AP CSP Score Calculator (2027)

The end of course exam has 70 multiple choice questions worth 70% of the score. The Create performance task, which you submit before the exam and defend in two written responses on exam day, counts 30% and is scored on a 6 point rubric. On our table each question is 1 composite point and each rubric point 5. Students often shorten the course to APCSP or AP CS Principles.

On our table a 5 starts at 90 of 100 composite points, the highest cutoff of any AP exam we model. With a full 6 of 6 on the Create task you need 60 of 70 multiple choice right; with 5 of 6 you need 65. Published estimates agree on this table, but the College Board does not publish cutoffs.

30% of the score, or up to 30 composite points on our table, 5 per rubric point. A 5 of 6 on the task plus 50 of 70 multiple choice right gives 75, a 3; 60 right with the same task score gives 85, a 4.

A 3 or higher counts as passing. On our table a 3 starts at 62 composite points, so with 4 of 6 on the Create task you need 42 of 70 multiple choice right. Most students who complete the task carefully and review the pseudocode reference pass.

A 3 starts at about 62 of 100 composite points on our table, which is roughly 62% of the available points. Because the sections are weighted, it depends on where you lose the points: with a strong free response section you can miss a good share of the 70 multiple choice questions. Enter your expected points and the goal box shows exactly what a 3 needs.

The section weights and point values come from the College Board's course and exam description and scoring guidelines, so the composite follows the official weighting for the points you enter. The 1 to 5 is an estimate: the College Board never publishes cutoffs, so our boundaries average published third party estimates, named under the result with the date we checked them. Your real score can differ by one step when you are close to a cutoff.

Yes, as long as your practice test has the same sections as the May 2027 exam described above. Enter your points from a released 2026 free response set or a full practice test and the composite is calculated the same way. The 1 to 5 uses our estimated 2027 cutoffs, and the 2026 score distribution on this page shows how real students did last May.

Many colleges give credit or placement for a 3, and selective colleges often ask for a 4 or 5 in this subject. The policy is set by each college, not by the College Board, so check the AP credit page of the colleges on your list before you decide which scores to send.