2026 AP Exam scores are available to students starting today. Students can view scores here: spr.ly/63320BE6Cbo

I’m hoping you have good summer reading plans. Here are the ten books I’m prioritizing – though I probably won’t get to all of them: Daniel Kraus’s Angel Down Sophie Elmirst’s A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck

Ok, that’s a wrap – all of the 2026 AP Exam results have been posted. Special thanks to my colleagues Priscyla and Karlie, who helped with the drafting, proofreading, and posting, as we’ve expanded the amount of commentary from ~40 pages to ~110 this year.

The 2026 AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism Exam scores: 5: 24%; 4: 24%; 3: 27%; 2: 17%; 1: 8% The 2026 AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism Exam was taken by ~32,000 students — less than 1% of the U.S. high school population. 2026 AP scores data: spr.ly/63326BDICu2

The 2026 AP Physics C: Mechanics Exam scores: 5: 20%; 4: 25%; 3: 27%; 2: 17%; 1: 11% The 2026 AP Physics C: Mechanics exam was taken by ~70,000 students — less than 1% of the U.S. high school population. View all 2026 AP Exams score data: spr.ly/63327BDIIpf

The 2026 AP Physics 2 Exam scores: 5: 20%; 4: 29%; 3: 23%; 2: 21%; 1: 7% The 2026 AP Physics 2 exam was taken by approximately 25,000 students — less than 1% of the U.S. high school population. View all 2026 AP Exams score data: spr.ly/63321BDIIB7

The 2026 AP Biology Exam scores: 5: 15%; 4: 25%; 3: 31%; 2: 21%; 1: 8% The 2026 AP Biology Exam was taken by 318,000 students, about 2% of the overall U.S. high school population. View all 2026 AP Exams score data: spr.ly/63323BDI5SS

The 2026 AP Physics 1 Exam scores: 5: 19%; 4: 24%; 3: 25%; 2: 15%; 1: 17% The 2026 AP Physics 1 exam was taken by approximately 184,000 students — 1% of the U.S. high school population. View all 2026 AP Exams score data: spr.ly/63328BDI5o2

The 2026 AP Seminar Exam scores: 5: 10%; 4: 21%; 3: 57%; 2: 10%; 1: 2% The 2026 AP Seminar exam was taken by approximately 167,000 students — about 1% of the U.S. high school population. View all 2026 AP Exams score data: spr.ly/63329BDatjd

The 2026 AP English Language and Composition Exam scores: 5: 15%; 4: 28%; 3: 32%; 2: 15%; 1: 10% The 2026 AP English Language and Composition exam was taken by 631,000 students, ~4% of the U.S. high school population.

The 2026 AP Latin Exam scores: 5: 20%; 4: 29%; 3: 24%; 2: 17%; 1: 10% The 2026 AP Latin exam was taken by 4,500 students, representing roughly 0.03% of the U.S. high school population. View more 2026 AP Exams score data: spr.ly/63323BDauyd

The 2026 AP Computer Science A Exam scores: 5: 25%; 4: 26%; 3: 15%; 2: 11%; 1: 23% The 2026 AP Computer Science A exam was taken by ~81,500 students, less than 1% of the U.S. high school population. View all 2026 AP Exams score data: spr.ly/63323BDvhic

The 2026 AP Precalculus Exam scores: 5: 29%; 4: 29%; 3: 24%; 2: 11%; 1: 7% The 2026 AP Precalculus exam was taken by ~300,000 students, roughly 2% of the U.S. high school population. View all 2026 AP Score Distributions: spr.ly/63324BDvUos

The 2026 AP Music Theory Exam scores: 5: 18%; 4: 17%; 3: 24%; 2: 26%; 1: 15% The 2026 AP Music Theory exam was taken by approximately 18,000 students, less than 1% of the U.S. high school population. View all 2026 AP Score Distributions: apstudents.collegeboard.org/about-ap-sco...

One of the aims of AP courses is to whet students’ appetite for further study in that discipline when they reach college.

The 2026 AP Computer Science Principles Exam scores: 5: 10%; 4: 23%; 3: 30%; 2: 21%; 1: 16% The 2026 AP Computer Science Principles exam was taken by 163,000 students, ~1% of the U.S. high school population.

The 2026 AP English Literature and Composition Exam scores: 5: 16%; 4: 26%; 3: 31%; 2: 16%; 1: 11% The 2026 AP English Literature and Composition Exam was taken by ~440,000 students, about 3% of the U.S. high school population.

2026 AP French Language and Culture Score Distribution 5: 15%; 4: 23%; 3: 33%; 2: 23%; 1: 6% (Total group scores, including students with out-of-class exposure to French)

The 2026 AP German Language & Culture Exam scores: 5: 24% 4: 17%; 3: 27%; 2: 22%; 1: 10% (Total group scores, including students with out-of-class exposure to German)

The 2026 AP Italian Language & Culture Exam scores: 5: 19%; 4: 22%; 3: 28%; 2: 20%; 1: 11% (Total group scores, including students with out-of-class exposure to Italian)

The 2026 AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam scores: 5: 21%; 4: 31%; 3: 31%; 2: 14%; 1: 3% (Total group scores, including students with out-of-class exposure to Spanish)

The 2026 AP African American Studies exam scores: 5: 20%; 4: 30%; 3: 27%; 2: 17%; 1: 6% Last summer, a survey of schools nationwide asked which of the 40+ AP subjects they most expected to grow within their schools this year. The #1 response: AP African American Studies.

The 2026 AP United States History Exam scores: 5: 14%; 4: 37%; 3: 23%; 2: 18%; 1: 8% The 2026 AP United States History Exam was taken by ~554,000 students — roughly 3% of the U.S. high school population.

The 2026 AP Calculus BC exam scores: 5: 46%; 4: 22%; 3: 14%; 2: 14%; 1: 4% The 2026 AP Calculus BC exam was taken by ~171,000 students — roughly 1% of the U.S. high school population.

The 2026 AP Calculus AB Exam scores: 5: 20%; 4: 28%; 3: 17%; 2: 24%; 1: 11% The 2026 AP Calculus AB Exam was taken by ~292,000 students, roughly 2% of the U.S. high school population.

The 2026 AP World History: Modern Exam scores: 5: 14%; 4: 36%; 3: 16%; 2: 26%; 1: 8% The 2026 AP World History: Modern exam was taken by ~443,000 students, roughly 3% of the U.S. high school population. View all 2026 AP score distributions here: apstudents.collegeboard.org/about-ap-sco...

The 2026 AP Spanish Literature and Culture Exam scores: 5: 20%; 4: 23%; 3: 28%; 2: 20%; 1: 9% The 2026 AP Spanish Literature and Culture exam was taken by ~29,000 students, less than 1% of the U.S. high school population.

When AP students worldwide were asked to rate how “inspiring” their teachers were, the results across subjects were overwhelmingly positive.

The 2026 AP United States Government and Politics Exam scores: 5: 23%; 4: 28%; 3: 25%; 2: 16%; 1: 8% The 2026 AP United States Government and Politics exam was taken by ~430,000 students, roughly 2.5% of the U.S. high school population.

The 2026 AP Environmental Science Exam scores: 5: 13%; 4: 29%; 3: 27%; 2: 15%; 1: 16% The 2026 AP Environmental Science exam was taken by ~245,000 students, roughly 1.6% of the U.S. high school population. View all 2026 AP score distributions here: apstudents.collegeboard.org/about-ap-sco...