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AP Precalculus Score Calculator

Enter your points from a Precalculus practice test to predict your 1–5 score. A 5 takes about 67 of 100 points.

How the AP Precalculus exam is scored

The exam is 2 hours and 55 minutes long. Multiple choice (42 questions) is 62.5% of your score and free response is 37.5%. The free response has four questions worth 6 points each. 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 67 of 100 composite points, by our estimate. One way to get there is roughly 29 of 42 multiple choice questions right and 17 of 24 free-response points. A 4 takes about 54 points and a 3 about 42. In 2026, 29% of students earned a 5 and 82% earned a 3 or higher.

Where students lose points

Part A of the multiple choice has no calculator, and it is the biggest single part of the score. The four free responses are 6 points each. On the modeling questions, students lose points for leaving off units or not interpreting the answer in the context of the problem.

Course

2 hr 55 min · 42 MCQ (29 no-calc 65 min + 13 calc 40 min) + 4 FRQ (70 min). A 5 takes about 67 of 100 points, a 4 about 54, and a 3 about 42.

Section I: Multiple choice · Part A (no calculator)

43.8% of score
29 questions
/ 29

Section II: Multiple choice · Part B (calculator)

18.8% of score
13 questions
/ 13

Section III: Free response

37.5% of score
6 points
/ 6
6 points
/ 6
6 points
/ 6
6 points
/ 6
3
Predicted AP Score

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

Multiple Choice25
Free Response17
Total Score42/100

24% of Precalculus 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 Precalculus students spread across the composite in 2026.

At 42, you're ahead of about 20% of test takers.

You · 42
1
7%
2
11%
3
24%
4
29%
5
29%

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

Points needed for each score

567–100 of 100
454–66 of 100
342–53 of 100
231–41 of 100
10–30 of 100

Our estimate for AP Precalculus. The College Board does not publish cut scores.

Precalculus scores in 2026

529% of students
429% of students
324% of students
211% of students
17% 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.