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AP Computer Science A Score Calculator

Enter your points from a Computer Science A practice test to predict your 1–5 score. A 5 takes about 78 of 100 points.

How the AP Computer Science A exam is scored

The exam is 3 hours long. Multiple choice (42 questions) is 55% of your score and free response is 45%. The free response has four questions: two worth 7 points, one worth 5 and one worth 6. Each part is scaled by its weight and added into a composite out of 100, which is then converted to a score from 1 to 5.

What does it take to get a 5?

About 78 of 100 composite points, by our estimate. One way to get there is roughly 33 of 42 multiple choice questions right and 20 of 25 free-response points. A 4 takes about 58 points and a 3 about 47. In 2026, 25% of students earned a 5 and 66% earned a 3 or higher.

Where students lose points

The four free responses ask you to write Java by hand: methods and control structures, a class, an ArrayList problem, and a 2D array. Small syntax slips usually cost nothing, but wrong logic does, so trace your loop bounds before moving on. Copy the class header and method signatures exactly as the question gives them.

Course

3 hr · 42 MCQ (90 min) + 4 FRQ (90 min). A 5 takes about 78 of 100 points, a 4 about 58, and a 3 about 47.

Section I: Multiple choice

55% of score
42 questions
/ 42

Section II: Free response

45% of score
7 points
/ 7
7 points
/ 7
5 points
/ 5
6 points
/ 6
3
Predicted AP Score

Solid. A little more practice turns this into a 4.

Multiple Choice25
Free Response22
Total Score47/100

15% of Computer Science A students earned a 3 in 2026.

Practice

An estimate, not an official score. Cut scores change every year. AP® is a trademark of the College Board, which does not endorse this tool.

Where your score falls

How Computer Science A students spread across the composite in 2026.

At 47, you're ahead of about 34% of test takers.

You · 47
1
23%
2
11%
3
15%
4
26%
5
25%

Estimated curve built from the College Board's 2026 score distribution and our cut-score estimates.

Points needed for each score

578–100 of 100
458–77 of 100
347–57 of 100
237–46 of 100
10–36 of 100

Our estimate for AP Computer Science A. The College Board does not publish cut scores.

Computer Science A scores in 2026

525% of students
426% of students
315% of students
211% of students
123% of students

From the College Board's official score distributions.

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About the calculator

How the estimate works and how to use it

Enter the points you expect on each part of the exam. Each section is weighted the way the College Board weights it, added into a total out of 100, and compared with estimated cut scores for a 5, 4, 3, and 2.
It is an estimate. The College Board sets new cut scores every year and does not publish them. Ours are based on the estimates other AP score calculators publish, so your real score can land a point either side.
The College Board's official AP score distributions for the most recent exam year.
Grade a practice free response with its scoring guidelines, the way AP readers do. The College Board posts past free-response questions with their scoring guidelines on AP Central.
Most colleges give credit for a 3 or higher, and selective colleges often ask for a 4 or 5. Check your college's AP credit policy for the exact rule.
Usually in early July, after the May exams. You see them in your College Board account.