Snohomish School District is one of less than 400 public school districts in the nation being honored by the College Board with a place on the 2nd Annual AP Honor Roll, for simultaneously increasing access to Advanced Placement coursework while maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP exams. Since 2009, Snohomish School District increased the number of students participating in AP from 118 to 280, while improving the percentage of students earning AP Exam scores of 3 or higher from 75% in 2009 to 76% in 2011. The majority of U.S. colleges and universities grant college credit or advanced placement for a score of 3 or above on AP exams.
The 2nd Annual AP Honor Roll is made up of only those public school districts that are simultaneously expanding opportunity and improving performance. The list includes 367 school districts across 43 states and Canada. The complete 2nd Annual AP District Honor Roll can be found at www.collegeboard.org.