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Northeast Cobb Schools Earn AP Honors
The state department of education has recognized 16 schools in Cobb County as 2012 Advanced Placement Honor Schools.
Northeast Cobb schools are among the 367 AP Honor Schools that State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge announced Tuesday.
, and high schools were designated AP Merit Schools. 20 percent or more of the student population took AP exams. At least half of those students scored a 3 or higher.
Kell, Lassiter and Sprayberry high schools were honored as AP STEM Schools. Students are testing in two AP math courses and two AP science courses, or more.
Kell and Lassiter high schools earned the AP STEM Achievement Schools designation. Students took at least two AP math and two AP science courses, and 40 percent or more of test takers scored a 3 or higher on the AP exams.
The College Board, which also gives the SAT, administers the AP classes and exams. AP classes offer college-level learning options to high school students. Students who score a 3, 4 or 5 on AP exams may be eligible for college credit.
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