Figure 14. |
Percentage distribution of grades on all Advanced Placement (AP) exams, by race/ethnicity: 2008 |
NOTE: The grades for all AP examinations range from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest
score. Data reported are for all students who completed an Advanced Placement
exam. The College Board collects racial/ethnic information based on the following
categories: American Indian/Alaskan, Asian/Asian American, Black/Afro-American,
Latino (Chicano/Mexican, Puerto Rican, Other Latino), White, and Other. Black refers
to test-takers who identified themselves as Black/Afro-American, and Hispanic refers
to the sum of all Latino subgroups. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic
ethnicity.
SOURCE: The College Board, Advanced Placement Program, National Summary
Report, 2008.