This database includes all public schools in districts with more than 3,000 students from the 2009-2010 school year -- about three-quarters of all such students in the country. Use it to find out how well your state provides poor and wealthier schools equal access to advanced classes that researchers say will help them later in life. | Our latest data also includes AP pass rates and sports participation | Related: About the Data and Our Analysis ».
How States Compare
...at providing students these programs across all income levels...
- Sports
- AP (Passing)
- AP Classes
- Gifted/Talented
- Advanced Math
- Physics
- Chemistry
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Latest Local Stories Based on This Project
- Virginian-Pilot: In Norfolk, newest teachers face tougher tasks
- Boise State Public Radio: Students Who Take Advanced Courses Do Well In Idaho
- Faribault Daily News: Faribault School District needs to improve AP opportunities
- Shawnee Dispatch: As student bodies diversify, school districts have trouble finding minority candidates
- California Watch: Low-income students score lower on AP tests
- NBC New York: AP Opportunity Gap: NY's Poor Students Enroll in Fewer College-Prep Courses
- StateImpact Ohio: Why the Feds are Investigating the Toledo Public Schools
- C-Ville Weekly: Feed your head
- The Reporter: Study shows area districts stack up well against state averages
- The Times Herald: Study shows area districts stack up well against state averages
ProPublica intern Sergio Hernandez contributed research to this project.
Source: U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights