AP Program--Language
The Language Department offers AP courses in four languages:
Department Totals
The Language Department has not set goals for the overall program. It is worth noting the consisently high rate of 4 or 5 and that approximately 20% of SI students pass an AP Language exam.
| Class of | Tests | Passed | Pass Rate | Three | Four | Five | Rate of 4 or 5 | Sr Class Size | Sr Pass Rate |
| 1994 | 80 | 69 | 86.25 | 27 | 18 | 24 | 52.50 | 342 | 20.18 |
| 1995 | 76 | 60 | 78.95 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 52.63 | 315 | 19.05 |
| 1996 | 79 | 73 | 92.41 | 19 | 30 | 24 | 68.35 | 355 | 20.56 |
| 1997 | 74 | 63 | 85.14 | 22 | 13 | 28 | 55.41 | 358 | 17.60 |
| 1998 | 81 | 72 | 88.89 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 55.56 | 350 | 20.57 |
| 1999 | 77 | 65 | 84.42 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 50.65 | 356 | 18.26 |
| 2000 | 77 | 70 | 90.91 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 62.34 | 358 | 19.55 |
| 2001 | 89 | 78 | 87.64 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 59.55 | 352 | 22.16 |
| 2002 | 60 | 56 | 93.33 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 55.00 | 337 | 16.62 |
| 2003 | 79 | 70 | 88.61 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 60.76 | 348 | 20.11 |
| 2004 | 74 | 70 | 94.59 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 67.57 | 348 | 20.11 |
| 2005 | 80 | 69 | 86.25 | 30 | 26 | 13 | 48.75 | 354 | 19.49 |
| 2006 | 94 | 74 | 78.72 | 24 | 30 | 20 | 53.19 | 337 | 21.95 |
| 2007 | 77 | 69 | 89.60 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 57.10 | 336 | 20.54 |
| 2008 | 93 | 63 | 64.3 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 46.9 | 334 | 18.86 |
| 2009 | 1230 | 112 | 86.2 | 33 | 47 | 32 | 60.8 | 336 | 31.64 |
The French program has three goals for the AP exam:
- 80% annual pass rate
- Minimum 45% rate of 4 or 5; goal is 60% rate of 4 or 5
- No Ones
| Class of | Tests | Passed | Pass Rate | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Rate of 4 or 5 | Sr Class Size | Sr Pass Rate |
| 1990 | 6 | 3 | 50.00 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16.67 | 289 | 1.04 |
| 1991 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22.22 | 237 | 2.11 |
| 1992 | 16 | 7 | 43.75 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18.75 | 286 | 2.45 |
| 1993 | 15 | 7 | 46.67 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13.33 | 373 | 1.88 |
| 1994 | 24 | 18 | 75.00 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 29.17 | 342 | 5.26 |
| 1995 | 21 | 13 | 61.90 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23.81 | 315 | 4.13 |
| 1996 | 21 | 17 | 80.95 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 42.86 | 355 | 4.79 |
| 1997 | 21 | 15 | 71.43 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 23.81 | 358 | 4.19 |
| 1998 | 23 | 17 | 73.91 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 43.48 | 350 | 4.86 |
| 1999 | 18 | 15 | 83.33 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 27.78 | 356 | 4.21 |
| 2000 | 19 | 17 | 89.47 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 42.11 | 358 | 4.75 |
| 2001 | 23 | 21 | 91.30 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 52.17 | 352 | 5.97 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 62.50 | 337 | 2.37 |
| 2003 | 22 | 21 | 95.45 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 54.55 | 348 | 6.03 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 57.14 | 348 | 4.02 |
| 2005 | 15 | 13 | 86.67 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 33.33 | 354 | 3.67 |
| 2006 | 16 | 13 | 81.25 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 337 | 3.86 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 336 | 4.17 |
| 2008 | 12 | 15 | 80 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 334 | 3.59 |
| 2009 | 10 | 9 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 354 | 2.54 |
The Japanese AP exam is new this year. Goals will be set after a trend has developed and been analyzed.
