Cartersville, Bartow Schools Named AP Honor Schools

CARTERSVILLE, GA — Cartersville High School and its counterparts in the Bartow County School System have something to celebrate, as all four institutions have been named 2018 Advanced Placement Honor Schools.

This year's list was unveiled by Georgia School Superintendent Richard Woods, and recognizes 685 high schools across the state with the prestigious honor.

“Georgia’s schools continue to expand opportunities for their students, including through their AP offerings,” Woods said. “We know the AP program produces strong results – for example, the graduation rate for students who complete just one AP course is 98 percent. I commend the school leaders who are expanding access for their students, and the students and teachers in each of these schools who continue to pursue high-level learning."

Across the state, Georgia saw a 14-percent increase in the number of AP STEM Achievement Schools. Those schools have students testing in at least two AP math courses and two AP science courses, and at least 40 percent of exam scores on AP math and AP science exams earning scores of 3 or higher. Georgia also saw an increase in the amount of AP STEM Schools – which have students testing in at least two AP math courses and at least two AP science courses.

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The 2018 AP Honor Schools are named in six categories, based on the results of 2017 AP courses and exams. Cartersville, Cass, Adairsville and Woodland high schools were winners in the following categories:

AP STEM Schools: Adairsville, Cass, Cartersville and Woodland high schools

AP STEM Schools are those with students testing in at least two AP math courses and two AP science courses (AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP Physics C, AP Computer Science A). There are 213 AP STEM Schools in Georgia for 2018.

AP STEM Achievement Schools: Cartersville, Woodland high schools

AP STEM Achievement Schools are those with students testing in at least two AP math courses and two AP science courses, and at least 40 percent of the exam scores on AP math and AP science exams earning scores of 3 or higher. There are 146 AP STEM Achievement Schools in Georgia for 2018.

AP Humanities Schools: Cartersville High School

AP Humanities Schools are those with students testing in all of the following AP courses: at least one ELA course, two social sciences courses, one fine arts course and one world language course. There are 134 AP Humanities Schools in Georgia for 2018.

AP exams are administered by the College Board, which also administers the SAT. AP courses are one of several ways Georgia students can access college-level learning at the high-school level; students who receive a 3, 4, or 5 on an AP exam may receive college credit.

The Georgia Department of Education began recognizing AP Honor Schools in 2008. This recognition began with the first three categories listed below; AP STEM and AP STEM Achievement categories were added in 2011, and the AP Humanities category was added in 2015.

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