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The 2026 AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism Exam scores: 5: 24%; 4: 24%; 3: 27%; 2: 17%; 1: 8% The 2026 AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism Exam was taken by ~32,000 students — less than 1% of the U.S. high school population. 2026 AP scores data: spr.ly/63326BDICu2

The 2026 AP Physics C: Mechanics Exam scores: 5: 20%; 4: 25%; 3: 27%; 2: 17%; 1: 11% The 2026 AP Physics C: Mechanics exam was taken by ~70,000 students — less than 1% of the U.S. high school population. View all 2026 AP Exams score data: spr.ly/63327BDIIpf

The 2026 AP Physics 2 Exam scores: 5: 20%; 4: 29%; 3: 23%; 2: 21%; 1: 7% The 2026 AP Physics 2 exam was taken by approximately 25,000 students — less than 1% of the U.S. high school population. View all 2026 AP Exams score data: spr.ly/63321BDIIB7

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The 2026 AP Biology Exam scores: 5: 15%; 4: 25%; 3: 31%; 2: 21%; 1: 8% The 2026 AP Biology Exam was taken by 318,000 students, about 2% of the overall U.S. high school population. View all 2026 AP Exams score data: spr.ly/63323BDI5SS

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The 2026 AP Physics 1 Exam scores: 5: 19%; 4: 24%; 3: 25%; 2: 15%; 1: 17% The 2026 AP Physics 1 exam was taken by approximately 184,000 students — 1% of the U.S. high school population. View all 2026 AP Exams score data: spr.ly/63328BDI5o2

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The 2026 AP Seminar Exam scores: 5: 10%; 4: 21%; 3: 57%; 2: 10%; 1: 2% The 2026 AP Seminar exam was taken by approximately 167,000 students — about 1% of the U.S. high school population. View all 2026 AP Exams score data: spr.ly/63329BDatjd

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The 2026 AP English Language and Composition Exam scores: 5: 15%; 4: 28%; 3: 32%; 2: 15%; 1: 10% The 2026 AP English Language and Composition exam was taken by 631,000 students, ~4% of the U.S. high school population.

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The 2026 AP Latin Exam scores: 5: 20%; 4: 29%; 3: 24%; 2: 17%; 1: 10% The 2026 AP Latin exam was taken by 4,500 students, representing roughly 0.03% of the U.S. high school population. View more 2026 AP Exams score data: spr.ly/63323BDauyd

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The 2026 AP Computer Science A Exam scores: 5: 25%; 4: 26%; 3: 15%; 2: 11%; 1: 23% The 2026 AP Computer Science A exam was taken by ~81,500 students, less than 1% of the U.S. high school population. View all 2026 AP Exams score data: spr.ly/63323BDvhic

The 2026 AP Precalculus Exam scores: 5: 29%; 4: 29%; 3: 24%; 2: 11%; 1: 7% The 2026 AP Precalculus exam was taken by ~300,000 students, roughly 2% of the U.S. high school population. View all 2026 AP Score Distributions: spr.ly/63324BDvUos

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The 2026 AP Music Theory Exam scores: 5: 18%; 4: 17%; 3: 24%; 2: 26%; 1: 15% The 2026 AP Music Theory exam was taken by approximately 18,000 students, less than 1% of the U.S. high school population. View all 2026 AP Score Distributions: apstudents.collegeboard.org/about-ap-sco...

One of the aims of AP courses is to whet students’ appetite for further study in that discipline when they reach college.

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The 2026 AP Computer Science Principles Exam scores: 5: 10%; 4: 23%; 3: 30%; 2: 21%; 1: 16% The 2026 AP Computer Science Principles exam was taken by 163,000 students, ~1% of the U.S. high school population.

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The 2026 AP English Literature and Composition Exam scores: 5: 16%; 4: 26%; 3: 31%; 2: 16%; 1: 11% The 2026 AP English Literature and Composition Exam was taken by ~440,000 students, about 3% of the U.S. high school population.

