Greenbelt school honored for closing achievement gap on AP tests: Maryland and Prince George's County officials gathered today at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt to celebrate the school's high performance among black students on last year's Advanced Placement tests.
The College Board — the New York-based company that administers the AP and SAT — recognized the school as one of the nation's best at producing successful black AP test-takers. The organization released a report today stating the school's success helped black students comprise 9.9 percent of the state's successful AP test-takers, the fifth-highest such rate in the nation.
'This is a team effort, and all of us sit down and we plan to make this happen,' said Roosevelt principal Reginald McNeill. 'This is a great place to work, a great group of students and a great staff.'
AP classes are offered in 33 subjects nationwide to mostly 11th- and 12th-grade students, and culminate with an AP exam. Exams are graded on a scale of 1 to 5, and students typically earn college credit by scoring 3 or better.
