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Advanced Placement

Class of 2019

All About AP

• Offered by the College Board
• College-level courses for high school

students

• High school offers credit based on

GRADE

• Colleges & universities offer credit based
• n the EXAM SCORE
• Each exam scored on a scale of 1 to 5,

with passing being a score of 3 or higher

• Exams completed in May

Benefits of Providing AP Courses

For the District…

*Offers college-level coursework to students within our building and during the student’s regular schedule (lessens need for YOP courses in core areas) *Appealing to open enrollment families

* High level professional development for teachers

AP Examinations

AP Exams Taken– Spring ‘18 Over 98% of the 2018-2019 AP Enrollment Took the

Exam (includes Independent Study Students)

Fort Atkinson AP Exam Pass Rate History

07- 08 08- 09 09-10 10- 11 11- 12 12- 13 13- 14 14- 15 15- 16 16- 17 17- 18 18- 19

Biology

100% 64.3% 75% (20) 97% (39) 67% (15) 90% (10) 71% (7) 69% (13) Envir. Science 77% 67% 100% 100% (9) 50% (6) 75% (12) Chemistry 75% (4) 0% (2) 0% (1)

Calculus AB

83% 71% 64.7% 69% (29) 59% (22) 95% (21) 92% (37) 83% (30) 85% (35) 85% (27) 48% (21) 69% (29)

Calculus BC

100% (1) 0% (1)

Statistics 69% 75% 58.1% 46% (26)

66.6% (12) 35% (20) 43% (7) 57% (7) 78% (9) 10% (10) 69% (13) 78% (9)

Computer Science A

50% 67% (9) 63% (16) 75% (12) 64% (22) 94% (16) 95% (20) 86% (28) 86% (21)

Note: ( X) indicates the number of tests takers

Fort Atkinson AP Exam Pass Rate History

07- 08 08- 09 09- 10 10- 11 11- 12 12- 13 13- 14 14- 15 15- 16 16- 17 17- 18 18- 19

Geography 91% 94% 100% 87% (15) 100% (11) 80% (15) 61% (23) 83% (12) 100% (7) 50% (2) World History 100% (1) 100% (2)

Micro

Economics 84% 75% 72.7% 62% (13)

62.5%

(8) 78% (9) 61% (36) 64% (14) 61% (31) 63% (16) 74% (23) 80% (20)

Psych

67% 79% 65.7% 48% (71) 59% (37) 58% (74) 47% (53) 44% (63) 60% (30) 75% (32) 92% (39) 52% (27)

US History

• 42%

40% 53% (17) 59% (29) 31% (36) 40% (48) 19% (26) 54% (26) 74% (19) 33% (9) 65% (26)

European History

100% (1)

US Government and Politics

50% (4) 75% (4) 40% (5)

Note: ( X) indicates the number of tests takers

Fort Atkinson AP Exam Pass Rate History

07- 08 08- 09 09- 10 10- 11 11- 12 12- 13 13- 14 14- 15 15- 16 16- 17 17- 18 18- 19

English Literature

81% 50% 68% 87% (21) 89% (19) 82% (17) 70% (30) 73% (30) 91% (33) 84% (19) 79% (24) 79% (29)

English Language

67% (3) 80% (5) 88% (8) 75% (4) 67% (3) Art History 92% (12) 90% (10) 100 (4)

Studio Art: 2-D Portfolio

100% (6) 67% (6) 80% (5) 100% (2) 100% (2) 100% (3) 100% (1)

Studio Art: 3-D

100% (1)

Studio Art: Drawing

100% (2) 100% (3) 100% (3) 100% (4)

Spanish

• Lang. &

Culture

75% (8) 0% (1) 60% (5)

100%

(4) 88% (8) 64% (11) 67% (6) 100% (10) 100% (12)

Note: ( X) indicates the number of tests takers

Overall 2018 Pass Rate

United States Total Number of Exams =4,803,422 Mean Score= 2.84 Overall Pass Rate (all exams) = 56% Wisconsin Total Number of Exams = 79,592 Mean Score= 3.07 Overall Pass Rate (all exams) = 66% Fort Atkinson High School Total Number of Exams =214 Mean Score= 3.2 Overall Pass Rate (all exams) = 73%

Calculus AB

Mean Comparison: Individual Score

Region Score Fort Atkinson 3.14 Wisconsin 3.05 Unites States 2.97

English Literature Composition

Mean Comparison: Individual Score

Region Score Fort Atkinson 3.10 Wisconsin 2.80 United States 2.60

Micro Economics

Mean Comparison: Individual Score

Region Score Fort Atkinson 3.15 Wisconsin 3.44 United States 3.28

Psychology

Mean Comparison: Individual Score

Region Score Fort Atkinson 2.74 Wisconsin 3.37 United States 3.09

US History

Mean Comparison: Individual Score

Region Score Fort Atkinson 3.04 Wisconsin 2.87 United States 2.71

Computer Science

Mean Comparison: Individual Score

Region Score Fort Atkinson 3.57 Wisconsin 3.30 United States 3.26

Statistics

Mean Comparison: Individual Score

Region Score Fort Atkinson 3.11 Wisconsin 3.03 United States 2.87

Spanish

Mean Comparison: Individual Score

Region Score Fort Atkinson 4.17 Wisconsin 3.58 United States 3.7

Biology

Mean Comparison: Individual Score

Region Score Fort Atkinson 3.08 Wisconsin 3.04 United States 2.93

Environmental Science

Mean Comparison: Individual Score

Region Score Fort Atkinson 3.33 Wisconsin 3.16 United States 2.68

College Demographics

Fort Atkinson High School Top 5 Schools to send AP scores to:

• 1. UW- Madison

20 Students

• 2. Madison College

14

• 3. UW- Whitewater

10

• 4. UW- Lacrosse

7

• 5. UW- Eau Claire

5

College Board Recognitions

The College Board recognizes outstanding student achievement on AP exams. Each year FAHS has students recognized by the College Board. The College Board recognizes students with the following awards: – AP Scholar – AP Scholar with Honor – AP Scholar with Distinction

• State AP Scholar
• National AP Scholar

College Board Recognitions for FAHS students

AP Scholars

Granted to students who receive grades of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams.

• Names will be released later in August

AP Scholars with Honors

Granted to students who receive an average grade of at least 3.25

• n all AP Exams taken AND grades of 3 or higher on four or more
• f these exams
• Names will be released later in August

AP Scholars with Distinction

Granted to students who receive an average grade of at least 3.5

• n all AP Exams taken AND grades of 3 or higher on five or more
• f these exams
• Names will be released later in August

And for the second year in a row our school was recognized

• Fort Atkinson High School earned the

Wisconsin Advanced Placement Advisory Council’s Pacesetter Award

– 10% or more of all student participation in at least one AP exam AND 60% or more earning scores of 3 or above on the exams.

Questions?