High Percentage of Passing AP Test Scores for Simsbury in 2010

An additional 2,000 high school students in Connecticut took at least one Advanced Placement Test for college credit in 2010 compared with the previous year, continuing a trend of greater participation and strong performance on these high-level academic assessments in Connecticut.

According to the College Board, which administers the AP Testing program, Connecticut is among the highest performing states in the nation. Go to: http://apreport.collegeboard.org.

had 465 test takers, up from 2009 when 398 students took the test. In all, 945 tests were taken, up from 2009 when 643 were tallied.

Typically, high school students take AP tests after completing college-level AP courses while in high school in order to meet the challenge of more demanding coursework and to earn college credit by scoring a 3, 4 or 5 on the AP exam. AP tests are offered in numerous subjects from U.S. history to physics.

In Simsbury, 759 high school students earned a 3, 4, or 5 on the test, or 80.3 percent. In 2009, 516 students earned a 3, 4, or 5 or 80.2 percent.

A total of 20,135 high school students (grades 9-12) in Connecticut took at least one AP test in 2010 compared to a total of 18,153 the previous year. The number of tests taken in 2010 was 35,314 compared with 31,295 in 2009, an increase of 4,019.

The number of tests with passing scores (3, 4 or 5) in 2010 was 24,930 (70.6 percent of all tests) for the state, compared with 22,307 (71.3 percent of all tests) for 2009, an increase of 2,623.

The file listing the 2010 AP performance of all Connecticut school districts is attached and can be found with the photos.