A growing number of students in Wisconsin and the nation are taking AP courses and exams, which can help them earn college credit for class work done in high school.
According to the third annual Advanced Placement Report to the Nation, released this week by the College Board:
� The percentage of U.S. public high school graduates who took an AP Exam in high school increased from 15.9% in 2000 to 24.2% in 2006. In Wisconsin, that percentage grew from 15.2% to 23%.
ââ?¬Â¢ Wisconsin’s passing rate – the percentage of public school graduates who earned a score of 3 or higher on the 5-point scale of at least one AP Exam – was 15.8% in 2006, higher than the national rate of 14.8%.