5 L.I. School Districts Make National Honor Roll [CORRECTION]

Editor's Note: Patch originally listed school districts from last year's national honor roll list. The correct districts have been added in the story. Patch regrets this error.

Five Long Island school districts have been named to a national honor roll that recognizes educators who assist students on college placement exams.

For the eighth consecutive year, the College Board has recognized school districts committed to increasing access to advanced placement programs for "underrepresented" students, the term applied to disadvantaged students.

These districts named on the AP District Honor Roll were also recognized for having students earning AP exam scores of 3 or higher.

Here are the five Long Island districts recognized:

• Amityville Union Free School District
• Brentwood Union Free School District
• Carle Place Union Free School District
• Elwood Union Free School District
• Sayville Union Free School District

Elwood and Sayville districts were recognized for achieving this honor for multiple years. Amityville and Brentwood school districts were recognized for having 30 percent or greater enrollment of American Indians, African Americans and Hispanic/Latino students. Brentwood was also recognized for having 30 percent or greater enrollment of students who qualify for free/reduced lunch.

Inclusion on the 8th Annual AP District Honor Roll is based on the examination of three years of advanced placement data, from 2015 to 2017, for the following criteria:

• Increased participation/access to AP by at least 4 percent in large districts, at least 6 percent in medium-sized districts, and at least 11 percent in small districts.
• Increased or maintained percentage of minority students scoring 3 or more on at least one AP Exam; and
• Improved performance levels when comparing the percentage of students in 2017 scoring a 3 or higher than those in 2015.

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Patch reporter Tom Davis contributed to this report