For Immediate Release: Wednesday, February 9, 2011 Contact: Tom Murphy 860.713.6525 Connecticut’s High School Students Continue Trend of Increased Test Taking on Advanced Placement (AP) Test for College Credit; Rates in Many Cities Improve (HARTFORD, CONN.) An additional 2,000 high school students in Connecticut took at least one Advanced Placement Test for college credit in 2010 compared with the previous year, continuing a trend of greater participation and strong performance on these high-level academic assessments in Connecticut. According to the College Board, which administers the AP Testing program, Connecticut is among the highest performing states in the nation. Go to: http://apreport.collegeboard.org. Typically, high school students take AP tests after completing college-level AP courses while in high school in order to meet the challenge of more demanding coursework and to earn college credit by scoring a 3, 4 or 5 on the AP exam. AP tests are offered in numerous subjects from U.S. History to Physics. Highlights: A total of 20,135 high school students (Grades 9-12) took at least one AP test in 2010 compared to a total of 18, 153 the previous year; The number of tests taken in 2010 was 35,314 compared with 31,295 in 2009, an increase of 4,019; The number of tests with passing scores (3, 4 or 5) in 2010 was 24,930 (70.6% of all tests) compared with 22,307 (71.3% of all tests) for 2009, an increase of 2,623; Students from all racial and ethnic groups (except American Indian which had a decline of three students) had increased participation rates and increased numbers of tests with passing scores*; The number of test takers and tests with passing scores increased in most of Connecticut’s school districts; West Hartford led the state in number of test takers and number of tests; The number of test takers and tests with passing scores increased in most of Connecticut’s urban districts with strong performance in Stamford, New Haven and Danbury; Districts with the highest number of AP test takers in 2010 are: West Hartford (903), Stamford (664), Greenwich (574), Fairfield (542) and New Haven (528); Districts/Schools** with the highest percentages of passing scores (3, 4 or 5): Ridgefield (94%); Darien (91.1%); New Canaan (90.9%); Trumbull (90.7%); Weston (90%); Region 5, Amity (89.3%); Avon (89%); Cheshire (88.8%); Westport (88.6%); Fairfield (87.8%) and East Lyme (87.7%). See attached file listing the 2010 AP performance of all Connecticut school districts, charter schools and Technical High Schools. The file provides data on tests taken by all high school students Grades 9 – 12. Notes: *Because data on race and ethnicity is self-reported, comparisons with previous years’ performance or among groups are not appropriate. **Districts/Schools with a minimum of 100 test takers. 2009 Number of Tests Number Number with of Test of Tests Score of District/School Takers Taken 3, 4, or 5 Amistad Academy District 28 62 1 Amistad Academy Charter High School 28 62 1 Ansonia 54 105 38 Ansonia High School 54 105 38 Area Cooperative Educational Services 7 7 7 Aces Educational Center For The Arts 7 7 7 Avon 252 440 387 Avon High School 252 440 387 Berlin 96 130 81 Berlin High School 96 130 81 Bethel 141 253 184 Bethel High School 141 253 184 Bloomfield 31 44 2 Bloomfield High School 31 44 2 Bolton 39 54 43 Bolton High School 39 54 43 Branford 143 207 172 Branford High School 143 207 172 Bridgeport 301 433 146 Bassick High School 60 75 9 Central High School 127 236 102 Warren Harding High School 114 122 35 Bristol 299 465 255 Bristol Central High School 150 242 130 Bristol Eastern High School 149 223 125 Brookfield 121 195 167 Brookfield High School 121 195 167 Canton 59 96 90 Canton High School 59 96 90 Capitol Region Education Council 69 118 47 Greater Hartford Academy Mathematics And Science Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Metropolitan Learning Center Magnet School 69 118 47 Cheshire 181 268 255 Cheshire High School 181 268 255 Clinton 42 52 31 The Morgan School 42 52 31 Colchester 61 72 60 Bacon Academy 61 72 60 Common Ground High 17 19 6 Common Ground High School 17 19 6 Connecticut Technical High School System 48 72 20 Bullard Havens Technical High School E. 