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New Jersey Supplement February 10, 2010

The 6th Annual

Report to the Nation

Part I: Graduating Class of 2009

New Jersey Public Schools: High School Class of 2009

Access to AP® by Race/Ethnicity ................................................................................. 2

AP Participation by Subject Area ................................................................................. 3

AP Equity and Excellence ............................................................................................. 4

Most Popular AP Exams ............................................................................................... 5

Part II: AP Participation and Performance 5-Year Trends

New Jersey Public Schools: High School Classes of 2009, 2008 and 2004

All Students ................................................................................................................. 6

Black or African American Students ............................................................................ 7

Hispanic or Latino Students ......................................................................................... 8

American Indian or Alaska Native Students ............................................................... 9

Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander Students ................................................. 10

White Students ......................................................................................................... 11

Low-Income Students ................................................................................................ 12

Note: Throughout this report, public high school graduates represent projections supplied in “Knocking on the College Door” (2008), Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

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New JerseyThe 6th Annual | AP® Report to the Nation

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Access to AP® by Race/Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity of AP® Examinees vs. High School Seniors in New Jersey

Black or African American

Asian, Asian American

or Pacific Islander

Hispanicor Latino

American Indianor Alaska Native

White

5.7

16.815.8

8.110.9

16.1

0.2 0.3

59.0 59.7

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100

AP Examinee Population Overall Student Population

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AP Participation by Subject Area

•25.1percentofthegraduatingclassof2009tookatleastoneAPExamduringhighschool.Thiscomparesto26.5percentforthenation.

•14.7percentofthegraduatingclassof2009tookatleastonesocialscienceAPExam—morethaninanyothersubjectarea.

Percent of New Jersey Students Who Took an AP Exam During High School, by Subject Area,Compared to the Nation

Note: Throughout this report where “subject areas” appear, these include data from multiple AP Exams. • Science is composed of Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics B, Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism and Physics C: Mechanics. • Math is composed of Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Computer Science A, Computer Science AB and Statistics. • English is composed of English Language and English Literature. • Social Science is composed of Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, European History, Government & Politics: Comparative, Government & Politics: U.S.,

Human Geography, Psychology, U.S. History and World History. • Art is composed of Art History, Music Theory, Studio Art: 2-D Design, Studio Art: 3-D Design and Studio Art: Drawing.• Language is composed of Chinese Language and Culture, French Language, French Literature, German Language, Italian Language and Culture, Japanese

Language and Culture, Latin Literature, Latin: Vergil, Spanish Language and Spanish Literature.

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10.2

4.2 3.8

9.8 9.7 10.18.8

14.716.6

25.126.5

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AP Equity and Excellence

“Equity and Excellence” shows the percentage of a state’s entire graduating class who earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam. If a student was successful on more than one AP Exam, he or she was still counted only once. This metric is designed to measure both access to AP and student performance.

•18.0percentofthegraduatingclassof2009earneda3orhigherononeormoreAPExamsduringhighschool.Thiscomparesto15.9percentforthenation.

•10.1percentofthegraduatingclassof2009earneda3orhigheronatleastonesocialscienceAPExam—morethaninanyothersubjectarea.

Percent of New Jersey Students Who Earned a 3 or Higher on One or More AP Exams During High School, by Subject Area, Compared to the Nation

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7.5

2.6 2.5

7.25.7

6.5

4.5

10.19.0

18.015.9

7.4

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Most Popular Exams

10 Most Popular Exams in New Jersey

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000

Spanish Language

Government & Politics: U.S.

Chemistry

Statistics

Psychology

Biology

English Language

Calculus AB

English Literature

U.S. History8,618

5,5167,280

5,2156,013

4,2065,907

4,5255,050

3,2903,924

3,1663,459

2,6093,420

2,3212,768

1,8562,494

1,666

All AP Exams All AP Exams earning a 3 or higher

Note: “Most popular” is measured by the number of AP Exams taken. The number of exams receiving a 3 or higher is not considered when ranking the 10 most popular AP Exams.

Rank Exam Number of Exams Number of Exams with Scores of 3 or Higher

1 U.S. History 8,618 5,516

2 English Literature 7,280 5,215

3 Calculus AB 6,013 4,206

4 English Language 5,907 4,525

5 Biology 5,050 3,290

6 Psychology 3,924 3,166

7 Statistics 3,459 2,609

8 Chemistry 3,420 2,321

9 Government & Politics: U.S. 2,768 1,856

10 Spanish Language 2,494 1,666

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AP Participation and Performance

All Students

•24,541studentsfromthegraduatingclassof2009tookatleastoneAPExamduringhighschoolcomparedto23,871intheclassof2008and17,332intheclassof2004.

