1. Highlights of West Virginia’s AP Performance Fall AP Institute 2005-2006 West Virginia Center for Professional Development

2. Nation vs. West Virginia Nation West Virginia Percentage increase in numbers of students taking AP exams 10.00%13.30% Percentage increase in total number of AP examinations 10.20%16.80% Percentage Increase in number of AP exams passed 10.10%14.70%

4. Top 4 AP Exam Subjects Subject Area English Language English Literature Calculus History: US % of Total Pass Rate Exams 24% 34% 21% 48% 10% 50% 9% 52%

5. Subject Areas With Largest Increases

6. Largest Increases Subject Area Env. Science Microeconomics Physics: C History: World Macroeconomics 05’ 06’ Gain 28 58 107% 27 56 107% 33 69 109% 49 167 241% 12 48 300%

7. Pass Rate 05’ Pass Rate 06’ Student Δ Env. Sci. 57%50% 162913 Microeconomics 37%46% 102616 Physics 81%76% 275225 History: World 36%52% 188769 Macroecon. 16%47% 24846 Total208

8. Demographic # Test Takers # Exams#Pass American Ind.162211 Asian121293207 Black506214 Hispanic487337 White305945271988 Other6810158 No Response7413967

9. Demographic Ratio # Passes/ # Exams # Exams : # Test Takers American Indian0.501.38 Asian0.712.42 Black0.231.24 Hispanic0.501.52 White0.441.48 Other0.571.48 No Response0.481.87