FIG 5.5 | AVERAGE SAT SCORES OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BOSTON BY RACE/ETHNICITY (2015-2016 ACADEMIC YEAR)
ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) COURSES Asian and white students tend to be overrepresented in the population of AP course-takers. While Asian students represented 20% of AP course-takers in the 2015-2016 school year, they only represented 10% of the 11th and 12th graders enrolled in Boston Public Schools. However, the gap between Asian/ White students and Hispanic/Black students seems to be closing.
FIGURE 5.6 | 11TH AND 12TH GRADE STUDENT ENROLLMENT IN AP COURSES BY RACE/ETHNICITY (2015-2016 ACADEMIC YEAR) AP COURSE ENROLLMENT
Hispanic 27.3%
Asian 20.2%
TOTAL ENROLLMENT IN GRADES 11 AND 12
Black 31.3%
Hispanic 34.3%
Black 42.4%
White 21.2% Asian 10.1%
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White 13.1%