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Watertown 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.

WATERTOWN, MA - High schoolers in Watertown flexed their brainpower last year, with more than 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 - 75.6 percent in 2015 compared to 72 in 2014.

Here's a look at how students in Watertown 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: 201

Scores:

1 - 18

2 - 31

3 - 64

4 - 54

5 - 34

Percent Score 1-2: 24.4

Percent Score 3-5: 75.6

Congratulations to the Watertown scholars!

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