AP Potential: A Free Web-Based Tool

AP Potential™ is a research-driven, free online tool designed to help schools expand access to their AP programs based on likely student outcomes. AP Potential is rooted in a long line of research showing that scores from the SAT Suite of Assessments predict performance on specific AP Exams—often with more accuracy than other traditionally used methods. Learn how schools are using AP Potential.

Available for any school, district, or state that administers the PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 8/9, PSAT 10, or SAT, this powerful resource will enable you to:

• Generate rosters of students who are likely to score a 3 or higher on a given AP Exam based on their performance on the PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 8/9, PSAT 10, or SAT*
• Better plan master schedules by enabling you to determine which new courses to consider adding, and which existing courses to expand, given their students’ potential to succeed
• Reduce time to recruit new AP students
• Meet college and career readiness accountability measures

*Note: AP Potential is calculated for 25 AP courses, now including AP Precalculus. Scores from PSAT-related assessments can help you identify 9th and 10th-grade students likely to succeed in 7 AP courses: AP World History, AP European History, AP Human Geography, AP Art History, AP Seminar, AP Computer Science Principles, and AP Precalculus.

What You’ll Get with AP Potential:

• The option to select individual test administrations or an academic-year focused selection for all SAT Suite of Assessment tests within the current school year.
• Visibility to the number of students who are likely to succeed in your schools’ current AP course offerings, as well as AP courses not offered.
• The ability to sort your rosters by such characteristics as race/ethnicity or gender to support school, district, or state-level equity and access goals.
• Customized letters that you can send to parents/guardians to inform them of their child's AP potential.

Other Data to Consider

• College Board strongly encourages educators to make equitable access a guiding principle for their AP programs by giving all willing and academically prepared students the opportunity to participate in AP.
• AP Potential should never be used to discourage a motivated student from registering for an AP course.
• The AP Program encourages schools to use a variety of factors including grades, student motivation, and teacher recommendations when registering students for AP courses.

AP Potential access resets annually. If you need an access code for this year, please contact your school or district administrator.