 As of 2009 , Amador Valley curriculum offered 20 Advanced Placement ( AP ) classes , the most popular of which are AP Psychology , AP English Language and Composition , AP Calculus , AP Government , and AP United States History . Nearly half of Amador Valley students participate in the school 's AP Program . The average participant takes 4 @.@ 3 exams per year and 87 @.@ 5 percent of students receive at least one score of 3 or greater . The school offers the complete range of AP courses in the STEM fields ( science , technology , engineering , mathematics ) , as well as AP Language courses and their literature complements in English , French , German , Japanese , and Spanish . Amador Valley also offers AP courses in social sciences and visual and performing arts . 
