I haven't posted in a while but I figured I have to keep this going.
2026 Calculus Final Exams are in the books. No perfect papers this year. So we are adding 34 more exams to our total.
Since 2011 we have 552 exams and only 5 perfect scores. Congrats to those 5👏 Till next year.
The 2025 AP Calculus BC Exam scores:
5: 44%; 4: 22%; 3: 13%; 2: 15%; 1: 6%
Multiple-Choice Questions
As is typical, Calculus BC students scored extremely well across the units that are shared with Calculus AB, especially Unit 1, where 55% of students answered every question right, and Units 2-3, where 41% did so.
The most challenging Calculus BC questions were from Units 9 and 10, which don’t overlap with Calculus AB. As usual, students found questions about infinite sequences and series most difficult: 4% answered all of these questions right.
Free-Response Questions
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Setting aside the three FRQs shared with Calculus AB, which Calc BC students typically find easier than the BC-specific FRQs, students scored highest on Q5, the differential equation question that requires understanding of the second-degree Taylor polynomial, the Lagrange error bound, and Euler’s method.
By far the most difficult question on this year’s BC exam was Q2, polar area, which served to differentiate among BC students, who are qualifying for AP 4s and 5s. Polar area is a good instructional focus for next year.
All subjects’ AP score distributions for 2025 will be posted here when available: https://t.co/gyEUzWB2JS
The 2025 AP Statistics Exam scores:
5: 17%; 4: 21%; 3: 22%; 2: 16%; 1: 24%
Multiple-Choice Questions:
Students scored highest on questions about “Collecting Data” (Unit 3), and on questions that required the skill of “Selecting Statistical Methods.” Approximately 55% of students answered all or most of these questions right.
The most challenging topics within the MCQs were “Probability, Random Variables, and Probability Distributions” (Unit 4) and “Sampling Distributions” (Unit 5). Approximately 25% of students answered all or most of these questions right.
Free-Response Questions:
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Students generally scored highest on Question 2, which focused on collecting data (sampling methods to determine crop damage from aphids). 35% of students earned 3-4 points on it.
The most challenging FRQ for students was Q5 on probability, t-tests, and confidence intervals. 18% of students earned 3-4 points on it.
All subjects’ AP score distributions for 2025 will be posted here when available: https://t.co/ThNyaWlKri
2025 AP Calculus Final Exam Update:
We are now at 518 exams taken over 15 years, and this year we are adding 1 perfect paper!!👏👏
Gives us a total of 5 since 2011.
Onto term 3.....
AP Calculus 2024 Final Exam Update:
After today, we are up to 14 years and 485 exams taken. Still only 4 perfect papers, unfortunately we couldn't add to the list this year.
Onto term 3....#trustthesystem
8 students so far, out of the 136,000 who took this year’s AP Calculus BC Exam, achieved all 108/108 points possible on this year’s exam. We’ll notify them and their teachers in the fall when late exam scoring is complete.
The 2023 AP Calculus BC scores: 5: 42%; 4: 16%; 3: 20%; 2: 16%; 1: 6%. This is an increase over last year, really impressive scores (all those 5s!), although not yet back to pre-pandemic levels.
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Thank you AP Calculus 2023. It was a great year with some great memories that I will remember forever. You have bright futures ahead, keep trusting the system.
AP Calculus....Good luck tomorrow on your final mathematics exam of your high school career. You have the knowledge, now put your thinking to paper. You will all do great!! #trustthesystem