The 2014 AP Chemistry exam was the first administration of a redesigned test as a result of a redesigning of the AP Chemistry course. The exam format is now different from the past years, with 60 multiple choice questions (now with only four answer choices per question), 3 long free response questions, and 4 short free response questions. The new exam has a focus on longer, more in depth, lab-based questions.
AP Chemistry Test Grade Distribution:
In 2014 (the first test year of the new test design), only 10% of all students who took AP exam scored 5, and 16.6% scored 4 (the worst in five years since 2007)
In 2013 (the last test year before the new test design), 19% of all students who took AP exam scored 5, and 21.5% scored 4
