The "Create" through-course performance task. ... AP Computer Science Principles is ideal for students who are less interested in Java or who would like a big picture view of computing.

Overall, participation has grown significantly across all AP computer science classes. Between 2007 and 2016, there was a steady rise from 20,041 to 57,937 participants.

San Diego's Sweetwater High School is in one of the districts offering AP Computer Science Principles, the College Board course debuting across the country during the 2016-2017 academic year.

AP computer science principles draws more female, Black and Latino students than an older AP computer science course focused on coding, the College Board found in a study released Wednesday.

Jenny Brundin/ CPR News Adriana Ramírez (L), 16, and Laura García (R), 15, work on creating a code together in an AP Computer Science Principles class at Abraham Lincoln High School.

In 2021, 74,676 students took the AP Computer Science A exam and 116,466 students took the AP Computer Science Principles exam, according to Jaslee Carayol communications director for the College ...