Below are the number of students taking AP exams and the percentage of those students that received a 3 or higher. Generally, a score of 3 or higher earns the student college credit.
| Number of Exams Taken and Percent Scoring 3 or Higher | ||||||||
| High School | Title 1 | ’11-’12 | 11-’12 | ’12-’13 | ’12-’13 | ’13-’14 | ’13-’14 | |
| #Taken | %≥3 | #Taken | %≥3 | #Taken | %≥3 | |||
| Georgia | 116,703 | 53.9% | 142,011 | 55.4% | 154,176 | 65% | ||
| DeKalb Schools District | 8,375 | 35.3% | 7,660 | 38.0% | 7,530 | 39% | ||
| 1 | Chamblee | 1028 | 69.3% | 1006 | 74.0% | 975 | 72% | |
| 2 | Dek School Of Arts | 228 | 47.4% | 260 | 59.0% | 266 | 71% | |
| 3 | Lakeside | 1170 | 58.5% | 943 | 66.0% | 968 | 61% | |
| 4 | Dunwoody | 991 | 49.5% | 799 | 58.0% | 874 | 60% | |
| 5 | DeKalb Early College | Y | 20 | 40.0% | 16 | 56% | ||
| 6 | Druid Hills | 525 | 51.2% | 505 | 47.0% | 521 | 53% | |
| 7 | Southwest Dekalb | Y | 415 | 40.2% | 492 | 57.0% | 438 | 43% |
| 8 | Stone Mountain | Y | 114 | 30.7% | 108 | 35.0% | 128 | 35% |
| 9 | Arabia Mountain | 1003 | 13.0% | 553 | 20.0% | 396 | 29% | |
| 10 | Cross Keys | Y | 161 | 31.1% | 164 | 36.0% | 206 | 26% |
| 11 | Cedar Grove | Y | 217 | 7.4% | 179 | 4.0% | 181 | 20% |
| 12 | Tucker | Y | 582 | 19.4% | 702 | 15.0% | 713 | 17% |
| 13 | Lithonia | Y | 175 | 11.4% | 180 | 8.0% | 186 | 12% |
| 14 | Redan | Y | 193 | 8.3% | 197 | 4.0% | 127 | 12% |
| 15 | Stephenson | Y | 341 | 16.1% | 288 | 14.0% | 347 | 12% |
| 16 | Clarkston | Y | 173 | 11.0% | 257 | 8.0% | 252 | 11% |
| 17 | Miller Grove | Y | 178 | 13.5% | 213 | 9.0% | 218 | 7% |
| 18 | Columbia | Y | 308 | 1.9% | 251 | 6.0% | 296 | 6% |
| 19 | M. L. King | Y | 257 | 12.8% | 253 | 15.0% | 194 | 3% |
| 20 | Towers | Y | 164 | 4.3% | 135 | 1.0% | 143 | 3% |
| 21 | Mcnair Sr. | Y | 123 | 3.3% | 108 | 2.0% | 67 | 2% |
| 22 | Elizabeth Andrew | Y | 29 | 0.0% | 27 | 0.0% | 18 | 0% |
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