Columbus High School Recognized
for Advanced Placement Success
State Superintendent of Schools, Kathy Cox, has designated more than 80
Georgia high schools as Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools. Columbus High
School is recognized as an AP Merit School. Georgia recognizes AP
Honor Schools in three categories:
- AP Challenge Schools: Schools with 900 or fewer students that offer
at least one AP course in each of the four traditional core areas --
English, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies.
- AP Access and Support Schools: Schools with at least 30% of their AP
test takers identified as African-American or Hispanic and 30% of all AP
exams earning scores of three (3) or higher.
- AP Merit Schools: Schools that have at least 20 percent of its
students taking AP exams and at least half of its AP exams receiving a
score of three (3) or higher.
Superintendent Cox announced the AP Honor Schools during her speech to
the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders last week. "Georgia is a
national leader in the growth of students who are taking and succeeding in
AP courses," Superintendent Cox said. "These schools have made a commitment
to high standards and they deserve to be recognized for their efforts."
Advanced Placement classes and exams are administered by the College Board
and offer rigorous college-level learning options to students in high
school. Students who receive a 3, 4, or 5 on AP exams can receive college
credit.
In five years, the number of Georgia public school students taking AP
classes has nearly doubled from 21,704 in 2002 to over 43,000 in 2007. In
that time, however, the percentage of AP exam takers receiving a 3, 4 or 5
has remained steady. Georgia is also a national leader in minority
participation in AP programs.
"AP is an important part of offering a rigorous education to our public
school students," Superintendent Cox said. "Our Honor Schools are leading
the way in helping us expand the number of AP classes we offer and helping
us grow the success our students are having on AP exams.”
List of AP Honor Schools (pdf file)
