The Georgia Department of Education on Monday announced that 674 high schools had earned designations as Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools for 2017. A number of schools in North Georgia - including all Hall County high schools and Gainesville High School - received honors in one or more categories.
“The number of our schools and students succeeding in the college-level learning offered by Advanced Placement continues to increase,” Superintendent Richards Woods said in a press statement.
AP exams are administered by the College Board, which also administers the SAT. AP courses are one of several ways Georgia students can access college-level learning at the high school level; students who receive a 3, 4, or 5 on an AP exam may receive college credit for the classes.
The 2017 AP Honor Schools are named in six categories, based on the results of 2016 AP courses and exams.
[Editor's note: Schools with an asterisk * have received awards in multiple categories.]
AP Challenge Schools are schools with enrollments of 900 or fewer students and students testing in four of the core areas (English, math, science, and social studies). A total of 59 schools earned the designation of AP Challenge School, including the following in North Georgia:
- Commerce High School
- Phoenix High School (Gwinnett County)
- Union County High School
- White County High School*
AP Access and Support Schools are schools with at least 30% of AP exams taken by students who identified themselves as African- American and/or Hispanic and 30% of all AP exams earning scores of 3 or higher. A total of 65 schools earned the designation of AP Access and Support School, including the following in North Georgia:
- Archer High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Berkmar High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Dacula High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Discovery High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Duluth High School (Gwinnett County)*
- East Hall High School (Hall County)
- Gainesville High School*
- Grayson High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Lanier High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Mountain View High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Norcross High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Johnson High School (Hall County)
- Shiloh High School (Gwinnett County)*
- West Hall High School (Hall County)
AP Merit Schools are schools with at least 20 percent of the total student population taking AP exams and at least 50 percent of all AP exams earning scores of 3 or higher. A total of 65 schools earned the designation of AP Merit School, including the following in North Georgia.
- Archer High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Brookwood High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Buford High School*
- Collins Hill High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Dacula High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Duluth High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Forsyth Central High School (Forsyth County)*
- Grayson High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Gwinnett School of Math, Science, and Technology (Gwinnett County)*
- Jefferson High School*
- Lambert High School (Forsyth County)*
- Mill Creek High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Mountain View High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Norcross High School (Gwinnett County)*
- North Forsyth High School (Forsyth County)*
- North Gwinnett High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Parkview High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Peachtree Ridge High School (Gwinnett County)*
- South Forsyth High School (Forsyth County)*
- West Forsyth High School (Forsyth County)*
AP Stem Schools are schools with students testing in at least two AP math courses and two AP science courses (AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP Physics C, AP Computer Science A). A total of 204 earned the designation of AP Stem School, including the following in North Georgia:
- Apalachee High School (Barrow County)*
- Archer High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Berkmar High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Brookwood High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Buford High School*
- Central Gwinnett High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Chestatee High School (Hall County)*
- Collins Hill High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Dacula High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Dawson County High School
- Discovery High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Duluth High School (Gwinnett County)*
- East Jackson Comprehensive High School (Jackson County)
- Fannin County High School
- Flowery Branch High School (Hall County)*
- Forsyth Central High School (Forsyth County)*
- Gainesville High School*
- Grayson High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Gwinnett School of Math, Science, & Technology (Gwinnett County)*
- Habersham Central High School*
- Jackson County High School (Jackson County)*
- Jefferson High School*
- Lambert High School (Forsyth County)*
- Lanier High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Lumpkin County High School*
- Meadowcreek High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Mill Creek High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Mountain View High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Norcross High School (Gwinnett County)*
- North Forsyth High School (Forsyth County)*
- North Gwinnett High School (Gwinnett County)*
- North Hall High School (Hall County)*
- Parkview High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Peachtree Ridge High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Rabun County High School
- Shiloh High School (Gwinnett County)*
- South Forsyth High School (Forsyth County)*
- South Gwinnett High School (Gwinnett County)
- West Forsyth High School (Forsyth County)*
- White County High School*
AP STEM Achievement Schools are schools with students testing in at least two AP math courses and two AP science courses and at least 40 percent of exam scores on AP math and science exams earning scores of 3 or higher. A total of 128 schools earned the designation of AP STEM Achievement School, including the following in North Georgia:
- Apalachee High School (Barrow County)*
- Archer High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Brookwood High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Buford High School*
- Collins Hill High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Dacula High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Duluth High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Forsyth Central High School (Forsyth County)*
- Gainesville High School*
- Grayson High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Gwinnett School of Math, Science, & Technology (Gwinnett County)*
- Habersham Central High School*
- Jackson County High School (Jackson County)*
- Jefferson High School*
- Lambert High School (Forsyth County)*
- Lumpkin County High School*
- Mill Creek High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Mountain View High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Norcross High School (Gwinnett County)*
- North Forsyth High School (Forsyth County)*
- North Gwinnett High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Parkview High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Peachtree Ridge High School (Gwinnett County)*
- South Forsyth High School (Forsyth County)*
- West Forsyth High School (Forsyth County)*
AP Humanities Schools are schools with students testing in the following AP courses: at least one ELA course, two social science courses, one fine arts course and one world language course. A total of 149 schools earned the designation of AP Humanities School, including the following in North Georgia:
- Archer High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Berkmar high School (Gwinnett County)*
- Brookwood High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Buford High School
- Central Gwinnett High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Chestatee High School (Hall County)*
- Collins Hill High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Dacula High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Duluth High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Flowery Branch High School (Hall County)*
- Forsyth Central High School (Forsyth County)*
- Gainesville High School*
- Grayson High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Gwinnett School of Math, Science, & Technology (Gwinnett County)*
- Habersham Central High School*
- Jefferson High School*
- Lambert High School (Forsyth County)*
- Lanier High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Meadowcreek High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Mill Creek High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Mountain View High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Norcross High School (Gwinnett County)*
- North Forsyth High School (Forsyth County)*
- North Gwinnett High School (Gwinnett County)*
- North Hall High School (Hall County)*
- Parkview High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Peachtree Ridge High School (Gwinnett County)*
- Shiloh High School (Gwinnett County)*
- South Forsyth High School (Forsyth County)*
- West Forsyth High School (Forsyth County)*
- Winder-Barrow High School (Barrow County)*
To find a full listing of all Georgia schools earning AP Honors for 2017, follow this link.
