AP Report to the Nation
The 4th Annual AP Report to the Nation
On February 13, College Board President Gaston Caperton and AP Program Vice President Trevor Packer announced findings from the 4th Annual AP Report to the Nation, which include participation and performance data for each state within the context of its population and racial/ethnic demographics. The report also announced that a greater percentage of the nation's students are taking and succeeding on AP Exams, which research shows are predictors of success in college.
- Press release—4th Annual AP Report to the Nation
- Press release in Spanish—4th Annual AP Report to the Nation (.pdf/38K)
- The 4th Annual Advanced Placement Report to the Nation (.pdf/1.4MB)
- Appendix B: AP Exams Taken in U.S. Public Schools by the Class of 2007 (.xls/50K)
- Appendix C: Raw Numbers for Table 1: U.S. Public Schools (.xls/29K)
State reports
The following reports are in PDF format. Each file is approximately 89K.
A word about comparing states and schools
Media and others occasionally rank states, districts, and schools on the basis of AP Exam results, despite repeated warnings that such rankings may be problematic. AP Exams are valid measures of students' content mastery of college-level studies in academic disciplines but should never be used as a sole measure for gauging educational excellence and equity.