Here’s the reminder of when and how STUDENTS can view their scores: apstudents.collegeboard.org/view-scores

And here’s the reminder of when and how EDUCATORS can view scores: scores.collegeboard.org

For AP European History, US History, and World History, the point-by-point data was captured for the 4 Short-Answer Questions for the first time and will be included in the reports.

...so that AP teachers will be able to receive a point-by-point breakdown of their classroom’s performance on each of the free-response questions.

A new feature of score reports for Art History, Biology, Calculus AB and BC, Environmental Science, Human Geography, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, all 4 Physics exams, and Psychology: the AP Readers entered point-by-point data into the scoring platform...

We also validate AP student performance when placing ahead, both before and after any changes; we’re not aware of any other program that does such validation to confirm, definitively, the validity of the scores.

...rather than more subjectively by small panels of professors making assumptions about whether high school students can do college-level work.

The scoring method continues to require minimum points on both the MC questions and the FR questions, but now the minimum points are identified by analysis of what knowledge and skills students are demonstrating at each point...

An overview detailing this process, with specific information about the findings for this year’s students, will be available at around 4 pm ET today at allaccess.collegeboard.org

All subjects’ AP score distributions for 2025 will be posted here when available: apstudents.org/score-distri...

AP Human Geography had an Evidence-Based Standard Setting this year, utilizing more data from more college professors than ever before to identify the performance levels most fair and appropriate for receiving college credit and placement.

The most challenging question was Q3, which focused on agricultural patterns. 10% of students earned 6 or 7 of the 7 points possible.

Free-Response Questions

This commentary will focus on the Set 1 FRQs, since that was the version taken by most students. apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap...

The highest mean score was on Q2, a population pyramid. 32% of students achieved 6 or 7 of the 7 points possible.

“Industrial and Economic Development Patterns and Processes” (Unit 7) was the most challenging unit for students; 5% of students earned all possible points among these questions.

Multiple-Choice Questions

Students scored exceptionally well on questions about “Agriculture and Rural Land Use Patterns and Processes” (Unit 5). Approximately 25% of students answered every question about these topics right.

An overview detailing this process, with specific information about the findings for this year’s students, will be available at around 4 pm ET today at allaccess.collegeboard.org

All subjects’ AP score distributions for 2025 will be posted here when available: apstudents.org/score-distri...

AP Environmental Science had an Evidence-Based Standard Setting this year, utilizing more data from more college professors than ever before to identify the performance levels most fair and appropriate for receiving college credit and placement.

Given some concerns about students’ ability to enter mathematical operations digitally, the strong performance on the math components of this question suggests that students adapted well to the Bluebook digital testing app.