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Bellevue reports stronger AP participation and qualifying scores; 431 students took 700 exams
Summary
District assessment director said 431 students took 700 Advanced Placement exams last May; 338 students earned at least one qualifying score (78%). Presenters discussed AP costs, dual enrollment and College Board changes.
Bellevue Public Schools officials reported higher Advanced Placement participation and the largest share of students earning qualifying scores in several years during a board meeting presentation.
Fran McCorskin, the district’s director of assessment and accreditation, told the board that 431 unique students in the district took a total of 700 AP exams in May and that 338 of those students — 78% — earned at least one qualifying score, defined by the College Board as a 3, 4 or 5. “That’s 78% of the students that participated,” McCorskin said, and she added the result is the largest proportion of qualifying scores the district has on record.
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