{"id":2055,"date":"2016-02-24T05:02:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T10:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/?p=2055"},"modified":"2016-02-24T05:02:00","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T10:02:00","slug":"marylands-advanced-placement-streak-reaches-10-years-in-a-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/marylands-advanced-placement-streak-reaches-10-years-in-a-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland’s Advanced Placement Streak Reaches 10 Years In A Row"},"content":{"rendered":"

State Students Again Rank Number One In Success On Rigorous Exam; Participation Also Rises<\/em><\/h3>\n

For Immediate Release<\/p>\n

Contact: Bill Reinhard, 410-767-0486, 410-241-7108 (cell)<\/p>\n

Baltimore, MD (February 24, 2016)<\/p>\n

Maryland students have led the nation in success on the Advanced Placement (AP) exams for 10 consecutive years, according to new data from the College Board.<\/p>\n

The percentage of Maryland seniors who earned a score of 3 or higher on one or more AP exams broke 30 percent for the second consecutive year — 31.7 percent in 2015.\u00a0 That represents a slight dip from 31.8 registered in 2014 but a big jump from 2005, when 20.6 percent of Maryland seniors scored a 3 or higher.\u00a0 That was the last year Maryland did not lead the nation on AP success.<\/p>\n

A score of 3 or better is the threshold at which many higher education institutions award college credit tor high school students on an AP assessment.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongratulations to Maryland students and educators for continuing to lead the nation in Advanced Placement assessment achievement,\u201d said Governor Larry Hogan.\u00a0 \u201cAP offers our students a rich and rigorous program of study, and the success of our students will help fuel further accomplishments in college and the workplace.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maryland is followed by Massachusetts with 31.5 percent of seniors receiving a 3 or higher.\u00a0 Florida, Connecticut, and California all had more than 30 percent of seniors scoring a 3 or higher.\u00a0 The national average was 22.4, up from 21.6 percent in 2014.<\/p>\n

“As Maryland educators seek to prepare our students for life beyond high school, the AP program provides students with a strong foundation for the future,\u201d said Interim State Superintendent of Schools Jack R. Smith. \u201cThe latest data from the College Board provide us with much to celebrate, but also spotlights where we need to improve.\u00a0 All students should have the opportunity to succeed in rich educational programs.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new statistics are included in AP cohort data the College Board recently released for the class of 2015.\u00a0 The data release replaced \u201cThe AP Report to the Nation\u201d in 2014, which the organization had published for the previous decade.<\/p>\n

The College Board\u2019s new analysis of the college-level assessment program provides a variety of information on efforts taking place in Maryland schools.\u00a0 For example:<\/p>\n