Overview
Advanced Placement exams are standardized exams to evaluate mastery of the content of specific advanced placement courses. The results are used by some colleges and universities for college credits.
How to Export Advanced Placement (AP) Data
Instructions for how to export the Student Data File for Advanced Placement (AP) data is available here. These are copied below for your convenience:
- From your Reports home page on the AP Score Reports for Educators website, click the Student Datafile report name under your Roster and Student Reports.
- A dialog box will pop up, prompting you to download the file. Click Export Report. A new tab will open.
- If your organization has a large number of students, the datafile may take some time to load. During this time the new tab will remain open as your file is being generated. Do not close this tab or request another export while this is loading.
- If you do not see the dialog box, make sure pop-up blockers are disabled on your browser.
- Note that some browsers such as Chrome and Firefox will automatically save to a folder you have designated previously. Check your browser settings to ensure the file will be saved to your preferred location.
- If you are using Safari on a Mac, note that your file may open as text in the browser window. Enter Command + S or select File > Save As. This opens up the export dialog. Change the format from Web Archive to Page Source and click on Save.
- Based on your browser settings you may be prompted to select the location on your computer where you would like to save the file.
- You may choose to rename your file if you wish, but make sure the .csv extension remains.
- Below the file name box, click the Save As Type drop-down box and select All Files.
- Click Save.
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