OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — About 16 percent of Washington’s class of 2009 earned college credit by passing Advanced Placement exams.
The number of students both taking and passing the exams has been increasing steadily in Washington state. State officials say participation over the past five years has increased in every ethnic group and among low-income students.
AP exams are offered in 37 subjects, but the most popular tests in Washington are in English, U.S. history, English literature and calculus.
Washington ranks 16th in the nation for its AP exam passing rate.
