When it comes to taking college-level courses, area high school students showed mixed results on their Advanced Placement (AP) exams in 2011. Overall, students at East Jackson Comprehensive High School fared worst among Jackson County’s four high schools as 78 out of 111 tests taken by 87 students scored only a 1 or 2 over nine AP exams in 2011.
School AP scores mixed
The College Board administers the 34 AP courses that can potentially earn high school students college credit — depending on their scores and their college or university. Students can take the rigorous exams without taking a corresponding course at their high schools.
AP exams are scored on a five-point scale with a 5 reflecting that the student is “extremely well qualified” for course work in that subject and 1 resulting in “no recommendation.” A score of 3 shows that the student is “qualified” for that college-level course work. Students who receive a 3, 4 or 5 on AP exams may receive college credit.
Among the highlights of 2001 AP results locally:
• Statistics and Chemistry were two of the toughest subjects for local students. At Jefferson High School, 21 out of 25 students taking statistics scored only a 1 or 2 on the test while 6 out of 9 students at Jackson County Comprehensive High School scored a 1 or 2 on statistics. In chemistry, 23 out of 29 students at JHS scored a 1 or 2 while at East Jackson Comprehensive High School all 10 students taking the AP chemistry test scored only a 1 or 2.
• JHS administered the most AP test in 2011 with 240 given to 152 students. JCCHS administered 140 tests to 116 students.
• Among the four high schools in Jackson County, U.S. History was the most popular AP course taken by students in 2011 and the highest-performing subject by those students. All of the local schools had students take the AP exam of English literature and composition last year.
• At Commerce High School, 57 percent of the total of number of AP exams taken by students earned a 3 or higher. For that school, a total of 96 AP exams in eight courses were taken by 68 students in 2011.
• State superintendent John Barge recently named JHS and CHS as two of 367 AP Honor Schools in Georgia. Both schools were honored as schools with fewer than 900 students who tested in four of the core areas — English, math, science and social studies. JHS was also recognized as an AP Merit School for having at least 20 percent of its students taking AP exams and at least 50 percent of all AP exams earning a score of 3 or higher. The school was further named an AP Stem School for having students test in at least two AP math and two AP science courses.
AP exams are scored on a five-point scale with a 5 reflecting that the student is “extremely well qualified” for course work in that subject and 1 resulting in “no recommendation.” A score of 3 shows that the student is “qualified” for that college-level course work. Students who receive a 3, 4 or 5 on AP exams may receive college credit.
Among the highlights of 2001 AP results locally:
• Statistics and Chemistry were two of the toughest subjects for local students. At Jefferson High School, 21 out of 25 students taking statistics scored only a 1 or 2 on the test while 6 out of 9 students at Jackson County Comprehensive High School scored a 1 or 2 on statistics. In chemistry, 23 out of 29 students at JHS scored a 1 or 2 while at East Jackson Comprehensive High School all 10 students taking the AP chemistry test scored only a 1 or 2.
• JHS administered the most AP test in 2011 with 240 given to 152 students. JCCHS administered 140 tests to 116 students.
• Among the four high schools in Jackson County, U.S. History was the most popular AP course taken by students in 2011 and the highest-performing subject by those students. All of the local schools had students take the AP exam of English literature and composition last year.
• At Commerce High School, 57 percent of the total of number of AP exams taken by students earned a 3 or higher. For that school, a total of 96 AP exams in eight courses were taken by 68 students in 2011.
• State superintendent John Barge recently named JHS and CHS as two of 367 AP Honor Schools in Georgia. Both schools were honored as schools with fewer than 900 students who tested in four of the core areas — English, math, science and social studies. JHS was also recognized as an AP Merit School for having at least 20 percent of its students taking AP exams and at least 50 percent of all AP exams earning a score of 3 or higher. The school was further named an AP Stem School for having students test in at least two AP math and two AP science courses.
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02/24/12 at 06:52 PM
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What about having the students take actual college level courses through Excel (joint enrollment) like English 101 or College Algebra. Does Jackson County allow for this? What are the statistics if they do? If the students pass the Excel courses they are totally exempt from the college classes and start out way ahead.