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2026 AP French Language and Culture Score Distribution 5: 15%; 4: 23%; 3: 33%; 2: 23%; 1: 6% (Total group scores, including students with out-of-class exposure to French)

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The 2026 AP German Language & Culture Exam scores: 5: 24% 4: 17%; 3: 27%; 2: 22%; 1: 10% (Total group scores, including students with out-of-class exposure to German)

The 2026 AP Italian Language & Culture Exam scores: 5: 19%; 4: 22%; 3: 28%; 2: 20%; 1: 11% (Total group scores, including students with out-of-class exposure to Italian)

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The 2026 AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam scores: 5: 21%; 4: 31%; 3: 31%; 2: 14%; 1: 3% (Total group scores, including students with out-of-class exposure to Spanish)

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The 2026 AP African American Studies exam scores: 5: 20%; 4: 30%; 3: 27%; 2: 17%; 1: 6% Last summer, a survey of schools nationwide asked which of the 40+ AP subjects they most expected to grow within their schools this year. The #1 response: AP African American Studies.

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The 2026 AP United States History Exam scores: 5: 14%; 4: 37%; 3: 23%; 2: 18%; 1: 8% The 2026 AP United States History Exam was taken by ~554,000 students — roughly 3% of the U.S. high school population.

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The 2026 AP Calculus BC exam scores: 5: 46%; 4: 22%; 3: 14%; 2: 14%; 1: 4% The 2026 AP Calculus BC exam was taken by ~171,000 students — roughly 1% of the U.S. high school population.

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The 2026 AP Calculus AB Exam scores: 5: 20%; 4: 28%; 3: 17%; 2: 24%; 1: 11% The 2026 AP Calculus AB Exam was taken by ~292,000 students, roughly 2% of the U.S. high school population.

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The 2026 AP World History: Modern Exam scores: 5: 14%; 4: 36%; 3: 16%; 2: 26%; 1: 8% The 2026 AP World History: Modern exam was taken by ~443,000 students, roughly 3% of the U.S. high school population. View all 2026 AP score distributions here: apstudents.collegeboard.org/about-ap-sco...

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The 2026 AP Spanish Literature and Culture Exam scores: 5: 20%; 4: 23%; 3: 28%; 2: 20%; 1: 9% The 2026 AP Spanish Literature and Culture exam was taken by ~29,000 students, less than 1% of the U.S. high school population.

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When AP students worldwide were asked to rate how “inspiring” their teachers were, the results across subjects were overwhelmingly positive.

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The 2026 AP United States Government and Politics Exam scores: 5: 23%; 4: 28%; 3: 25%; 2: 16%; 1: 8% The 2026 AP United States Government and Politics exam was taken by ~430,000 students, roughly 2.5% of the U.S. high school population.

The 2026 AP Environmental Science Exam scores: 5: 13%; 4: 29%; 3: 27%; 2: 15%; 1: 16% The 2026 AP Environmental Science exam was taken by ~245,000 students, roughly 1.6% of the U.S. high school population. View all 2026 AP score distributions here: apstudents.collegeboard.org/about-ap-sco...

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The 2026 AP Art History exam scores: 5: 15%; 4: 25%; 3: 27%; 2: 24%; 1: 9% The 2026 AP Art History exam was taken by ~25,500 students, less than 1% of the U.S. high school population. View all 2026 AP score distributions here: apstudents.collegeboard.org/about-ap-sco...

The 2026 AP Chemistry Exam scores: 5: 15%; 4: 31%; 3: 30%; 2: 18%; 1: 6% In 2026, ~185,000 AP students took the AP Chemistry Exam — roughly 1% of the U.S. high school population. View 2026 AP score distributions here: apstudents.collegeboard.org/about-ap-sco...

