Zionsville Community Schools is among select U.S. and Canadian school districts being honored by the College Board with placement on the 3rd Annual AP District Honor Roll for simultaneously increasing access to Advanced Placement course work while increasing the percentage of students earning scores of three or higher on AP Exams.
“Alignment of top notch teaching services with motivated and hard-working students allows ZCHS youth to again distinguish themselves and our school community through Advanced Placement course success,” said Supt. Dr. Scott Robison. “Congratulations once again to students, teachers, counselors, schoolhouse leaders, and engaged, supportive parents. Young people who persist and succeed in hard courses do better and go farther in future academic challenges.”
Achieving both of these goals is the ideal scenario for a district’s AP program because it indicates success in identifying motivated, academically prepared students who are likely to benefit most from rigorous AP course work. Since 2010, Zionsville Community High School has increased the number of students participating in AP by 134 students. This participation increase is a 24 percent gain from 2010 to 2012.
The participation increase was achieved while continuing to attain a performance level in which more than 70 percent of AP students scored a three or higher on the exam. More than 90 percent of colleges and universities across the U.S. offer college credit, advanced placement or both for a score of three or above on an AP exam — which can potentially save students and their families thousands of dollars in college tuition.