The number of California high school students scoring well enough on Advanced Placement exams to earn college credit continued to rise last year, along with the number of students taking AP exams. The number of SAT test takers in California also increased, but average scores dropped slightly, new state data show.
Use this database to see how your local school or alma mater performed on these tests during the 2011 school year. Updated September 26 with 2011 scores.
AP exams give bright high school students the chance to earn college credit. The tests are scored from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). A minimum score of 3 is generally required to earn college credit. The SAT measures student knowledge of mathematics, critical reading and writing. The maximum score is 2400.
Source: California Department of Education
Notes: Only includes schools with more than 50 11th- and 12th-graders last year. In summary charts for AP tests, the "percent earning college credit" represents the percentage of test scores of three or higher. One student can take multiple AP tests.
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