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The 2026 AP Human Geography Exam scores: 5: 19%; 4: 26%; 3: 21%; 2: 24%; 1: 10% The 2026 AP Human Geography exam was taken by ~300,000 students, about 2% of the U.S. high school population. View 2026 AP score distributions here: apstudents.collegeboard.org/about-ap-sco...

The 2026 AP Comparative Government & Politics Exam scores: 5: 15%; 4: 22%; 3: 33%; 2: 18%; 1: 12% The 2026 AP Comparative Government & Politics exam was taken by approximately 30,000 students, less than 1% of the U.S. high school population.

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The 2026 AP European History Exam scores: 5: 16%; 4: 33%; 3: 25%; 2: 18%; 1: 8% The 2026 AP European History exam was taken by ~91,000 students, less than 1% of the U.S. high school population.

The 2026 AP Art and Design: 3D Portfolio scores: 5: 7%; 4: 25%; 3: 43%; 2: 23%; 1: 2% In 2026, ~10,500 students, less than 1% of the U.S. high school population, submitted AP Art and Design: 3D portfolios for evaluation by professors and teachers.

The 2026 AP Art and Design: 2D Portfolio scores: 5: 12%; 4: 30%; 3: 43%; 2: 12%; 1: 3% In 2026, ~50,000 students, less than 1% of the U.S. high school population, submitted AP Art and Design: 2D portfolios for evaluation by professors and teachers.

The 2026 AP Art and Design: Drawing Exam scores: 5: 16%; 4: 31%; 3: 36%; 2: 14%; 1: 3% In 2026, ~23,000 students, less than 1% of the U.S. high school population, submitted an AP Art and Design: Drawing portfolio for evaluation by professors and teachers.

We surveyed AP students worldwide and asked for their perspectives on their AP teachers. Unsurprisingly, AP teachers received sky-high ratings from most students.

The 2026 AP Statistics Exam scores: 5: 17%; 4: 23%; 3: 22%; 2: 17%; 1: 21% The 2026 AP Statistics exam was taken by 281,000 students, ~2% of the U.S. high school population.

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The 2026 AP Macroeconomics Exam scores: 5:19%; 4: 22%; 3: 25%; 2: 20%; 1: 14% AP 2026 Macroeconomics exam was taken by 189,000 students, ~1% of the U.S. high school population.

The 2026 AP Research scores: 5: 17%; 4: 31%; 3: 42%; 2: 8%; 1: 2% AP Research papers were developed and submitted by ~53,000 students this year, less than 1% of the high school population.

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The 2026 AP Psychology Exam scores: 5: 15%; 4: 35%; 3: 24%; 2: 18%; 1: 8% This AP Psychology Exam was taken by over 379,000 students, 2% of the U.S. high school population, making it one of the most widely taken AP Exams.

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The 2026 AP Microeconomics Exam scores: 5: 19%; 4: 26%; 3: 23%; 2: 20%; 1: 12% The 2026 AP Microeconomics exam was taken by 127,000 students, roughly 1% of the U.S. high school population.

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The 2026 AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam scores: 5: 48%; 4: 19%; 3: 18%; 2: 6%; 1: 9% (Total group scores, including heritage speakers)

Trevor Packer @ap-trevor.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

AP Japanese is the first subject this year for which the scoring work is largely complete, enabling us to begin sharing key results. ~3,400 students took the AP Japanese Language & Culture Exam, less than 1 percent of the U.S. high school population.

AP Japanese Language and Culture 2026 exam score descriptions. 47% of students got a 5, 10% got a 4, 15% got a 3, 7% got a 2, 20% got a 1.

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Trevor Packer @ap-trevor.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The AP Reading began this week. More than 36,000 educators — AP teachers and college faculty from across the country and around the world — will score the free-response work of millions of students who took AP Exams in May.

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Trevor Packer @ap-trevor.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

As AP Exams begin, I want to take a moment to recognize the teachers and coordinators who have opened these doors for students.