They scored virtually on par with the state and nation on the math Level IIC and Physics exams, and scored below the state and national average on the Biology, Chemistry, French and Spanish exams. It is better for students to wait to take the exams in Writing, Languages, and Mathematics until they have had several years of study. The College Board provides booklets describing the content of the exams, testing dates, and registration deadlines. These booklets are available each year in our guidance office. Advanced Placement courses are taught following a prescribed college level curriculum.
Exams usually qualify for academic credit at colleges and universities throughout the country.
Eighteen juniors and forty-seven seniors took the AP exams in May of 1997. Of the 122 scores earned by this group of students, two-thirds of the scores were 3 or higher. On the English Literature and Composition exam, all students who took the exam scored 3 or higher.