I hope this is on the profile too, because it’s an access issue that can prevent relatively low income students from taking AP classes.
Some students can qualify for AP test fee reductions thru CB and/or one’s state (there aren’t any full CB waivers AFAIK), but that still doesn’t make them affordable for all.
Public Service Announcement- you can get the school profile from the Superintendent’s office, and every kid should check it NOW for inaccuracies. It will report district-wide statistics and details which may or may not be current.
A school system near me (not my own town) still lists AP classes which haven’t been taught since before covid. (teachers retiring, not being replaced). Inaccurate demographic information. State wide graduation requirements which are no longer required. Etc.
It will take time for the changes to meander through the system so if you are a senior- get a copy TODAY!!!
Also find out what is included on the HS transcript. My D’s hs was reporting all standardized test scores, including APs, on their official transcripts to college.
That rule of thumb may be outdated. The new threshold would be the 25th percentile.
Also, on the prevalence of high schools requiring AP students to take AP exams, I have kids at two high schools, a private and a public charter, and neither requires AP students to take the associated AP exams.
Ours does the same thing. 
This seems to be the direction of things.
And at least look back at reported score ranges in a Common Data Set for the school just prior to Covid. This would seem to give a good measuring stick for the scores that a school found appropriate to clear that particular admission hurdle when more applicants were submitting scores.
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