Table 4.8b. Average scores of 12th-grade students on Advanced Placement (AP) examinations, by subject and race/ethnicity: 2003
Race/ethnicity
Calculus1
English language and composition
Chemistry
U.S. history
Total
3.1
3.0
2.7
2.7
White, non-Hispanic
3.2
3.1
2.8
2.8
Black, non-Hispanic
2.2
2.2
1.7
1.9
Hispanic
2.4
2.4
1.9
2.1
Asian/Asian American
3.2
3.1
2.9
2.8
American Indian/Alaska Native
2.5
2.6
1.9
2.3
1Averages combined from Calculus AB and Calculus BC examinations.
NOTE: The College Board collects racial/ethnic information based on the categories American Indian/Alaskan, Asian/Asian American, Black/ Afro-American, Latino: Chicano/Mexican, Puerto Rican, Other Latino, White, and Other. Black, non-Hispanic refers to test-takers who identified themselves as Black/Afro-American, and Hispanic refers to the sum of all Latino subgroups. Pacific Islander may or may not be included in Asian/Asian American. The scores for all AP examinations range from 0 to 5.
SOURCE: The College Board, Advanced Placement Program, National Summary Report 2003.
