Vernon Township School District

Advanced Placement Test ResultsVernon Township High School

Spring 2015

BackgroundVernon Township School District offers a plethora of advanced placement courses. Each course syllabus and curriculum is approved by the College Board.

Students enrolled in advanced placement courses, and even those who aren’t, are able to take the national AP exam in the spring of the academic year. The test is scored on a rubric of 1 to 5.

Many colleges and universities accept scores of 3 or higher for college credit.

Humanities Courses    

Course

Total # of

VTHSStuden

ts

# of VTHS

Students Scoring 3 or Higher

% of VTHS

Students

Scoring 3 or

Higher

 Averag

eVTHS Score

 Average

Score Nationall

y

 %

Scoring3 or

Higher National

lyEng. Language

46 36 78% 3.22 2.78 55%

Eng. Lit. 40 35 88% 3.40 2.78 56%

Arts 6 4 67% 2.83 2.97 66%

Music 3 3 100% 4.33 3.02 61%

Spanish Language

5 4 80% 3.20 3.77 90%

Comparative Gov. & Politics

18 18 100% 4.28 2.54 48%

Psychology 2 1 50% 3.50 3.11 66%

US History 26 17 65% 2.96 2.64 51%

European History

3 3 100% 3.67 2.74 63%

Math and Science Courses  

Course

Total # of

Students

# of Students Scoring 3 or Higher

% of VTHS

Students

Scoring 3 or

Higher

 Avera

geVTHS Score

 Average Score

Nationally

 %

Scoring 3 or

Higher Nationall

yCalculus AB 16 11 69% 3.31 2.83 57%

Calculus BC 2 2 100% 5.00 3.72 80%

Statistics 3 2 67% 2.67 2.78 57%

Biology 21 18 86% 3.57 2.90 64%

Chemistry 11 10 91% 3.27 2.62 52%

Environmental Science

5 4 80% 3.20 2.58 47%

Computer Science

1 1 100% 3.00 3.07 64%

For More Information on the AP

Exam, Check Out These Sites

• http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html

• http://totalregistration.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=471&Itemid=118