Table 4.8b. Average scores of 12th-grade students on Advanced Placement (AP) examinations, by subject and race/ethnicity: 2007

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Table 4.8b. Average scores of 12th-grade students on Advanced Placement (AP) examinations, by subject and race/ethnicity: 2007

Race/ethnicity	Calculus¹	English language and composition	Chemistry	U.S. history
Total²	3.2	3.0	2.6	2.7
White	3.3	3.2	2.7	2.9
Black	2.2	2.0	1.7	1.7
Hispanic	2.6	2.4	2.0	2.0
Asian/Asian American	3.3	3.1	2.9	2.8
American Indian/Alaska Native	2.8	2.4	2.1	2.1

¹ Averages combined from Calculus AB and Calculus BC examinations.

² Total includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown.

NOTE: The College Board collects race/ethnicity information based on the categories American Indian/Alaskan; Asian/Asian American; Black/Afro-American; Latino: Chicano/Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Other Latino; White; and Other. Black refers to test takers who identified themselves as Black/Afro-American, and Hispanic refers to the sum of all Latino subgroups. Pacific Islander may or may not be included in Asian/Asian American. Possible scores on Advanced Placement (AP) examinations range from 1 to 5.

SOURCE: The College Board, Advanced Placement Program, National Summary Report 2007.

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