College Board's Transition from Physics B AP to Physics 1/2 AP an Epic Failure?

For comparison, 2014 AP Physics B participation by grade was as follows:

9th grade: 385
10th grade: 3,981
11th grade: 36,571
12th grade: 50,817
<9th grade: 41

So, that is still a lot more freshman and sophomores, even though the overall profile mainly shifted from 12th grade to 11th grade.