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Kentucky schools named to AP Honor Roll

Seven school districts earn honor

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 24, 2015) — Six Kentucky public school districts and one private school district have been named to the 6th Annual Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Roll, the College Board announced.

apThe districts are among 425 public and private districts in the U.S. and Canada that have shown a commitment to expanding access to AP coursework while also improving student performance.

Kentucky schools recognized are:

  • Berea Independent
  • Boyle County
  • Bullitt County
  • Fort Thomas Independent
  • Hopkins County
  • Logan County
  • Archdiocese of Louisville Education Office

Inclusion on the AP District Honor roll is based on three years of AP data (2013-15) during which a district must:

  • Increase participation/access to AP by at least 4 percent in large districts; at least 6 percent in medium districts; and at least 11 percent in small districts
  • Increase or maintain the percentages of exams taken by African American, Hispanic/Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native students
  • Improve performance levels when comparing the percentage of students in 2015 scoring a 3 or higher to those in 2013, unless the district has already attained a performance level at which more than 70 percent of its AP students are scoring a 3 or higher.

There are more than 30 AP courses, each of which connects directly to a wide variety of college majors and careers.

In recent years, Kentucky has worked to expand AP access to, and participation and success in academically rigorous coursework such as AP classes through the AdvanceKentucky program. A total of 101 Kentucky public high schools in 74 districts have participated since its inception in 2008.

The AP participation and performance of various student groups in Kentucky’s public high schools has increased significantly under AdvanceKentucky’s mission to engage more students traditionally underrepresented in AP, including minority and low income students.

Of the six public school districts named to this year’s AP Honor Roll, three—Bullitt County, Hopkins County and Logan County—have participated in AdvanceKentucky.

In 2015, more than 3,800 colleges and universities around the world received AP scores for college credit, advanced placement, and/or consideration in the admission process, with many colleges and universities in the United States offering credit in one or more subjects for qualifying AP scores.