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Delaware sees increases in AP participation, performance

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2017


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More Delaware public school students are taking and excelling in Advanced Placement courses.

New data from the College Board, which administers the tests for the courses that can earn students college credits while in high school, shows that in the past decade Delaware has steadily increased both student participation and performance. The total number of Delaware public school test takers increased by 4.7 percent between 2016 and 2017. Meanwhile, the number of students scoring at least a 3 – the score considered “qualified” by College Board – on the 5-point scale also continued to climb, increasing 6.3 percent between 2016 and 2017.

 

AP participation, performance

 

“While more Delaware students are prepared for success in college and the workplace than ever before, we are particularly excited to see students from traditionally underrepresented groups increase their participation and performance in AP,” Secretary of Education Susan Bunting said.

Students who self-identified as Hispanic/Latino increased participation in AP by 7.1 percent since 2016. The number of students achieving a 3 also increased by 11.1 percent.

Students who self-identified as two or more races increased AP participation by 9.6 percent, and the number of students achieving a 3 or higher increased by 20.4 percent. While students who self-identified as black/African American decreased their AP participation by 2 percent, the number earning a 3 or higher was 3.1 percent higher.

The Delaware Department of Education’s strategy to increase college-going is one of the state’s goals outlined in its 2017 College Success Report. Delaware’s annual College Success Report uses statewide, school-level, and district-level data to highlight Delaware student remediation rates as well as the connection between high school rigor and college success. Based on data from 2012 through 2015, 41 percent of Delaware high school graduates entering a Delaware college start several steps behind their peers.

Media Contact: Alison May, alison.may@doe.k12.de.us, (302) 735-4006

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Delaware sees increases in AP participation, performance

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2017


DE Department of Education logo

More Delaware public school students are taking and excelling in Advanced Placement courses.

New data from the College Board, which administers the tests for the courses that can earn students college credits while in high school, shows that in the past decade Delaware has steadily increased both student participation and performance. The total number of Delaware public school test takers increased by 4.7 percent between 2016 and 2017. Meanwhile, the number of students scoring at least a 3 – the score considered “qualified” by College Board – on the 5-point scale also continued to climb, increasing 6.3 percent between 2016 and 2017.

 

AP participation, performance

 

“While more Delaware students are prepared for success in college and the workplace than ever before, we are particularly excited to see students from traditionally underrepresented groups increase their participation and performance in AP,” Secretary of Education Susan Bunting said.

Students who self-identified as Hispanic/Latino increased participation in AP by 7.1 percent since 2016. The number of students achieving a 3 also increased by 11.1 percent.

Students who self-identified as two or more races increased AP participation by 9.6 percent, and the number of students achieving a 3 or higher increased by 20.4 percent. While students who self-identified as black/African American decreased their AP participation by 2 percent, the number earning a 3 or higher was 3.1 percent higher.

The Delaware Department of Education’s strategy to increase college-going is one of the state’s goals outlined in its 2017 College Success Report. Delaware’s annual College Success Report uses statewide, school-level, and district-level data to highlight Delaware student remediation rates as well as the connection between high school rigor and college success. Based on data from 2012 through 2015, 41 percent of Delaware high school graduates entering a Delaware college start several steps behind their peers.

Media Contact: Alison May, alison.may@doe.k12.de.us, (302) 735-4006

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