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The College Board has released the results of the 2023 Advanced Placement (AP) examinations. With 61 percent of students earning a qualifying score of three or higher, Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) displayed remarkable achievement by outperforming the state by almost 5 percentage points.
The AP program provides students the opportunity to complete college-level studies in 38 courses in subject areas such as the arts, social sciences, languages, science, literature, mathematics and computer science. Students are recommended for college credit if they receive a score of three or higher on a five-point scale on the corresponding AP exam.
The analysis provides trend data from the May 2018 through the May 2023 administrations of the AP examinations in M-DCPS. Some statistical highlights include:
• With more than 28,160 students participating in AP exams in 2023, the total number of AP exams earning qualifying scores increased by 5 percent from 28,046 in 2018 to 29,581 in 2023.
• Among the African-American subgroup, the percentage of students scoring a three or higher has increased by 7 percentage points, from 34 percent in 2018 to 41 percent in 2023.
• Among the Hispanic subgroup, the percentage of students scoring a three or higher has increased by 6 percentage points, from 56 percent in 2018 to 62 percent in 2023.
• Finally, in 2023, 313 M-DCPS students earned an AP Capstone Diploma, an increase of 79 percent from 175 in 2018. The AP Capstone Diploma is awarded to students who earn a three or higher in six AP courses, including AP Research and AP Seminar.
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