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Goodwin Technical High School * * * Grasso Southeastern Technical High School 32 52 14 Oliver Wolcott Technical High School 12 14 5 Vinal Technical High School * * * Coventry 110 203 86 Coventry High School 110 203 86 Cromwell 66 88 70 Cromwell High School 66 88 70 Danbury 280 465 346 Alternative Center for Excellence Danbury High School 280 465 346 Darien 259 516 470 Darien High School 259 516 470 Derby 8 11 6 Derby High School 8 11 6 East Granby 30 50 32 East Granby High School 30 50 32 East Haddam 42 64 48 Nathan Hale-Ray High School 42 64 48 East Hampton 66 99 79 East Hampton High School 66 99 79 East Hartford 165 259 99 East Hartford High School 118 212 88 The Connecticut International Baccalaureate Academy 47 47 11 East Haven 33 38 26 East Haven High School 33 38 26 East Lyme 217 430 340 East Lyme High School 217 430 340 East Windsor 19 25 15 East Windsor High School 19 25 15 Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service C Arts at the Capitol Theatre Ellington 31 36 35 Ellington High School 31 36 35 Enfield 63 76 31 Enfield High School 42 53 15 Enrico Fermi High School 21 23 16 Fairfield 481 911 803 Fairfield Ludlowe High School 262 508 453 Fairfield Warde High School 219 403 350 Farmington 400 870 618 Farmington High School 400 870 618 Glastonbury 405 597 513 Glastonbury High School 405 597 513 Granby 128 215 162 Granby Memorial High School 128 215 162 Greenwich 536 1208 1053 Greenwich High School 98 208 180 Greenwich High School Bella 112 262 224 Greenwich High School- Cantor House 98 228 205 Greenwich High School Folsom 107 239 208 Greenwich High School Sheldon 121 271 236 Griswold 36 47 20 Griswold High School 36 47 20 Groton 183 323 184 Robert E Fitch Senior High School 183 323 184 Guilford 198 353 271 Guilford High School 198 353 271 Hamden 221 364 194 Hamden High School 221 364 194 Hartford 175 237 65 Bulkeley High School 75 130 36 Greater Hartford Classical Magnet School 22 22 1 Hartford Public High School Nursing Academy Law & Government Academy at Hartford Public High School 31 35 3 Pathways to Technology Magnet School 11 12 1 Sport and Medical Sciences Academy 13 14 10 University High School of Science and Engineering 14 15 12 Weaver High School 9 9 2 Killingly 24 30 25 Killingly High School 24 30 25 Lebanon 72 107 73 Lyman Memorial High School 72 107 73 Ledyard 80 109 95 Ledyard High School 80 109 95 Litchfield 73 115 88 Litchfield High School 73 115 88 Madison 162 235 197 Daniel Hand High School 162 235 197 Manchester 189 261 196 Manchester High School 189 261 196 Meriden 69 98 60 Francis T. Maloney High School 47 71 47 Orville H Platt High School 22 27 13 Middletown 132 246 110 Middletown High School 132 246 110 Milford 219 362 229 Jonathan Law High School 106 174 112 Joseph A. Foran High School 113 188 117 Monroe 119 159 122 Masuk High School 119 159 122 Montville 57 71 22 Montville High School 57 71 22 Naugatuck 94 146 88 Naugatuck High School 94 146 88 New Britain 267 445 159 New Britain High School 267 445 159 New Canaan 217 375 343 New Canaan High School 217 375 343 New Fairfield 188 376 183 New Fairfield High School 188 376 183 New Haven 467 806 283 Cooperative Arts and Humanities Magnet High School 59 79 22 High School in the Community 34 65 6 Hill Regional Career High School 123 195 61 Hyde Leadership Magnet School 6 6 0 James Hillhouse High School 70 130 6 Metropolitan Business Academy 14 16 0 New Haven Academy * * * Sound School 20 30 12 Wilbur Cross Compehensive High School 137 281 174 New London 107 151 23 New London High School 107 151 23 New Milford 149 231 182 New Milford High School 149 231 182 Newington 181 314 205 Newington High School 181 314 205 Newtown 282 497 396 Newtown High School 282 497 396 North Branford 54 81 63 North Branford High School 54 81 63 North Haven 141 252 163 North Haven High School 141 252 163 North Stonington 26 48 39 Wheeler Middle/High School 26 48 39 Norwalk 340 520 302 Brien McMahon High School 123 160 104 Norwalk High School 217 360 198 Norwich Free Academy 124 208 168 Norwich Free Academy 124 208 168 Old Saybrook 117 198 142 Old Saybrook High School 117 198 142 Oxford 39 68 37 Oxford High School 39 68 37 Plainfield 48 78 33 Plainfield High School 48 78 33 Plainville 73 95 53 Plainville High School 73 95 53 Plymouth 21 33 25 Terryville High School 21 33 25 Portland * * * Portland High School * * * Putnam 50 86 24 Putnam High School 50 86 24 Region 17 55 73 66 Haddam-Killingworth High School 55 73 66 Regional 01 34 41 29 Housatonic Valley Regional High School 34 41 29 Regional 04 57 79 50 Valley Regional High School 57 79 50 Regional 05 251 454 413 Amity Regional High School 251 454 413 Regional 06 54 89 59 Wamogo Regional High School 54 89 59 Regional 07 118 190 141 Northwestern Regional High School 118 190 141 Regional 08 112 181 180 Rham High School 112 181 180 Regional 09 178 313 254 Joel Barlow High School 178 313 254 Regional 10 126 220 195 Lewis S.