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| Subject | Tests Taken | %1-2 | %3-5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Subjects | 500 | 45 | 55 |
| Arts | 16 | 31 | 69 |
| Studio Art: 2-D Design | 10 | 10 | 90 |
| Studio Art: Drawing | 2 | ||
| Music Theory | 4 | ||
| English Language Arts | 107 | 44 | 56 |
| English Lang/Comp | 89 | 49 | 51 |
| English Lit/Comp | 18 | 17 | 83 |
| Foreign Languages | 31 | 39 | 61 |
| French Lang | 12 | 58 | 42 |
| Italian Lang | 5 | ||
| Spanish Lang | 14 | 7 | 93 |
| History and Social Science | 191 | 49 | 51 |
| Economics: Macro | 12 | 25 | 75 |
| Economics: Micro | 34 | 29 | 71 |
| Govt & Pol: U.S. | 13 | 54 | 46 |
| History: U.S. | 73 | 56 | 44 |
| Human Geography | 5 | ||
| Psychology | 54 | 57 | 43 |
| Math and Computer Science | 90 | 54 | 46 |
| Calculus AB | 35 | 83 | 17 |
| Calculus BC | 11 | 27 | 73 |
| Computer Sci A | 11 | 36 | 64 |
| Computer Sci Principles | 11 | 18 | 82 |
| Statistics | 22 | 50 | 50 |
| Science and Technology | 65 | 31 | 69 |
| Biology | 30 | 13 | 87 |
| Chemistry | 8 | ||
| Physics 1 | 22 | 50 | 50 |
| Physics 2 | 5 |