District Celebrates 43 AP® Scholars

About 22 percent of the 2.2 million students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to also earn an AP Scholar Award.

More than 30 MacArthur HS students earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams taken in spring 2018. Nimitz and Eisenhower students also earned awards.

Students in schools all over the globe take Advanced Placement (AP) exams every spring. The College Board’s AP® program provides willing and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams.

The College Board released the AP scores in August. A total of 43 Aldine ISD students earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams taken in spring 2018.

Eisenhower HS

The AP Scholar Awards are a series of awards given by the College Board to students who have earned a score of 3 or above on at least three AP exams.

AP Scholar Award Levels

[ul class=”list list-search”] [li]AP Scholar: Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams.[/li] [li]AP Scholar with Honor: Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. [/li][/ul][ul class=”list list-search”] [li]AP Scholar with Distinction: Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.[/li] [li]National AP Scholar: Granted to students in the United States who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.[/li][/ul]

About 22 percent of the 2.2 million students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to also earn an AP Scholar Award.

Nimitz HS

Dr. Sara Ptomey shared the information during the September Board Meeting. Ptomey is the assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction.

Ptomey stated that many of the students were juniors in spring 2018 when they took the exams.

Those who were not at college or could attend the meeting received recognition for their academic accomplishments.

Well done!