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Eight Fulton County high schools are “AP Honor Schools” according to a recent announcement made by the Georgia Department of Education. Advanced Placement, or AP, classes and exams are administered by the College Board and offer rigorous college-level learning options to students in high school.

The 2009 AP Honor Schools are named in three categories based on the results of 2007-08 AP classes and exams: (1) AP Challenge Schools (schools with fewer than 900 students that offer AP classes in core content areas); (2) AP Access and Support Schools (schools with higher percentages of minority students taking AP classes and scoring highly) and (3) AP Merit Schools.

The AP Merit Schools distinction recognizes those with at least 20 percent of students taking AP exams and with at least half of those exams receiving a score of three or higher. Eight of the 27 schools in this category are from the Fulton County School System. This is the second consecutive year that each have been named AP Merit Schools.

· Alpharetta High School

· Centennial High School

· Chattahoochee High School

· Milton High School

· North Springs Charter High School

· Northview High School

· Riverwood International Charter School

· Roswell High School

The College Board administers AP exams each spring, with scores ranging from one to five. Students who receive a three, four or five on AP exams are eligible receive college credit or may be exempt from some introductory college courses.

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For a fourth year, a third of all Fulton County schools have been recognized for improving and promoting academic excellence, according to data released by the Georgia Department of Education and the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement.

The Single Statewide Accountability System (SSAS) recognition program awarded 31 Fulton County schools in two categories:

Greatest gains. Schools that showed the greatest improvement in scores on the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) or the Georgia High School Graduation Tests (GHSGT)
Highest performance. Schools that demonstrated the highest achievement on the CRCT or GHSGT
In addition, Riverwood International Charter School was one of eight schools statewide to receive awards in both categories.

Greatest Gains Category:
Platinum: River Eves Elementary School
Silver: Bethune Elementary School, Riverwood International Charter School
Bronze: Renaissance Elementary School

Highest Performance Category:
Platinum: Shakerag Elementary School
Gold: Barnwell Elementary School, Crabapple Crossing Elementary School, Findley Oaks Elementary School, Medlock Bridge Elementary School, Mountain Park Elementary School
New Prospect Elementary School, Summit Hill Elementary School,Wilson Creek Elementary School,Chattahoochee High School,Northview High School.
Silver: Abbotts Hill Elementary School, Cogburn Woods Elementary School, Dolvin Elementary School,Lake Windward Elementary School,Northwood Elementary School,
State Bridge Crossing Elementary School,River Trail Middle School, Centennial High School,Milton High School,Riverwood International Charter School
Bronze: Alpharetta Elementary School, Creek View Elementary School,Ocee Elementary School,Sweet Apple Elementary School,Fulton Science Academy,Webb Bridge Middle School
Roswell High School

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Newsweek Magazine has named seven Fulton County schools in its annual list of 1,300 top-ranking public high schools in the United States.

Centennial (No. 272), Riverwood (No. 301), Milton (No. 325), Northview (No. 347), Roswell (No. 529), Chattahoochee (No. 530) and Alpharetta (No. 1129) high schools made the list. You can view the report on Newsweek's web site.

Newsweek ranked the schools according to a ratio that takes the total number of 2007 Advanced Placement and/or International Baccalaureate tests divided by the number of graduating seniors.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/39380/?s=alpharetta

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