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Du Bois most likely quoted the chronicle's praise of Askia in order to
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AP African American Studies pass rate and score distribution
77% of AP African American Studies students scored 3 or higher in 2026. In May 2025 it was 79.2% of 21,435 students, with a mean of 3.41.
| Scored 3 or higher in 2026 | 77% |
|---|---|
| Scored 3 or higher in 2025 | 79.2% of 21,435 students |
| Scored 5 in 2026 | 20% |
| Mean score in 2025 | 3.41 |
The May 2026 distribution
5: 20%, 4: 30%, 3: 27%, 2: 17%, 1: 6%
The May 2025 distribution
5: 17.3%, 4: 32.5%, 3: 29.3%, 2: 15.9%, 1: 4.9%
The May 2024 distribution
5: 14.2%, 4: 30.2%, 3: 28.2%, 2: 18.6%, 1: 8.8%, from 10,741 students with a mean of 3.22.
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College Board calls no score a pass. Many colleges give credit for a 3 or higher.
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W. E. B. Du Bois, African American scholar, on the Songhai Empire under Askia Muhammad, 1915
In fine Askia, during his reign, conquered and consolidated an empire two thousand miles long by one thousand wide at its greatest diameters; a territory as large as all Europe. The territory was divided into four vice royalties, and the system of Melle, with its semi-independent native dynasties, was carried out. . . .
It was a six months' journey across the empire and, it is said, "he was obeyed with as much docility on the farthest limits of the empire as he was in his own palace, and there reigned everywhere great plenty and absolute peace." The University of Sankore became a center of learning in correspondence with Egypt and North Africa and had a swarm of black Sudanese students. Law, literature, grammar, geography and surgery were studied.
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What is the AP African American Studies pass rate?
77% scored 3 or higher in 2026, and 79.2% in May 2025.
What is the average AP African American Studies score?
3.41 in May 2025, and 3.22 in 2024.