ASA faculty pictured with AP Honor Roll award

October 31, 2024

Aiken Scholars Academy

College Board announced that Aiken Scholars Academy has been named to the 2024 Advanced Placement® Program (AP®) School Honor Roll, earning PLATINUM distinction.  

 The AP School Honor Roll recognizes schools whose AP programs are delivering results for students while broadening access. Schools can earn this recognition annually based on criteria that reflect a commitment to increasing college-going culture, providing opportunities for students to earn college credit, and maximizing college readiness. 

 

Aiken Scholars Academy had 100% of seniors who took at least one AP Exam during high school, 100% of seniors scoring a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam, and 100% of seniors who took five or more AP Exams! They were also recognized as an AP Access school, which is an additional recognition is given to schools when the percentage of underrepresented and/or low income students accessing the school's AP Program is the same as, or greater than the percentage in the school's graduating class. School level enrollment for this award is sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics using the most recent finalized dataset. 

 

  • HOW MANY AP COURSES OFFERED- 7 

  • HOW MANY SECTIONS TAUGHT- 11 

  • HOW MANY TEACHERS TEACING AP- 6 

 

“We are so proud of how our students continue to perform each year on AP exams. They, along with their teachers, put in a tremendous amount of work every single day. Obviously, we want and expect students to perform well; however, we cannot discount the effort and dedication it takes to succeed at the level our students are performing,” said Martha Messick, ASA Principal. This past school year ASA had their best performance to date on AP exams with 97% of 9th and 10th grade students earning a qualifying score on at least one exam and 92% of students earning qualifying scores on all exams taken.  

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