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Southeast Polk reports higher AP pass rate, big jump in ninth-grade participation
Summary
District staff told the school board that 85.5% of Advanced Placement exams taken in 2024–25 were passing, ahead of the Iowa average of 69.7%. Ninth-grade AP participation rose sharply, and district leaders said logistics and online testing are areas of focus for the coming year.
At an August meeting, Southeast Polk Community School District staff reported an overall AP exam passing rate of 85.5% for 2024–25 and said ninth-grade participation jumped markedly this year.
District staff said about 90% of students who started an AP course in January took an AP exam. The presentation listed 538 graduates in the class of 2025 and an estimated district AP index of 0.94, a rise from recent years.
The presenter said the ninth-grade increase was notable: 71 ninth graders took the AP Human Geography exam this past year, up from 21 in an earlier year. "There was a significant jump in the number of ninth grade students that that took an AP…
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