CFDA Numbers: |
84.330B
- Advanced Placement Test Fee Program 84.330C - Advanced Placement Incentives Program |
Program Goal: To increase the number of low-income high school students prepared to pursue higher education. |
Objective 1 of 1: Encourage a greater number of low-income students to participate in the AP and IB programs and pass the exams. |
Indicator 1.1 of 5: Students served: The number of Advanced Placement tests taken by low-income public school students nationally. |
Source: Grantee Performance Report, Advanced Placement Grantee Performance Report. Frequency: Annually. Next Data Available: July 2006 Explanation: This is a new measure that was changed to focus on public school students only. The previous measure reported on public and non-public school students. The new measure now aligns with the population served by the program. Past data is included for historical purposes. Subsequent targets are based on the previous year's target plus 10 percent. |
Indicator 1.2 of 5: Students served: The number of Advanced Placement tests taken by minority (Hispanic, Black, Native American) public school students nationally. |
Source: The College Board/Educational Testing Service (ETS): Freeze File Report. Frequency: Annually. Next Data Available: July 2006 Explanation: The Freeze File Report is a mid-year data file of Advanced Placement exams taken in May of that year and provides basic student demographic characteristics. |
Indicator 1.3 of 5: Students served: The number and percent of Advanced Placement tests passed (tests receiving scores of 3-5) by low-income public school students nationally. |
Source: The College Board/Educational Testing Service (ETS): Freeze File Report. Frequency: Annually. Next Data Available: July 2006 Explanation: The Freeze File Report is a mid-year data file of Advanced Placement exams taken in May of that year and provides basic student demographic characteristics. College Board considers a test ''mastered'' if it recieved a score of 3, 4 or 5 on a scale of 1 to 5. |
Indicator 1.4 of 5: Students served: The number of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate tests taken in public high schools served by API grants, divided by the total number of juniors and seniors enrolled at those schools. |
Source: Advanced Placement Grantee Performance Report Frequency: Annually. Next Data Available: December 2006 Explanation: The calculation is the number of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate tests taken in public high schools served by API grants, divided by the total number of juniors and seniors enrolled at those schools. This is a new measure in 2006. The FY 2005 data will be used as the baseline. The FY 2006 and FY 2007 targets are the baseline plus 1 percent. |
Indicator 1.5 of 5: Students served: Cost per passage of an Advanced Placement test by a low-income public school student (amount provided for AP Test fees divided by the total number of tests passed by low-income students.) |
Source: The College Board/Educational Testing Service (ETS): Freeze File Report. Frequency: Annually. Next Data Available: July 2006 Explanation: This is a new measure in 2006. The FY 2006 data will be used as the baseline. The target for FY 2007 is baseline plus 1 percent. The Freeze File Report is a mid-year data file of Advanced Placement exams taken in May of that year and provides basic student demographic characteristics and scores. The calculation is the cost per passage of an Advanced Placement test by a low-income public school student (amount provided for AP Test fees divided by the total number of tests passed by low-income students.) |