North Penn School District Named To AP Honor Roll

LANSDALE, PA — North Penn School District has been named to the College Board's AP District Honor Roll, recognizing achievement in Advanced Placement courses.

The district is one of five schools in Montgomery County, 43 in Pennsylvania, and 447 nationwide to be included on the eighth annual list.

The Honor Roll recognizes schools that increase access to the tests for underrepresented students, while also increasing how many students earn scores of at least 3 or higher (the tests are scored 1 to 5).

In Montgomery County, North Penn was joined by Methacton, Lower Merion, Spring-Ford, and Upper Perkiomen.

"Congratulations to all the educators and administrators in this district who have worked to clear a path for more students of all backgrounds to participate and succeed in AP," Head of AP and Instruction Trevor Packer said in a statement. "These educators and administrators are fostering a culture in their schools and classrooms that allows students to face new challenges and build the confidence to succeed."

In order to be named to the honor roll, school districts had to improve participation in AP exams by four percent in large districts, six percent in medium districts, and eleven percent in large districts. They also needed to increase or maintain the percentage of minorities taking the exam and scoring 3 or higher. Finally, they needed to increase the percentage of students overall who scored a 3 or higher - unless 70 percent of students had already achieved that score or higher in a previous year.

In Montgomery County, only Lower Merion and Spring-Ford were repeat honorees from 2016. The 2016 Honor Roll featured just three Montco schools: Abington, Lower Merion, and Spring-Ford.

This year, more than 4,000 colleges and universities around the world received AP scores for college credit, advanced placement, or both, and/or consideration in the admissions process. Inclusion in the 8th Annual AP District Honor Roll is based on a review of three years of AP data, from 2015 to 2017, looking across 38 AP Exams, including world language and culture.

Take a look at the full Honor Roll here.

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