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"Loc’d Lines" by Bianca Dundas | AP Drawing Bianca Dundas' work was selected for the 2024 AP Art and Design Digital Exhibit, which features exceptional artwork from AP students' final portfolios. 🎨 Learn more about Bianca's work: spr.ly/6014N2Uag

"Starry Boat" by Carys Lam | AP 2-D Art and Design Carys Lam's work was selected for the 2024 AP Art and Design Digital Exhibit, which features exceptional artwork from AP students' final portfolios. 🎨 Learn more about Carys' work: spr.ly/60194BqUN

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"Treasured" by Casey Dunham | AP Drawing Casey Dunham's work was selected for the 2024 AP Art and Design Digital Exhibit, which features exceptional artwork from AP students' final portfolios. 🎨 Learn more about Casey's work: spr.ly/60194ydtX

It’s that time of year when AP Readers begin finishing the scoring of AP essays, portfolios, and free-response questions, so as the data roll in, I’ll post that info here. A few reminders follow. I won’t know in advance the day when each subject will reach a critical mass of

The 2025 AP Computer Science A (Java) Exam scores: 5: 25%; 4: 22%; 3: 20%; 2: 10%; 1: 23%. AP Computer Science A MCQs: strong performance on primitive types, Boolean expressions, and if statements (units 1 & 3); 44% of students earned 7-8 of these 8 points. The most

The 2025 AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam scores: 5: 51%; 4: 19%; 3: 18%; 2: 5%; 1: 7% (Total group scores, including heritage speakers) ~72% of students who took this year’s AP Chinese Exam were heritage speakers of the language. AP Chinese MCQs: students generally

The 2025 AP Japanese Language and Culture Exam scores: 5: 40%; 4: 12%; 3: 21%; 2: 8%; 1: 19% (Total group scores, including heritage speakers) ~52% of students who took this year’s AP Japanese Exam were heritage speakers of the language. Overall, a smaller percentage of

You’ll also find the 2025 AP score distribution on my Bluesky account for those following along there. bsky.app/profile/ap-tre…

The 2025 AP Comparative Government & Politics Exam scores: 5: 16%; 4: 23%; 3: 34%; 2: 16%; 1: 11% This year’s AP Comparative Government & Politics students demonstrated very similar, solid levels of mastery as last year’s, so the rate of 3+ scores remains ~73%. AP Comparative

The 2025 AP European History Exam scores: 5: 13%; 4: 35%; 3: 24%; 2: 19%; 1: 9% AP European History MCQs: strong performance on Unit 1: Renaissance and Exploration, and Unit 2: Age of Reformation (c. 1450- c. 1648); 39% of students earned all or nearly all points in these areas.

The 2025 AP Art History Exam scores: 5: 16%; 4: 24%; 3: 26%; 2: 24%; 1: 10% Big congrats to AP Art History students/teachers: this year’s students demonstrated stronger mastery of the 250 works than any group since I began posting in 2011, so scores increased from 63% earning 3+

The score information and exam analyses I’m posting only include exams from the main AP exam administration weeks of May 5-16; these posts do not include any scores or data from the make-up testing dates that followed.

The 2025 AP Macroeconomics Exam scores: 5: 18%; 4: 23%; 3: 25%; 2: 22%; 1: 12% High praise for AP Macroeconomics students/teachers: this year’s students demonstrated significantly stronger mastery of the content than last year’s, so scores increased from 62% earning 3+ in 2024

The 2025 AP Microeconomics Exam scores: 5: 19%; 4: 24%; 3: 24%; 2: 21%; 1: 12% AP Microeconomics Multiple-Choice Questions: again this year, students showed they were well-prepared for core analytical applications in microeconomics. ~38% of students earned all or most

Of the subjects for which I already have the psychometric analyses of the exam scores, the two that have expanded access most significantly are AP Macroeconomics and AP Microeconomics, which each provided ~14,000 more students with opportunities to study college-level economics

The 2025 AP Art and Design: 2D Portfolio scores: 5: 12%; 4: 29%; 3: 42%; 2: 14%; 1: 3% 20% of AP 2-D Art and Design students earned all or most of the available points for their Selected Works. Students received highest ratings, overall, on the “Skills” component of their

The 2025 AP Art and Design: 3D Portfolio scores: 5: 7%; 4: 25%; 3: 40%; 2: 24%; 1: 4% 9% of AP 3-D Art and Design students earned all or most of the available points on their Selected Works. Students received highest ratings, overall, on the “Materials, Processes and Ideas”

The 2025 AP Drawing Portfolio scores: 5: 17%; 4: 32%; 3: 36%; 2: 12%; 1: 3% This year’s Drawing portfolios were especially strong, such that scores of 5 increased by 2%. Students performance was very strong across the Selected Works section of their Drawing portfolios; 18% of

To view a selection of the impressive works AP Art and Design students are creating, here’s a link to the digital exhibit of remarkable 2024 works spr.ly/60104rvzI; we’ll publish a similar exhibit of highlights from this year’s portfolios. 2024 AP Art & Design Exhibit