| Class of | Tests | Passed | Pass Rate | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Rate of 4 or 5 | Sr Class Size | Sr Pass Rate |
| 2007 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16.67 | 336 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 12 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8.33 | 334 | 0.09 |
| 2009 | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18.2 | 354 | 1.41 |
The Latin program has three goals for the AP exam:
- 70% annual pass rate
- 50% rate of 4 or 5
- No Ones
| Class of | Tests | Passed | Pass Rate | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Rate of 4 or 5 | Sr Class Size | Sr Pass Rate |
| 1991 | 8 | 3 | 37.50 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25.00 | 237 | 1.27 |
| 1992 | 10 | 3 | 30.00 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10.00 | 286 | 1.05 |
| 1993 | 10 | 9 | 90.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 30.00 | 373 | 2.41 |
| 1994 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20.00 | 342 | 1.46 |
| 1995 | 12 | 4 | 33.33 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8.33 | 315 | 1.27 |
| 1996 | 9 | 8 | 88.89 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 66.67 | 355 | 2.25 |
| 1997 | 12 | 10 | 83.33 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 50.00 | 358 | 2.79 |
| 1998 | 9 | 7 | 77.78 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22.22 | 350 | 2.00 |
| 1999 | 10 | 2 | 20.00 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 356 | 0.56 |
| 2000 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 358 | 1.68 |
| 2001 | 8 | 6 | 75.00 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25.00 | 352 | 1.70 |
| 2002 | 10 | 7 | 70.00 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20.00 | 337 | 2.08 |
| 2003 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9.09 | 348 | 1.44 |
| 2004 | 10 | 7 | 70.00 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 40.00 | 348 | 2.01 |
| 2005 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9.09 | 354 | 1.69 |
| 2006 | 17 | 12 | 70.59 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 47.06 | 337 | 3.56 |
| 2007 | 14 | 12 | 85.7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 42.9 | 336 | 3.57 |
| 2008 | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 29.4 | 334 | 3.29 |
| 2009 | 21 | 18 | 85.7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 38.1 | 3354 | 5.08 |
Spanish is the largest of the Language programs. Three goals for the AP exam had been set:
- 90% annual pass rate
- 80% rate of 4 or 5
- No Ones
2007 brought some major changes in the Exam that led to resetting the goals for this year to:
- 75% annual pass rate
- 60% rate of 4 or 5
- No Ones
These goals will be re-evaluated and adjusted as more data are gathered.
| Class of | Tests | Passed | Pass Rate | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | 4/5 Rate | Sr Class Size | Sr Pass Rate |
| 1990 | 26 | 24 | 92.31 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 46.15 | 289 | 8.30 |
| 1991 | 20 | 19 | 95.00 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 80.00 | 237 | 8.02 |
| 1992 | 21 | 19 | 90.48 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 42.86 | 286 | 6.64 |
| 1993 | 37 | 36 | 97.30 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 62.16 | 373 | 9.65 |
| 1994 | 46 | 46 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 71.74 | 342 | 13.45 |
| 1995 | 41 | 41 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 78.05 | 315 | 13.02 |
| 1996 | 49 | 48 | 97.96 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 79.59 | 355 | 13.52 |
| 1997 | 41 | 38 | 92.68 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 73.17 | 358 | 10.61 |
| 1998 | 49 | 48 | 97.96 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 67.35 | 350 | 13.71 |
| 1999 | 49 | 48 | 97.96 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 69.39 | 356 | 13.48 |
| 2000 | 47 | 47 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 85.11 | 358 | 13.13 |
| 2001 | 56 | 51 | 91.07 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 69.64 | 352 | 14.49 |
| 2002 | 42 | 41 | 97.62 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 61.90 | 337 | 12.17 |
| 2003 | 46 | 44 | 95.65 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 76.09 | 348 | 12.64 |
| 2004 | 50 | 49 | 98.00 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 76.00 | 348 | 14.08 |
| 2005 | 53 | 50 | 94.34 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 62.26 | 354 | 14.12 |
| 2006 | 63 | 50 | 79.37 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 14 | 58.73 | 337 | 14.84 |
| 2007 | 42 | 39 | 92.9 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 69 | 336 | 11.61 |
| 2008 | 52 | 47 | 90.4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 69.2 | 334 | 14.07 |
| 2009 | 88 | 80 | 90.9 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 24 | 73.9 | 336 | 22.60 |