While girls have made progress, they continue to trail boys on college-entry exams, including the SAT, ACT, and GRE, and though they take more AP tests, they score lower.
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In 2005, " The Washington Post " cited Northwestern as being the second highest ranking high school, among all district high schools, for students'scores on the nationally administered AP tests.
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As a school for the college-bound, HGP offers an extensive honors and Advanced Placement program, preparing students to take AP tests for college credit in 23 areas of study prescribed by the College Board.
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CVCA students take an average of 200 AP tests per year, with an average of 75 % tests resulting in a score of 3, 4, or 5, earning college credit for high school studies.
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In 2006, 79 % of the students received a 3 or better on the AP test, 80 % received a 3 or better in 2007, and 82 % receiving a 3 or better in 2008.
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Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and some other elite schools operate differently : They will confer " advanced " or " sophomore " standing on students who earn high scores on several AP tests.
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In a study published this summer, Yale Professor Emeritus William Lichten said the College Board misleads students by promising that thousands of four-year colleges accept " passing " grades on AP tests for college credit.
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The U . S . News & World Report award, based on AP test performance, may not have any relationship to the ability of PCS, or any school, to prepare their students for success in college.
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It was given the award for the school s successes in enhancing and extending teaching and learning with the implementation of technology . For AP test scores, students scored in the top percentile for scoring threes or above.
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In 2009, Naperville Central was ranked # 1353 on the annual " Newsweek Magazine " listing of their top 1500 American public high school ( based on AP test results and the size of the graduating class ).
