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Iowa
Students Taking AP Exams
Posted 12 February
2010
More Iowa high school students are taking at least one Advanced
Placement (AP) exam, according to a report released by the College Board,
which
administers the AP program.
The graduating Class of 2009 did well on the test and had more class
members take the exam than previous classes. Approximately 66 percent
of the Class of 2009 that took an AP exam during their high school
career scored a 3 or higher. This is higher than the national average,
which is 59 percent. Many colleges and universities award college
credit or advanced placement into higher-level college courses to
students with high AP exam scores. A score of 3 or above is considered
to be college-level performance. AP exams are scored on a 1-5 scale,
with 5 being the highest possible score.
Of the 35,466 students of the 2009 class, 4,691 members or 13.2 percent
took at least one AP exam during their four years in high school. This
is higher than five years ago, when only 9.6 percent of the 2004
graduating class took at least one AP exam.
The increase is partly because in 2008 the Iowa legislature allocated
$40 per AP exam taken by any Iowa student. This was a one-time
allocation and was not reinstated for the 2009-2010 school year.
Low-income students may still take an exam at no cost through federal
funding administered through the Iowa Department of Education.
The long-term participation increase is due, in part, to the
availability of Iowa Online AP
Academy. The Iowa Online Advanced Placement Academy was established
to deliver AP courses to high school students across the state using
online technology and the Iowa Communications Network ( ICN ). The
academy's focus is on providing AP courses to accredited rural and
small schools in Iowa.
Advanced Placement is one option for Iowa students to potentially earn
college credit while still in high school. To help more high school
students access college credit - regardless of where they live, their
career path, or family income - the Iowa legislature passed the Senior
Year Plus program in 2008. The program helps provide access to college
credit through Advanced Placement courses, Concurrent enrollment
(previously and commonly called dual-credit) courses, Post-secondary
Enrollment Options Act courses, Career Academy courses and Iowa
Communication Network (ICN) and Iowa Learning Online courses. Many of
these programs have existed in Iowa for some time, but Senior Year Plus
offers improvements and helps make options easier to understand for
parents and students.
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