Progress Report 2015
IV.
Advanced Placement Data. As part of the overall effort on the part of the state
to better prepare high school students for the rigor of college coursework, many districts
participated in an effort called Advance Kentucky focused on increasing the number of
students who take Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exams while also increasing their AP
passing rates. Passing rates are typically defined as AP exam scores of 3, 4, or 5.
Figure 6 illustrates the percentage of AP Exams in which a passing score was earned. This
percentage was calculated by dividing the total number of Advanced Placement (AP) exams
taken by Kentucky public high school 9th-12th graders during 2012-13 and 2013-14 in which
a score of 3 or higher was earned by the total number of AP exams taken by Kentucky public
high school 9th-12th graders during that academic year. Totals do not include the Kentucky
School for the Blind or the Kentucky School for the Deaf.
Figure 6: Prepared by the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics
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