Advanced Placement Program Growing
Texas experienced an almost 11 percent increase in the number of public school students taking an Advanced Placement (AP) test in 2011, and participation gains for the state’s Asian, African-American, American Indian, Hispanic and white students outpaced the growth rate for their peer groups nationally, according to an announcement from the Texas Education Agency.
The College Board, which oversees the AP program, reported recently that 186,576 Texas public school students took 339,406 AP exams last school year. The five AP exams taken most frequently by Texas public school students are:
* English Language & Composition: 48,441
* United States History: 38,529
* English Literature & Composition: 30470
* World History: 30130
* Spanish Language: 21,613
More details: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/news_release.aspx?id=2147503424