Pflugerville Schools Named to College Board Honor Roll

Pflugerville School District students are ahead of their peers when it comes to taking college-level courses in high school, and the district is being recognized.

The Pflugerville School District was one of 425 school districts in the U.S. and Canada named to the College Board’s 6th Annual Advanced Placement District Honor Roll, according to a district press release. The award is given to schools that are, “increasing access to AP course work while simultaneously maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP Exams.”

The College Board uses of three years of AP data, from 2013 to 2015, looking across 34 AP Exams, including world language and culture to formulate their Honor Roll.

“Pflugerville ISD is one of only 23 districts in Texas recognized by the College Board for the AP District Honor Roll,” Pflugerville ISD Board of Trustees President Vernagene Mott said in the press release. “The rigor of the AP classes certainly provides a strong foundation for college preparation. In addition, students have the opportunity to be awarded college credit providing a financial savings. We are very proud of the hard work demonstrated by our students and staff to raise the bar.”

Here are the requirements for placement on the College Board AP Honor Roll:

• Increase participation/access to AP by at least 4 percent in large districts, at least 6 percent in medium districts, and at least 11 percent in small districts;
• Increase or maintain the percentage of exams taken by black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian/Alaska Native students; and
• Improve or maintain performance levels when comparing the 2015 percentage of students scoring a 3 or higher to the 2013 percentage, unless the district has already attained a performance level at which more than 70 percent of its AP students are scoring a 3 or higher.