Arlington Public Schools Place on College Board's Honor Roll

Editor's note: The following information comes from an Arlington Public Schools press release.

 are once again being honored by the College Board for increasing access to Advanced Placement coursework while maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores of three or higher on AP exams.

Arlington’s schools placed among 367 districts across the nation to make it to the Second Annual AP Honor Roll.

Since 2009, increased the number of students participating in AP from 195 to 252, while maintaining the percentage of students earning AP exam scores of 3 or higher from 89 percent in 2009 to 81 percent in 2011. The majority of U.S. colleges and universities grant college credit or advanced placement for a score of 3 or above on AP exams.

"Arlington High School is honored to be recognized by the College Board for the second year in a row for our students' performance on AP exams,” Superintendent Kathleen Bodie said in a statement. “This success is due to the hard work of both our students and teachers.”

Pennsylvania led all states with 34 public school districts named to the AP Honor Roll, followed by Massachusetts and New York, both with 30.

The College Board’s AP Program enables students to pursue college-level studies while still in high school. Through more than 30 college-level courses, each culminating in a rigorous exam, AP provides willing and academically prepared students with the opportunity to earn college credit, advanced placement or both.