Using Placement Scores for AP CSP in Chicago Public Schools

In Chicago Public Schools there is a need to provide guidance to schools on placing students into an intro-level CS class (ECS) or the more difficult AP CSP as a student's first CS class. Previous work created a placement exam based on the ECS curriculum to identify students prepared for AP CSP without taking ECS. This analysis found that after controlling for many variables including GPA, attendance at a selective enrollment school, and perceived value of CS, that the placement score was positively associated with the probability of a student passing the AP CSP exam.