23 Wisconsin School Districts Make AP Honor Roll

WAUKESHA, WI — At least 23 Wisconsin school districts have been recognized for preparing their students well for college (see list below).

The 23 Wisconsin school districts were named to the the College Board's AP District Honor Roll, recognizing their students' achievements in Advanced Placement classes.

Overall, 433 schools nationwide received the distinction.

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The AP Honor Roll recognizes districts that offer high levels of AP classes while having high numbers of students receiving final exam scores of three or more, on a scale of one to five.

Inclusion on the 7th Annual AP District Honor Roll is based on the examination of three years of AP data, from 2014 to 2016, for the following criteria:

• Increased participation in taking the exams;
• Increased or maintained the percentage of African-American, Hispanic/Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native students taking the exams;
• Increased or maintained the percentage of African American, Hispanic/Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native students scoring 3 or more on at least one AP Exam; and
• Improved performance levels.

Here is the list of school districts on the honor roll:

• School District of Amery
• Archdiocese of Milwaukee
• Ashwaubenon School District
• Burlington Area School District
• Cedar Grove-Belgium School District
• Unified School District of De Pere
• Eau Claire Area School District
• Evansville Community School District
• Germantown School District
• Grafton School District
• Jefferson School District
• Kewaskum School District
• Kohler School District
• Lake Geneva Schools
• Lake Mills School District
• Luxemburg-Casco School District
• Pewaukee School District
• Richland School District
• Saint Croix Central School District
• School District of New Berlin
• Tomorrow River School District
• Union Grove Union High School District
• Waunakee Community School District

See the whole list here.

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> tom davis contributed to this report