, or that they have lived for one month or more
in a country where the language is spoken.

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AP Examinations - May 2008 (continued)

Italian Language Italian Language Japanese Language Japanese Language

Examination Grade (Total Group) (Standard Group)** (Total Group) (Standard Group)** Latin Literature Latin Vergil
N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At
5 284 14.7 89 6.2 690 44.9 173 19.4 746 20.6 837 17.3
4 244 12.6 167 11.7 166 10.8 119 13.4 787 21.8 855 17.6
3 452 23.4 347 24.3 354 23.0 297 33.4 860 23.8 1,297 26.8
2 404 20.9 346 24.2 120 7.8 106 11.9 448 12.4 783 16.2
1 546 28.3 481 33.6 208 13.5 195 21.9 773 21.4 1,075 22.2

Number of Students 1,930 1,430 1,538 890 3,614 4,847

3 or Higher / % 980 50.8 603 42.2 1,210 78.7 589 66.2 2,393 66.2 2,989 61.7

Mean Grade 2.65 2.33 3.66 2.97 3.08 2.92

Standard Deviation 1.39 1.23 1.45 1.38 1.42 1.38

Music Theory Music Theory

Examination Grade Music Theory Aural Subscore Nonaural Subscore Physics B Physics C E&M Physics C Mechanics
N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At
5 2,605 18.4 2,572 18.2 2,578 18.2 8,955 15.5 4,131 33.5 7,696 27.3
4 3,121 22.1 3,061 21.7 3,246 23.0 10,123 17.5 3,000 24.3 7,134 25.3
3 3,847 27.2 3,787 26.8 3,809 27.0 15,864 27.5 1,531 12.4 5,887 20.9
2 3,206 22.7 3,292 23.3 3,133 22.2 10,547 18.3 2,060 16.7 3,919 13.9
1 1,351 9.6 1,418 10.0 1,364 9.7 12,269 21.2 1,606 13.0 3,554 12.6

Number of Students 14,130 14,130 14,130 57,758 12,328 28,190

3 or Higher / % 9,573 67.7 9,420 66.7 9,633 68.2 34,942 60.5 8,662 70.3 20,717 73.5

Mean Grade 3.17 3.15 3.18 2.88 3.49 3.41

Standard Deviation 1.24 1.25 1.24 1.35 1.43 1.35

Spanish Language Spanish Language

Examination Grade Psychology (Total Group) (Standard Group)** Spanish Literature Statistics Studio Art Drawing
N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At
5 25,452 19.2 24,927 24.5 4,717 11.8 1,870 11.7 14,009 12.9 1,911 13.5
4 36,504 27.5 26,176 25.8 8,001 19.9 3,317 20.8 24,528 22.7 2,475 17.5
3 26,659 20.1 18,718 18.4 7,835 19.5 4,862 30.4 25,707 23.7 5,143 36.4
2 17,759 13.4 15,674 15.4 8,478 21.1 2,278 14.3 20,403 18.8 3,798 26.9
1 26,354 19.9 16,089 15.8 11,090 27.6 3,644 22.8 23,637 21.8 793 5.6

Number of Students 132,728 101,584 40,121 15,971 108,284 14,120

3 or Higher / % 88,615 66.8 69,821 68.7 20,553 51.2 10,049 62.9 64,244 59.3 9,529 67.5

Mean Grade 3.13 3.28 2.67 2.84 2.86 3.06

Standard Deviation 1.40 1.40 1.37 1.31 1.34 1.10

Examination Grade Studio Art 2-D Design Studio Art 3-D Design United States History World History
N % At N % At N % At N % At
5 1,948 12.6 243 9.8 29,571 8.5 11,072 8.9
4 3,395 21.9 364 14.7 62,988 18.2 20,097 16.1
3 5,186 33.5 923 37.4 74,161 21.4 29,215 23.4
2 4,081 26.4 734 29.7 88,180 25.4 32,036 25.7
1 868 5.6 204 8.3 91,741 26.5 32,218 25.8

Number of Students 15,478 2,468 346,641 124,638

3 or Higher / % 10,529 68.0 1,530 62.0 166,720 48.1 60,384 48.4

Mean Grade 3.10 2.88 2.57 2.56

Standard Deviation 1.10 1.07 1.28 1.27

* This table reflects 2,736,445 AP Examinations taken by 1,580,821 students from 17,032 secondary schools.
** Standard students generally receive most of their foreign language training in U.S. schools. They did not indicate on their answer
sheet that they regularly speak or hear the foreign language of the examination, or that they have lived for one month or more
in a country where the language is spoken.

© 2008 The College Board. All rights reserved. College Board, Advanced Placement Program, AP, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the
College Board.