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SAHS Achievement: Advanced Placement Exam Results, 2007-2008
Data compiled, analyzed and reported by Jack Silva, Director of Secondary Education-August 18, 2008
I. RAW EXAM SCORES (2007-2008)
| Course Title |
5s |
4s |
3s |
2s |
1s |
AVG |
Chg from 06-07 |
| Calculus AB |
16 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4.60 |
+.10 |
| Calculus BC |
9 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.75 |
+.61 |
| Statistics |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3.67 |
-.41 |
| Physics- C-Mech |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.78 |
***** |
| Physics- C-E&M |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.67 |
***** |
| Environmental Science |
7 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3.90 |
-.10 |
| Chemistry |
8 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4.40 |
-.20 |
| Biology* |
1 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3.36 |
-1.00* |
| Eng. Lit.. |
5 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
3.60 |
-.15 |
| Eng. Lang & Comp |
7 |
26 |
22 |
21 |
0 |
3.25 |
+.17 |
| European History |
1 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
3.15 |
-.52 |
| United States History |
3 |
18 |
23 |
15 |
0 |
3.15 |
-.35 |
| Econ-Micro |
8 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4.31 |
-.02 |
| Econ-Macro |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4.20 |
+.03 |
| Gov’t/Pol US |
5 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3.56 |
***** |
| Psychology |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
***** |
| French Lang |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.00 |
***** |
| German Lang |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3.57 |
-.43 |
| Spanish Lang |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1.86 |
-1.14 |
| Music Theory |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
***** |
| TOTALS |
90 |
108 |
82 |
53 |
8 |
= 341 test takers |
at 3.62 |
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(26%) |
(32%) |
(24%) |
(16%) |
(2%) |
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| Chng. from 06-07 |
-3% |
0% |
-2% |
+4% |
+1% |
+87 (+34%) |
(-.12) |
II. Yearly Comparisons
Eight-Year Raw Score Comparison: 2000-2007
| 2000-2001 TOTALS |
22
(10%) |
44
(21%) |
82
(39%) |
55
(25%) |
11
(5%) |
3.05 |
| 2001-2002 TOTALS |
41
(12%) |
94
(28%) |
139
(42%) |
55
(16%) |
6
(2%) |
3.33 |
| 2002-2003 TOTALS |
56
(19%) |
78
(27%) |
104
(36%) |
45
(16%) |
7
(2%) |
3.45 |
| 2003-2004 TOTALS |
60
(20%) |
85
(29%) |
95
(31%) |
48
(16%) |
12
(4%) |
3.44 |
| 2004-2005 TOTALS |
52
(16%) |
99
(30%) |
118
(36%) |
51
(16%) |
5
(2%) |
3.44 |
| 2005-2006 TOTALS |
64
(25%) |
73
(30%) |
65
(27%) |
38
(16%) |
5
(2%) |
3.62 |
| 2006-2007 TOTALS |
73
(29 %) |
82
(32%) |
65
(26%) |
32
(12%) |
2
(1%) |
3.76 |
| 2007-2008 TOTALS |
90
(26%) |
108
(32%) |
82
(24%) |
53
(16%) |
8
(2%) |
3.62 |
A.P. Examinations Taken 2000-2007
| 2000-2001 |
214 |
| 2001-2002 |
335 |
| 2002-2003 |
290 |
| 2003-2004 |
300 |
| 2004-2005 |
325 |
| 2005-2006 |
245 |
| 2006-2007 |
254 |
| 2007-2008 |
341 |
III. AP Equity and Excellence Scores (APEE): Four-Year Trend Line
The APEE score represents the percentage of students in that population that scored a 3 or higher on an Advanced Placement Exam. The score is an apples-to-apples comparison used by the College Board and universities to measure the relative strength of a school’s AP program.
Year |
All Students in
Grade 11 |
All Students
Grade 12 |
All Students in their
HS Careers |
2003-2004 |
11.6 |
12.4 |
20.6 |
2004-2005 |
15.1 |
13.7 |
18.9 |
2005-2006 |
9.7 |
11.8 |
20.3 |
2006-2007 |
11.8 |
8.6 |
13.8 |
2007-2008
(% change) |
12.9 (+9%) |
12.6 (+47%) |
18.1 (+41%) |
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