BOSTON, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced Wednesday that a third of students who graduated from Massachusetts public high schools in 2024 scored a 3 or higher on an Advanced Placement (AP) exam, the state’s highest percentage ever and the highest in the nation for the second year in a row, according to results released by the College Board.
The College Board results also showed that Black, African American, and LatinX students are containing to grow in their academic success with higher percentages of these students taking the AP exam in Massachusetts over previous years. This is in part attributed to the exam cost subsidies enacted by the state, reducing the cost of one AP exam from $100 to $22 for low-income students.