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Weston High reports strong Class of 2025 AP performance; applications and waitlists rise
Summary
Weston High School's Class of 2025 saw 93% of AP exam takers score 3 or higher and 88.3% of survey respondents said they were admitted to one of their top‑choice colleges. Counselors reported a 5% increase in applications (1,922 total) and a national trend of growing use of waitlists and early decision.
The Weston High School counseling team presented the Class of 2025 statistical report on Nov. 17, highlighting student postsecondary outcomes, testing averages and counseling supports.
Principal Megan Kaneta and Director of School Counseling Meredith Jackson described the senior exit survey and School Links tools used to help students manage applications. Meredith Jackson said 179 seniors responded to the exit survey and that 88.3% of respondents indicated they were admitted to one of their top‑choice colleges.
College and career counselor Randy Green summarized application trends: "Our application numbers went up by 5%. The class of 2024 submitted 1,831 applications, and this class submitted 1,922," he said, and added that the average number of applications per student rose to about 11.6. Green and other counselors noted a national pattern of colleges using waitlists and early decision; locally, early decision admission rates rose in their data.
On assessments, the school reported strong AP performance: 93% of students taking AP exams scored a 3 or higher (a modest increase year‑over‑year) and several AP subjects posted high rates of 4s and 5s. Counselors described supports such as "Camp College," expanded junior programming and individualized postsecondary meetings to help students navigate an increasingly complex and stressful process.
Board members asked about intended majors, honors program uptake, and cost‑saving options for families (including New England tuition break programs and community college pathways). Counselors said some of those data points (e.g., honors program admission) are not consistently reported by colleges but agreed to consider adding more targeted questions to future senior surveys.
The board praised the counseling team's work and discussed using School Links alumni features and National Clearing House partnerships to track longer‑term student outcomes.
