Madison Edgewood High School's AP & ACT Results

From 1997 to 2010, Edgewood's average ACT scores rose by 2.3 points to 25.4 with an average of 95% of EHS students taking the test over that period. During the same time period, state and national averages remained essentially unchanged. The total number of students taking AP courses nearly quadrupled and the average number of tests taken per EHS AP student per year rose from 1.34 to 1.77. In addition, the percentage of passing scores (3,4 or 5) rose from 54% in 1997 to 75% in 2010.

2009-2010 ACT and AP notes:

• ACT average went up by .1 from 2008 to 2009 with 100% of EHS students taking the test.
• 43% of juniors and seniors - more than 1/2 of seniors and 1/3 of juniors took at least one AP course and exam in 2009-10. The national figure was 26.5%
• 37.5% of the EHS graduating class passed (scored 3,4 or 5) at least one AP exam, 2.4 times the national average (15.9%) and 2.2 times the Wisconsin average (17.3%)
• EHS offers one AP course for every 13-14 seniors

30 Students Earn Advanced Placement Scholar Awards
We received word in September that 30 students at Edgewood High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams. About 18% of the nearly 1.8 million students worldwide who took AP exams performed at a sufficiently high level.

via Edgewood's October, 2010 newsletter.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at November 3, 2010 3:47 PM
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