Paulding Teens Tally High AP Scores, Lauded By GA Education Department

DALLAS, GA — Several Paulding County high schools are among those recognized by Georgia's top educator for their students' high AP scores.

State Superintendent Richard Woods last week named 239 Advanced Placement Honor Schools across Georgia for 2022.

The 2022 AP Honor Schools are named in eight categories, based on the results of 2021 AP courses and exams.

Paulding County schools that made the grade in four of those categories include:

• AP Humanities Schools: Schools with a minimum of five students testing in each of the following AP categories: one ELA course, two history/social science courses, one fine arts course and one world language course.
  • North Paulding High School
• AP Humanities Achievement Schools: AP Humanities schools (see above definition) with at least 50 percent of all AP Humanities exams earning scores of 3 or higher.
  • North Paulding High School
• AP STEM Schools: Schools with a minimum of five students testing in at least four AP STEM courses. (AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP Physics C, AP Computer Science A, AP Computer Science Principles)
  • East Paulding High School
  • North Paulding High School

Also, East Paulding High School and Hiram High School were both recognized as top AP Access and Support Schools, with at least 30% of AP exams taken by students who identified as African-American and/or Hispanic and 30% of all AP exams earning scores of 3 or higher.

AP exams are administered by the College Board, which also administers the SAT. AP courses are one of several ways Georgia students can access college-level learning at the high school level; students who receive a 3, 4, or 5 on an AP exam may receive college credit. The Georgia Department of Education began recognizing AP Honor Schools in 2008.

"We are committed to expanding opportunities for Georgia students, including in advanced and accelerated coursework," Woods said. "I offer my sincere congratulations to each of this year's AP Honor Schools, and thank each teacher, student, and school leader who worked hard to create strong AP opportunities in these Georgia schools."