ECS has been offering Advanced Placement courses for the past four years, and we are overflowing with pride over a recent honor we received from the College Board. Evergreen Christian School has just been named to the AP Honor Roll for the 2025 school year. If you have never heard of the AP Honor Roll, I can assure you that this is a big deal. In fact, out of the four levels of distinction awarded through the AP Honor Roll program—bronze, silver, gold and platinum—Evergreen received the highest!
Launched in 2023, the AP School Honor Roll recognizes schools whose AP programs deliver results for students while broadening participation. Schools can earn this recognition annually based on criteria that reflect a commitment to increasing college-going culture, providing opportunities for students to earn college credit, and maximizing college readiness.
For a school to be recognized on the AP Platinum School Honor Roll in a given year, it must meet each of the following criteria for their students in the most recent graduating class:
—College Culture: 80% or more of the graduating class took at least 1 AP exam during high school. ECS’s class of 2025 topped out at 95%.
—College Credit: 50% or more of the graduating cohort scored a 3 or higher on at least 1 AP exam during high school. For ECS, 78% of the class of 2025 scored 3 or higher.
—College Optimization: 15% or more of the graduating cohort took 5 or more AP exams during high school. ECS exceeded this criterion with 20%.
What makes this award even more significant is that the class of 2025 was the first cohort to have graduates who attended ECS all four years, once again proving the “valued added” of an ECS education!
Congratulations to our amazing students and AP teachers!