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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 on 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- 10- 11- 12- 13- 14- 15- 16- 17- 18- 09-10 08 09 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 75% 97% 67% 90% 71% 69% Biology 100% 64.3% (20) (39) (15) (10) (7) (13) Envir. 100% 50% 75% Science 77% 67% 100% (9) (6) (12) 75% 0% 0% Chemistry (4) (2) (1) 95% 69% 59% 92% 83% 85% 85% 48% 69% Calculus AB 83% 71% 64.7% (21) (29) (22) (37) (30) (35) (27) (21) (29) 100% 0% Calculus BC (1) (1) 46% 66.6% 35% 43% 57% 78% 10% 69% 78% Statistics 69% 75% 58.1% (26) (12) (20) (7) (7) (9) (10) (13) (9) Computer 67% 63% 75% 64% 94% 95% 86% 86% Science A (9) (16) (12) (22) (16) (20) (28) (21) 50% Note: ( X) indicates the number of tests takers

Fort Atkinson AP Exam Pass Rate History 07- 08- 09- 10- 11- 12- 13- 14- 15- 16- 17- 18- 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 87% 100% 80% 61% 83% 100% 50% Geography 91% 94% 100% (15) (11) (15) (23) (12) (7) (2) 100% 100% World History (1) (2) Micro 62% 78% 61% 64% 61% 63% 74% 80% 62.5% (8) Economics 84% 75% 72.7% (13) (9) (36) (14) (31) (16) (23) (20) 48% 59% 58% 47% 44% 60% 75% 92% 52% Psych 67% 79% 65.7% (71) (37) (74) (53) (63) (30) (32) (39) (27) 53% 59% 31% 40% 19% 54% 74% 33% 65% US History --- 42% 40% (17) (29) (36) (48) (26) (26) (19) (9) (26) European 100% History (1) US 50% 75% 40% Government (4) (4) (5) and Politics Note: ( X) indicates the number of tests takers

Fort Atkinson AP Exam Pass Rate History 07- 08- 09- 10- 11- 12- 13- 14- 15- 16- 17- 18- 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 English 87% 89% 82% 70% 73% 91% 84% 79% 79% 81% 50% 68% Literature (21) (19) (17) (30) (30) (33) (19) (24) (29) English 88% 75% 67% 67% 80% Language (3) (5) (8) (4) (3) 92% 90% 100 Art History (12) (10) (4) Studio Art: 100% 67% 80% 100% 100% 100% 100% 2-D (6) (6) (5) (2) (2) (3) (1) Portfolio 100% Studio Art: 3-D (1) Studio Art: 100% 100% 100% 100% Drawing (2) (3) (4) (3) Spanish 75% 0% 60% 100% 88% 64% 67% 100% 100% Lang. & (8) (1) (5) (4) (8) (11) (6) (10) (12) Culture 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 on all AP Exams taken AND grades of 3 or higher on four or more of 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 on all AP Exams taken AND grades of 3 or higher on five or more of 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.

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