•17,565studentsfromthegraduatingclassof2009earneda3orhigheronatleastoneAPExamduringhighschoolcomparedto17,035intheclassof2008and12,675intheclassof2004.

AP Participation and Performance in New Jersey 2004–2009

5 Years Ago (2004) 1 Year Ago (2008) Current Year (2009)

15.1

20.724.2

17.3

25.1

18.0

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Black or African American Students

•1,399blackorAfricanAmericanstudentsfromthegraduatingclassof2009tookatleastoneAPExamduringhighschoolcomparedto1,369intheclassof2008and826intheclassof2004.

•487blackorAfricanAmericanstudentsfromthegraduatingclassof2009earneda3orhigheronatleastoneAPExamduringhighschoolcomparedto466intheclassof2008and305intheclassof2004.

Black or African American Students’ AP Participation and Performance in New Jersey 2004–2009


2.44.8

15.2

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Percent of AP examinee population who are black or African American

Percent of AP examinee population with at least one AP Exam score of 3 or higher who are black or African American

Percent of graduating class who are black or African American

2.75.7

16.1

2.85.7

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Hispanic or Latino Students

•2,670HispanicorLatinostudentsfromthegraduatingclassof2009tookatleastoneAPExamduringhighschoolcomparedto2,570intheclassof2008and1,473intheclassof2004.

•1,635HispanicorLatinostudentsfromthegraduatingclassof2009earneda3orhigheronatleastoneAPExamduringhighschoolcomparedto1,584intheclassof2008and1,018intheclassof2004.

Hispanic or Latino Students’ AP Participation and Performance in New Jersey 2004–2009


8.08.513.6

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Percent of AP examinee population who are Hispanic or Latino

Percent of AP examinee population with at least one AP Exam score of 3 or higher who are Hispanic or Latino

Percent of graduating class who are Hispanic or Latino

9.310.815.8

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American Indian or Alaska Native Students

•46AmericanIndianorAlaskaNativestudentsfromthegraduatingclassof2009tookatleastoneAPExamduringhighschoolcomparedto47intheclassof2008and23intheclassof2004.

•30AmericanIndianorAlaskaNativestudentsfromthegraduatingclassof2009earneda3orhigheronatleastoneAPExamduringhighschoolcomparedto40intheclassof2008andnineintheclassof2004.

American Indian or Alaska Native Students’ AP Participation and Performance in New Jersey 2004–2009


0.10.1 0.30

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Percent of AP examinee population who are American Indian or Alaska Native

Percent of AP examinee population with at least one AP Exam score of 3 or higher who are American Indian or Alaska Native

Percent of graduating class who are American Indian or Alaska Native

0.20.2 0.3 0.20.2 0.3

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Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander Students

•4,129Asian,AsianAmericanorPacificIslanderstudentsfromthegraduatingclassof2009tookatleastoneAPExamduringhighschoolcomparedto3,822intheclassof2008and2,660intheclassof2004.

•3,322Asian,AsianAmericanorPacificIslanderstudentsfromthegraduatingclassof2009earneda3orhigheronatleastoneAPExamduringhighschoolcomparedto3,026intheclassof2008and2,110intheclassof2004.

Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander Students’ AP Participation and Performance in New Jersey 2004–2009


16.615.3

7.2

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Percent of AP examinee population who are Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander

Percent of AP examinee population with at least one AP Exam score of 3 or higher who are Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander

Percent of graduating class who are Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander

17.816.0

7.5

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White Students

•14,480whitestudentsfromthegraduatingclassof2009tookatleastoneAPExamduringhighschoolcomparedto14,391intheclassof2008and11,206intheclassof2004.

•10,883whitestudentsfromthegraduatingclassof2009earneda3orhigheronatleastoneAPExamduringhighschoolcomparedto10,784intheclassof2008and8,436intheclassof2004.

White Students’ AP Participation and Performance in New Jersey 2004–2009


66.664.7 63.6

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Percent of AP examinee population who are white

Percent of AP examinee population with at least one AP Exam score of 3 or higher who are white

Percent of graduating class who are white

63.360.3 60.2 62.0

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Low-Income Students

•2,451low-incomestudentsfromthegraduatingclassof2009tookatleastoneAPExamduringhighschoolcomparedto2,205intheclassof2008and1,318intheclassof2004.

•1,123low-incomestudentsfromthegraduatingclassof2009earneda3orhigheronatleastoneAPExamduringhighschoolcomparedto992intheclassof2008and623intheclassof2004.

Low-Income Students’ AP Participation and Performance in New Jersey 2004–2009


4.97.6 9.2

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Percent of AP examinee population with at least one AP Exam score of 3 or higher who are low-income

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