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8 students score a ‘high 5’ on AP exams

A total of eight North Penn-Mansfield High School students achieved a score of 5 on a series of examinations from the College Board’s Advanced Placement programs last spring.

Earning a 5 in AP calculus AB, taught by Paula Harold, was Blake Nelson. Of more than 317,000 students who took this exam, Nelson was among the top 18 percent worldwide to achieve such a high rating. Only three students achieved a perfect score of 100.

Also, students earning a 5 included Samantha Rutledge and Carrigan Honeyfield in the AP United States government and politics course, taught by TR Smith. Of more than 320,000 students internationally, only 11 percent earned a 5. No student achieved a perfect score.

In addition, five students achieved a score of 5 on the AP macroeconomics exam, also taught by Smith. These students were McKenna Grega, Nicholas Greene, David McEuen, Sam Finch and Shay Toner. Of more than 160,000 students worldwide, only 16 percent earned a 5.

While more than 90 percent of colleges in the U. S. will accept an AP score of 3, which usually is considered passing, a score of 4, and especially 5, is nearly universally accepted. Typically, only 50 percent of all students who undertake an AP exam are able to earn a score of at least a 3. Last spring, the students of NP-MHS were able to far exceed this national pass rate with 77 percent earning a score of at least a 3 or above in these AP exams.

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