The Sparta Area School District is one of 250 school districts in the U.S. and Canada being honored by the College Board with placement on the 10th Annual Advanced Placement (AP®) District Honor Roll. AP courses are offered in Sparta at the high school level, adhering to strict guidelines for content & curriculum nationally set by the College Board. Students scoring well on national AP exams may earn college credit or advanced placement in college for their work.
To be included on the 10th Annual Honor Roll, Sparta Area School District had to, since 2017, increase the number of students participating in AP while also increasing or maintaining the percentage of students earning AP Exam scores of 3 or higher. Reaching these goals shows that the Sparta Area School District is successfully identifying motivated, academically prepared students who are ready for AP.
"We are very pleased with this recognition as we continue to ensure that all of our students are college, career, and community ready.” Said Sparta High School Principal Sam Russ. “Our students and staff work very hard to earn high marks, and will continue to do so as we move forward."
“With more students participating and succeeding in AP in this district, more students are getting a head start on college by earning college credit during high school,” said Trevor Packer, senior vice president of AP and Instruction at the College Board. “We are pleased to honor the teachers and administrators who have worked to clear a path for more students of all backgrounds to advance through AP.”
For inclusion on the 10th Annual AP District Honor Roll, districts must meet the following criteria:
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Increase participation/access to AP by at least 4% in large districts, at least 6% in medium districts, and at least 11% in small districts;
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Increase or maintain the percentage of American Indian/Alaska Native, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students taking exams and increased or maintained the percentage of American Indian/Alaska Native, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students scoring 3+ on at least one AP Exam; and
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Improve or maintain performance levels when comparing the 2019 percentage of students scoring a 3 or higher to the 2017 percentage, unless the district has already attained a performance level at which more than 70% of its AP students earn a 3 or higher.
The complete 10th Annual AP District Honor Roll can be found here: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/about-ap/awards/district-honor-roll