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Advanced Placement (AP) courses provide high school students with the opportunity to take college-level courses in high school. DeKalb County School District contends:
- Students who successfully complete an AP course are more likely to graduate high school and graduate from college.
- The district’s purchase of an AP exam for students will provide greater access and equity for students.
The State of Georgia covers the cost for one AP exam for students who are served by Free & Reduced Lunch (F/R Lunch). The administration is asking the DeKalb School Board to pay for an additional exam for students not on F/R Lunch at $83/exam and students that qualify for F/R Lunch who pay $53/Exam.
1,994 F/R Lunch Exams @ 53.00 each = $105,682
2,275 Regular Lunch Exams @ 83.00 each = $188,825
Total = $294,507
AP Exam Cost Estimate Sheet
Related Posts
Mar 6, 2016 – March 7, 2016 – Board approves Purchase of AP Exam for all students
Mar 6, 2016 – AP Exams – Tax Dollars
Correlation is not Causality
It is more likely that students who voluntarily choose to take AP courses and exams are the types of students that are already better prepared and highly motivated. Success in college perhaps is not attributed to the AP class and exam themselves, but to the personal characteristics that led them to participate in the class to begin with.
AP Exam Scores
AP exams are graded on a five-point scale where a grade of 3 is considered a C. In 2015 only 16% of the students from Title I schools received a C or higher on their AP Exams while 60% of the non Title 1 students earned a C or higher. 56% of the money this year ($166K of the $294K) is ear marked for the non Title I schools.
AP 2011 – 2015 Score Summary
Number of Exams Taken and Percent Scoring 3 or Higher
2010-2011 | 2011-2012 | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 | ||||||||
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R | TI | # Taken | % Passed | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
SYSTEM | 8,160 | 31.7% | 8,375 | 35.3% | 7,660 | 38.0% | 7,530 | 39% | 7,451 | 41% | ||
GEORGIA | 106,211 | 52.2% | 116,703 | 53.9% | 142,011 | 55.4% | 136,843 | 65% | 142,587 | 55% | ||
ARABIA MOUNTAIN | 4 | 1128 | 7.3% | 1003 | 13.0% | 553 | 20.0% | 396 | 29% | 311 | 28% | |
CEDAR GROVE | 5 | Y | 233 | 6.4% | 217 | 7.4% | 179 | 4.0% | 181 | 20% | 262 | 12% |
CHAMBLEE | 1 | 982 | 70.1% | 1028 | 69.3% | 1006 | 74.0% | 975 | 72% | 1,062 | 73% | |
CLARKSTON | 3 | Y | 92 | 14.1% | 173 | 11.0% | 257 | 8.0% | 252 | 11% | 193 | 10% |
COLUMBIA | 5 | Y | 320 | 5.0% | 308 | 1.9% | 251 | 6.0% | 296 | 6% | 152 | 19% |
CROSS KEYS | 1 | Y | 176 | 29.5% | 161 | 31.1% | 164 | 36.0% | 206 | 26% | 241 | 23% |
DeKalb Early College | 3 | Y | 20 | 40.0% | 16 | 56% | 27 | 41% | ||||
DEK SCHOOL OF ARTS | 2 | 196 | 54.6% | 228 | 47.4% | 260 | 59.0% | 266 | 71% | 252 | 70% | |
DRUID HILLS | 2 | 423 | 50.8% | 525 | 51.2% | 505 | 47.0% | 521 | 53% | 552 | 45% | |
DUNWOODY | 1 | 888 | 50.8% | 991 | 49.5% | 799 | 58.0% | 874 | 60% | 958 | 67% | |
ELIZABETH ANDREWS | 2 | Y | 27 | 3.7% | 29 | 0.0% | 27 | 0.0% | 18 | 0% | 16 | 0% |
LAKESIDE | 2 | 1077 | 49.8% | 1170 | 58.5% | 943 | 66.0% | 968 | 61% | 1,154 | 57% | |
LITHONIA | 4 | Y | 189 | 10.1% | 175 | 11.4% | 180 | 8.0% | 186 | 12% | 189 | 11% |
M. L. KING | 4 | Y | 230 | 12.6% | 257 | 12.8% | 253 | 15.0% | 194 | 3% | 213 | 3% |
MCNAIR | 5 | Y | 120 | 0.8% | 123 | 3.3% | 108 | 2.0% | 67 | 2% | 75 | 0% |
MILLER GROVE | 4 | Y | 166 | 12.0% | 178 | 13.5% | 213 | 9.0% | 218 | 7% | 118 | 14% |
REDAN | 3 | Y | 194 | 9.3% | 193 | 8.3% | 197 | 4.0% | 127 | 12% | 98 | 15% |
SOUTHWEST DEKALB | 4 | Y | 450 | 36.2% | 415 | 40.2% | 492 | 57.0% | 438 | 43% | 372 | 33% |
STEPHENSON | 3 | Y | 369 | 17.6% | 341 | 16.1% | 288 | 14.0% | 347 | 12% | 341 | 13% |
STONE MOUNTAIN | 3 | Y | 77 | 29.9% | 114 | 30.7% | 108 | 35.0% | 128 | 35% | 122 | 21% |
TOWERS | 5 | Y | 260 | 2.3% | 164 | 4.3% | 135 | 1.0% | 143 | 3% | 161 | 2% |
TUCKER | 2 | Y | 540 | 16.3% | 582 | 19.4% | 702 | 15.0% | 713 | 17% | 581 | 20% |