ETHS AP Scores at All-Time High, Dropout Rate at All-Time Low

Evanston Township High School students are scoring better on AP exams at the same time that more of them are taking the tests than ever before.

This is according to data presented to the board earlier this week.

AP exams are graded on a 1-5 scale, with a score of 3 meaning the student is qualified to receive college credit.

Last year, 2,086 students took an AP exam with 1,484 of them receiving a 3 or higher, the report says. That’s the highest number of exams scoring a 3, 4 or 5 in ETHS history.

The ACT scores for last year’s graduating class were similarly impressive. They had the second highest composite score in school history at 23.6. And black, Latina/o and white students all outscored their state and national counterparts.

The school’s dropout rate fell to its lowest in recorded history, with only 1.1 percent of students leaving, the data showed.

You can read a fuller accounting of the presentation here.