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Waltham AP Scores: How Did Students Test Last Year?

Here's how the students' scores broke down, based on data from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

WALTHAM, MA - High schoolers in Waltham flexed their brainpower last year, with close to 75 percent of students receiving scores of 3-5 on the AP exams.

Many colleges and universities count AP scores of three or higher towards college credit.

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And in better news, the percentage of scores in the 3-5 range were up from the previous year - 74.5 percent in 2015 compared to 69.4 in 2014 - with more students taking the exams.

Here's a look at how students in Waltham scored on exams taken during the 2014-2015 school year, according to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education:

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Tests Taken: 337

Scores:

1 - 38

2 - 48

3 - 118

4 - 92

5 - 41

Percent Score 1-2: 25.5

Percent Score 3-5: 74.5

Congratulations to the Waltham scholars!

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