Table E-23-1.  Percentage of test-taking students receiving a score of 3 or higher on the Advanced Placement (AP) exams, by subject, sex and race/ethnicity: May 2010

Sex and race/ethnicity	All AP exams1	Biology	Calculus AB	Chemistry	English literature and composition	U.S. History
Total2	57.5	48.7	55.1	54.1	57.2	52.5
Sex
Male	61.2	55.5	59.8	60.2	57.4	56.7
Female	54.5	43.8	50.1	47.2	57.1	48.9
Race/ethnicity
White	63.2	53.0	59.6	56.1	66.1	59.2
Black	26.6	19.3	24.4	22.7	24.4	24.7
Hispanic	42.2	25.0	34.4	29.0	33.6	30.3
Asian/Pacific Islander	66.0	60.2	61.6	66.3	63.0	62.4
American Indian/Alaska Native	44.2	31.1	42.2	34.7	43.7	36.7
Race/ethnicity by sex
Male
White	66.6	60.0	64.0	62.3	66.0	63.1
Black	28.5	23.2	27.9	28.5	23.4	26.2
Hispanic	44.0	31.6	40.6	35.3	33.8	34.3
Asian/Pacific Islander	68.7	65.4	64.9	70.6	61.8	64.8
American Indian/Alaska Native	48.3	35.7	49.5	43.4	43.1	42.4
Female
White	60.3	48.0	54.7	48.7	66.2	55.7
Black	25.4	17.1	21.9	18.6	24.8	23.8
Hispanic	40.9	20.3	28.2	22.4	33.4	27.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	63.4	55.9	58.4	61.6	63.8	60.3
American Indian/Alaska Native	41.0	27.6	34.3	23.3	44.0	32.0

1Estimates reflect the percentage of students who received a score of 3 or higher on any AP exam, including subject areas not presented in this table.
2Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately in the table.
NOTE: Biology, Calculus AB, Chemistry, English literature and composition, and U.S. history are some of the most frequently taken AP exams (The College Board 2005). The scores for all AP examinations range from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest score. Data reported are for all students who completed an AP exam. The College Board collects racial/ethnic information based on the following categories: American Indian/Alaskan, Asian/Asian American, Black or African American/Afro-American, Latino (Chicano/Mexican, Puerto Rican, Other Latino), White, and Other. Black or African American refers to test-takers who identified themselves as Black or African American/Afro-American, and Hispanic or Latino refers to the sum of all Latino subgroups. Separate estimates for Asians and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders were not available. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: The College Board, Advanced Placement Program, National Summary Report,2010.