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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is the AP reporting based on each student taking an AP getting at least one passing score?

Back in the day, in MoCo, there were teachers who had never had an AP student get below a 3. Ever in their career. A high pass rate, which may just be one 3, is not impressive.

It's good that more students are taking AP but a 3 is passing (a college C) so they really shouldn't be passing the HS class if they eventually score below a 3.[/quote]

This particular AP reporting focuses on tests; it is based on the total number of AP tests taken by students at a school with passing scores divided by the total number of AP tests taken by students at the school.

That's how the College Board reports the information in its main reporting package to FCPS.  On the FCPS School Profiles, FCPS focuses instead on students: (1) the percentage of 11th and 12th grade students taking AP courses; (2) the percentage of 11th and 12th students taking AP courses who take at least one AP exam; and (3) the percentage of 11th and 12th grade students taking an AP exam who score 3 or higher on at least one AP exam.

So if you are a student who took 5 AP courses and 4 AP exams, and got a 4 on one exam and a 2 on the other three, the first statistic would be 25% (1/4).  However, FCPS would count that student as participating in AP courses, taking an AP exam, and getting a 3 or higher on at least one exam.  [/quote]

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