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2011 AP Report

Department of Accountability School Board Meeting November 14, 2011

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Past 7 Years in AP

One Year Seven Years 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2010 to 2011 2005 to 2011

23% 23% 26% 26% 24% 30% 35% +5% +12%

473 454 500 528 489 626 755 +129 +282 805 946 905 1045 988 1238 1551 +313 +746

39% 47% 45% 52% 54% 57% 56%

• 1%

+17%

# 310 449 410 539 537 707 866 +159 +556

9% 10% 12% 13% 12% 14% 14% 0% +5%

# 71 99 108 137 123 172 210 +38 +139

a Student enrollment includes all students in grades 10, 11, and 12 in the April 2011 End-of-Month Enrollment Report. b Percentage of students enrolled in twelth grade who earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP exam in their twelth grade year. c The Graduating Class Summary shows the percentage of twelfth graders who scored 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam at any point in their high school years.

AP Key Elements Year Change Over Time Participation Annual Percent of Students Taking at Least One AP Test

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Number of Students Taking AP Tests Number of AP Tests Taken by Students Performance AP Grades '3', '4' or '5' Highest AP Grade '5' Seniors Earning AP Grades 3 or betterb

16% 25% 19% 26% +2% 21% 23% 24% +1% +11% +8%

AP Equity & Excellence Graduating Class Summaryc

20% 29% 23% 32% 28% 29% 31%

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AP Participation Within Grade Level Enrollment: 2008-2011

Number of AP Tests Taken by Test: 2008-2011

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75% of AP Tests taken in 2011 were in these six AP Courses. By comparison, the top six courses at the national level represented 55%

• f all AP tests

taken in 2011.

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AP Qualifying Scores: ACPS, Virginia, & the Nation

See Tables 2-8 in the “2011 AP Report” for detailed AP Test data from 2005 to 2011.

Six AP Courses with highest AP Participation at TC Williams in 2011

Number of AP Tests Taken by NCLB Subgroups

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AP Performance by NCLB Subgroups

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AP Participation by Ethnicity/Race

AP Participation by Ethnicity within TC Williams Enrollment

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AP Results by Grade Level

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% AP Test Takers within Grade Level & Ethnicity Enrollment at TC Williams

% AP Qualifying Scores within Grade Level and Ethnicity

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Years in ACPS and AP Achievement

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AP Results by Algebra I Completion Grade

AP Scholar Awards 2011

AP Scholar AP Scholar with Honor AP Scholar with Distinction National AP Scholar Number of Scholars 96 34 51 5 Average Score 3.16 3.80 4.16 4.65

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AP Scholar: Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams. AP Scholar w/ Honor: Granted to students who receive an average score of 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. AP Scholar w/ Distinction: Granted to students who receive an average score of 3.5

• n all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.

National AP Scholar: Granted to students in the United States who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.

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Conclusion

 The greatest number of AP test takers took the

greatest number of AP tests in the history of TC Williams in 2010-2011.

 With these participation increases TC Williams

maintained the historic achievement levels seen in 2010.

 The focus remains increasing the participation of

subgroups with disproportionately low representation, and to decrease AP performance gaps.

Questions?

Contact: Department of Accountability (703) 824-6638

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Email: clinton.page@acps.k12.va.us

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